I think it got returned to a sandblasted finish if memory serves.
Does this still exist?
:shock:
I wonder...
I think it got returned to a sandblasted finish if memory serves.
"I looked with pity not untinged with scorn upon these trivial-minded passers-by"
If I remember right the current owner had it returned to its original finish.
I'm pretty sure it was returned to its original spec, I think Jonmurgie sold it last ?
Cheers
Simon
Ralph Waldo Emerson: We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
i thought there was two polished... time [or Eddie] will tell.
It's ringing a distant bell with me that there were two but I can't think of the other. The one which has been documented was certainly bead-blasted again.Originally Posted by James.uk
Number 13 was stolen in a burglary and hasn't surfaced as far as I know.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
115 isn't :D
Discussing the PRS-2 is all well and good. Still, those of us who missed out on it are looking forward to the DN GMT.
It was promised that it would be released before the London Olympics :D
Originally Posted by SternG
Eddie never said which London Olympics.
I turned one down. :roll:
I owned it for a spell (#143 IIRC) and sold it to Jon. It was indeed restored by a member on here prior to me buying it.Originally Posted by WORKSIMON
I agree with Eddie, I think there was another one too.
IIRC, the one Jon tried to sell had been brushed (maybe in part), not blasted - it caused him an issue when he tried to sell it because it wasn't original and he was asking the same sort of money that other, non polished/brushed/refinished DN were selling for at the time.Originally Posted by SimonH
Never-the-less it sold cos it's a rare and lovely beast!
Can't imagine the time it took to polish every mm of that watch relative to the 30 seconds it took to sand blast it back to original.
This may be sacrilege, but I did like the Breitling Bling look of the polished one!
My ex. Good to see it's not a safe Queen :)Originally Posted by wildheart
me superlikeywant
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
http://www.fototime.com/%7B128AEE77-DCB ... CN2811.JPG
Don't know if this worked. But i have 2 DN and had Jack at IWW PVD one of them...i bought it for that reason.
It actually looks better than the pic.
If the link didn't attach and you are interested it is #37 in IWW gallery 1.
just ordered the everest. good health to all.
Different :| ............but not for me. Has Eddie commented?Originally Posted by Bengal1
#51 was brushed by a previous owner and I quite like it. After I bought #51 I also bought another that had the original finish. I found I preferred the brushed finish and sold the blasted DN on.
Definitely looking forward to a DN-GMT.
The one in the PRS-2 review is 143 which I bought in 2009 having already been put back to a "bead blasted' finish. It looked OK but had lost a little of it's "sharpness" due to the 2 changes of finish (see the macro shot further down)
Polished (picture from the online review)
Bead Blasted
It was a brave move polishing it but at launch it was such a silly cheap price I guess owners were happy to do what they like with them.