Reply With QuoteNice - what's a PRS-35 and PRS-37 please?
Let's see how accurate this is ;-).
EddieDear Eddie,
I will get the cases for PRS-21 on 3rd of July and than we can start to assemble.
The cases for PRS-22 are coming on 7th of August.
The cases for PRS-35 and 36 on 21st of August. I am sorry for the delay. It seems they had to wait a long time for the tools.
The PRS-18 will be finished on 30th of August or earlier.
The cases for PRS-29 on 30th of August.
The PRS-37 should be finished on 12th of September.
Best Regards
Roland
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Nice - what's a PRS-35 and PRS-37 please?
The 37 appears to be the Seafire PVD watch, I'm a bit stumped about the 35 and the 36 though.Originally Posted by Dazzler
edit : further research suggests the 36 is the 34 mm Smiths cushion case and (somewhat confusingly) the 35 seems to be the 36mm round Smiths
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...wo-more-Smiths
Last edited by cad monkey; 26th June 2014 at 09:22.
Perhaps one of them is Smiths 34mm cushion case?
I'm in the middle of doing a course on planning. It suggests that it's better to be accurate and less precise than be precise but not accurate. If he'd said w/c for each estimate he would likely be more accurate in his estimates.
Well Roland seems confident on some of his dates… I'm just hoping before Christmas. Less chances of being disappointed then!!
Any chance of breaking down which is which??
Hope so, although if that's pretty much the same time as the PRS_29a I'm going to have a tough choice. I sold a watch to make funds for the 29a, and the very day the funds appeared, the damn thing went out of stock!!! That was a good couple of months ago and have been waiting for it since.
Hope so. It's time for my first, and I hemmed and hawed on the 29B until it was gone.
You're gonna love the 29b, it's so simple, yet so beautiful.
One of my favourites :)
I found some mention of a PRS-35 on a review of the PRS-18Q on David Watson's website (http://www.dkpw.co.uk/tzuk/prs18q.html)
"The dial does not show a date, although the movement has the complication. Only the owner or potential owner can decide whether a dial is impaired or enhanced by it's inclusion. Despite calls for the PRS-18 to be offered with a date, implementing it would probably stray too far from the original design. Although it has happened once by accident. The previous manufacturers confused which dial (and movement) belonged to which case; witness on the right, the incredibly rare “PRS-35” with date window showing at the 4:30 position. The handset is from a PRS-17 which was in production at the same time.
EDIT: Please note the "PRS-35" is and was not a production watch from TimeFactors. I understand this attractive but erroneous piece was returned to the manufacturers for corrective treatment."
Could the PRS-35 be a PRS-18 with date window?
I received 10 pices of the PRS-18 from Fricker which had erroneously been fitted with the dial and handset for the PRS-17 and these were returned to have the correct dial and handset fitted. It was never the PRS-35 though.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Great to read that again, Imo to put a date on the 18 would totally spoil the look of the watch.
Less is more as they say, and that's what makes the watch special.
Did you keep one of the 'rouge 18s' Eddie? It worked quiet well and would have been nice for the collection!
No I didn't, I didn't think to :-(.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Its one of those easy things to do… get it quickly sorted when there is an error and in hindsight think of the rarity value! Oh well… works well a 'legend' tale from Timefactors!
Aleady a bit drunk after the soccer macth...so please excuse if I overread the vital info.....Smith Speedo?
Has that been mentioned above, I dont think so, right?
Thanks for the update Eddie!
The thread has already been quoted
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...wo-more-Smiths
The first image is tagged as the PRS35
Yeah... the no date lifts it another level. Works better without.
+1Yes, please, that would be good, Eddie.
I think that the speedo watch will be the PRS-38 and the drawings are about to be finalised.
My focus is the 37, so 2 more months to go!
Brilliant! That would have been awesome.
I'm dying for a smiths military Eddie!!!
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"The cases for PRS-29 on 30th of August."
How shortly after the cases arrival should the watches be ready for retail?
I'm still going to be between the PRS-29a and the Smiths Cusion Case(any updates on that one?).
Looks like some key dates have passed or are approaching. Looking forward to seeing some photos of the finished watches...
I will get the cases for PRS-21 on 3rd of July and than we can start to assemble.
The cases for PRS-22 are coming on 7th of August.
The cases for PRS-35 and 36 on 21st of August. I am sorry for the delay. It seems they had to wait a long time for the tools.
The PRS-18 will be finished on 30th of August or earlier.
The cases for PRS-29 on 30th of August.
The PRS-37 should be finished on 12th of September.
The PRS-21 is the only one really delayed, we had to order parts to adjust the hand height on the movement to accommodate the thicker anti-magnetic dial and whilst the order was placed in April and ETA promised delivery for June, we're still waiting. The PRS-35 and 36 are being assembled.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
PRS-35/36. That's the cushion case and other similar round dial version isn't it? If so great news, do we know the price yet?
I have now clarified the Edit on my review so that it reads:
"EDIT: Please note the reference to a "PRS-35" was simply a mathematical pun given the watch combined attributes of the 17 & 18. I understand this attractive but erroneous piece was returned to the manufacturers for corrective treatment. Since writing this review, Timefactors has produced a different watch with the official designation PRS-35."
Apologies to Eddie and members for any confusion or grief caused.
David
Woo Hoo !!!
Don't assemble them too fast, I havn't any spare cash at the moment
I can't seem to find the PRS reference number for the Smiths cushion case. Could somebody enlighten me?
I guess it's the PRS 36 as there are two watches in the thread and Eddie is talking about a PRS35 and PRS36
My understanding is th PRS 36 is the cusion case, and the PRS 35 is the round dial version that looks very similar.
The PRS-37 should be finished on 12th of September.
One more week to go then!
Oooh forgot about the Seafire, do we have finalised specs and pricing yet?
The cases for the PRS22 were certainly well worth the wait; mine arrived this last week and I can see why so many fellow watch enthusiasts rave about this model :)
Any ETA on the completed new batch of PRS29?
We know of the ETA in the watch Hahahha........I'll get my coat.
Any news on this one?
Look for 'Latest News': here....
As already quoted, the main thread for these two lovely lookers is here:
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...wo-more-Smiths
Last edited by Mr Curta; 22nd September 2014 at 05:28.
Not much of September left. Any news?The Smiths Seafire PRS-37 is due by the end of September.
As usual, everything has slipped back. I was on the phone with Roland at 6:55 this morning (he forgot there was a time difference) and he said he expected to receive the cases "in the next few days". Then he has to assemble and test them.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Well, its still on schedule for Santa to deliver a few then… will be great to see it assembled!
Any news on the PRS-29, Eddie? Did the cases get delivered yet?
I asked about those yesterday via email, apparently he still doesn't have a delivery date so bit more waiting for those seems like.
The PRS-36 has now stollen my funds.
Thanks for the info Tetlee. Much appreciated.
The wait is excruciating :(
I thought Roland machined the cases?
Roland has never machined the cases since he left Fricker.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
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