Reply With QuoteAlso from me a "Happy Birthday"Originally Posted by sdb123
great gift you got there! Enjoy it
HAPPY Birthday!!
Also from me a "Happy Birthday"
great gift you got there! Enjoy it
Has anyone put their PRS-82 onto a Toshi, specifically fudge?
If so, any thoughts or pictures?
"I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul's good to do each day two things they disliked ... it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I have got up and I have gone to bed."
It's a beautiful watch, I wish Eddie could do interest free credit! :-D
Diaboliq Canvas. Looks very good and feels very good.
Looks great on the canvas could well be my next purchase nice one .
Here's mine!
and the lume!
Looks great on Bond
Cheers,
Steve
It does look very good on that one. And so that would be the Maratac U.S. Mil-Series MI-6 (i.e. U.S. issue style w/ single nylon keeper loop in black/grey/maroon "Real Bond" colour)?
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Thanks
No, it's like the Maratec one, but i didn't want the PITA of importing from America, it actually came from ebay, the quality is so-so... the heat sealed edges and holes are a little rough, but i liked the buckle!!
It's a lot like the Helenarou one
I keep meaning to buy a nicer strap from some where (prob our host) and transfer the buckle!
EDIT: the Helenrou looks more green in this picture, i'd say my strap is the colour of the maratec one, but with a similar buckle to the helenrou one!
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^ Thanks for the explanation on that. Whatever that watchband is, I think your 82 looks very good on it. The Panerai style buckle must give a unique touch to it also
This watch just looks good.
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Just been lucky enough to take delivery of one of these this morning ( thanks mate for replying to the WTBand the deal ) and I m well pleased , looks and feels great and I hope to get a few pics done in the morning .
Serial number 135 arrived yesterday in southern Indiana. On 18 mm bond.
It has no business being on an 18mm strap.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Make that 20mm Horween Nato.
Hmmm - that does look a tad small for it
That's funny, mine looks just like everybody elses :
Jim
Ah, but it's that Sean Connery/007 look. ;-)Hmmm - that does look a tad small for it
I went away for a few days and only took my Seiko 007 [mistake].
I was so pleased to get back home, the first thing I did was wind and set my 82
It looks good on the canvas.
I love this watch...looks great on so many strap options. Here's a new one that came today:
Well, this still seems to be the coolest of all Eddie's watches of all times.
It is not a new watch pretending to look "vintage", it IS vintage - by spirit, appearance, etc. Somehow I missed the moment to order one, and now I am looking for the "second coming", or in the "Sales" corner. Hope the new restock will appear soon.
Hey, Eddie, thank you for this watch and for all you are doing for us!
PS And seasons' greetings to you and all TZ guys. Have a prosperous 2014!
On Admiralty Grey Phoenix :
Still lovin' it!
Jim
Looks great :-)On Admiralty Grey Phoenix :
Still lovin' it!
Jim
I give up. Which one is it? Is it 12?
Quiz:
Imagnine James Bond is a real person and he is today still Commander (but reservist)! So the question is, which nato Strap would he choose from the folliwng straps.
Eddie, pssst I know that you know this, becasue I know it from you
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You are 100% right, it is strap 12! Congrats!
I have includet out of my channel a great video for you :) and for all other lovers of Eddie's Watch! Have fun!
I like the song,it's not a Bruce Willis action movie though 😊
Thank you very much, I am happy that you liked this one, I have use this video for my Christmas-Message to Eddie and opened the song a couple of weeks ago for all. I love 50s and 60s music so much :)
Inspired by another posting of PRS-82 on one of Steveo's straps. I had to get one.
Really loving the PRS82 on Steveo's Vintage Traxx strap.
certainly a good combination.
Dentsmithy - It was your post of your PRS82 on a Steveo that inspired me to get one of Steveo's strap, thank you for that. My first Steveo and it probably won't be my last!
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Dentsmithy - It was your post of your PRS82 on a Steveo that inspired me to get one of Steveo's strap, thank you for that. My first Steveo and it probably won't be my last!
Just as I thought it looks great on an Oyster,I modified a 22mm W Jean bracelet with ratchet clasp to fit and it does look well.
Pictures please!!!
Will do tomorrow
+1 from me too! I had toyed with the idea of putting an oyster on it.
It has the look of an old Rolex,just got to shape the links a little at the lugs as they are slightly too wide and catch the case a little and maybe a few linksback to loose the width.
I'm now trying to find some pics of the original 1982 Precista with regards to hopefully seeing if their are any faded bezels,this may be my next
project,as a keeper I don't worry about resale value by doing this, I'm looking for that vintage appearance for what is a vintage homage.
I will let you all see it here if I dare go ahead,if it looks cool on a Rolex then why not on this ;)
So if anyone can find some nice ''faded'' bezels for the actual watch for me to try replicate then please post some piccies.
Last edited by P9CLY; 22nd January 2014 at 21:21.
This sounds interesting...
Jim
Gives me something to do on my days off I guess,I will be very careful and sympathetic to the look of the watch it will be very subtle.The clasp has enough space to have the No 82 engraved as another thought.This sounds interesting...
Jim
Maybe mod the crown and pip too whilst I'm at it hey,well the pip is easy really.....just get rid of it.
Looking at the pic it might just be a matter of loosing the shine on the bezel,I like the pip better on the original too.
Last edited by P9CLY; 22nd January 2014 at 21:42.
Bezel now given that worn aged look,the pip will have to go tomorrow.
The original bezels are painted black around the outer edges. Just something for you to consider...
!,where do you mean?,on the coin edge,the pic I posted doesn't show that,tbh it would have worn off so best to leave as if also worn away.
It's a keeper and I wanted that lived in look rather than a nice shiny bezel and it looks great on the wrist too.This will be my work/Holiday watch and wabi will slowly grow and add character to what is a tool watch.
Check my photos HERE.
I see what you mean,mm might have to get some black paint hey ;)
Is the case of the PRS-82 an exact match of the original? From the photograph in Weslowski's book, the asymmetric crown side seems to project much further out from the bezel than on the PRS-82. The crown guard seems to be almost half way up the crown, whereas on the PRS-82 the crown looks much more protruding - I've looked at several photos of the 82 and I'm fairly sure there's a difference. To me the PRS-82 has a number of great attributes but I wonder if it was intended to 'tone down' the asymmetric qualities?
Eddie up-specced it: the 1982 original did not have an insert, just a bi-directional friction bezel that was painted on the "face" and (coin-edge) sides.
Fade away, by all means, but painting the sides would be daft
Is it common for people to do this sort of thing to a new watch? It seems a little... rushed?
I have to agree....
Not when it's MY choice to do what I want to MY watch to have the look I prefer.
For YOU and anyone else that feels as you do then quite obviously NOT for those people.
I like it.......hence the reason for doing it,I just couldn't wait the years for it to give me the end result,or NOT!,so I decided to help the process and.........rushed it along ;)
You don't seriously believe all the faded bezels you see are all naturally faded!,particularly when it's so cool to own one that is faded either naturally,or "rushed".
Vintage Rolex the obvious example of that look,I've had a few SMPs that benefit from the same look.
And now my 82 has the same look too ;)
Im considering taking a hammer and chisel to the case next and take some huge chunks of metal away for an even more aged look :).
I have a beautiful original aged/faded 5513 bezel that any 5513 owner would very much like to have.
Last edited by P9CLY; 25th January 2014 at 11:17.
Is there anybody with a 6.5 inch wrist wearing one of these?
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