That looks like a real triumph, Eddie. Very pretty thing, and nice to see it come to fruition finally. Looking forward to grabbing one when I can afford to.
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
Number 29 has landed this afternoon and I would like to thank you Eddie for the service.
She is beautiful and is for sure a milestone in the Precista range.
She sits very confortably on my 7 inch wrist, here is a Q&D pic taken with my phone this afternoon
Benoît
Perfect fit! See? You don't need battle-axe wielding wrists to wear it :mrgreen:Originally Posted by Ben265
Benoît
Orders are being accepted again ... look forward to receiving mine tomorrow morning :wink:
Best wishes
dunk
"Well they would say that ... wouldn't they!"
This watch appears to be a real labour of love. It's been added to an ever-growing list.
Eddie's open for business so my CAF has been ordered. Exchange rate is a killer but worth it to get this great looking watch.
And here it is ...
... super watch with a very comfortable strap.
Best wishes
dunk
"Well they would say that ... wouldn't they!"
Hardly read a bad word about the CAF and really looks good in the real life pics.....resistance is waning....
Lol - order backlog again TF closed - success is a b*tch! Good on Eddie.
I think Eddie needs to hire a temp!!
Oh aye, I'll certainly get more work done then!I think Eddie needs to hire a temp!!
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
LOL! We're only thinking of your well being Eddie! :wink:
I can't tell from any posted pictures so it would be great if someone could clarify this detail for me..
Thanks..
What detail?
Oh your subject line.... I see.. :confused2:
The sub-second dial looks to be flush with the rest of the dial.
According to my old man eyes :)
Just received a despatch note for my PRS-9.
I'm going to wear mine on black leather, though - while I really like what I have seen of the original strap yet (looks very period and oozes quality), I do not think I would like it on me. Even though I am aware that brown is the new black, I still prefer the old black 8)
A black leather strap from a provider here in Germany is ordered as well, of course, and I am really looking forward to have both on my wrist. :bounce:
As to straps, I was discussing that with Dapper the other day.... I think these might look good:
The problem I see with these is that, according to the seller,the minimum length they go is 13cms, so on a watch that has the springbars 50mm apart and down on the wrist, you'll probably need 20cms wrists just to be on safe side... 7.9 inches :shock: I'm probably doing the Math wrong, the info is incorrect or most people can only wear these on small watches, which makes no sense as they are 24mm lug straps...
Zeno used to to do something like this and to be honest, they made a good dog collar.As to straps, I was discussing that with Dapper the other day.... I think these might look good:
The problem I see with these is that, according to the seller,the minimum length they go is 13cms, so on a watch that has the springbars 50mm apart and down on the wrist, you'll probably need 20cms wrists just to be on safe side... 7.9 inches :shock: I'm probably doing the Math wrong, the info is incorrect or most people can only wear these on small watches, which makes no sense as they are 24mm lug straps...
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
The black one looks very nice, but the price -- 55 EUR :shock: For someone who can still very much remember the D-Mark, that is more than one hundred in real money, as we say.
Unless someone wants to trade me one for my original strap, I probably would not get me one.
What do you mean? I've always been curious about them but never got one... these taper to 22mm (which I think it's important for the CAF or else you'll end up with a very large strap for a watch that isn't huge) but I guess you mean they are too thick with all the overlapping layers of leather? Or is it the thing I was pointing out - maybe they are too long?
I had it on a black hirsch all day which looked smashing but this brown one came in the mail today and it looks great too!! What an amazing watch Eddie!!
If anyone fancies selling the original CAF strap from Eddie, please give me a shout. ;-)
Cheers,
Adam.
Well, another piece landed in Czech republic! I wanted to take it to local military aircraft museum to make some photos but they dared to be closed when I got there. Overall, the quality looks great and even though it is not exactly the type of watch I usually like, I think this will be a keeper, thanks Eddie for thinking about Czechoslovak pilots :) I am very impressed with the overall service and packaging too. Next in line, PRS-29B.
Only one minor, very unimportant thing, on the wooden box (nice touch btw), there is a writing "Majetek vojneské spravy" but there is a missing...I have no idea how to call it in english...well, there should be "správy". I just wanted to point it out (help actually) if you will be making more of these boxes. The difference is like between "argh" and "aargh", "á" is pronounced a bit longer (I could not think of better word for comparison :)
You can see it on this watch for example:
http://www.antik-hodinky.cz/letecke-hod ... vy-ec-1430
Thank you for the spelling correction :wink: . I really did do my research on this and copied the text from a website I expected to get it right.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
:lol: I really like that comparison 8)
It seems like the difference between "a" and "å" in Norwegian.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
would that be similar to the difference between "ah" and "arr" (pirate speak)?
After noting the couple of differences between the Zeno and the Precista, namely that the lugs of the Precista are more up-right and less splayed (making the Precista a shorter watch) something else was bugging me ...............
The coin edge of the Precista bezel is smaller, and has smaller and tighter grooves. Upon investigation, the Precista is closer to the original Longines and it is the Zeno that has the wider and more pronounced bezel. I'd say that most of the time, it is hard to notice that there is a grooved bezel on the Precista.
john
THIN is the new BLACK
Could one of you kind owners post a shot of the Precista Caf at the same angle as this........
......please :)
here you go vicar
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Here are a couple of quick phone shots Alan:
Spot-on, thanks Dave :)here you go vicar
And congratulations :thumbright:
Just the job, thanks Carl :thumbright:Here are a couple of quick phone shots Alan:
It's never occured to me before, but I wonder what the Zeno would look like with cathedral hands, better or not?
Jim :)
It took me ages to get used to the hands of the Zeno. But eventually I did. The dial of the Zeno is higher in the case (remember, there is whole level missing) than the Precista. I reckon the Zeno would look ok with cathedrals. The biggest letdown of the Zeno was the mineral crystal, even tho it disguised itself well with a gentle dome. My feeling is that hands of the Zeno were 'lifted' from the GP 9012 split-second chrono which is very CAF-esque (or Zeno-ish to be more exact :D ).
I love the way the hands of the Precista 'shine'. Mr Platts, are the hands chrome-plated or polished steel?
john
THIN is the new BLACK
Polished steel John.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Thanks.
Ok, Dave? :D
john
THIN is the new BLACK
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