200 NOS ETA2783, any ideas what they're for?
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
No.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
An Everest with date?
PRS30?
Something with date!
How about an 18A with date at 6?
And a nice high domed crystal?
Or maybe an Everest Date?
Have you managed to get ones with hacking lever?
I guess with prices rising you would like to use them for something towards the higher end of your pricelist.
D
Hmmmmm, was thinking of the prs18 with a date myself
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.
Penis handed Precista 1982 RN diver homage?
The first page of a google search on 'ETA 2783' would suggest that a replica Rolex Submariner is a popular choice for people with this oportunity.
It definitely won't be one of those.Originally Posted by petethegeek
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
PRS30?
...If you sell your dreadnought GMT on ebay... you wont be eligible to purchase watch XXX containing one of these movements!
That's very interesting.
Is the ETA 2783 considered as a quality movement for it's day?
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
It was a pretty decent movement, it's inside my O&W Caribbean 1000. In my opinion it's better engineered than the modern 2824.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
This one?
is it Bronze?
This one?
That certainly does look good! It would get my vote....
Cheers,
Jay
Me, too. That's just what I've been wanting...
It is a lovely design
However, my guess would be the seldom mentioned Navigator Type B dial
(never get sick of the teasing)
This one?
Really like the looks of that one.
Very JLC deepsea-ish. I would love to see this one come to fruition. I have a feeling I may be waiting for quite some time though.
The minute hand not being aligned up to the minute marker is giving my OCD palpitations.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
California dreaming? (Or is that a stupid suggestion?)
You could sign me up for one of these now, something to look forward to whilst we are waiting for the Smiths Chrono movements to be forthcoming.
Equally if this is for the Cali project, which i seem to record had a date in the renderings, if this is the case please put my name on the list.
This one?
PRS14 date maybe?
or was this a hint at a new project?
but this is nice too!
This one?
Damn that's hot!This one?
That would use a Unitas movement like the PRS-22, no?
Total stab in the dark but I guess for the next PRS-22 Speedbird 3. Only that due to some excellent adverts demand would be higher ?
This
regards
Tony
Next batch of vintagey 50 LE ??
+1 for Speedbird III
It's going to be used for a watch which was originally fitted with this movement in 1982.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
? Hope so!
Ah, cheers,
Sounds good, should be put in a decent watch then............
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
Maybe...
Hello...maybe like this one of mine.....currently away for a service, new crown and a bit of careful TLC?
Last edited by philjopa; 11th April 2013 at 11:02.
No idea. Beyond my knowledge of watches. More hopeful that there was progress on the Cali front.
From newer posts, it certainly sounds like I'm going to have to keep on waiting. :(
Well this would be very cool
1982 RN Divers - nice. Can't wait to see how this develops- pics of original looks amazing
Is it an O&W Caribbean 1000?
"A man of little significance"
Well if its the 82 auto where did you get the donor watch from Eddie, was it the one recently sold on ebay ?
There will be a few owners of the original RN issue which have missing bezels hoping the new one fits the original.
Can I have first dibs on 1/200 for spotting it first?
(Can I have a spare bezel too?)
The Magnificent 7 may (currently) be out of my reach but I could at least aim for the Famous 5!
PRS-18
PRS-10
PRS-5
PRS-17
PRS-..........
Last edited by philjopa; 11th April 2013 at 22:16.
Will it have a date then ?
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.
This is what I was just thinking?!
Intrigued though!
Last edited by danoafc; 11th April 2013 at 22:31.
17,21 or 25 jewels ?
I just sent an email Mr P, but realised you're on your weekend now ;-)
if it's this, I'd be happy to have a go at accurately matching that lume colour with a variation on the T15-4. I think I could get that almost spot on. It's very subtle, and C3 would do it well, but I reckon I could hit that slightly honeyed tint on the button.
On the other hand - if your comment about the carribbean 1000 was a heavy hint, can't wait to see how that comes out as well.
I hope I’m correct to assume this is going to be the Precista 1982 reissue, is the one I’ve been waiting for.
Although I’m sure others will want things changed, I think this should be kept as close to the original as possible, (especially as you have the correct movement). With this in mind may I suggest the following?
PRS-82-A
- Original size
- Fixed bars
- ETA2783
- Acrylic
PRS-82-B
- Larger size
- 22mm drilled lugs
- Miyota 9015
- Sapphire
- Date
You can never please all the people... and in this case, even with a date, the hands would put me off. Those and snowflake hands don't do it for me.
Oh, yes.
This one?
http://www.christophlorenz.de/watch/..._2783.php?l+en
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-...2uswk&ETA_2783
http://www.scubawatch.org/caribbean.html
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/westcoastime_2256_19603726
http://www.network54.com/Forum/50573...ld+ahve+been-)
It wasn't until recent years that I figured out how much I like the idea of well designed and specificationed good quality New-Old-Stock Swiss mechanical movements so whatever these go in, I think these in themselves will serve to make it a special run of watches.
Having said that, what I liked best about the Ollech & Wajs Caribbeans was their one-piece front loading case and PRS-50 style "flanged" type crystal securely locked in against even severe negative pressure and hard knocks by a screwed-down threaded and notched steel collet. I normally greatly dislike sapphire crystal watches for my own reasons and avoid them, but these screwed-down "flanged" type crystal designs would be an exception to that even if the crystal itself were to be made of the very popular scratch-free sapphire glass the market generally demands. If done like Eddie does the PRS-50 with a sunken peripheral crystal edge protected by the raised rotating bezel, sapphire crystals won't be prone to the chipping they normally are vulnerable to when their edge stands proud of the bezel.
Having also said that, the Smiths 300m WR diver above that Silvax shows is I think about as aesthetically nice as watches of the always personally appealing classic diver genre get. If the NOS ETA cal.2783 mov't above with full PRS-!4/PRS-22 style anti-magnetic Faraday cage protection were to be put in the above "Caribbean" style one-piece front loading screwed-down "flanged" crystal case design with a small Seiko MM300 style crown-stem release access hole cut into the edge of the dial to allow the use of a highly maintainable, easily replaceable (and with generic parts readily and widely available) standard (i.e. non 2-piece) telescoping stem Rolex generic thread specification TripLock OysterCrown style screwed tube and crown unit all wrapped up in the aesthetics and 300m WR level of the Smiths Diver Silvax shows above, I think that would truely be some watch, to greatly understate it on my part.
I also have to add that the aesthetics of the original and classically compact O&W Caribbean 1000m WR Model 702 shown in the third link above are very nice as well. Rollon
Last edited by Rollon; 19th April 2013 at 07:30. Reason: Added thought about the nice aesthetics of the original O&W Caribbean 1000 Model 702; plus also added two more links.
Awesome.
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