Still in search of the ultimate work beater, I miss my EZM-1 but prices are too high to wear one as a beater.
Eddie any chance of something like this? Perhaps a limited run like the Goldbirds?
I'm no photoshop wizard so if anyone can refine these please do!
I'd also love to see these made, but given this thread is, err, seven years old... :-)
I'd prefer it slightly larger though, and with 22mm lugs. Also not yellow.
Well however unlikely I'll register an interest. With red instead of yellow;)
Must be time for a thread resurrection?
Originally Posted by OliverCD
Playing around with the seeds sown by Dave...
Yes please!!!
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But without those silly crosshairs.
Sorry, but a mission timer needs a bezel..........
Oh God! That last design with minimalist bezel would be...perfect.
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Yeah - but Paolo's A-13A seems to manage quite well without it.
Though one with the 251.264 movement and a 0-12 GMT bezel would be awesome - a sort of GMT chrono, with the benefit of the quick-set hour hand. I've just come back from a trip with 4 countries and 6 time zones changes in 14 days. I took my Omega SMP 2264 for the lume (waking up in a strange bed at 4.30 am seems to be the norm for the first week away) and the quickset hour hand. I also took my Revue Thommen Airspeed with the Lemania 5100; frankly, I'd rather have had just the one watch which could do both.
I have the A-13-A. It's fabulous. But it would have been more fabulous still with a rotating bezel.
Additionally, I don't think a bezel needs to be particularly thick to work well. i have a Tutma FX, and the bezel on that is really thin but still really useful without eating into the sleek refined look of the watch.
I would love to see a version of the design pictured above become reality... this thread is exciting and frustrating!
Agreed. The number of lemania type hands already creates enough radial busyness. No other dial decoration needed except the word ‘Smiths’ or ‘Precista’. Why do I see it more as ‘Precista’?
If only this watch became a reality. Kickstarter x Timefactors?
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This design is my favourite too, but can we have a titanium version, please? I wouldn't like my nickel allergy to ruin any missions to save the world.
How about an internal bezel like the Aquastars that seem have worked their way on to my wish list
http://thewatchspotblog.com/?tag=aquastar
Keeps the case simple but perhaps not the mechanism. Still a very elegant solution.
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No thanks. We have to stay focused on the grail!
It is an old topic and because never this project found its production I tried to do my own 17c MT. I found dial and found watchmaker who modyfied movement to keep only central minute and second.
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^^^^^
Looks fantastic!
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
Thats some initiative. Well done!It is an old topic and because never this project found its production I tried to do my own 17c MT. I found dial and found watchmaker who modyfied movement to keep only central minute and second.
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Looks great
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Very well done, looks greatIt is an old topic and because never this project found its production I tried to do my own 17c MT. I found dial and found watchmaker who modyfied movement to keep only central minute and second.
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"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
That looks very cool. Want to share details of how it was done - donor watch, movement etc? Just interested to know what it took to get there and also how its working longer term.
Wasn't there a company that sort of allowed you to customise your own watch from a catalogue of parts? MKii or something, I'm sure I spent ages mocking up some designs on their site years back.
I found only dial what would fit this case and date wheel. I discovered that all vostok amphibia and komadirskie aftermarket dials fit very well. I wanted to keep date on the dial and all eta dials have it placed more to the centre.
The movement had removed all small hands to keep the dial clean.
That was my inspiration
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Brilliant, Kister.
By using the hour hand with the bezel... you are effectively having a 12 hour chrono.
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I put different dial, and like this look better now
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I think you're in the wrong job
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Make it a lefty and I'm in!
Hell yeah, perfect.
Make this one happen and I'll sign up for 2
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Last edited by nickyboyo; 25th April 2021 at 12:53.
What are we looking at... 42mm?
I also think it should be a Smiths, perhaps.
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THIN is the new BLACK
Definitely Precista for me.
42mm would be a great size for it.
+1 for Precista branding.....but -1 for 42mm, 40mm max for me, 38mm would be very brave but interesting, particularly if looking at the suggested thin bezel on the thinking mans Speedmaster!.
That size is already covered by the A13. 40mm please.
The PRS40 design is the best yet - by far - love it, most original take I've seen on this concept
It's borderline for me at 42mm.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Finally! Have been checking this thread for years.
Can't wait.
Fabulous news!!
Which movement is going to be used?
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I’m 100% in at any size it looks amazing.
ETA 251.264 BD
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
For me the mission timer is crying out to be in the same case as the original prs-17.
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"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
I couldn’t disagree more. Take a look at the A13-a to see how a case should be done. If a bezel was added it would be great. The x33 type case would be a vast improvement on the PRS17For me the mission timer is crying out to be in the same case as the original prs-17.
I've always been a big fan of the look of the PRS17 overall.
I don't know if the planned movement would fit the original case design, but I think the x33 case is a bit OTT, although once you remove a lot of the buttons, I guess it'd look quite different to an x33...
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Sorry, me too. The old 17C is a very unsophisticated case design, with its square lugs, flat internal lug gap, simple crown guards and total lack of facets and chamfers.
To go back to that would be (for me) a mistake.
I am not suggesting this needs bombe lugs or anything purely decorative like that, but something a little more shapely than the 17C, for sure.
The A-13A is a reasonable comparison, it looks very purposeful and tool-ish whilst retaining a little elegance.
The Lemania 817 case (as used for the SwAF and SAAF Lemanias and later developed into the Sinn case for most of their chronos) is also a good basic chrono case.
The Cairelli case design is also lovely, but almost entirely functional.
D
All very true, but assuming we're talking about the same watch, the A-13A's case looks very generic to me.
The old 17C case is no-nonsense, like the Ploprof. Those missing facets and chamfers you bemoan are a big part of the appeal for me and it would fit a niche in my collection nothing else occupies.
A chrono with a generic case and a bezel, less so.
Each to their own, of course, and I'm sure Eddie has his own, strong ideas on what he sees this watch being and he's usually been proved right before.
M
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
I love centre minute chronos but in that PRS 40 case, I’m out!
It'll certainly be an unusual design, but not one I've ever found attractive.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Not bothered about the date and I tend to agree with Sweets on this one, it upsets the symmetry as it seems a bit 'off'.
I like the countdown bezel best, if you're choosing between the two.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Looks pretty good. But certainly hoping Eddie will release both date & non-date option for order and also extra bezel included for GMT or countdown function.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Looks pretty good. But certainly hoping Eddie will release both date & non-date option for order and also extra bezel included for GMT or countdown function.
Me too!
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Looks pretty good. But certainly hoping Eddie will release both date & non-date option for order and also extra bezel included for GMT or countdown function.
Me too!
I really like it, the only thing that jars slightly for me is the Precista font. I think something less fancy would work better on that dial.
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