Its great that a little mock up I tried out a few years ago has been realised! I thought it would be popular.
I'm really looking forward to this one, Eddie!
Its great that a little mock up I tried out a few years ago has been realised! I thought it would be popular.
I'm really looking forward to this one, Eddie!
Thanks for sharing that. I couldn't see the price. Lower than I estimated!!
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I know it's 60 quid more than it last sold for but the price of the movement has increased and the hi-dome sapphire is €48 at cost. Sinn charged €300 extra for a hi-dome sapphire upgrade on one of their models (356?).
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
That's a very good price
What time does the shop open on Tuesday?
Just curious any reason why anti magneticism is down from 50,000 to 20,000 and what’s implication of that? Tks.
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It’s a very competitive price Eddie and considering the price of the last 29a it’s not that much of an increase relative to costs rising .
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The figure of 50,000A/m was theoretical using industry standard calculations. This time I wanted the anti-magnetic properties to be physically tested but the new manufacturer's equipment will only measure up to 20,000A/m. The watches all passed the test and also, one of the previous batch also passed (I was curious). As the new batch are constructed to the same specification as the previous batch, it's highly likely that the anti-magnetic properties are greater than 20,000A/m but as they could only be tested to 20,000A/m, that's all I'm claiming.
Theoretical calculations are used all the time; I don't suppose a quartz movement manufacturer tests the battery life on a new movement for 10 years ;-) I just felt more comfortable using actual testing rather than theoretical.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Sorry to be a pain but do you have an image of the 29A head on. I was interested how it looked in comparison to the W10. Thanks
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These both look superb, Eddie. My 29b is a personal favourite and is in no danger of leaving my collection. I’m currently trying to make space for the -AM, and I’d happily add an -A to the box in time. A very versatile pair.
Hadn't visited this thread before as I've already got a 29a so not concerned if they were in stock or not. Noticed how many pages were in the thread so thought something must be going on. Now I need to buy a prs29-am. Thanks for that.
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Looking forward to getting an Air Ministry model. Will probably get an 18mm brown cordovan strap to put it on.
Really love my PRS-29A.
At the time of buying i couldn't help think i'd prefer a sapphire crystal..
Now i'm toying with the idea of buying a new one, and flipping the old one......
And i really like the AM model too..
Both Beautiful watches.
Make sure there are still some Air Ministry ones for sale come Christmas time please, Eddie! Think it would do nicely under the tree...
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Eddie,
please is there any 16 mm buckle available with Smiths logo, to be used with those PRS-29A watches ?
Thanks.
What time does the shop open? You are 5 hours ahead of me in Michigan so want to make a note.
Thank you.
Just curious, on the TF website it suggests the general ordering process is first an email to confirm availability and then using the Add to Cart option. Is that also how ordering happens when new stock comes in or is the email step not required? Thanks in advance.
No need to confirm with new stock. Not really any need to confirm at all now as the shopping cart software manages stock and if they're all gone, it won't accept the order. The only time this might not work is if there's a massive rush and say for example there are only 5 remaining in stock but 7 people have them in their basket. The shopping cart doesn't deplete stock until the order is placed so in that situation, it's allowed 7 orders (because it still shows 5 in stock until the order is finalised) and two people would be disappointed.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Is this a run of 850 in total for both models Eddie, or 850 of each? Just a question of being poised over the keyboard on Tuesday, or being able to relax a bit.
Thanks for replying Eddie, you must be busy boxing watches.
So who's going for what? The hour approaches.
Patiently waiting for the shop to open in 35 minutes time!
Ordered the Black dial version
White Dial for me!
I'm predicting an early closure for TF this week
Too difficult to choose so decided to treat myself to both :)
Got my Air Ministry order in nice and early (hopefully). Like a kid at Christmas!
I purchased the PRS29A black dial !
And now the wait ...
Air Ministry ordered
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I have the original black and white ones.
The new white one looks very nice, 100 pieces sound like a limited run. So bought it!
Ordered my first watch from Eddie (the PRS-29a). I’m a very happy man.
Air Ministry ordered. This is a model that has been discussed on and off for years and now it is really happening 😎🤩
Cheers,
Gert
Having missed out on the last of the Everest models earlier this year, I am really pleased to have the Air ministry ordered. Now waiting for the 36mm Everest
I tried resisting, but succumbed and bought the AM.