It's looking increasingly unlikely that I'll open again on Tuesday. I've been packing for 5 days now and the pile of order seems just as high as it was 5 days ago.
Eddie
Sharp??? And what magnification we talking on your loupe. My eye sight is shocking so I doubt I would notice!
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It's looking increasingly unlikely that I'll open again on Tuesday. I've been packing for 5 days now and the pile of order seems just as high as it was 5 days ago.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I was probably the last person to leave the shop on Tuesday, so I'm going to have to be patient.
Very excited though!
I have come to the conclusion that I will not be attempting to acquire the "Air Ministry" timepiece. I have been here before with other timepieces or I should really say it is because of the size of the strap. I just cannot do it. To me the strap size speaks to me, if I will be comfortable with the timepiece and 18 mm just does not do it. I think that the watch is just perfect but this issue I have with the strap size is a deal breaker for me. The smallest I will go is a 20 mm strap. Again I would like to commend Eddie on a fine job that he did on the AM and will be eyeing the secondary market for a 29b when the time is right. Also I want to thank all of those who helped me get somewhat used to this forum and kind of how things operate around here, wait a minute, I'm not going anywhere so let me keep it short and just say another day another watch.
Last edited by MilSpec60; 21st October 2018 at 04:13.
Mine arrived yesterday and I love it, really classy and so readable. The proportions of the case are just right and I think 20mm lugs would have looked odd.
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Mine arrived yesterday and I love it, really classy and so readable. The proportions of the case are just right and I think 20mm lugs would have looked odd.
Well, we all have our little, or not so little, dealbreakers. Short hands is mine. However, I think I'm right in saying that the AM is based on the MOD 6B/159 which was 33mm with 17mm lugs, so lugs are roughly half the case width. To me, this is the perfect proportion. Thankfully, the new AM also sticks to this 'rule' with 36/18. Anything else would not have been in keeping with the original which for many (most?) of us would also have been a dealbreaker. And the quartermaster wouldn't have been so inundated with orders...
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My AM arrived yesterday.....but with me wife now as I am overseas and won’t see it till she brings it with her (I hope!!) when she visits in early Nov....sigh
But Eddie, really great service ordered on Tues and watch arrived on Sat (am located in East). Bravo
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Or you could have bought this for CHF2000. I think the Smiths hands are better.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I'm really looking forward to seeing these blue hands in person. I ordered the Air Ministry late on Tuesday so not expecting it for a while yet, but enjoyed the photos so far. I've been wearing my 29A in readiness. They seem like the perfect pair.
I'm not sucking up to the boss but the Smith's knocks the Longines for six. Better case, better dial with no faux patina, better hands, better lugs and a more attractive logo. Are the Longines hands heat blued?
Thanks Eddie! Received my 29AM (number 010) in Melbourne today.
Eddie,
Love the AM. My first Smiths, but definitely not the last. BTW what does the "PRS" stand for?
Also, whats the best way to embed the photo?
Martin
Eddie
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Few 18mm straps came today:
Cheers Eddie, 007 has arrived and I’m loving it.
Im not usually a black NATO wearer but this one is better quality than most and a good length.
Quick and dirty phone snap.
Cheers,
Adam.
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Keep these customer photos coming.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
How is the posting of the watches sold last week going Eddie?
Funnily enough, i just received my shipment email
Hope you're all caught up ready for tomorrows onslaught.
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Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Well, you shouldn't put out such high quality superbly valued products
Good luck chief.
Very much appreciated, Eddie. I wonder, is it time for an assistant like Granville?
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Received my shipping e-mail today. It's just a shame that I'm not in the country to take delivery.
I hope it's kept safe at the depot until I can go and pick it up next week.
Mine is supposed to arrive in NYC tomorrow - Tuesday.
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Plus 20 seconds a day for the black one, minus 20 seconds a day for the white.
It was hard enough choosing which to buy :D I loved the stock photos but didn't know if I'd get on with the black one of it was really just a black dial, but in certain lights a lovely blue tint does come through. First TF watches and I'm very impressed. Think I'll have to have a look at the divers.
Knowing that you look after your watches, I look forward to picking up the AM on SC in a month or so
n2
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
A few shots of the new arrival...
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All the orders from last week have now been shipped.
The Everest has just been delivered.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
First post!
Hello my names rich and ive just bought a prs-29AM.
Been following the thread for a while, pulled the trigger this morning. So thats christmas sorted then.
Ill be fitting mine with a Bonklip because leather and nylon both tend to cause my skin allergies to flare up. Otherwise some kind of pigskin air ministry type band will need to be found, for when its sitting in the watch box rather than on my wrist.
Ive got 2 original W10s so the white dial AM seemed an obvious choice of the two options. Very very much looking forward to this one!
Ill post a pic when it arrives.
Cheers!
Richard.
Ps ill do a proper “hello and heres my collection of precistas” introduction in a bit, once ive taken some pics. A ‘Southerns’ Precista was my 18th birthday present from my folks, still got it. Also a 18Q, a PRS-5, some stopwatches, a ‘Southerns’ pocket watch, a beautiful 1960s stainless steel Precista branded Gallet multichron 45 with a tachy/tele dial and lumed/blued hands and finally a Speedbird III which is an incredible watch, one of my favourites. I also collect Smiths and CWCs. Thanks for bringing Smiths and Precista back, Eddie! Much appreciated! ;c)
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Mine arrived this morning and I’m really pleased with it. Looking forward to trying it on some leather straps but in the mean time here’s a quick pic of it on the NATO plus a couple taken with a cheapie iPhone macro lens.