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    Another 36mm Everest review

    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

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    Good solid review that.
    Spot on.

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    Quite a good review, though his opening throwaway contention that Sir Edmund Hillary "famously carried a Rolex to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953" is irritating, particularly for anyone following the interesting evidence-based discussion thread in Watch Talk on the Everest expedition(s). Presumably he's read somewhere on the Internet that that's the case and has simply taken it as a generally accepted fact.

    On a minor point, I really don't understand his issue with the bracelet screws, but on most of the major aspects - on which he is very positive, except for the adjustable clasp - I think he's got it right.

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    A good review IMO

    I agree with his comments on the bracelet as I know a number (not all of course) on here do.

    Fitted with an aftermarket oyster tapered style bracelet (whilst I wait for the riveted version) this feels like my perfect watch - its all I wear these days. It feels so right that the only watch purchase that is on my radar at the moment is the white dial version.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Velorum View Post

    ...the only watch purchase that is on my radar at the moment is the white dial version.
    You are not alone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Velorum View Post
    A good review IMO

    ... this feels like my perfect watch - its all I wear these days. It feels so right that the only watch purchase that is on my radar at the moment is the white dial version.
    +1 on this. Have worn it daily since it arrived. Also waiting patiently and excitedly for the white dial version.

    On the black one, while I agree that it is the "perfect watch", I would however love to change the clasp. I love the functionality, but it is undeniably big and bulky, and my wife hates it, because it scratches her whenever I put an arm round her.

    I'd love to be able to replace * just the clasp * as the bracelet itself is excellent. Not really fussed on a rivetted bracelet version instead, as there is nothing wrong with the supplied bracelet at all - it just needs a different clasp. Does your factory actually make a different (slimmer) clasp that would fit this bracelet Eddie ? I'd buy one in a heartbeat ...

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    [QUOTE=459GMB;5047899] Also waiting patiently and excitedly for the white dial version.


    Amen to that.

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    When will the updated bracelet be available?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick1881 View Post
    When will the updated bracelet be available?
    I won't get the sample until the end of April and then it will be at least 3 months for manufacture.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

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    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I won't get the sample until the end of April and then it will be at least 3 months for manufacture.

    Eddie

    Good Eddie, we will wait for the sample pictures at the end of April !

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    Beautiful watch and execution, Eddie!

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    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I won't get the sample until the end of April and then it will be at least 3 months for manufacture.

    Eddie
    Hi, similar timeframe for the white dial watch?

    i.e. this summer for projected release date?

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrea__81 View Post
    Hi, similar timeframe for the white dial watch?

    i.e. this summer for projected release date?
    I don't expect the white dial before September/October.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

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    Ah, good to know, thanks.

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