This evening I stumbled upon the rather lovely little 2828 via an eBay auction:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-O...199293?hash=item35f8aaa3bd:g:k2sAAOSwHaBWjUREPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

Now, to me, that looks like a redial... the drunken "r" ringing a few bells.

In the listing, the seller mentions that this is a "rare german market model" - I can't see anything to indicate this... standard eBay tosh?

Oh and while we're on the subject... let's see your 2828s! ;-)

 

Big brother 2846 says hi from the sales forum

 

2846 is 34mm diameter and 42 lug to beefy lug

 

No relevance, just shameless self promotion!

 

I was concerned that there were 2 thousand eight hundred and twenty eight questions in this thread!

 

I recently purchased a 2828 which was Gold capped and had a two tone dial. Lovely patina and in what appears to be original shape. You can search my thread history for it if you like. And as mentioned, it is a small watch. I have a rather large wrist and it would look almost comical on me. I have yet to have it serviced and am trying to convince my wife that it is a good choice for her to wear. It is about the size of a current large women's watch I would say. Measured against a watch a friend of ours was wearing and it was just slightly smaller than her watch. I may have to part with it if I can not get her to wear it. Trust me, she would be happy to see the money come back. But it is just so damm beautiful, I wish I could wear it. Not the best picture, working on it still.

 

Ahh good to know! Not a drunken R then?

And yep on the size, I a big guy and wear quite a few small military watches, this is a little smaller, but I'm wondering if the chunky lugs will make it work for me.

If not, well it's nice to look at pictures.

 

Having just measured up, it's about the same size as the Polaris and the Wittnaur... Tempting.