New arrival 1675

ATWG

Looks fantastic! What's there not to like...and correct spring bars for the end link. As noted, MK 4 is a very desirable dial to have in your collection.

Wear it in good health.

ras47

Wow! That may be the cleanest 1675 I've ever seen. I wouldn't sweat the bezel insert issue or the bracelet end link issue Both look superb. I understand that you get a 1675 to have it vintage, and of course you want it completely correct. But you can take your time sourcing the needed parts and enjoy that beauty as it is right now.

Wing Zero

Great looking 1675.
Something to consider is a nicely faded fat font insert to soften the look a bit and match the patina on the dial.
Very clean case
Enjoy her

wkimmd

thanks @ras47 - yes, it is very clean, particularly the case. i could stare at the chamfers all day long. well, the dial too. i agree - i will take my sweet old time with the bezel. as far as the bracelet, i have an extra 78360 with the correct end links so i put it on the other day. it was AWESOME!

watchthisway

that is a very nice looking dial and strong looking case sir. potentially unpolished? really like the patina and the hands matching the hour markers. congratulations.

inserts are weird. i can't believe the prices for them. i would love to get some others but cannot bring myself to spend crazy money on them, when it could just as well go towards another watch. 😉

wkimmd

I hate making the claim "unpolished" given the loaded term it is these days. But with the edges and nicks and scratches, I think this is as close to unpolished that I will probably ever get to (although I have a 1016 from the 80s that I have a little more confidence about the unpolished/polished questions given what I know about the provenance).

I agree with the whole inserts thing. You know what vintage watches remind me of? Golf. It makes you want to tear out your hair ALL THE TIME. And you are always spending money on it. But it is all consuming and at the end of the day you somehow justify to yourself (probably irrationally) that it is all worth it.

wkimmd

Received today -
In general I am happy with it - the dial is great, and the lume makes me very happy.
Case is nice - I like the chamfers.
Endlinks are wrong, and bezel font looks like a blue-back, and not a red-back...so disappointed there; will have to spend $$ to get that fixed. I should have asked more questions and seen more pictures.

But all that being said, more importantly: what does OF think??

ATWG

Nice insert on the second pic.