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  1. AuBuyer Posh Nouveau Yank Jan 14, 2014

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  2. ulackfocus Jan 14, 2014

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    The not-too-bright ones do. :D We've discussed these abominations several times. There are some decent pocketwatch conversions (RGM makes them out of old Hamilton movements) but most are horrid and come from the Ukraine.
     
  3. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jan 14, 2014

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    Eeeeek!!!!! :eek:
    Ukrainian converter workshop has opened branch showroom in Santa Monica........::blowup::
     
  4. blackwatch wants tickets to the HyperBole. Jan 14, 2014

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  5. AuBuyer Posh Nouveau Yank Jan 14, 2014

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    GODFREY DANIELS!!!! 60mm? 24 Time Zones? Does it hold the fork for you? ;)
     
  6. Alpha Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector Jan 14, 2014

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    Confession time ::facepalm1:: sold quite a few old pw's to that particular part of the world - forgive me :(
     
  7. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Jan 14, 2014

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    Not all of them are crap...

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    The one you show above is very much like the Ukrainian watches I've seen before. They have crap cases, often movements that don't work properly, and have mismatched parts in them. The few that have crossed my bench didn't even have case tubes in the cases - just a hole drilled through the side that the stem poked through, and the front and back of the cases just snapped on, like the one you linked to does - zero water resistance.

    Personally I don't have an issue with the idea (obviously) but the execution on many leaves a lot to be desired.

    Cheers, Al
     
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  8. AuBuyer Posh Nouveau Yank Jan 14, 2014

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    Al, that one is a beauty and looks well put together!
     
  9. blackwatch wants tickets to the HyperBole. Jan 14, 2014

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  10. AuBuyer Posh Nouveau Yank Jan 14, 2014

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    I was trying to make a joke, hope I did not offend. ::shy::
     
  11. blackwatch wants tickets to the HyperBole. Jan 14, 2014

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    Aieeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Likewise, I was just carrying the joke a little further.
     
  12. AuBuyer Posh Nouveau Yank Jan 14, 2014

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    No worries.
     
  13. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jan 14, 2014

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    Zenith's current design direction appears to be based on pocket watch conversions::facepalm1::

    DSC1085-e1358702152195-683x1024.jpg zenith_pilot_montre_d_aeronef_type_20_d.jpg
     
  14. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jan 14, 2014

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    What is it, an Omega or a Rotary, dial painter must have been sniffin' again :cautious:
     
  15. ron n Jan 15, 2014

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    My wife says the bigger the case, the smaller the, well you know.
     
  16. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jan 15, 2014

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    What about the inverse?

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  17. ulackfocus Jan 15, 2014

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    They go to your daughters.
     
  18. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jan 15, 2014

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    Wait, you've got to wear it? Just buying it isn't enough?
     
  19. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Jan 15, 2014

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    Al.... Sir

    can't you wait till I finish paying for Christmas before you post pictures of these things!

    Its bad enough I bookmarked your web page.... sooner or later its gonna cost me......

    I've got a military watch problem AND a Hamilton problem...... so play fair.
     
  20. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jan 15, 2014

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    Ouch.........don't they learn from Nataf debacle era?