And a 1978 OPD with a near flawless dial and was a daily wear by the last owner for 30 years (marks in the pic are on the crystal)
Hey, what size is your wrist? I’ve been looking at this exact model and I’m falling in love with it and about to buy it haha. I have 7 inch wrists and definitely not at all opposed to 34mm case size but curious if it feels/wears small.
I’m 7.25” normally but 7.5 when I get fat (like now). 34mm seems small in comparison to the 44mm behemoths that are around now, but if you wear smaller watches daily, you get used to them quickly and they don’t feel small- in fact they are incredibly comfortable and you don’t even notice they are on your arm. Plus the OPD (and Airking for that matter) are chunky suckers so they seem larger than they are.
A 34mm Airking;
Thank you thank you! I have the same swell lol from 7 to 7.25 (like right now) and your response helped! The smallest watch is own is a 38mm Seiko And it’s really comfy.
The Rolex would be even smaller and sometimes it’s hard to picture that prior to buying. One of the biggest factors drawing me to that size is how unassuming it is. This one has been sitting in my cart and I honestly love the patina’d second hand. Seeing your photo today basically sealed the deal for me haha.
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My second hand looked like that when I got it. I had it replaced with a NOS hand when I had it serviced (he also cleaned the funk off the dial which was making it look dull and lifeless).
Before:
after:
36mm is the iconic size for Rolex, but I love these smaller references- they just feel “right”.
That’s incredible! Did you send it to a local (to you) watchmaker or somewhere else? I’ve been trying to find how easy it is or readily available parts are for this series.
