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Who Can Provide Photos of Early El Primero Movements?

  1. Jeff Stein Jun 28, 2013

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    Who here can provide some good photos of early El Primero movements? I have searched the web, and seen most of the usual photos, but none are really exceptional. Does anyone here have any good ones to share? Seeking to show the beauty of the movement / design / construction!!

    Thanks in advance!!

    Jeff
     
  2. BGBG Jun 28, 2013

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    024.JPG 025.JPG 027.JPG 005.JPG 282.JPG 332.JPG 038.JPG 039.JPG Here you are jeff some pictures of the beautiful el primero [ 3019 phc ] and [ 3019 phf ]
     
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  3. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jun 29, 2013

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    The thing to do is get the rotor off and break it down, as BGBG has done. I don't have the skills. Here are some shots of the innards of my G381:

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  4. jud Jun 29, 2013

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    Very nice. Thanks guys.
     
  5. Jeff Stein Jul 1, 2013

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    Here's a quick image that I put together using a couple of photos from MMMD, and my own photo of a Heuer Cal 11.

    They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it's hard to imagine that anyone could prefer the looks of the Cal 11.

    Jeff


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  6. ulackfocus Jul 1, 2013

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    Hey Marc, you can now say you have pictures that were published. ;)

    ..... sort of. :p
     
  7. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jul 1, 2013

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    Cool! The Cal 11 is not bad looking, but so much is hidden inside the sandwich - I really need an exploded diagram to appreciate that one.
     
  8. Jeff Stein Jul 1, 2013

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    OK . . . here it is!!

    Is there such a diagram / diagrams for the El Primero?

    Jeff


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  9. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Jul 1, 2013

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  10. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jul 1, 2013

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    Then there are those spectacular diagrams NIcola posted on O&F - can anyone find the thread?
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  11. papaebetu Jul 1, 2013

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  12. Jeff Stein Jul 4, 2013

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    Here is my contribution, in honor of my new friends on this forum. Reference A 787 . . . with a display back. Some scratches on the movement and on the crystal, but still captures the beauty of the movement (to my eyes).

    Jeff

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  13. papaebetu Jul 4, 2013

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    A grail....original glass caseback from '70

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  14. Veritas99 Aug 2, 2013

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  15. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 2, 2013

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    Very cool those pics, I'll pull the high res ones down and upload them here a bit later so they don't get lost in the future thanks mate!
     
  16. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Aug 4, 2013

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    How old? This old:

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    Ebel brought these out in 1986 for their 75th anniversary, helping to resurrect the El Primero after a decade of dormancy. The Ebel cal 134 was almost always a cal 400 El Primero, though I think I have seen one using a transitional cal 40.0. This movement wouldn't have been finished until at least 1986. I would guess this one comes from the late 80's, and probably not later than the early 90's.
     
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  17. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 4, 2013

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    Damn that's a haircut
     
  18. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Aug 4, 2013

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    It is one of the finest mullets the world has ever known.
     
  19. ulackfocus Aug 4, 2013

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    So much so that hockey players had it for decades afterwards. :p