Forums Latest Members
  1. ELV web Aug 6, 2014

    Posts
    2,668
    Likes
    24,651
    This just arrived
     
    image.jpg
    Dogmann, tinger, woodwkr2 and 11 others like this.
  2. Diverdown Aug 6, 2014

    Posts
    167
    Likes
    636
    My Tag Heuer Aquaracer 500m Chrono recording a hike in Banff National Park image.jpg
     
    citizenrich likes this.
  3. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Aug 6, 2014

    Posts
    6,713
    Likes
    18,259
    Wonderful! I demand a full post.
     
    woodwkr2 likes this.
  4. kyle L Grasshopper Staff Member Aug 6, 2014

    Posts
    4,409
    Likes
    11,215
    [​IMG]
     
    cristos71, adam78, haga888 and 5 others like this.
  5. ELV web Aug 6, 2014

    Posts
    2,668
    Likes
    24,651
    Will try to do that before I head off to NYC tomorrow Lou. My photography skill is bad though and I'm only equipped with iphone 5, but will try my best.
     
  6. citizenrich Metal Mixer! Aug 6, 2014

    Posts
    2,617
    Likes
    5,514
    Comfy
     
    image.jpg image.jpg
    Dogmann, tinger, haga888 and 9 others like this.
  7. Barking mad Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    4,487
    Likes
    63,538
  8. Barking mad Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    4,487
    Likes
    63,538
    Must be cousins, surely?
    image.jpg
     
    Dogmann, citizenrich and Northernman like this.
  9. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    3,070
    Likes
    3,510
    The time keeping is pretty good. I've been adjusting it over the course of this week. It is running at an average of +11 seconds over 4 positions.

    Positioning the hands is quite easy. You mount the watch hands then start, stop and reset the chrono to make sure that the mechanism is zeroed and just add the sub-dial hands and the centre seconds - job done.
     
    citizenrich likes this.
  10. Alpha Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    15,972
    Likes
    140,502
    Just arrived courtesy of one of Royal Mail's finest :)

    IMG_1996.jpg
     
    Dogmann, Tritium, Hijak and 5 others like this.
  11. Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    2,399
    Likes
    4,466
    Dogmann, cristos71, Tritium and 13 others like this.
  12. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    3,070
    Likes
    3,510
    I think there may be more to the cousins thing than you think. I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to find if there was a link between August Reymond SA and the Richard Watch Company, but I think there must have been one.

    When you bought your Richard, I thought it might have been just a standard product that Lemania sold to both companies for them to add their own branding. However, a few weeks ago, I spotted an Arsamatic on eBay. This has a Lemania 1340 movement and that particular one has an oscillating weight marked RICHARD. I think that it is too unlikely to be mere coincidence that a watchmaker needed a weight for an Arsa with a 1340 and just happened to have one kicking around with Richard on it, so I believe that there must have been a tie-up between the two companies.

    I love the dial on the Arsamatic but at the original asking price of £1,200 they can keep it - as indeed they can at its new price of £1,000.

    $_12.jpg
     
    Dogmann likes this.
  13. adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    3,847
    Likes
    27,304
    image.jpg Rather striking on the wrist...and fiendishly difficult to photograph with a point-and-shoot or iPad.
     
    Dogmann, Mothra, tinger and 6 others like this.
  14. Northernman Lemaniac Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    4,422
    Likes
    18,119

    Hi Stewart,
    What is the case reference number (inside of case back)? If it is a Lemania it will normally be a 3 digit number with (optional) a "-" and a sub number.
    Example 883 or 883-68.
    I have plenty of examples of Lemania made complete watches where other makers have had their own brand name put on the dial.
    ;)
     
  15. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    4,642
    Likes
    31,000
  16. Eddy C. Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    64
    Likes
    335
    That's really something. An icon as far as I'm concerned!
     
    MMMD likes this.
  17. haga888 Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    443
    Likes
    1,599
  18. woodwkr2 Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    1,366
    Likes
    819

    I'm very impressed!

    Hand setting on vintage Tri-Compax models isn't nearly so easy in my own, perhaps inexperienced, hands.

    The Ensembl-O-Graph series suggests that you should depress the upper pusher while setting the sweep seconds, minute subdial and hour subdial hands. In any case, getting everything to properly reset to zero can prove a maddening experience, even when the tubes are properly tight.
     
  19. ulackfocus Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    25,983
    Likes
    26,966
    Broke out the AP Classique ultra-thin today.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
    Dogmann, Gavin, haga888 and 15 others like this.
  20. alvaropinto Aug 7, 2014

    Posts
    221
    Likes
    160

    That's quite a job!
    Now about setting the hands, check this video out:
     
    Dogmann likes this.