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Jan 16, 2015, 02:30 AM
#1
Ich bin ein Ebeler!
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Jan 16, 2015, 02:44 AM
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Ich bin ein Ebeler!
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Jan 16, 2015, 08:33 PM
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Antipodean Ape
Nice find mate, you've got yourself a classic there and it looks to be in great condition. Once you've got the bracelet sized you'll find it to be extremely comfortable if it's anything like the Ebels I've owned.
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Jan 16, 2015, 08:52 PM
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Ich bin ein Ebeler!
I am not sure aout sizing the bracelet. This one may be a safe queen.
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Jan 16, 2015, 08:59 PM
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Antipodean Ape
Originally Posted by
WWII70
I am not sure aout sizing the bracelet. This one may be a safe queen.
Really? You don't have the urge to wear it? I'm not familiar with that concept.
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Jan 17, 2015, 01:07 AM
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Ich bin ein Ebeler!
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Jan 17, 2015, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by
WWII70
I am not sure aout sizing the bracelet. This one may be a safe queen.
Oh, no. This watch is completely wearable, and a great value for owning an El Primero watch. It's not a tool watch but it can certainly be worn in daily life. I have not noticed that the AR coating is all that soft, though it is an early application of that treatment.
I've said it too often on this forum already, but I think this is one of the great watches of the 80's, and historically important in a lot of ways. But it's not important in ways that should make you afraid to wear it.
Have you checked the date code on the bracelet?
Rick "it's on the end of the bracelet at the deployant" Denney
More than 500 characters worth of watches.
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Jan 17, 2015, 05:19 PM
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Ich bin ein Ebeler!
Originally Posted by
Rdenney
Oh, no. This watch is completely wearable, and a great value for owning an El Primero watch. It's not a tool watch but it can certainly be worn in daily life. I have not noticed that the AR coating is all that soft, though it is an early application of that treatment.
OK, I am being a pansy abut this. The bracelet seems a little 'flimsy' by modern standards but you are right that it should be worn. I took out one of the link screws and it was surprisngly short. More surprising, nothing happened; no bar came out or pushed out the other side. Any advice on the link system on these? EDIT $20 at the mall and it's taken care of!
Originally Posted by
Rdenney
Have you checked the date code on the bracelet?
Rick "it's on the end of the bracelet at the deployant" Denney
No, I've looked and can't find it but I would obviously be keen to know the vintage of this watch. Can you post a photo?
Originally Posted by
Rdenney
Oh, no. This watch is completely wearable ...... it can certainly be worn in daily life.
I haven't seen any photographs of yours 'on the wrist'
Last edited by WWII70; Jan 17, 2015 at 11:15 PM.
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Jan 18, 2015, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by
WWII70
No, I've looked and can't find it but I would obviously be keen to know the vintage
of this watch. Can you post a photo?
I haven't seen any photographs of yours 'on the wrist'
You mean like in this post?
http://www.intlwatchleague.com/showt...ull=1#post8462
Plus many others at WUS.
Look on the last link at the hinge with the deployant.
The bracelet is not at all flimsy, by the way. It's is pure beef compared to the bracelets of many mid-priced watches before that time, which were constructed of formed sheet metal.
You have to remove two screws, and then remove the other end of the link, by the way. But they are fiddly and the screws of used watches have often been gooped in Loctite.
Rick "who had to find extra links for his bracelet" Denney
More than 500 characters worth of watches.
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Jan 18, 2015, 02:42 AM
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Ich bin ein Ebeler!
Of course you have posted pictures of you wearing your EP Ebel and I have commented on one http://www.intlwatchleague.com/showt...ll=1#post37529
It sounds like my bracelet is different from yours. There are screws only on one side of the links. The ones I tested turned easily enough but clearly there is more to disconnecting the links than removing these screws. The watch repairer got the links apart OK and I will inspect the removed pieces to understand the linkage.
Still looking the for the date.
Rory
Originally Posted by
Rdenney
You mean like in this post?
http://www.intlwatchleague.com/showt...ull=1#post8462
Plus many others at WUS.
Look on the last link at the hinge with the deployant.
The bracelet is not at all flimsy, by the way. It's is pure beef compared to the bracelets of many mid-priced watches before that time, which were constructed of formed sheet metal.
You have to remove two screws, and then remove the other end of the link, by the way. But they are fiddly and the screws of used watches have often been gooped in Loctite.
Rick "who had to find extra links for his bracelet" Denney