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Nov 22, 2015, 08:32 AM
#181
Wow! That is quite a chunk of metal there, Scott!
Would look great with flamboyant colourful shirt cuff, I'm thinking :-)
I hear some people get their left cuffs tailored to accommodate a big watch, worth it if you love the look
It's the final countdown! PM me before they're all gone!
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Nov 22, 2015, 10:00 AM
#182
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Originally Posted by
OhDark30
Wow! That is quite a chunk of metal there, Scott!
Would look great with flamboyant colourful shirt cuff, I'm thinking :-)
I hear some people get their left cuffs tailored to accommodate a big watch, worth it if you love the look
The case isn't as chunky as, say, the NCC101 or 303 so doesn't carry its thickness quite so well imho. The NCC range is far more of a statement on your wrist.
There was a discussion on WUS quite some time ago about having a slightly larger left cuff to accommodate a watch, personally I've never found it necessary.
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Nov 22, 2015, 10:19 PM
#183
Member
Almost scored a Sabre but the price is beyond what I'm willing to pay because of the dial damage.
Peace,
Preston
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Nov 23, 2015, 07:29 PM
#184
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Originally Posted by
Preston
Almost scored a Sabre but the price is beyond what I'm willing to pay because of the dial damage.
Peace,
Preston
I've never seen a Sabre, Golden or otherwise, in real life but the have some pretty special faceted crystals from the pictures I've seen.
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Dec 1, 2015, 01:34 PM
#185
Member
Originally Posted by
scottjc
Something strange about that dial mate, it looks faded or damaged as the Balboa lettering is missing.
The case looks immaculate though and I certainly have a spare Balboa dial or two in my back stock if the dial isn't all you hope.
All is well
It's very difficult to see, requiring the watch to be held at just the right angle relative to the light, and I had to use a loupe. The facetted crystal (5 facets, not the 3 evident in the seller's pics) makes it all the more harder to see, and it is impossible to photograph, but the lettering BAL is just to the light of the "V" and BOA is just to the right. It is almost as though the lettering has been pressed into the texture of the dial. It is very fine but very precise.
I will pull the watch apart at some stage and try to photograph the dial without the distortion of the crystal. For now I'm just going to wear it and enjoy it. It is beautiful!!
Last edited by Harry Moon; Dec 1, 2015 at 01:37 PM.
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Dec 1, 2015, 01:57 PM
#186
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Originally Posted by
Harry Moon
All is well
It's very difficult to see, requiring the watch to be held at just the right angle relative to the light, and I had to use a loupe. The facetted crystal (5 facets, not the 3 evident in the seller's pics) makes it all the more harder to see, and it is impossible to photograph, but the lettering BAL is just to the light of the "V" and BOA is just to the right. It is almost as though the lettering has been pressed into the texture of the dial. It is very fine but very precise.
I will pull the watch apart at some stage and try to photograph the dial without the distortion of the crystal. For now I'm just going to wear it and enjoy it. It is beautiful!!
Glad to hear it. Looking forward to the pics mate.
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Dec 1, 2015, 02:26 PM
#187
Member
My pics are useless.
Here is a cropped detail of one of the sellers pics with the "BA" faintly visible and underlined.
I will try and get better hi-res pics tomorrow.
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Dec 1, 2015, 08:25 PM
#188
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It looks like yours has suffered from a more advanced version of the problem I had on the purple Balbo I showed here.
http://www.intlwatchleague.com/showthread.php?t=2922
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Dec 2, 2015, 07:02 PM
#189
Did Rado every make a square Diastar in that very groovy pinkish gold color? Or where they only yellow gold or silver?
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Dec 2, 2015, 07:08 PM
#190
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Originally Posted by
93EXCivic
Did Rado every make a square Diastar in that very groovy pinkish gold color? Or where they only yellow gold or silver?
I can't think of one but I'd be surprised if there wasn't one or two out there. The pink tc seems to be slightly more brittle than the other colours, I've seen a disproportionate number with cracks, which is why very few may have survived.