wont cover the major, well known flaws of this piece here. Here are the facts:
The dial states:
The case-back engraving states:
The crown engraving states:
One thing I noticed that I haven't seen anyone else comment on so far is the fact that the bezel is sloped, with a high center that gets shorter as it approaches the edge. I've been looking at pics of various gens, and although I can't find a shot that shows the bezel profile, I think either they must be flat, or have a more subtle slope than the rep. This may be the other "off" thing about the bezel that couldn't be discerned from the pics posted by the dealers.
The dial indices appear to be engraved, then filled with lume, so it gives a pseudo-sandwich dial appearance. The case-back engravings are nicely done, with a decent amount of depth to them. The case-back itself screws on and off smoothly using just a sticky-ball.
The crown engraving is done to the same standard as the case-back engravings. One thing worth noting about that is that the blue plastic that covers the crown during shipment got wedged into the engravings and took quite a bit of effort to remove.
The lug bars have screw-ends on either side, and you'll definitely want to check them after receiving yours, as the screws on this example were loose.
Here are the pics:
- Stainless steel case, 52mm diameter, 57mm with crown, 64.6mm lug-to-lug, 14mm high
- 26mm lug width
- Lug bars with screws on both sides
- Screw-down crown
- SeaGull ST-1901 2-register chronograph movement
- Running seconds @ 9, chrono minutes @ 3, center chrono seconds
- Blue (painted) hands
- Display case-back
The dial states:
The case-back engraving states:
The crown engraving states:
One thing I noticed that I haven't seen anyone else comment on so far is the fact that the bezel is sloped, with a high center that gets shorter as it approaches the edge. I've been looking at pics of various gens, and although I can't find a shot that shows the bezel profile, I think either they must be flat, or have a more subtle slope than the rep. This may be the other "off" thing about the bezel that couldn't be discerned from the pics posted by the dealers.
The dial indices appear to be engraved, then filled with lume, so it gives a pseudo-sandwich dial appearance. The case-back engravings are nicely done, with a decent amount of depth to them. The case-back itself screws on and off smoothly using just a sticky-ball.
The crown engraving is done to the same standard as the case-back engravings. One thing worth noting about that is that the blue plastic that covers the crown during shipment got wedged into the engravings and took quite a bit of effort to remove.
The lug bars have screw-ends on either side, and you'll definitely want to check them after receiving yours, as the screws on this example were loose.
Here are the pics:
