I am bumping this up because I'm still banging around some ideas here.
Here's where I am. I have gotten some watches in and been messing around with some combinations . I am leaning back and forth between several options but I am a little torn. There's so many things to consider from parts availability to color combinations and long term durability. That's why your input is important.
Here are examples of what is running through my head. Some like chronos some don't. If I do a chrono should it be a 7750? Well that would have a stopwatch which some don't like, some don't understand and certainly almost no one will ever use. So that leads me to an Asian vrersion. Well then I have to rework the gearing and make sure the finished dial registers match the funstion. We'd be talking about a functional watch though that would track more useful things like date and month. And it would certainly be more dependable and easier to service.
But then I think about eliminating it altogether and just going with a standard dial. If I go automatic, what kind? Should I spend the extra money and go with a high end movement? Well that would only drive the cost up and not necessarily result in a better watch regardless of what you hear. The tried and true 2813 (aka 21J) would certainly be better in many respects.
Or maybe I should just throw it all out the window and go quartz. 8)
Also, Vaclumed..so it really glows.. The Darkside Angler you can call it..
