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The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread
- Thread starter ebzen02
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I think you should clean up the SWOLEX font to be the same font, or make one side bold. Serifs and san serifs side by side is meh. Something like:Ok, I'm going to do this, lol. Case ordered, this is the final art:
I might, just figured they'd keep their respective fonts in the mash up.I think you should clean up the SWOLEX font to be the same font, or make one side bold. Serifs and san serifs side by side is meh. Something like:
Like they did in the Moonswatch:
How deep can we sink?You guys are nuts. This is outrageous.
White Castle? Old Country Buffet? Chico’s Bail Bonds?
My initial thought was Arby's, but I think a Bail Bond place would be worse! Then you can get the caseback engraved with "#1 Bounty Hunter" or something.
- 14/10/19
- 2,540
- 11,052
- 113
Following a link from @KushBandit for mercedes hands, I found this case
luciusatelier.com
10mm thickness
no lugholes though
Explorer Watch Case - 36mm [ULTRA THIN EDITION]
Engineered by us and made exclusively for us with quality assurance by ISO 9001 Certified manufacturers. FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING BUILD YOUR OWN WATCH!5 main components required to complete a watch. Watch Case Dial Hands Chapter Ring Movement Bracelet (optional) Strap (optional) Bridge & Rotor...
luciusatelier.com
10mm thickness
no lugholes though
- 14/10/19
- 2,540
- 11,052
- 113
I haven't seen the Raffles version of the current Explorer up close, only on their site...it's good.
And I've got a Yuki dial and hands in the queue for a 1016 as well. Their hands are a lot narrower than most I see, they look great!
- 14/10/19
- 2,540
- 11,052
- 113
I bought a Raffles 1016 dial and a 14270 dial for comparison.
I had once assembled the 1016, but since I personally preferred the YUKI, I reassembled one of them into the 14270.
It is not exact, but I think it is acceptable.
raffles 14270 dials are not accurate too.
14270 Swiss T<25
- its missing a T infront of the swiss, it should be T Swiss T < 25.
- the 3 6 9 should not have lume and the font is wrong.
14270 swiss made
- the 3 6 9 should not have lume and the font is wrong.
hodinkee article:
explorer reference points
14270 Swiss T<25
- its missing a T infront of the swiss, it should be T Swiss T < 25.
- the 3 6 9 should not have lume and the font is wrong.
14270 swiss made
- the 3 6 9 should not have lume and the font is wrong.
hodinkee article:
explorer reference points
Yep, also the gap between the indices and the minute spokes is too small.
Too many giveaways to be worth ordering unfortunately.
I finally picked up a 39mm Clean Explorer 214270. It probably needs a movement or (gen?) reversing wheels, but the price was right, so I got it to try out.
Now on the hunt for the Clean 36mm 124270 version.
I'm glad my hoarding is small things like watches and bicycles, rather than cars or stacks of newspapers, lol.
Now on the hunt for the Clean 36mm 124270 version.
I'm glad my hoarding is small things like watches and bicycles, rather than cars or stacks of newspapers, lol.
mine works fine with no change. winding & rotor so much better than the clone ETA, even seagull
This was M2M with a noisy rotor. It's said to be working, but with that issue. A little research says the problem is likely the reversing wheels, so will either replace with gen or put in a VR3130.