Crusader, re
On the manual watch with acrylic crystal, Eddie will know best, but I wouldn't be surprised if the PRS53 has been quite a good seller. As for the Mark 11 dial, I note that many people have been modifying Speedbirds, PRS53s, and O&Ws with Yao Type 48 dials: the Friday thread is awash with them. Some have even had them relumed in C3 :D .Quote:
Tim, while a manual watch may be very desirable for this community, the attractiveness of such a watch with acrylic crystal (with a screw-down bezel, by the way) for Eddie's business may be an entirely different matter. Also, the 11 had a 35mm diameter - hardly something to catch the fancy of a multitude of buyers, these days.
I for one would definitely be very tempted by a Mark 11 dial with C3 lume in a PRS53 case with manual wind and acrylic, which would also address the size problem. I know Eddie's not sourcing from the PRS53 OEM anymore, so that could be a problem, but whether it's 35mm or 37mm I think is not too important. The real point which Tim makes is that the sterile Mark 11 dial is probably the most classic expression of the RAF aviator watch, and is hard to come by in a new watch unless one is willing to put up with the size of the Quad 10. I'd think it a market opportunity, but again Eddie knows best. Of course, a certain Mark MCxxxxxx would lose some of its uniqueness - ok, all of its uniqueness, since it wouldn't be unique anymore ... :D
Kamraj