I also didnt realise about the GMT style hour hand, or that pressing the top chrono pusher with the chrono running stops the second hand, but upon pressing it again the chrono skips forward. Clever stuff indeed!
I also didnt realise about the GMT style hour hand, or that pressing the top chrono pusher with the chrono running stops the second hand, but upon pressing it again the chrono skips forward. Clever stuff indeed!
Got the "On its way" email from Timefactors this morning but nothing from UPS with a shipping number yet ?
maseman
Split time Chronograph. You can use it for lap timing, etc. Make a note of the first reading and then jump to elapsed time to carry on.
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Haha, it took me a couple of attempts.
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Woo hoo !!!
Can’t believe I the first stainless steel bezel to post !!!
Arrived this afternoon.
maseman
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I was tempted by the steel bezel and it looks great.
If this is the case then it is amazing! It means that you can start the chronograph, then split it, which implies that the internal measurement is running but the hands are not moving and unnecessarily draining the battery... later on you can un-split it and carry on with measurement.
I had this facility in a Seiko but it cannot be done with the PRS-40 Chrono.
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
Ha ha, it probably does, echo the looks though.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
If anyone is thinking of wearing the watch on an Erikas Original style strap, don’t forget (I did! ) that being a Destro the strap goes on the opposite way round! I spent a happy ten minutes wondering exactly what I had done wrong after fitting mine yesterday. 蘿
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"316L stainless steel, choice or bead blasted or DLC finish"
Am I correct in thinking, having now looked at all the photos of those just received, that the 1st "or" should actually be "of " ?
I'd put a WTB on the basis that 1 option would be a s/s polished case but think I may have misinterpreted the spec ?
After a few days wearing the Mission Timer, I’m loving this watch. I love the general look, I like the weight, the functionality of the movement is excellent, it’s really legible. The standout in all this, though, is the way the Lume works. Sure, it’s bright, charges fast, is readily readable. The fun bit for me is how the bezel lume and the face lume work together to give an amazing, 3D tunnel effect which, once I saw it, I couldn’t look away from.
Great job, and actually well worth the wait from conception to delivery.
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And for once - at long sodding last - I was in front of a computer at the right time, and (according to the email...) managed to secure a ceramic bezel. YES!
Must be a quiet afternoon chez Eddie - still showing as available to buy!
Hi all
Like most folk here I have been waiting years for the Mission Timer, so it's amazing to finally have this on my wrist :-)
I went for the standard black bezel and for the pictures attached I have a Barton black rubber/canvas strap.
Thanks Eddie for a fantastic watch :-)
deano
I posted this on Page 8 of this thread,
This is where the dial design comes from (in the main).
The sub-dial can be obscured because it is only really there as a "proof of life" sub-dial, to show the movement is still working.
Given the trouble Eddie had with the movements on special order from ETA, I think this will be a one-off production run, but I may be wrong.....
Thanks.
Anyone familiar with the Sinn 717 ?
https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/04/05
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
The movement is a 7750 base and that is where the seconds are. They would have had to make it a bullhead to get the seconds in the right place. On the NABO clock the controls are actually at the bottom.
To me the 717 is grail material if it wasn't for the size and thickness 45mm x 15.3mm. I mean really? You might as well strap the clock on your wrist.
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
Yes the movement dictates sub-dial placement.
The NaBo 17 is using a pocket/stop watch movement and with the pushers at the bottom then the sub-dial is at the top.
Same layout as the Panerai watches where movement and right side winder dictates sub at 9.
The design choice is where to put the crown/pushers not where the sub-dial goes.
Depending on the Borduhren functions and movement chosen the single sub-dial can be at 12 or 6 for different movements and manufacturers.
Got my shipping notice from The Boss - due on Friday! Yes!
NaBo 16 mentioned as using a version of the Valjoux 5 movement
Valjoux Calibre 19”’ family Valjoux 5 KVM.
Can't find a reference to the NaBo 17 ZM specific movement variant other than Calibre 5
https://sinn-uhrenforum.de/index.php...threadID=13445
This is a reference for the Valjoux 5 KVM with other variants linked
https://reference.grail-watch.com/movement/valjoux-5/
This thread has a lovely shot of the movement in a different variant of the 17. Clearly a Sinn version of the Valjoux 5
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...7-Sinn-NaBo-17
Knirim
http://www.knirim.de/a008mond.htm
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Looks Lovely
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Mine arrived today, and I am deeply impressed. The watch, packaging, ancillaries, overall presentation and especially value-for-money are all outstanding.
I own a lot of chronos, and yet the button-action on this alone is nicer than any others, even at far higher prices.
This is my kind of watch, and, if anything is better in the metal than the pictures ever suggested. It's certainly more compact than I expected - it wears really nicely, and is not bulky or heavy as I thought it might be, even with the steel bracelet.
I've often read people waxing-hyperbolic over Eddie's works, now I see why - as I've said elsewhere, bigger names could learn something from Timefactors.
Still with its plastic protective films in place...
...aaaand the reason for that is another, unexpected incoming, which cost a lot more, means this will probably have to go for 'rehoming' while it's still mint...
I will almost certainly regret this, but Łneeds must...
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Mine arrived today. I still remember that first post in 2007, and, all these years later, i cannot believe I finally have one.
A perfectly executed tool watch. Has surprised me in many ways, for example how well the hooded lugs work with a black Nato. i will perhaps try a Marine Nationale stype strap at some point in the future if funds permit.
Almost tempted to say it's my favourite Timefactors watch so far (and I had an original Dreadnought way back when).
Thank you Eddie for seeing this through to the end, and to the original authors of that first set of posts that got this underway.
A couple of more pics, really enjoying this one and first new watch in an absolute age!
Love the photos of the black one, but I really don't need another black watch...
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Good strap choice, looks great.
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"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.