Me too, by far. But prices are not reasonable anymore with these vintage Fifty Fathoms. If all works well, I will tell you something at the end of this year...
Credit pictures: Phillips. What's the most obvious problem, here? The dial! A Milspec should have a Milspec dial, to only a Milspec case back. Even a beginner can understand that. The second problem: The awful ( and incorrect ) hands. The big question is ...
And first thing that jumped into my mind was "another "work" at Phillips".. What a shame companies are cooperating with this game, It's shame you can't really trust all these sources.
We're back to the good days when buying from a private collector was the best deal in terms of fun, price and quality. .. Now, if only Nico will give up on one of his vintage 50f we're settled...
I did some research on this FF bronze. Nicolas cited it in his study on bronze cases "Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bronze Milspecs. 14 years of investigation on case numbers" It appears in Mr. Konrad Knirim's excellent book on military watches . The attached p...