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you know my love for the 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 dials, Jack.
I had one, which was a correct Lip Blancpain, but the bezel insert was in such a poor condition that I decided to sell it.
Since, I am looking for one, and it seems that it escapes from me. All those I saw were not in good condition, or not correct.
So, yes, I can say that I envy you on this one.
As for being a JLC moderator, yes, I am veary happy with that.
Did you read all the post I wrote about the JLC Deep Sea Alarm or Polarises? There are some common points with these Vintage Ffs, and they are so addictive!
Best, Jack.
Nicolas
Possibly the first gen Blancpain Fifty Fathoms with very rare small ROTOMATIC dial
Hi folks, Been so long since I done a restoration project (or a watch review post). My principles behind any restoration are clear, only minimal cleaning, without any alteration to the original stuff as much as possible; sympathetic restoration they call ...
What a perfectly written post and detailed observations!
Big Congrats on your new acquisition and you will surely enjoy it for a long time ahead :-) Best, Jon
Thanks!!!
Thanks for everything and help bro! And thanks for being one of the main suspects that poison me to no return!
I think I already saw this watch.... :)
Congratulations on such a nice and geeat catch, Jack. Yes, I've seen that configuration dial before, and if I ever succeed in finding its owner, I will ask for some pics and post them. Nothing to worry about, you have all the reasons in the world to be pr...
Thanks Nicholas!
And its also thanks to you that I am able to own this watch. You're a great contributor, getting me so addicted to this BP FF because of your write ups, etc. JLC moderator? hmmm... might want to change that. ;-) Thanks again and look forward to hear from ...
you know my love for the 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 dials, Jack.
I had one, which was a correct Lip Blancpain, but the bezel insert was in such a poor condition that I decided to sell it. Since, I am looking for one, and it seems that it escapes from me. All those I saw were not in good condition, or not correct. So, y...
there is a very good...
there is a very good reason why I am NOT reading those Polaris and Deep sea alarm for a while. Do you know how madly in love I was with this BP and the pain of not owning it for more than a year? Thanks for the kind words Nicholas. :) Best Rgds Jack Sen...
Nice watch
But the statement " Likely one of the earliest BP seen, with one of the lowest found serial number of 112X" sounds a bit bold to say the least ;-) You may want to have a look at this post, for instance... amp;fi=4&pi=4181476&ti=663126&msid=&am...
Thanks for your comment. Not...
Thanks for your comment. Not to sound offensive or anything, but my little research has not found anything lower so far. Not a challenge at all, but more towards trying to learn more. And that's why I mentioned in the post, "one of the lowest" and "poss...
Hi Jack
Hi Jack, I was just trying to point out a handful of really easy to source much lower serial numbered specimens, in case they could be of any use in your "little research". In fact, so easy to find they were posted right here in this very same forum. But ...
Thanks Daniel I saw that...
Thanks Daniel I saw that one. As said I always thought that the 3 serial numbers are meant for military issued piece. Also just my guess, the bezel seems to be a "later specimen" not the earlier small fonts ones. So that is why I always suspected that th...
I was never able to say which one of these 2 dials ( Round indexes or 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 )
Was the first to be issued.... Aaah, Daniel, since we are at it, what about these Spanish FFs? ;) Best, Nicolas
Exactly. I always have the...
Exactly. I always have the impression that since these 2 watches (sub & FF) were made based on the specification of the military, it made sense for the round indexes to be the first. But I'm surprised certain articles said otherwise. Hmmm. Best Rgds Ja...
But also it may be...
But also it may be a different model, variant altogether. So it will be useful if you can show us a dial side shot? Thanks in advance. Best Rgds Jack Sent from my mammoth Android device Pardon me on any typo