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Thanks!
Jul 18, 2019,16:27 PM
Ebel did a good job distinguishing the chronograph hands from the time and calendar hands. But it does require an extra diopter or two in the bifocals for the calendar hands.
—Rick
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That's interesting
By: COUNT DE MONET : July 18th, 2019-12:51
You are not favourizing any existing perpetual?
Thanks!
By: rdenney : July 18th, 2019-16:27
Ebel did a good job distinguishing the chronograph hands from the time and calendar hands. But it does require an extra diopter or two in the bifocals for the calendar hands. —Rick
Ah, yes, the 100th anniversary model.
By: rdenney : July 18th, 2019-16:10
One of few I don’t have from Ebel, although I do have the other limited-edition centennial model. I love the old logo. This is my third BTR—I also own the 9137L73 with rubber bezel, and the 9139L72 with the central-minutes dial and a steel bezel with an e...
The Blancpain for me
By: rdenney : July 18th, 2019-16:12
But I would not kick any of them out of bed! —Rick
Alas, they no longer do.
By: rdenney : July 18th, 2019-16:23
The BTR experiment did not succeed for them, sad to say. But their chronograph movement lives on. They sold the movement, tooling, and half a dozen specialty technicians to Ulysse Nardin in 2012, and it lives on as the UN150 family. And the Breguet 582 fa...
Transit
By: Jurry : July 19th, 2019-04:43
Mine is in transit waiting in the safe of manufacture to be handed over when we will visit the factory in Switzerland Once I’ve received I’ll post