cazalea[Seiko Moderator]
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Who has one or more of the old WPS / Purists Special watches? May I ask for a show of wrists?
Jul 30, 2020,10:22 AM
This site never got the bug to become a Hodinkee, but over the last 10-15 years some special editions were released for WPS visitors. I have only 3 but there were at least 8-10 in total. Here are mine.
Moving from right to left, I'll describe them
2011 P10 Paul Gerber Triple RotorIf you look very closely at the dial you will see the word Purists engraved in the center.
You will also see some bleeding of the black lume on the outer rim. There were some "issues" making the first copies of the dial, and Paul included an extra dial and date ring with each watch.
Maybe it's time to swap the new one in.
Black Lume
The "black" lume is actually blue when activated
My watch used to have yellow gold rotors but it was recalled and refitted with platinum for better winding performance.
2011 St Gallen ABR
This watch was designed by a doctor, for doctors (coronavirus foresight?).
It can be sterilized, the silicone straps slide on and off, the kit includes cleaning tools, etc.
Water resistance of at least 6 inches as shown here (actually its 100M)
The 4-armed second hand was intended to offer convience in taking a patient's pulse. In fact it became a small nightmare because the hand(s) have to be set EXACTLY flat so none of the arms touch the crystal. Mine and a number of others were recalled for running too slow, which turned out to be an interference issue. The choices for a solution were (1) press the hand on tighter/lower (not good), (2) raise the glass (impossible), (3) increase the height above the dial by machining the case differently, etc etc.
I used to have 15 of 178 and now I have 51 of 178, so it was a new case, in my case.
P15 Zenith ChronometroNo issues to report on this beauty
Nice El Primero movement wtih some silicon escapement bits.
It came with several straps and buckles including the NATO which is the one I prefer. I only wish they'd included a Bulgari-style wrap, as shown below:
I used to wear this belt whenever I wore the Zenith but my wife thought I was being too precious...