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Do you plan to have the inner scale markers 'lumed' in the future ?

 

Congrats for a nice watch.

Do you plan to have the inner scale 'circle' marks filled with luminova in the future ?

That is the only thing which differs from the original watch, and - although a minor point - I think it is a pitty the re-edition does not stick to the original.

There is no point, functionwise speaking, of having luminous hands, with no luminous marks on the dial (especially on a suposed divers watch), and there is also no consistency, historically speaking, in having a watch that copies every cosmetic features of the original one, with the exception of the luminous marks, which are an integrated part of the design of this 65 polaris, but moreover a trademark feature of the whole vintage automatic memovox line.

Everybody seem to think that this is normal that the 65 reedition is the way it is, but I am dying to see one lucky owner going to a skilled watchmaker to 'customise' his watch to the original look.

Not a difficult job to do, but it would make a big difference in the watch I think

(well, maybe nobodyelse but me really cares for this sort of details...)

This is how the beast looked like back in these days...:

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Hi, Marc,

 
By: amanico : March 10th, 2009-12:58
Welcome here, my Polaristi friend. Nice Polaris Boutique Edition, Marc! A pleasure to see the family getting bigger and bigger. Looking forward to hear more from you, and to read your thoughts about this marvel, Nicolas

Thanks Nicolas...been loving it all day...

 
By: Marc(Cap) : March 10th, 2009-13:24
Definitely a lot of fun and more beauty in this watch than I ever thought from the pics

Do you plan to have the inner scale markers 'lumed' in the future ?

 
By: Clavi : March 10th, 2009-16:14
Congrats for a nice watch. Do you plan to have the inner scale 'circle' marks filled with luminova in the future ? That is the only thing which differs from the original watch, and - although a minor point - I think it is a pitty the re-edition does not s...  

Once again, Clavi, we have a different opinion

 
By: amanico : March 10th, 2009-22:48
When you look at the '65 catalogue, you will see that the dots are empty. The version you show in your pics comes only with " Automatic " at 6 while the one on the '65 catalogue comes with " Automatic Alarm Calendar " and empty dots: There were several co...  

Empty dots...

 
By: david.graham : March 11th, 2009-01:14
Personally, I like the empty dots, they are an unusual feature. As for this being or not being 100% historically correct, I care little. Is this a fine looking watch - yes. Is anybody likely to dive in this watch - probably not. Once again it is aesthetic... 

Different opinions... and different eyes too :-)

 
By: Clavi : March 11th, 2009-04:35
I know you take this catalog scan as an official justification of the 'empty dots', and I know the re-edition has been made partly based on this scan. However: - looking at this very scan, I don't see the dots 'empty' at all. They just look normally fille... 

Waiting at home

 
By: grigo : March 10th, 2009-23:39
Waiting at home last night?? How did it get there? Mail, express courrier or your wife offered it to you as a gift. In any event congratulations on this sublime watch. Having had the luck to find a 68 to purchase, I am now touble by the fact that maybe I ... 

Just one problem with these Polaris

 
By: mamac : March 12th, 2009-10:47
It is only one problem with all these live Polaris pictures : everyone knows when you wake up in the morning. In this case, 8 o'clock is quite nice a thursday morning... ;-) I'll post picture of mine as soon ass possible... ;-) Best regards and take care ...