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Thank you, Ken. If you like this one, stay tuned! ;) [nt]
Jul 19, 2012,08:13 AM
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Patience is a tough virtue.
By: amanico : July 18th, 2012-00:15
3 years ago, I bought this Polaris II: If you pay attention to the hands, you will notice that they are not correct. They are larger, with more luminous material, and they are not " tappered " on their axis, as the correct are. It took me 2 years, two lon...
Great catch and a wonderful story ...
By: nilomis : July 19th, 2012-07:41
Nicolas, Congratulations for your "new" watch and more for your patience (that I don't have too much). Cheers, Nilo
Great detail
By: Maverik : July 19th, 2012-11:31
What a difference such a detail can make. And I keep wondering how you end up finding all these parts.
And wait to see the correct alarm disc mounted on this Polaris II!
By: amanico : July 19th, 2012-11:50
For the hands, I found them at a watchmaker friend of mine. The Alarm disc was another lucky find. I told the Manufacture if they had one in stock, three years ago, and they answered that sadly, they didn't. A few weeks ago, they asked me to send them my ...
Alarm disk from the Snowdrop?
By: blomman Mr Blue : July 19th, 2012-13:37
Very nice improvement! Congrats! :) Not only Vlad - he is the Devil in details as well! ;) Best, my friend Blomman
All comes to those who ...
By: Marv : July 19th, 2012-16:22
All comes to those who wait patiently work passionately! These original hands look great and I am very pleased that you manage to find the correct pair. :)
huge congrats, my friend...
By: FanFrancisco : July 23rd, 2012-08:39
... got something nice to my collection already can make happy and happy again... ... seeing other mate found something that is tough to find to his collection can also make happy and happy with him too. this is so called a journey of collection! anyway, ...