Patience is a tough virtue.
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...
The hands were the find, the watch is much older. ;) Thanks, et.
But this is not all, I also found the alarm disc, recently, as this post is several months old. ;) Best, Nicolas
Great catch and a wonderful story ...
Nicolas, Congratulations for your "new" watch and more for your patience (that I don't have too much). Cheers, Nilo
Great detail
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!
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?
Very nice improvement! Congrats! :) Not only Vlad - he is the Devil in details as well! ;) Best, my friend Blomman
Yes, it was an alarm disc taken from a Snowdrop or a 875, but not its alarm disc.
Now, it has its own and correct alarm disc... Best. The Devil. ;)
All comes to those who ...
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...
... 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, ...
That is the rare spirit of our forum.
Shared pleasure. Wait to see this one with the correct alarm disc! Best, Nicolas