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any more info or photos?

thanks...

cheers

Let's compare it with a Bunde...



What do you think?

The size, if it bis 45 mm, is not a problem as we saw it with the former 2007 release.

I regret the presence of the date...

Best,

Nicolas

are right my friend....

then again, you are an expert on vintage FFs.....

cheers

what is the homeage? among the homeage, I vote for polaris 65/68 and portuguese 1939 so far.

a problem for me as well.

"Wanna-be", comes to my mind.

Sorry!

and there will be little changes before the final product leaves the factory.

There have been changes (e.g. date windows) in the past

My vote would be: no date, in this case

I should "vote" too....

No date...

cheers

It's a great effort, sans the date window.  I still really don't understand why such a re-edition needs a date display, but I suppose there are some people who can't live without one.

Cheers,

Daos

I´m dreaming about a nice Milspec and No Rad Re-edition!

But.... PLEASE... Whitout Date....PLEASE

Best

Emilio

This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-03-19 12:27:51

Yes, I know a really happy Bunde owner!

Best, my dear Nico.

Emilio, aka Matador!

I must admit that I have two feelings...

One feeling is really good, because always is great that some brands re-edited legendary watches. I only hope, in this case, see a nice Milspec re-edition, for example. It´d be a perfect duo with my vintage Milspec, don´t you think?

The other feeling is really bad.... I can´t understand some re-editions which don´t make a real and perfect tribute to legendary watches. Why a date window in this No Rad Marvel??. Why a date in, for example, the stunning Longines Diver???.

The brands must give respect to these legendary watches, and if them made a re-edition, this re-ed must be closely to the original one. I know that there are No Rads with date, but them don´t have the same soul than a Bunde, IMO.

If this No Rad wouldn´t wear a date, it´d be a watch in my wish list, Hermano.

Best, Nicolas

Matador.

 

It certainly is reminiscent of the past, which is good, in my book.

I wish/hope it's smaller than 45 mm though. A forlorn hope?

the date ruin the whole look....pity

I am not really convinced by the photo of this tribute, but I reserve my opinion until I can see the definitive watch in real.

Regarding the date/no date issue, I can understand that one may prefer without. But I don't get why the date would be invalid or not legitimate. As Emilio said, "No radiation" Fifty Fathoms with date did exist in the past.

claude.f posted on this forum ( click here ) some scans of the catalog from 1967 where the "no rad" model with date was presented.


credit : claude.f

I am very surprised that Blancpain has made the connection to there military past. I think they have such a rich history in vintage military watches that they could really market to the public.

New " No Rad " with the date, but it is a matter of taste, and indeed a personal and subjective point of view, Marv.

Without date, TO ME, it would have been a more attractive watch.

Just my point of view, indeed.

Best,

Nicolas

My remark was just a precision that echoed other posts, in which this new Tribute to FF was incorrectly associated to other re-issues (such as the Longines Greenlander) for which the date had been added without respect for the original models.

Marv, indeed, this re-ed is close to some No Rad with date watches. Certanlly, there were more variants with date than without (the Bunde, for example).

It´s a matter of taste: I prefer these diver watches without date: Longines Diver, Omega Seamaster 300, Blancpain FF, Rolexes, etc...

As always, a matter of taste, Marv.

Best my friend.

Emilio

I must say that i am tempted to go out an place an order asap.

I'm not that worried by the date, times do change.

George