The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 1118

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Originally Posted by Newcomer 

Also, does anyone have any feelings on the Blancpain Villeret Annual Calendar with Moonphase? I just realized that it is potentially in my budget, and it is always a watch I have admired... I cannot find a lick of information about it online though, unfortunately.





And more pics: http://www.europeanwatch.com/16977.htm#_self

Also, as an addendum... I know this may just turn out to be a dumb distraction, but it is always good to exhaust one's options before making a decision.

You have TONNES of info here:

http://www.blancpain.com/en/category/collections/villeret-0

but if this is not what you want and look for opinions, ask here:

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=threadt&frm_id=14

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Originally Posted by Shikar 

Got the stickers off and sized it.

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Very Nice, Congrats.

There maybe some advantages with the newer version, but in my book the older version is much better.

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Originally Posted by Shikar 

Got the stickers off and sized it.

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 Congrats on your 15400!  Very nice choice.  If you did not buy it through a boutique, remember to register it online and they will add a year to the 2 year warranty.

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Originally Posted by Equus Leather 


Random thought - I wonder if the screws in the bezel of this AP have had their thread or slot in the head cut specifically so they can be at the right torque when lined up nicely around the bezel like that or if they are just at different tensions. Amazingly cunning engineering if they have been made specifically to work like that...

Charlie

Here is a link showing the construction of a Royal Oak case and how the white gold hex screws and nuts are used to seal the case.  Today most cases are a bit different in that they case backs are not solid, and they use a synthetic saphire case back so you can see the movement. 

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Originally Posted by apropos 


Actually not that amazingly cunning, the hexagons on the bezel are screws (in WG!!) with hexagonal heads that are held in place by the hexagonal bezel cutouts, and then they have nuts screw onto them from the caseback side through the case - i.e. the screws stay stationary and the nuts screw down on to the screws from behind.

Actually, it was really quite impressive when it was developed.  It was the first watch I remember hearing about where the case back was a solid part of the case block and the gaskets, movement, etc. all were installed through the front of the watch and locked down by tightening the bezel/hex screws by turning the nuts that passed through the case back.  They actually had to devise tools that could produce the cases and bracelets out of steel, because nothing had ever been built like this.  Therefore, the original prototyle was made in white gold which is easier to work with than  steel.   

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Originally Posted by apropos 

Does anyone have experience with either peccary or pigskin in watchstraps?

 My father had a coat and at a later date gloves made of pigskin.  They have a sort of suede like nap/quality to them.  If find them soft but they feel sort of heavy.  I'm not sure that it would wear well unless the nap was removed from the top surface.  Otherwise it might show the same type of wear/staining from moisture etc that you see with suede.

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Originally Posted by dddrees 

There maybe some advantages with the newer version, but in my book the older version is much better.

 

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 +1 .  I like the original LVs more than the new ones.  I just don't think the colored (blue or green) ceramic bezels look good.  Just seeing yours makes me feel I need to give my old LV some wrist time.