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Offline besview

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Show your pilot/swordhands...
« on: September 28, 2010, 09:25:15 PM »
I am also a sucker for swordhand watches..Here are mine


Bell Ross BR-02...current


Maurice Lacroix Miros Diver...current


Ball Night Train...current


Ball Fireman I .....gone,not forgotten


Ball Fireman II....gone too


Ball Aviator  GMT..gone as well


Seiko Sinn Homage



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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2010, 12:21:17 AM »


« Last Edit: September 29, 2010, 12:23:51 AM by terrenceterrence »
Better outrun my gun....faster than my bullet


Offline takashi78

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2010, 06:44:42 AM »
Damn i dont have any.....sob sob....

Offline sshark

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2010, 12:21:41 PM »
My "swordhands"






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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2010, 01:38:14 PM »
terence,
That Sinn UTC had been on my radar but used,they want too much for it.Look good on nato as well :Cheers:

sshark,
That Omega now got money also hard to find.Once in a while,it does pop up on the SC overseas :Cheers:

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2010, 06:38:27 PM »

Two watches from 2 continent...


Junkers 'Hooters'


Seiko diver + pilot...... Dilot..... .... DiPi..... LoVer  ;D


Its a Samurai.... no wonder it is called Samurai.....  :Cheers:

Offline SHL

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2010, 06:56:45 PM »
Are these also consider "swordhands"???


Offline besview

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2010, 08:36:55 PM »
Are these also consider "swordhands"???



Oh yes,for sure.Din know tat Ingersoll makes watches!I know they make tractors etc


DJ,
That Seiko really wears big doesn't it?Damn solid watch :thumbsup:

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2010, 07:09:56 AM »
DJ,
That Seiko really wears big doesn't it?Damn solid watch :thumbsup:

Yes bro. Its big, solid & heavy. The new movement it smooth & sensitive. Really love it  :thumbsup:

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2010, 03:16:34 PM »
Mine... old picts hehehehe  ;D





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Offline Alvin-8880

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2010, 03:24:49 PM »
..teng teng teng... ;D

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2010, 03:28:07 PM »
i thought sword hand should be like this




Offline besview

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2010, 03:37:06 PM »
i thought sword hand should be like this






Whao....got blood on the blade somemore..thats the real swordhand 8)


ex001,

I had something similar......somwhere in Canada now


Offline Alvin-8880

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2010, 09:22:39 PM »
i thought sword hand should be like this





Chris, yours is not a sword but a Samurai or Mongolian blade cos it curves.

Sword is straight & pointed.  ;D

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2010, 08:03:38 AM »

Chris, yours is not a sword but a Samurai or Mongolian blade cos it curves.

Sword is straight & pointed.  ;D

a sabre From middle eastern perhaps :)

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2010, 09:07:56 AM »
Chinese call one side sharp one knife
both side sharp one sword

but Japanese got only one type
so as many other races...

Google samurai sword or go to wikipedia n search
what u get? The only type of Japanese weapon!

I got a blacken sword hand for u here, sure no argument


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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2010, 03:14:53 PM »
Here are mine...

Omega Seamaster



Aristo XXL Pilot



Invicta Corduba



Tissot V8



Hamilton GG-W-113



Benrus DTU-2AP



Hamilton Geneve 6bb



Seiko SNX425



A couple of Orsa Field Watches





more to come...


Offline duniajam

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2010, 05:02:43 PM »
TheHobbit, you must a military watch collector.  :thumbsup: I have the Seiko & the Hamilton just like you.... but the Hamilton hands is not original anymore...  :-\ Not even a military hands I think & sure not for this model.  :mooning:

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2010, 05:53:50 PM »
TheHobbit, you must a military watch collector.  :thumbsup: I have the Seiko & the Hamilton just like you.... but the Hamilton hands is not original anymore...  :-\ Not even a military hands I think & sure not for this model.  :mooning:

Duniajam,

Not really a military collector. Wanted to collect but realised very quickly it is a minefield out there with regards to these watches. Wrong case, wrong hands, franken watches etc....

Seiko I like, but not even close to yours. I have a few Seikos, mostly Divers and Seiko 5.

Here more sword hands...

Self assembled pilot inspired watch with parts from Germany and ETA 2801 hand wind movement.



Kronos military diver



CWC W10 issued watch



NIB Stocker & Yale 184 watch. Issued but unused, issued to 7th ID GI at Fort Ord before it was disbanded.



Precista PRS-10



Bulova Commemorative Hack Watch 96A102



and more to come...

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2010, 07:08:43 PM »
The two Seamaster together. The SM300 was assembled from parts sourced from the Internet and Omega itself. It is the same as the ones being assembled down under. I had a great time doing this project.



Well skeleton sword hands of the Seamaster Chrono.



Casio G-Shock AW571



AW570





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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2010, 08:04:59 PM »
Bulova Commemorative Hack Watch 96A102


I love this one bro. Really rare. Superb!  :thumbsup:

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #21 on: October 06, 2010, 09:28:36 PM »
The two Seamaster together. The SM300 was assembled from parts sourced from the Internet and Omega itself. It is the same as the ones being assembled down under. I had a great time doing this project.



Nice looking non-date omega. Pretty cool, u assemble it urself :)

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2010, 10:09:20 PM »
duniajam,

I believe the watch is still available via Amazon.

sshark,

I can't take all the credit. I bought the dial and hands off the Internet. The case was from Omega. The movement was sourced locally here in Taiwan from an older Seamaster. I had my watchmaker strip the movement, clean, re-oil, replace worn parts and retime the movement. I assembled the watch and sent it back to my watchmaker for final fit and clearance checks. Also he did the water resistance checks on the watch, twice, once without movement and once with. He also rechecked the timing after the movement is fitted. It was a fun project. I am currently looking to start another, but this time with the large triangle (at 12 o'clock) Omega dial. Still sourcing for the dial.

I consider this watch a homage to the original, although all the parts are original Omega, it is not 100% correct for the watch. For example the dial and hands are correct for the watch, but the case is not. Currently Omega only have cases for the version with date, thus the space where the movement sits in is about 0.5 mm deeper (because of the calendar module). So you will need thicker movement clamp. As such the case part number is not correct for the dial and hands. Also the font on the case back is not 100% as the original. The font is slightly different.

The movement that I am using is correct for the dial and watch but the serial number dates the movement before this watch was released by Omega in the 60s.

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #23 on: October 07, 2010, 06:45:20 AM »
The Hobbit - Impressive collections and a assemble job well done.


dc
I am almost a recovered watchaholic, but last checked shows only 70% recovered. How?

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Re: Show your pilot/swordhands...
« Reply #24 on: October 09, 2010, 07:52:58 PM »
The Hobbit - Impressive collections and a assemble job well done.


dc

Thank you. :)