Finally got my Grail

All I can say is that pix don’t come close to showing how gorgeous this watch is (nor does the crappy camera on my 4 generation old iPhone).
It’s stunning in the sunlight.
And it’s so thin.
And I love the bracelet.
The butterfly clasp looks gorgeous, almost like there is no clasp at all, but it’s too fiddly for me.
I have the micro-adjust clasp coming in a few weeks.
I really must give a shout out to Leonardo Jewelers in Metuchen, NJ, and Joshua who got me an awesome deal.
I got the watch…

Finally got my Grail

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Finally got to try on Doxa Sub’s – how to decide?

Tied on some Doxa Sub’s on the weekend. I think I prefer the 300 and the 250T (unfortunately the two more expensive options). The 300 has the retro chic and is both large and small (if that makes any sense) but the dial is smaller due to the nice curved crystal, the 250T has the GMT and dial is maybe visibly bigger than the 300.

The 300T bracelet end links just didn’t articulate as well as I’d like, and the 200T might be a little too small, but didn’t look bad.

Thoughts from the group…

Finally got to try on Doxa Sub’s – how to decide?

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Cathedral Hands for Longines

I have a Longines Istituto Idrografico R.Marina Heritage (L2.677.4.53.2) which has a L651.3 movement based on the ETA 2894-2. I would like to replace the existing hour hand (1.5 mm x 8 mm) and minute hand (0.9mm x 12mm) with a pair of cathedral style. The dial has the “fauxtina” lume color, so a similar color is what I’m looking for. Unfortunately, while there are plenty of aftermarket hands for Seiko movements, I’ve had no luck locating a suitable pair that will fit the Longines. Any…

Cathedral Hands for Longines

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