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 Posted: Wed Jan 9th, 2013 11:38 am
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Just in the door today and straight onto wrist!

This is a homage recreation of the 1982 panerai mille metri- afaik only 4 prototypes made and no watches ever made it into production.

Here are the specs of mine:

esdee mm case set and pad printed sterile dial, steel case bead blasted (WR 60atm tested - designed for 1000m)
rubber strap notched to fit 21mm lugs (sourcing prev 20mm screw-in buckle atm)
pad-printed sterile dial relumed by dow, hands stock 2824-2
eta 2824-2 movement with h5 sourced and installed by andy schuhren (entire assembled by andy)

I need to wear this and see where wear would have occurred to case- then cape cod for a while locally ....

Cant take my eyes off this. So many times one purchases watches or assembles parts to be ultimately slightly disappointed. Not with this one.....













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 Posted: Wed Jan 9th, 2013 11:41 am
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heres a comparison wristie with an autozilla taken when case only arrived

made the zilla look like a dress watch!



Last edited on Wed Jan 9th, 2013 11:56 am by mellons

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Looks very Commando! Congrats on this prototype! I would have gone for some brown or black leather strapsthumbsup.gif

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I have a custom waterproof sharkskin with sewn-in pre v buckle to go on this also!

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Congrats Mellons!ThumbsUp02.gif...do you know if he have any cases without movements left?

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mellons wrote:
I have a custom waterproof sharkskin with sewn-in pre v buckle to go on this also!
This will be nice!

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I can shoot esdee a pm

There were three case sets: steel, ti and bronze

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Very nice. Enjoy that one, its a beast!

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other shoes: mm mounted on coq straps 22mm waterproof sharkskin notched to 21mm with brushed sewn-in pre-v buckle





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Not bad Mellons but I'm one of those who "gets shivers" when I see notched straps...
For me it fits or it don't: Notching is killing the straps IMO or it have to come clean on the outside edge of the lugs like a B&R... Sorry

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i am the same about notching but this is as per original...

Last edited on Thu Jan 10th, 2013 12:50 pm by mellons

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mellons wrote:
i am the same about notching but this is as per original...

May I ask who made those straps?whichone.gif

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