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 Posted: Wed Jul 30th, 2008 03:42 pm
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Eric L.



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 As a fellow LM-7 preorder, I'll chime in here.  Mitch says he has all the movements in stock, but its that case factory in China that keeps on delaying things.  The official line is "they have orders for 50,000 cases, and our order of 300 cases takes a low priority."  Now I am not sure how "low priority" can translate to something like a 9 month delay, but then I don't really know what goes on at O7.  They do have a fanatical following and I have both an LM-1 and LM-6, both of which are very nice watches, but the price I paid for both are at the limit of what I think they are worth.

I emailed Mitch today to ask what the official specs of the LM-7 are, since I cannot find them anywhere.  So right now I have a rough idea of what the dimensions will be, but no idea what the WR rating is, what movement it will use (O is right that it will be either 2824-2 or SW200), whether the crystal is AR coated, what dial it will use, what hands, etc....

There was some brief mention that the bezel will have lumed numerals and some sort of sapphire coating, but who knows whether they will get that done since I've heard nothing about it.

I really expect more delays.  Get ready for the excuse of "in August the Swiss watchmakers take their month long holidays" in the coming weeks.  I find it hard to believe they all pack up shop and close for a month!  What a way to run a business. 

In the end, like all long projects, it will be delivered and people will sing its praises.  Outsiders will come in and say "I wish I got in on this, do you want to sell it to me?" not realizing that the delay has been over a year already.