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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 02:49 pm |
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Olivier 3T WIS
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Letting the prototypes get a tan        
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12th, 2012 03:53 pm |
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MrMayface 3T WIS
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Awesome. I really don't see the bronze bezel coming off mine to often. That last wrist shot looks great. The cut outs on the bezel look very deep.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13th, 2012 08:03 am |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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Hey, Roland, welcome aboard! I'm not doing well in the "ignore department" with this one!  Congrats on a great design! BTW, Olivier is a well respected family name over here......
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15th, 2012 09:36 pm |
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Olivier 3T WIS
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Thanks for the welcome Graham! Be sure to order one so you can show all the S.A. Olivier's whats what! Graham wrote: Hey, Roland, welcome aboard!
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15th, 2012 09:38 pm |
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Olivier 3T WIS
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For anyone wondering how the watch might look on a zulu or nato:   
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16th, 2012 12:34 pm |
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Devin 3T WIS 
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Olivier wrote:For anyone wondering how the watch might look on a zulu or nato: I like it! Maybe a darker color zulu would look better.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20th, 2012 05:08 pm |
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Olivier 3T WIS
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Last tuesday I had a great meetup with a local WIS and big time paneristi James. He brought with him his PAM 382, the lovely bronze cased luminor sub that has just about everybody considering emptying little bobby's college fund... It is quite the piece. I let it mingle with my bronze divers so they could learn a thing or two about italio-swiss design elements, while James and I had a great conversation about watches, cars, you name it! He showed me the new offerings Panerai just debuted and gave me a very insightful walk through of their models, naming conventions, dial history, and more. James saw my Bronze Diver online and wanted to pick one up for a daily bronze wearer, his 382 being a special occasion watch. The 382 is really a stunning watch. One thing that I really love is its very unique case finishing. I feel like its somewhere in between a brush finish, and a polished case. Its unlike any other brush finish that I have seen, and it really makes the case glow when the light hits it. You can see it in some of my pictures, it gives the bronze an even warmer almost red/yellow tinge. I had seen this in other pictures of it, and finally think I know where the effect is coming from. The in house movement is very nicely decorated, and very fun to peep through the exhibition case back. Having just written that, I just realized I didnt take a picture of it! I tried it on, my first non - Olivier watch on my wrist since getting the prototypes, and its got a very nice heft. It certainly has wrist presence on my 6.5 in wrist! It has a titanium case back, and titanium buckle. The 382 is really a fantastic piece, it gave me tons of ideas for another Olivier down the line. Enjoy the pictures! [We were inside a coffee shop on a VERY bright SoCal day, which made taking pictures pretty difficult.]              
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22nd, 2012 06:32 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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I think it will be effortless to fall in love with your bronze pieces. I can hardy wait.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28th, 2012 02:07 am |
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Olivier 3T WIS
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29th, 2012 02:05 am |
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Olivier 3T WIS
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 Well...the time has come guys. I had been promising an update with some really great surprises, and its finally here! After launching last month the second most asked question besides "will there be other dial colors?" was "FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD WILL THERE BE STRAP OPTIONS!" For the former I opted for a blue, brown and no date dial options, and couldn't leave those wanting for straps out to dry! I had been waiting for a package to arrive full of strap samples for me to try out, and it finally arrived yesterday. So today I made an impromptu studio set up so that I wouldn't have to go to the office on a Saturday [its the little things] and snapped away. There are a LOT of pictures in this thread, prepare for the long haul. You can also see the 2.0 version of the bronze buckles in the pictures. Some of you that have ordered buckles in the past few weeks might have already gotten these, the 2.0 versions have a channel on the underside of the buckle to let the buckle hug the strap. They are also thicker. The news that might excite the most of you is that the guys over at ISOFRANE are letting me get their straps for Olivier! Contact me for more details! Anyone that has an ISOFRANE knows what im talking about when I say that they are bar none THEE rubber strap. They are just super comfortable and the support it gives even the heaviest watches makes them feel great on the wrist. I will be able to offer them as an upgrade strap with my watches, and as you can see, I've already got the bronze isofrane sized tang completed. There will also be a isofrane specific buckle available that Ill debut when its all finished. Yes, black AND blue isofranes will be available! Contact me for more details  !      I was also able to find a great THICK brown leather strap with very cool stitching. I think it looks fantastic on the bronze / bronze diver combo, and might be exactly what those of you who pre-ordered the brown dial are looking for. I am also waiting on the same strap in black with white stitching, as well as a dark brown waterproof leather strap. Details on those when they arrive.   I was also happy to find a great soft black leather band with white stich. I love how it dresses up the watch, and it feels fantastic on.       I also sourced some great sailclothe straps in black and blue. I love sailclothe, and think they really look perfect on these bronzes.               Let me know what you think, this is just part 1 of the accessory straps for the Bronze Diver, I am still actively looking for more options and will post another update when I get other options in!
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29th, 2012 09:40 pm |
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stew77 Admin 
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Awesome Roland!!! Love all the additional strap options!!! That Isofrane with your killer bronze buckle is a truly sweet option, and the one I would be going for (you are making it almost irresistable for me not to push the buy button on this one)!!!!   I like the sail cloth and leather options too! Oh man...I simply cannot resist!!!
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| Posted: Sat Feb 4th, 2012 01:08 am |
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afc14284 3T WIS 
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Olivier wrote: Roland.. Congrats on what appears to be a succesful first run of watches with the Olivier, I personally had never been attracted to Bronze watches but your pic of the Olivier on Iso has gotten me to re-evaluate my preferences..  ...Hope you keep em coming..I wouldn't be that surprised if my first Bronze watch would be yours (I might even guarantee it)... 
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