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Halios Holotype today...
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was a early start for a Sunday
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Cool Halios Oscar!  (and, of course Phil, the U2 is not too shabby either!) 
I started with the Speedy Mark II (re-issue)
...and just switched to a hand-cranker...Glycine Incursore Officer
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New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
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stew77 wrote:
Cool Halios Oscar! (and, of course Phil, the U2 is not too shabby either!)
I started with the Speedy Mark II (re-issue)
...and just switched to a hand-cranker...Glycine Incursore Officer
Great selection Chris.
But I always ask me what the hell means "hand cranker" ?
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OldeCrow wrote: New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
looks awesome Chris...5517 homage?
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stew77 wrote: Cool Halios Oscar! (and, of course Phil, the U2 is not too shabby either!)
I started with the Speedy Mark II (re-issue)
...and just switched to a hand-cranker...Glycine Incursore Officer
TY Chris,pulling some neglected watches out from under the bed! ...awesome duo as usual for you Chris!
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exc-hulk wrote:
stew77 wrote:
Cool Halios Oscar! (and, of course Phil, the U2 is not too shabby either!)
I started with the Speedy Mark II (re-issue)
...and just switched to a hand-cranker...Glycine Incursore Officer
Great selection Chris.
But I always ask me what the hell means "hand cranker" ?
Thanks Phil!
 ..."hand-cranker"...well, I could certainly see how that would be confusing Phil. The English language really makes no sense. By "hand-cranker" I mean "Manual Wind Movement" or a movement that you wind (crank) with your hand, thus "hand-cranker". Maybe that makes more sense now?
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oagaspar wrote:
stew77 wrote: Cool Halios Oscar! (and, of course Phil, the U2 is not too shabby either!)
I started with the Speedy Mark II (re-issue)
...and just switched to a hand-cranker...Glycine Incursore Officer
TY Chris,pulling some neglected watches out from under the bed!...awesome duo as usual for you Chris!
Thanks Oscar. Absolutely...from deep under the bed! I had forgotten about the Holotype...awesome watch, and love the yellow dial version that you've got.
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OldeCrow wrote:
New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
Congrats on the new arrival Chris!
Looks awesome in your pic!!!
I could barely make out the brand name "Ginault", which is a completely new one to me. A quick google search reveals a pretty serious effort, at least according to their marketing (and this is a true in-house movement???). Hmmm, very interesting, and I see the dial is stamped "Hand Built In America"...interesting indeed. Will definitely be interested in your thoughts and impressions.
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oagaspar wrote: OldeCrow wrote: New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
looks awesome Chris...5517 homage?
Kind of... 16610/5517/? it's really nice! There is a really nasty thread about this one over on "that other site" in the dive watch section, the watch snobs adamantly disapprove so it must be awesome! It's a really respectable homage, not loosely inspired or vaguely familiar but dead on homage to the best parts of a couple different sub models...
I've had it for three days now but it's been so dark and icy and snowy and stormy I haven't been able to take decent pictures of it!
stew77 wrote: OldeCrow wrote:
New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
Congrats on the new arrival Chris!
Looks awesome in your pic!!!
I could barely make out the brand name "Ginault", which is a completely new one to me. A quick google search reveals a pretty serious effort, at least according to their marketing (and this is a true in-house movement???). Hmmm, very interesting, and I see the dial is stamped "Hand Built In America"...interesting indeed. Will definitely be interested in your thoughts and impressions.
The advertising hype is very "flowery" it is an in house ETA copy, not sure of it's origin my guess is Chinese based on the the shock protection but a quick lap on the timing machine shows it's running well within chronometer spec so it very definitely was built here by someone who knows what they are doing because the Chinese simply can't make an ETA clone run this well. The inside of the presentation box says "Hand built in America" too, the caseback says "made in usa".
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OldeCrow wrote:
oagaspar wrote: OldeCrow wrote: New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
looks awesome Chris...5517 homage?
Kind of... 16610/5517/? it's really nice! There is a really nasty thread about this one over on "that other site" in the dive watch section, the watch snobs adamantly disapprove so it must be awesome! It's a really respectable homage, not loosely inspired or vaguely familiar but dead on homage to the best parts of a couple different sub models...
I've had it for three days now but it's been so dark and icy and snowy and stormy I haven't been able to take decent pictures of it!
stew77 wrote: OldeCrow wrote:
New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
Congrats on the new arrival Chris!
Looks awesome in your pic!!!
I could barely make out the brand name "Ginault", which is a completely new one to me. A quick google search reveals a pretty serious effort, at least according to their marketing (and this is a true in-house movement???). Hmmm, very interesting, and I see the dial is stamped "Hand Built In America"...interesting indeed. Will definitely be interested in your thoughts and impressions.
The advertising hype is very "flowery" it is an in house ETA copy, not sure of it's origin my guess is Chinese based on the the shock protection but a quick lap on the timing machine shows it's running well within chronometer spec so it very definitely was built here by someone who knows what they are doing because the Chinese simply can't make an ETA clone run this well. The inside of the presentation box says "Hand built in America" too, the caseback says "made in usa".
Flowery marketing indeed...ETA copy makes sense...when I saw a pic of the movement on Ginault's site, it looked like a dead ringer for the 2824 for sure. Great to hear that on your timing machine, the movement is turning out fantastic performance! Flower marketing or not, the case looks very well machined (at least in the pics) and the lume looks really great, even if you have to go to the ends of the earth to source it....
Again, great to hear that your initial impressions are favorable.
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OldeCrow wrote: oagaspar wrote: OldeCrow wrote: New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
looks awesome Chris...5517 homage?
Kind of... 16610/5517/? it's really nice! There is a really nasty thread about this one over on "that other site" in the dive watch section, the watch snobs adamantly disapprove so it must be awesome! It's a really respectable homage, not loosely inspired or vaguely familiar but dead on homage to the best parts of a couple different sub models...
I've had it for three days now but it's been so dark and icy and snowy and stormy I haven't been able to take decent pictures of it!
stew77 wrote: OldeCrow wrote:
New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
Congrats on the new arrival Chris!
Looks awesome in your pic!!!
I could barely make out the brand name "Ginault", which is a completely new one to me. A quick google search reveals a pretty serious effort, at least according to their marketing (and this is a true in-house movement???). Hmmm, very interesting, and I see the dial is stamped "Hand Built In America"...interesting indeed. Will definitely be interested in your thoughts and impressions.
The advertising hype is very "flowery" it is an in house ETA copy, not sure of it's origin my guess is Chinese based on the the shock protection but a quick lap on the timing machine shows it's running well within chronometer spec so it very definitely was built here by someone who knows what they are doing because the Chinese simply can't make an ETA clone run this well. The inside of the presentation box says "Hand built in America" too, the caseback says "made in usa".
Caliber 7275...
https://ginault.com/ginault-caliber-7275/
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oagaspar wrote: OldeCrow wrote: oagaspar wrote: OldeCrow wrote: New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
looks awesome Chris...5517 homage?
Kind of... 16610/5517/? it's really nice! There is a really nasty thread about this one over on "that other site" in the dive watch section, the watch snobs adamantly disapprove so it must be awesome! It's a really respectable homage, not loosely inspired or vaguely familiar but dead on homage to the best parts of a couple different sub models...
I've had it for three days now but it's been so dark and icy and snowy and stormy I haven't been able to take decent pictures of it!
stew77 wrote: OldeCrow wrote:
New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
Congrats on the new arrival Chris!
Looks awesome in your pic!!!
I could barely make out the brand name "Ginault", which is a completely new one to me. A quick google search reveals a pretty serious effort, at least according to their marketing (and this is a true in-house movement???). Hmmm, very interesting, and I see the dial is stamped "Hand Built In America"...interesting indeed. Will definitely be interested in your thoughts and impressions.
The advertising hype is very "flowery" it is an in house ETA copy, not sure of it's origin my guess is Chinese based on the the shock protection but a quick lap on the timing machine shows it's running well within chronometer spec so it very definitely was built here by someone who knows what they are doing because the Chinese simply can't make an ETA clone run this well. The inside of the presentation box says "Hand built in America" too, the caseback says "made in usa".
Caliber 7275...
https://ginault.com/ginault-caliber-7275/
You betcha! 
He hand builds them, he can give them a caliber number if he likes
His promotional media is a bit rough around the edges still, probably don't need an in house caliber either but they are individually serialized and the watch comes with a timing sheet for the individual movement...
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OldeCrow wrote: oagaspar wrote: OldeCrow wrote: oagaspar wrote: OldeCrow wrote: New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
looks awesome Chris...5517 homage?
Kind of... 16610/5517/? it's really nice! There is a really nasty thread about this one over on "that other site" in the dive watch section, the watch snobs adamantly disapprove so it must be awesome! It's a really respectable homage, not loosely inspired or vaguely familiar but dead on homage to the best parts of a couple different sub models...
I've had it for three days now but it's been so dark and icy and snowy and stormy I haven't been able to take decent pictures of it!
stew77 wrote: OldeCrow wrote:
New troublemaker! worthy of a new arrival thread but it's too dark and stormy to take pictures...
Congrats on the new arrival Chris!
Looks awesome in your pic!!!
I could barely make out the brand name "Ginault", which is a completely new one to me. A quick google search reveals a pretty serious effort, at least according to their marketing (and this is a true in-house movement???). Hmmm, very interesting, and I see the dial is stamped "Hand Built In America"...interesting indeed. Will definitely be interested in your thoughts and impressions.
The advertising hype is very "flowery" it is an in house ETA copy, not sure of it's origin my guess is Chinese based on the the shock protection but a quick lap on the timing machine shows it's running well within chronometer spec so it very definitely was built here by someone who knows what they are doing because the Chinese simply can't make an ETA clone run this well. The inside of the presentation box says "Hand built in America" too, the caseback says "made in usa".
Caliber 7275...
https://ginault.com/ginault-caliber-7275/
You betcha!
He hand builds them, he can give them a caliber number if he likes
His promotional media is a bit rough around the edges still, probably don't need an in house caliber either but they are individually serialized and the watch comes with a timing sheet for the individual movement...
for sure!...I remember him now after reading the debate on WUS...he built a generic dial Sub/homage in 2011...did you write the 350 word review and get the discount,because I do like this watch for whatever reason,probably because of the detailed intro/review in the thread mentioned on that other forum,but $1295. as advertised on his site knowing these were discounted is
keeping me from ordering...
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I just used the published discount code that is only good for 10 uses (must be 10 per day) I think a few more than 10 have used that code... and left my forum name in the comments. I don't think it will be hard for me to find 350 words to say about it and it doesn't say anything about the review needing to be positive so I'll take that to mean constructive criticism is welcome too!
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