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oagaspar Site Founder 
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The bronze MorayII/"BronzMo" LE #11/20 1000m has arrived and imho a very well thought out,well made,unique concept that has left me speechless! ...this example is a one off with the polished crown,caseback and HRV...the radiant brown dial against the bronze case and vintage strap is amazing imo. ...the eta 2824 winds effortlessly...the crown screws down equally as nice and the entire crown assembly is much larger than most watches and gives one a sense of security...in the last pic you will see the thick unique lug screw which is really a springbar in disguise!...with the drilled lugs and this new springbar feature straps are easily swapped and the appearance of a single screw lug is retained. ...The double domed saph is crystal clear and the bezel action is crisp and precise...the straps are high grade and a vintage Panny style mod-dep buckle as well as a bull nose is included with the beautiful leather straps... ...the presentation case is once again a pleasant extra for which Benarus is known as well as the exceptional lume! ...hopefully the sun will appear on this snowy,overcast day so I can post a few pics that really show off the radiant brown dial...all in all Ralf & Steve have once again created a awesome timepiece that will weather with age and something for it's owners to look forward to to!  ...more pics to come.     |
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ivster 3T WIS 
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Look's amazing! |
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stew77 Admin 
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WOOHOO Oscar!!!  drool.gif  Absolutely love it!!! Mine is incoming (hope to have it this weekend?), and I selected similar to yours...Brown Numbered Dial, but with Brushed ss HRV, Crown, and Caseback. The one off polished ss that you were able to secure looks fantastic with the Bronze case by the way!!!  Gorgeous...simply gorgeous...Let the Bronze Patina Begin!!! Speaking of patina, I received a pic from Steve of his "oxidized Bronze Moray" compared to the recently manufactured ones...I absolutely love the look of the Bronze with generous oxidation and patina and hope to do an accelerated oxidation process on mine very soon. Here's the pic with Steves oxidized model on the left, and a fresh Bronze model on the right. I love it!!!  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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it is absolutely amazing Guys...can't wait to see yours Chris with the brushed hardware as well as those who ordered the PVD option on hardware...and I can't wait to watch it patina...huge kudos to Steve & Ralf on this one!..I'm sure when they release the second batch their will be many more WIS onboard! |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Congrats Gumba! |
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mcwright Admin 
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Now you have to find a bronze buckle!  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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that won't be easy unless I have 1 made Mike...not even Anonimo offers a bronze buckle...and I'm not sure if Panerai will offer one with their new "Bronzo" ...either way having one made will probably be more cost effective so to all the strap/buckle makers it's time to get moving! ...polishing the SS buckle to match the crown,caseback and HRV is what I am doing at the moment..... |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Really good looking! Congrats Oscar: Your first bronze watch? I saw a thread in the lug's hole(3rd pic from the top): So a screw could be inserted instead of a spring-bar? |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Hammerfjord wrote: Really good looking! Congrats Oscar: Your first bronze watch? I saw a thread in the lug's hole(3rd pic from the top): So a screw could be inserted instead of a spring-bar?depending on the hardness of the screwbar you choose I don't see why not Will as the bronze should be soft enough to thread on the smaller end but this new springbar is very secure and imho much better than a screw lug... |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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oagaspar wrote:Hammerfjord wrote:Really good looking! Congrats Oscar: Your first bronze watch? I saw a thread in the lug's hole(3rd pic from the top): So a screw could be inserted instead of a spring-bar?depending on the hardness of the screwbar you choose I don't see why not Will as the bronze should be soft enough to thread on the smaller end but this new springbar is very secure and imho much better than a screw lug... But a thread is allready there in the lug-hole: Seems like it to me. So you don't need to thread the bronze by enforcing a screw-bar. This thread is in bronze: Soft,so the spring-bar could damage it by getting in contact with it...The only way to protect a soft thread is to set a screw in... |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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oagaspar wrote:Hammerfjord wrote:Really good looking! Congrats Oscar: Your first bronze watch? I saw a thread in the lug's hole(3rd pic from the top): So a screw could be inserted instead of a spring-bar?depending on the hardness of the screwbar you choose I don't see why not Will as the bronze should be soft enough to thread on the smaller end but this new springbar is very secure and imho much better than a screw lug... But a thread is allready there in the lug-hole: Seems like it to me. That's what I see in the lug-hole on this pic..?? So you don't need to thread the bronze by enforcing a screw-bar. This thread is in bronze: Soft,so the spring-bar could damage it by getting in contact with it...The only way to protect a soft thread is to set a screw in... Last edited on Thu Jan 20th, 2011 02:14 pm by Hammerfjord |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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it's not that soft Will..it is a bronze alloy which was discussed in the Benarus forum last year when the watch was being talked about...same as the Anonimo....I only stated that if someone were to use a case hardened screw that it may not need to be tapped/threaded on the small end and should be able to forge threads on it's own...this faux screw springbar is very secure and I don't see why anyone would want to replace it with a screw?..this springbar is thick in the center much like a Panny tube that is used to reinforce their screw lug... |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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oagaspar wrote:it's not that soft Will..it is a bronze alloy which was discussed in the Benarus forum last year when the watch was being talked about...same as the Anonimo....I only stated that if someone were to use a case hardened screw that it may not need to be tapped/threaded on the small end and should be able to forge threads on it's own...this faux screw springbar is very secure and I don't see why anyone would want to replace it with a screw?..this springbar is thick in the center much like a Panny tube that is used to reinforce their screw lug... Ok, I see! But my question was also: Is there any thread there or I dream it? After, everybody is free to use it or not, like on a Pam...happy1.gif |
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ciderlion 3T WIS 
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Stunning in Bronze great work Guys |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Hammerfjord wrote: oagaspar wrote:great question and now I understand Will...after taking my loupe and checking the lug hole it is indeed threaded on the smaller end and a single sided threaded lug-screw ie: Panerai can be used. ... which after actually checking out what came in the packaging a set of actual lug-screws are included with the BronzMO along with the springbars...DOH!  |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS 
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Damn that's absolutely SICK OscarCONGRATS |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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oagaspar wrote:Hammerfjord wrote:oagaspar wrote:great question and now I understand Will...after taking my loupe and checking the lug hole it is indeed threaded on the smaller end and a single sided threaded lug-screw ie: Panerai can be used. You went way too fast man! Xmass feelings?laughing.gif Cool stuff that screws can be used! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Hammerfjord wrote: oagaspar wrote:YEP!...excitement and the fact that 11am is wayyyyy tooo early in the morning for me to see things straight ...looks like Ralf & Steve covered all bases Will! ...and TY William...you need to get on the next list Buddy! |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS
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Yea I'm loving it but my hearts set on the big P w/ an inhouse mvmnt for now, & I cant take my focus off it right now..But that sure looks SICK. i GOT THE MORAY II & REMORA though Im 1/2 way their can't stop now Last edited on Thu Jan 20th, 2011 04:41 pm by watchdaddy1 |
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Dan01 3T WIS
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Too bad I missed put on this one. Very cool. Congrats and wear it well. I will have to keep my eyes out for one. |
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mario 3T WIS 
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very cool indeed, this one is the nicest of all the morays. |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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WOW...now that's nice...congrats and enjoy!!  |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS 
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The screw bars are included, with instructions to use them only with a medium hold thread-locker glue. The spring bars are more secure because the threaded bar will come unscrewed and fall out and you will damage or lose the watch. so if you want to use the threaded screw bars, use a medium hold thread locker. I shipped all the steel and bronze Morays on the spring bars because I know many people do not have thread-locker at their house. and not everyone has a 1.5mm driver to use on the small bars, but the spring bars are easy to use. |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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TY Guys!  ...the springbars are the way to go imo...I have made about a half dozen strap swaps already and the ease of use is awesome...they also serve you better in the long run as the screws and threaded lug holes could strip if not done properly,not to mention scratched lugs!...Great job Steve! |
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hucky 3T WIS 
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   Hand carved and Casted bronze. Awesome Frickin Watch Case Oscar |
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Janner 3T WIS 
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A beautiful watch that will improve in looks with age, Congratulations. |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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TY Guys!...and I actually put the Bronzmo through a quick aging process with the help of Steve/Benarus and his "green" Patina recipe which you can read w/pics of the prcess in the link below!...a couple pics of my results!...shoot me a pm Hucky...great work on those buckles!. http://timetechtalk.com/view_topic.php?id=22360&forum_id=71   |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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Gumba, Just let it age on its own...in the mean time pull out those gold pinky rings and rope chains from your "Disco" days  laughing.gif |
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afc14284 3T WIS 
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Great Looking Benarus, first time i've seen that one, it really is uniquedrool.gif |
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Pearlmanz 3T WIS 
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Thank you for sharing the link and the extra pictures as your right, the strap a long with the great design and incredible lume, is what I love some much about Benarus watches. I recently picked up a Meg II with carbon fiber black dial and the watch a long with the packaging is just unbelievable. I appreciate you showing this great looking watch to us that are fairly new to Benarus. |
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t0t0_b0y 3T WIS
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Nice watch!! |
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the2ster 3T WIS 
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the bronze moray is awesome! congrats! |
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SHADY 3T WIS 
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Love the Bronze Steam Punk look...Congrats again!! Last edited on Mon Feb 21st, 2011 12:23 pm by SHADY |
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EdRonax 3T WIS 
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I've never considered a bronze watch, but now. That is an amazing looking piece. |
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