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Stefanmol 3T WIS
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Today I recieved the Sea Angler Silver Surfer (43/50) I bought on a trade forum here in the Netherlands. It's a great watch and I'm really happy with it! I have one question however... It has the the number and text "Swiss Made" engraved on the back, this text however is not printed on the dial.. I thought all Silver Surfer models had the Swiss Made text on the dial.. So I'm a bit confused :? Can anyone shed a light on this? Regards, Stefan |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Yea some of the Orsa SA's will have Swiss Made on the case back instead of the dial. The only one of mine with Swiss Made on the dial is the Orsa SA Lume. My Orsa 3T and Orangia do not have it on the dial either. There are a few watch makers that do this with Swiss Made watches. ;) |
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Stefanmol 3T WIS
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Thanks Skipdawg, this really helps, is there any reason behind this difference? Regards, Stefan |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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only the lume and silver dialed Sea Anglers were Wwiss Made...plenty of discussion on this here on 3T....just use the search enginehand6.gif |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Stefanmol wrote: Thanks Skipdawg, this really helps, is there any reason behind this difference? Just depends on what the watch designer wants to do. My Korsbek Ocean Explorer has Swiss Made on the case back and not the dial. ;) |
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Stefanmol 3T WIS
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Thanks for all your answers, but I'm not looking for the differences between different Sea Angler models, but for the differences within the Silver Surfer model. Some seem to have the text "SWISS MADE" printed on the dial, while others only have this text engraved on the caseback. I was wondering if there is anyone who knows what the idea is behind this. Are there 50 Silver Surfers with the text on the front, and 50 with the text just on the back? Or are there variations within the 50 pieces included in this limited edtion? And why o why would Orsa do either of these things? Thanks in advance, Stefan |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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all 50 Silver Surfers had "Swiss Made" on the dial and every one I have seen including my own had it on the caseback as well along with the LE # hand6.gif http://www.timetechtalk.com/view_topic.php?id=4532&forum_id=4 |
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Bishamon 3T WIS 
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oagaspar wrote: all 50 Silver Surfers had "Swiss Made" on the dial and every one I have seen including my own had it on the caseback as well along with the LE # hand6.gif Wow! Beautiful pictures of a beautiful watch! |
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Stefanmol 3T WIS
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Mine looks like this:  Not too good a photograph, but its clear to see it does not say SWISS MADE on the dial.. Regards, Stefan Last edited on Sun Mar 15th, 2009 12:38 pm by Stefanmol |
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chris s. 3T WIS 
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Hey Guys My Silver Surfer also only states Swiss Made on the caseback with the LE #  |
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JDBuckwell 3T WIS 
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There is someone in a dilapidated factory in Singapore screaming at his staff: "Damn it men... I told you to make an exact replica of the Silver Surfer... you morons forgot to put the Swiss Made mark on the frigin dial! Now we have to move up production of the Benarus Barracudas! Just make sure you don't forget to print 'Germany' on the bottom of the dial!"  (PS: Just some humor... there is no proof if inauthenticity here) Last edited on Sun Mar 15th, 2009 01:06 pm by JDBuckwell |
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Stefanmol 3T WIS
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haha, really hope this is not the case though. Else they have done a really nice job exept from the swiss made marking :) regards, Stefan |
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Stefanmol 3T WIS
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Will this mystery ever be solved? |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Stefanmol wrote: Will this mystery ever be solved? You could always send Berg a PM and ask him about it. ;) |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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not sure/....but even my Lume dial which was the 2nd and last Swiss Made Sea Angler ....has "Swiss Made" on the dial face4.gif Attachment: angler1.jpg (Downloaded 83 times) |
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SBD 3T WIS
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My #9 Silver Surfer definitely says Swiss Made around the 30 at 6 o'clock. Not the best picture, but you can see it in this shot. |
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BERG 3T WIS 
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Stefan sorry for the late reply. this was a mistake from my swiss manufacturer cattin & company , dont worry , this watch is swiss made. thanks Berg |
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Stefanmol 3T WIS
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No problem Berg, thanks for your answer. Do you have any idea how many watches are branded swiss made on the dial and how many are not? Thanks in advance, Stefan |
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