Phoenixboy 13,435 Posted February 16, 2021 Good Warming Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swiii 1,450 Posted February 16, 2021 Breitling weekEnvoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Popperini 17,919 Posted February 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, Pesman said: It looks great...so is it even smaller then? The Bezel really lifts it The 6542 case is 38mm, so yes, a little smaller than the later Oyster tool watch cases. I love these Bakelite/plastic inserts, but they were prone to cracking (surprise!) and were replaced by aluminium ones as the production run of the 6542 came to an end. Regarding all the Navitimer chatter going on this morning... I had a rep and owned it for as long as it took to unbox it, take some pics and get it sold again. The massive amount of tiny, tiny numbering on the dial looks (to my eye) absolutely hilarious in real life when viewed at normal size, rather than massively blown up in a wristie pic - where it does tend to look rather attractive and purposeful. How anyone is ever expected to use the thing seriously, without placing it under a microscope or using a 100x loupe, is beyond me. Ridiculous. It gave me a migraine just glancing at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alhig72 3,016 Posted February 16, 2021 Sent from my LYA-L09 using Tapatalk 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenixboy 13,435 Posted February 16, 2021 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mclarendude 8,008 Posted February 16, 2021 Nice one! I have a friend who says this blows a tudor BB 58 out of water under the loupe. I smell bias, whats your take? Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using TapatalkWell, for the money it can be had for, even in the second hand market (as I did), I would agree with your friend. These are going for around $2k brand new. I bought mine with a year of use and just serviced for $1200. The quality is above and beyond my other similarly priced gens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonnybaws 5,280 Posted February 16, 2021 Another faulty Pam, that I love!!! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Degsy1880 254 Posted February 16, 2021 Seiko UrchinSent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted February 16, 2021 afternoon swap...Another PAM supplied by my friendly local TD!Tantalium....Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCShrek 494 Posted February 16, 2021 Vintage today... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCShrek 494 Posted February 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Popperini said: It's the original Pepsi blue/red colouring - but the blue on this insert is really dark, and the red is... bricky - which is how a lot of the Bakelite 6542 vintage inserts look. As such, the colouring does look quite similar to the modern GMT Root Beer ceramic insert. But the vintage 1675 Root Beer had a gold/red insert and a brown dial, which looks very different. I'm always on the lookout for a rep of the vintage one - they don't make 'em any more. You mean this? This one's a cheapie. Yuki dial, Clark insert and cartel base. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Popperini 17,919 Posted February 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, SCShrek said: You mean this? This one's a cheapie. Yuki dial, Clark insert and cartel base. Yep! Sell it to me please. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonnybaws 5,280 Posted February 16, 2021 46 minutes ago, Pesman said: afternoon swap... Another PAM supplied by my friendly local TD! Tantalium.... Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk #Dibs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenixboy 13,435 Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Jonnybaws said: Another faulty Pam, that I love!!! yep, its back to front... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jibuti 958 Posted February 16, 2021 6 hours ago, Jonnybaws said: I see you managed to change strap after all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonnybaws 5,280 Posted February 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, Jibuti said: I see you managed to change strap after all. A bit of WD40 is all it took in the end.. let it do it's work, the screws came out fine after that.@pickledbeetroot will be happy to know, no one or watch was harmed in this exercise! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenixboy 13,435 Posted February 16, 2021 Sunshine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Popperini 17,919 Posted February 16, 2021 Swap to a different open 6 for the (miserable) afternoon...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
