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i started my collection primarily with chronographs, adding some other interesting

devices along the way. being a former?? manufacturing engineer / turned air-traffic

controller, the mechanisms and power sources interested me foremost. i started with

several?? quartz watches, moved to an automatic, tried some accutrons (which i still

feel to have one of the most?? ingenious movements ever made), looked at hamiltons, etc.

i found myself constantly coming back to the automatic ?? movements - i guess i find

just a little bit more ?oul?in an automatic. before the flames ?? start, no ?i am not

forgetting about handwinds. ;-)(notice the gruen) several automatic chronos

eventually found their way?? into the stable.

once i had settled my interest on

mechanical matches, it was a natural progression on to added ?? complications. i already

had several chronographs. an explorer ii and a breitling cosmonaut answered a need

for?? secondary and alternative time displays, and a gerald genta golfing mickey

fulfilled my need for whimsy. i next?? moved on to a jlc master moon.

the master moon

was a nice watch. i really liked the moon-phase?? display and the fine work on the

movement. the triple date was nice as well, especially considering the weird?? shifts i

work and how easy it is to lose track of the days / dates, but the watch?? was just a

little too cultured for my tastes. i come from a blue-collar background and i only

?? wear a suit once or twice per year ?a dressy watch is not a high priority for me.

i

started?? looking at perpetuals, but found that the majority of them were as dressy, or

even more so, than the?? jlc. i was also concerned with the legibility of the sub

displays. my aging eyes had trouble?? with the jlc? day and month indicators and many

of the other watches i saw, such as the novocento,?? were even smaller.

i had seen a big

date first on a lange and thought that it was pretty cool. ?? when i first found the

glash?te klassik and karee perpetuals with the big date i was intrigued. i?? actually

came close to buying a klassik moonphase with the big date that i saw on the sales

corner,?? but i held off fearing that it would be to dressy. i also had been eyeballing

the ulysse?? nardin acqua perpetual, but preferred having a moonphase over a year

readout.

once i saw the navigator, i was hooked.?? it seemed to have everything i needed

?big date, incredibly legible sub indicators, in-house movement, more of a?? sporty

look, etc. additionally, this was a limited edition watch, but is that good or bad?

i?? had mixed feelings on buying one. intending this to be a regular use watch, the

exclusivity of the?? limited edition is somewhat wasted on me and would probably be

better appreciate by a ?ollector? also, a?? limited edition means higher cost ?3 to 4

times what i had previously paid for any watch and a?? substantial amount over the

non-limited editions.

two different watches appeared on the sales corner in a short

period of time.?? i contacted both sellers and entered into negotiations, neither of

which came to fruition; however, through these ?? initial contacts i was able to find a

piece that was available and reached an agreement. in the ?? mean time, i sold off

several of my other watches to finance the effort.

so, here it is!!

the box is as?? you?

expect for a perpetual. solid wood, nice documentation, nifty adjusting tool,

etc.

the strap and clasp are very?? nice. the wider ?eeper loops?on the strap definitely

in keeping with the more sporting nature or the watch.?? i replaced the strap with a

hirsch carbon fiber strap immediately after these pictures were taken. (see below)?? i

placed an order for the go bracelet through someone connected well enough to get me a

little?? discount. it took a while for the bracelet to arrive, but i think it was worth

the wait.

the?? movement is imho beautiful. i can? recite the technical details of it

?i?l leave that for those in?? this forum who are more qualified. sapphire back. 21kt

rotor. swan neck, etc.

this picture shows the excellent?? dial layout. all indicators

are very legible, even in low light. the dial itself is actually a?? very deep brown or

charcoal color that i was unable to bring out in these photos. the luminosity?? is

quite good as well. even the individual minute indices are luminous. right under the

word ?riginal?is?? the year indicator dot. you can see in this picture that it is

turning from yellow to black,?? the other two colors being white and red for the leap

year. the display shows ?and ?for the?? entire month of december.

the case is very

finely finished; this is especially noticeable in the case to lug transition. ?? i have

worn the watch 3 ?4 days per week for the last 3 months and it still looks?? good.

whatever small signs of wear it has picked up are well hidden by the matte finish.

?? case height is 12 mm, diameter 38mm, lug width 19.5mm.

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the bracelet arrived

today. it is quite comfortable?? and adds a fair amount of heft to the watch. the end

links are solid and a very?? tight fit; it took a little bit of work to get the spring

bars to re-engage after i installed?? them. two links were easily removed to fit my 7

1/2?wrist. i had been waiting for awhile?? for this bracelet so even though i was home

sick, i had a little bit of single-malt to celebrate!??

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i have had this watch for 3

months and have not regretted the move at all. the watches i?? sold were: