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Post by CHIP on Jun 25, 2014 9:37:53 GMT -6
Might as well stick the LVc on that piece of wood in the back yard and complete the set.  LVc  YM 116622  Explorer II  LV 16610 The date on this will give you an idea of how long I have been holding on to the wood.   |
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Post by CHIP on Jun 25, 2014 10:17:46 GMT -6
here they are shaking in their balance wheel waiting for a turn on the chopping block.  |
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Post by watchdawg on Jun 25, 2014 10:18:18 GMT -6
Chip, with the way this is going it could be a never ending saga. Vic
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Post by CHIP on Jun 25, 2014 10:18:22 GMT -6
Snapped this as I was walking the watches back the their cell. Or winder.  |
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Post by vincent65 on Jun 25, 2014 10:26:44 GMT -6
Interesting how the 'old' LV is losing the luminosity a bit, especially the hands and pearl. Great watches and pics.
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Post by Baco Noir on Jun 25, 2014 10:28:40 GMT -6
Interesting how the 'old' LV is losing the luminosity a bit, especially the hands and pearl. Great watches and pics. Isn't that the green vs blue lume? |
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Post by CHIP on Jun 25, 2014 10:45:17 GMT -6
To be honest I don't think it's losing any, I just went to look again.
I think it is a result of me darkening the ambient light on my phone and applying a circular dark filter when I messed with the photo in the app on my phone. My guess is that since there is less lume area on the hands, the dark filter affected it a bit more.
In reality it glows just fine and if I am honest, longer than the blue lume.
The blue is stronger initially but IMHO the green last longer.
If it was me I would just fire their lume team and get lume from Seiko or Omega. Those two seem to be able to do it just right.
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Post by vincent65 on Jun 25, 2014 11:11:56 GMT -6
Interesting how the 'old' LV is losing the luminosity a bit, especially the hands and pearl. Great watches and pics. Isn't that the green vs blue lume? To me, the hands/pearl definitely look dimmer than the hour plots, but Chip has explained why now. |
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Post by Robb on Jun 25, 2014 11:48:54 GMT -6
Great pics!!!! Im drooling over here
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Post by rw16610 on Jun 25, 2014 20:43:11 GMT -6
Holy moley! I'm liking this particular wood saga, Chip! This picture right here is in my opinion the best shot of the new LV I've seen thus far! The watch looks SO good in that lighting... Well done  |
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Post by matril01 on Apr 25, 2016 13:07:13 GMT -6
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Post by CHIP on Apr 25, 2016 16:06:30 GMT -6
Hello and welcome.
The one with the black dial is the 16610 LV, a 50th anniversary limited production model.
It's basically a pre ceramic sub, but it has a dial with larger hands and indexes, called a maxi dial. It also has (obviously) a green bezel insert in place of the black one.
The one that appears larger is the 116610 LV, which is the green gold dial /ceramic green bezel. That one does indeed have thicker lugs that make the watch appear much larger.
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Post by marinoc81 on Apr 25, 2016 20:11:22 GMT -6
That first picture of the hulk is my favorite
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