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Re: New Carrera Mk 3
In Response To: New Carrera Mk 3 *PIC* ()

Yes, it's all about the dial on these, everything else is secondary. I scrolled to where I could only see the hour hand and was wondering "What's he worried about, hands look.... ah, I see" as I scrolled a bit further :) Just had a look and I don't have any spare hands I'm afraid. Dials, yes, case (in gold), yes, hands no. You do see them about from time to time though.

On the subject of cases, did you notice that that one has been polished and lost the original brushed finish? Perhaps something you can live with, but I note the excellent work Abel did on Stewart's Montreal, which is something of an XXL barrel Carrera: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=46812 so an expert watchmaker might be able (no pun intended!) to get it looking more like factory finish.

How are you finding it to wear? These can take a bit of acclimitisation but once they click, they tend to suit, helped along of course by those great dials.

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