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Re: Thoughts on El Primero Big Blue / TV?

Love it, this is a beauty. Great find!

I only wish many of these Zeniths were 40mm or larger. That's one thing that keeps drawing me to the Big Blue.

: Hi Jim,

: We corresponded before regarding a silver dialed 11630T.

: I had been hunting for my first vintage El Primero for many months,
: so I am familiar with most of the early models.
: My comment about some of the later 70s models, specifically the
: A781/782/783, is that they seem to work best on the metal
: bracelet.
: If you do a Google search, there will be a few photos of the
: A781/782/783 on leather straps - they don't look quite as nice.
: To a lesser extent, I suspect the TV also looks best on a bracelet,
: and much less so on a strap.

: No such problems with the earlier models!!!
: Here's my A384!

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