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Independents: De Bethune moons - anyone noticed?

Looking at their web page seems all the moons, except DB16 are Palladium/Steel instead of Platinum/Steel I am not sure when they changed to Palladium but wondering if its due to the fact that Palladium is much less dense than platinum and so should cause less stress on the mechanism due to the lower
12Y
By: raps
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Independents: go for it

watches have not changed that much in the last few hundred years, lets face it the tourbillon was invented in 1795. A simple watch, whether made by eta or MOser should be able to be looked after by a good watch maker, even more complicated ones should not be beyond a talented individual. Of course w
13Y
By: raps
1

Independents: thats a decent length of time

It can be quite surprising how old these NOS watches are which can make for interesting times if you try and claim under guarantee!
13Y
By: raps
0

Independents: beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that!

I agree, its a very personal thing and thankfully we dont all like the same things otheriwse the world would be a very boring place!
13Y
By: raps
0

Independents: not a fan

Nice to see photos but along with the db26 this is by some margin my least favourite DB. The digiital numbers are too small and are lost in a big empty space of the face which is fairly uninspiring anyway. This in turn makes the watch look too big. Having the moon on the back is totally pointless an
13Y
By: raps
2

Independents: ouch! but it is what it is!

thanks for the replies. the AD was upfront that he takes a handling charge and DB quoted for the cost of repair and the shipping charge. It is expensive. I phoned DHL and Fedex, neither of whom would touch it and 2 others who wouldnt either (both of whom advertised themselves as specialists in high
15Y
By: raps
0

Independents: shipping cost - ouch!

I recently damaged my DB15 so took it to my AD. Quote comes back for epairs and service and DB doing some other bits and pieces free of charge which of course expensive but not unreasonable considering the watch What I wasnt expecting was the £450 EACH way shipping charge!!! (due in full to the cost
15Y
By: raps
4

Independents: thanks

thanks for this. mine is red gold, plain dial, has the 3 pronged balance wheel. still working out exactly how read the leap year phase, assuming the the star dissapears this year and stays hidden until the next leap year approaches in 2011...
16Y
By: raps
1

Independents: db15 change over 28 feb

Hi Guys bought a DB15 in December which dates from 2004. Being my 1st perp I eagerly awaited to see what happened on 28th Feb and was somewhat surprised. I had expected instantaneous correction to 1st March at midnight. Instead the date hand moved to 29th at around 7pm, 30th at around 9pm, 31st at 1
16Y
By: raps
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