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For the brief moment it was listed there was excitement, didn't last more than a day or two. No regrets though and it would be cool to think this is that watch!

I agree, I like the lines of the 215 movement, very old-school, reminiscent of a pocket watch movement. The one thing I like about the 5196P is that the sub dial does not cut so harshly into the nuemrals. Of course the 6196P is quite nice too!

Horology is truly a subtle sport involving detail and process. But I think what we really mean by "hand finishing" is "Swiss elves with wooden sticks". This discussion has really opened the spectrum of OCD...ahem...price category...ahem...polish. Now I want to bust out the loupe and peer into my col

"hey folks! when you buy your next tire, try Michelin!" as opposed to us snobs, "We have a Michelin entry in their restaurant registry, maybe even a star"

Still kicking myself passing up on a "smoking deal" a few years ago, along with an FPJ Resonance.

but then I like patterned shirts so I'm on the same page

Sometimes I wind the power reserve just to the point of some geometric alignment with respect to the other hands, usually parallel with a hand. This image is a contrived and it can be a bit of challenge to get this kind of alignment.

Though I wouldn't kick the full-gold A11-50th out of my bed either. It is amazing how the "11" marker hides itself although at this angle it really shows up.

I was a little skeptical at first but I feel like I'll have this one for the long-haul. I don't feel quite the same for the Snoopy 50th, mostly because I have difficulty reading the time, most of the time.