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DrBalance
PostPosted: Wed May 10, 2017 11:54 am 
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I can't decide!

Looking to purchase a brand new Navitimer 01 on the steel bracelet... Numbers or Sticks for the hour markers? Care to help me decide?

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Sticks! All the way.


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Batons (can't bring myself to call them sticks) are definitely the best look!

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Numerals. It's less common and is more reflective of the original Navitimer.
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Sticks...the dial is busy enough as it is so the stick markers look better. I've owned both versions and much prefer the sticks.

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I'm a fan of the arabics

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Gotta go with the batons, as stated it cleans up the dial a bit!!
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arcadelt wrote:
Numerals. It's less common and is more reflective of the original Navitimer.

+1, just wish the B01 had an arabic lumed version. The polished arabics are a little hard to read at times, as are the polished portions of the baton version. To me the Navitimer is a pilot watch and should have the more instrument look (arabics).

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I'm so confused!

I keep going back and forth. "I love the Arabics, how can could I have ever considered the markers!? I hate those damn Arabics!" It's an Inny-Miney-Moe situation I have here. I have never seen the Arabics in person, no one in Toronto has it.
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DrBalance wrote:
I have never seen the Arabics in person, no one in Toronto has it.


...and that just may be the reason to get it!
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Kodiak wrote:
arcadelt wrote:
Numerals. It's less common and is more reflective of the original Navitimer.

+1, just wish the B01 had an arabic lumed version. The polished arabics are a little hard to read at times, as are the polished portions of the baton version. To me the Navitimer is a pilot watch and should have the more instrument look (arabics).


There you go, you learn something new every day. I didn't realise the numbers were applied. Might be a good reason to source a lightly used A23322 - cheaper to service too.
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Thank you for all the input.

As it would have it, no in all of Ontario has it so I can't see it in person but I am leaning towards the Markers anyway. I'm hoping to get it tomorrow. I will post pics in a new topic if all goes well.
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I know of one of the original baton LEs in Ontario that is available.
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I know of one of the original baton LEs in Ontario that is available.


Really? At an AD or private?
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DrBalance wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
I know of one of the original baton LEs in Ontario that is available.


Really? At an AD or private?

Private, PM me for details.
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