Kingston without mercedes hand ala first 1953 Submariner?

[kyoungren]

+1

[enkidu]

From my perspective, they are cliche. Even thier name, Mercedes hands, is cliche and vain. Been copied left and right, whether the dial says Rolex or not.

But an homage to the 1953 Sub would be very unique. And correct me if I'm wrong, it has never been copied or homaged. I had zero interest in anything Kingston or Rolex homage until I saw that 1953 Sub with the elegant, thin hour hand. Bill should really consider doing some.

Me too! I have found a few possible candidates for the hand set, but nothing has the fine point and profile that the original has. The more I look at it, the more I like this hand set, classic yet not cliché. Mercedes hands on anything but a Rolex are cliché, and have been for a while.

[Sieglinde]

Edit: Got my answer :)

[Yao]

Me too! I have found a few possible candidates for the hand set, but nothing has the fine point and profile that the original has. The more I look at it, the more I like this hand set, classic yet not cliché. Mercedes hands on anything but a Rolex are cliché, and have been for a while.

Well this is what I can say...if there are enough people interested in this version we can certainly get it done. The hurdles include:

* The insert is a naturally too close to the Kingston LE insert we would have to do something different.
* We can try using a silver/black dial rather than gilt/black
* The hands wouldn't be too hard to get done but new tooling would be required.
* To make the venture feasible we couldn't just sell the hands. We would need to sell the watch as a finished product.

Given these parameters let me know if you guys are still interested.

May be even something like this posted earlier.

[enkidu]

Given these parameters let me know if you guys are still interested.

Interested. Very.

[Myron]

Given these parameters let me know if you guys are still interested.

May be even something like this posted earlier.

Definitely interested. The mercedes hand set are what keeps me from picking up a 2nd hand Kingston. I have a plank order in for the Pan Am, but I fear that I may not be able to live with the classic mercedes hands once it comes. I exchanged watches with my brother a couple weeks ago. He gave me his 14060 and I gave him a Stowa 2801 LE flieger. After a few days the hour hand on the Sub was driving me nuts. (I had numerous other complaints but I won't go into those here.) Suffice to say I was happy to trade back for my Stowa.

Anyway, put me down for a Kingston with pencil hands.

Myron

[rob.winter]

Given these parameters let me know if you guys are still interested.

May be even something like this posted earlier.

Definitely interested.

[nyc_paramedic]

Well this is what I can say...if there are enough people interested in this version we can certainly get it done. The hurdles include:

* The insert is a naturally too close to the Kingston LE insert we would have to do something different.
* We can try using a silver/black dial rather than gilt/black
* The hands wouldn't be too hard to get done but new tooling would be required.
* To make the venture feasible we couldn't just sell the hands. We would need to sell the watch as a finished product.

Given these parameters let me know if you guys are still interested.

May be even something like this posted earlier.

I am very, very interested. Silver black dial would make the watch much more versatile. Many folks, including myself, are not a fan of anything gold, whether it's gold jewlery or gold on watches. The silver dial and hands could be casual or dressy. It would also be nice to keep the dial print to a minumum ala the 1953 sub, but I'm open on this.

Bill, what about the second hand? Ball at the end or keep it modern Rolex?

Man, if this happens, it'll be one very unique, sweet watch and a keeper for many years. Look forward t it.

[Whoknewi]

I would get one in a heartbeat. I have always had an issue with the mercedes hands, and these pencil hands are beautiful. In other words, sign me up!

[rmasso]

Well this is what I can say...if there are enough people interested in this version we can certainly get it done. The hurdles include:

* The insert is a naturally too close to the Kingston LE insert we would have to do something different.
* We can try using a silver/black dial rather than gilt/black
* The hands wouldn't be too hard to get done but new tooling would be required.
* To make the venture feasible we couldn't just sell the hands. We would need to sell the watch as a finished product.

Given these parameters let me know if you guys are still interested.

May be even something like this posted earlier.

I might be interested in this, but that would make a third watch that looks similar to both my Kingston's.
* Would it be a matte dial with white printing or a glossy dial with silver printing done in the same method as the gilt dial? That would be very interesting.
* Would it have the big crown?
* Silver triangle with minute hash marks for first 15 minutes?
Some details would be helpful in making a decision.
Rich