Greetings from Manila!

[gpobernardo]

Cheers!

Finally took the leap and acquired a DJ 16200 Rhodium for my first.

Always thought it was too small for my 7" wrist, but I was proven wrong just within seconds after wearing it.

Love the legibility almost under any lighting condition (where there is light, that is ), the faint almost imperceptible chiming of the hairspring with each tick, and the instantaneous date change!

There's just one "issue" though; it is slightly magnetized (it deflects a compass needle by around 10 degrees when the magnetized side is nearest the compass needle it attracts), and it is running around +11.7 s/d. Not sure if there's a correlation - it seems that there is - but will post an update on this after I have this de-magnetized (I'm currently reading on the effects of magnetism on movements with the parachrom hairspring, and the difference between a 3135 with the non-blue parachrom hairspring and the parachrom-blue hairspring, which is a bit unclear since Rolex has indicated that the earlier parachrom hairsprings were not blue, but at the same time indicated that the "chrom" refers to the color of the material).


As for myself, I admire these mechanical marvels, starting with late 1890's and early 1900's pocket watches to their more modern descendants. The discussions and replies I give tend to become technical - of which I shall do my best to inhibit from indulging (almost did in the prior paragraph ) as I learn more from the more-experienced members in this forum.

Glad to be here and hope to learn more!