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Tornek Rayville Please

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Hi all,

I sit here, as I write this, with a wonderful P300 ( with date ) on my wrist. I took off the metal bracelet and put it on the supplied NATO. It looks absolutely amazing. It constantly draws the eye. The clarity, crispness and precision of the dial is mesmerising. The bezel is brilliantly legible when viewed straight and reflects all sorts of fabulous colours at other angles.

After the watch finally cleared UK Customs ( after 2 weeks ), it has not left my wrist for a week and I am a very happy man.

Except .... I struggle to describe this ... I have a strange and tiny piece of emptiness inside. A little void where something is missing. Where something used to be. It took me some days to work out what it was ... for the first time in almost 10 years my "incoming list" is now empty. I no longer harbour that small ( often suppressed ) feeling of excitement and anticipation that the P300 has provided for so many years.

So, as an open plea to Bill, will you please take my deposit for a Tornek Rayville. I really don't mind how long the wait, but would prefer something a little less than 10 years ;-)



To those who have received your P300s - enjoy them. For those still waiting - I hope it will not be much longer now.

:-D
Neily

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Anyone know the size specs on the T-R?

Like are those 20mm or 22mm lugs?

Really hoping it won’t be huge...
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Anyone know the size specs on the T-R?

Like are those 20mm or 22mm lugs?
Haven't seen any specs about the RTW TR. I'm really hoping it's slightly smaller than the Gen 1 run. Especially downsizing the lugs from 22 to 20mm.

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A member asked in another thread so thought I'd put what I know here. This is far from an official MKII update.

I was in NYC last week for WindUp and spent some time catching up with Bill. It was a friendly conversation about life, watches, etc.. nothing close to a formal Q&A about MKII which I wouldn't have wanted. So while i wish I had more details to share along with pics I don't. No prototype was present.

The Tornek Rayville is coming. I believe even a few weeks ago someone re-posted a comment from MKII's IG where designs are with the vendor and awaiting sign off. The release date is still TBD. The TR is going to be in the RTW line. Bill did shrink the proportions slightly from his original TR. It will have 20mm lug width and I think the case width will be 40mm-ish (don't quote me on the case width). I was excited to hear this as I believe this new size will be better proportioned. I was in either way, but I'll love it even more with the smaller size. I'm hoping more people feel the same. I asked about the differences between the TR and Stingray as both are listed. The main difference is that the TR will have the Tornek Rayville branding while the Stingray will have the MKII branding.. I'm guessing similar to how the first TR's and Stingrays were done. As far as the options of dials, bezels, and dates/no dates that wasn't discussed.

Cheers!

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The Tornek Rayville is coming...
Massive fist pump!
Thanks for this update!
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Good news on a rainy afternoon!
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A slightly smaller TR than the original would be a massive step forward. If you're still on the fence: buy it. The smaller shape + 20mm will be perfect! I may even be tempted to buy one.

From a collector's PoV: I'm glad that there will be a difference between the first-run-of-nine and this RTW batch.
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Agreed! This will have superbly classic proportions.

I kind of Wish the price will be under 1000$ (no Soprod movement). I would really like to buy one.... the Canadian dollar is so weak now

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I kind of Wish the price will be under 1000$ (no Soprod movement)...
I didn't ask about pricing or movement, but I'm sure it will have the NE15, same as the other RTW pieces.

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I was in NYC last week for WindUp. The Tornek Rayville is coming. I believe even a few weeks ago someone re-posted a comment from MKII's IG where designs are with the vendor and awaiting sign off. The release date is still TBD. The TR is going to be in the RTW line.
Great news !!

I can't wait.

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I sold my last MKII over a year ago. This was the White dial Key West ( although I was a vocal proponent of this one, for some reason it never bonded). The day it arrived, I lamented the purchase of it over the Black/gilt dial version. The MKII’sthat got the most wear and love were my Stingrays. I went through three of them, but they all got a lot of wear and were great watches. Having said that, I have always wanted a Tornak Rayville. Of course that has been Impossible, as there were only 9 built. Possibly there is a chance now to finally own one! Encouraging news that they will be part of the RTW line, as I don’t believe I have enough years or patience to wait out the time involved in a custom build.


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Any more recent news or rumors regarding a release date for this model? Hoping for end of year or sooner. Thanks.
Any more recent news or rumors regarding a release date for this model? Hoping for end of year or sooner. Thanks.
Nothing since WindUp. As much as I'd love to see a release before end of year, I don't think that will happen. Hopefully early part of 2020.

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As much as I'd love to see a release before end of year, I don't think that will happen. Hopefully early part of 2020.

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In reality I am not even particularly worried when the release date happens to be ( forgive me if I have missed-understood, I have taken "release date" to be the date when first orders ship ). I just want Bill to take my deposit so that I can be confident that I will eventually receive a TR.

:)
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I'm hoping Bill gives us a little heads-up on this thread before release

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