/fa/ - Fashion

>>13875204
The 214s are fine, they're just more difficult to service, and donor parts are not quite as easy to find. In particular the adjustment of the index mechanism is much more touchy - the 218 has an improved indexing system that allows the fingers to be adjusted by moving a collet, vs the 214 when the watchmaker has to literally adjust the fingers by bending them with tweezers under a microscope.

You should also decide whether your heart is set on an "original" spaceview or are happy with a conversion. I consider my conversion to be a true spaceview, since the whole *point* of the spaceview is how they were converted commonly, and since aftermarket conversion kits were officially available from the factory anyways, I don't consider them undesirable frankens. If you want an "original" spaceview you'll need to do a lot of research and pay a premium.

Reminder that Bulova hates watchmakers