24 Mar 2006, 13:15
Both the Pulsar Sport and the Limited Edition Dress models use the same touch-sensor [801] module. However, some of the Dress watches also have the Auto-Command [flick-of-wrist] feature. Apparently, only a fraction of the 5503s were fitted with the mercury switch [a scaled-down, half-size version of the one used on all P4s; it looks to be roughly the same size as the time/date switches used on P4 modules...about the size of a grain of rice]. It would seem that most were not. Question is: What fraction were? I'm guessing a third or a fourth, but there are no records to consult, so I'm looking for the help of fellow collectors to come up with a more definitive number. Also, anyone got an A-C 3502 [Sport]? Again, my guess is, it's possible [as the modules are interchangeable], even though, officially, the Sport was not supposed to have that feature.