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But what if my rider tab was gold?

Being a fan of mechanical watches myself because of their inherent qualities of craftsmanship and ingenuity brings the allure of it. Their creativity produce such masterpieces that each one is slightly different than the other even though they may be of the same model. That in itself is the "soul" of its mechanics. But nothing like that exists in quartz and/or digital watches. They are like dead units solely dependent on IC chips and electric current destined to follow the algorithm of its designer. That tends to be boring because of its constancy. Of course, they're more accurate, less inconsistencies, and highly reliable. But where's the excitement of it?? So the same lies with our CD's, MP3's, DVD's as the new trend of media conveniences "improves". Yes it's more convenient and faster: you got the remote and bam! you're there. Music is clear as glass with less or no cleaning required at all. Audio dynamic range is superb than ever! What more can you ask? But again, where's the excitement? It's soul-less. I prefer and still play my records (LPs) everytime I play music at home. To clean my records before playing them makes me feel that I'm entitled to hear them. The cleaning labor involved on each record makes it a privilege for me to hear music I mostly deserve. The mechanical turntable playing my precious vinyl is just like a fine swiss watch that tracks the grooves oh so gently with the exact tracking pressure and antiskating force that only a precision tonearm can deliver. Every music on the analog grooves may never sound the same (ever so slightly) each time I play it: they are warm, natural, and musical. The mechanics of the automatic cycle underneath the chassis is just like the Valjoux 7750 designed to operate their tasks for functionality and reliability. Purely mechanical! The excitement is always there just like wearing a mechanical wristwatch. But, is it just me??

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Then you could kiss it adieu

Yes, you can do it yourself if you do it V E R Y gentle or you'll break it. It's too thin!!! (Now if I may borrow Gran's picture, thanks Gran ) This is the part that needs to be bent. It is very thin so proceed with caution as you bend it to become a "U" shape. Mine was almost straight. Once you got it bent toward that "U" shape, your clasp would just fall into place and fit perfectly with no more gaps. @ Rolexman: No need to heat it up or you'll be in more trouble than you've started it. All it needs is a gentle touch.

No worries guys, it's just an anomaly on the clasp lever where the notch is located which was bent way back thereby creating the gap. My watchmaker just bent it back the opposite way, and wallah ....

I doubt that I would do any mods aesthetically, but more likely on the issue of getting it waterproofed.

Sorry for the "orangy" shots. Didn't mean it to be that way but I guess it goes along well with the theme I am quite happy with it overall. Everything was just as I expected ... (Do you see the AR so noticeable on the 1st pic ) Until I snapped the clasp ... There's a big gap between the clasp and the band! So I contacted good 'ol Trusty on this to see what he can do about it. Again he came through for me. He's gonna give me $20.00 credit on my next order since the repair on this would be $15.00 according to my local watchmaker. Trusty always takes care of his clients.

Hey Gran, did you booked yours on this 8th shipment too? Trusty said it's coming this week, so could be shipped this week or early next week.

Already booked for Trusty's 8th batch of PO shipment is my next order coming soon ... The 4th Gen. Orange PO in 42 mm ...

BenWaaaaah, it seems that you have the right length on your minute hand if you got it from Andrew. Take a look at the comparison ...

Abay Sub LV for me today ...

Excellent job Andrew! I am really looking at a gen right now for $2200 ... ... but since I saw your new post, I might just have to get yours ... MIGHT ! Anyway of testing the Water Resistance on this? It doesn't have to be 2000 ft I'll be happy with 30 m

Thanks for all the input guys Just wanna make sure before pulling the trigger. (This could be my next watch depending on how my listing goes.) But then again, why should I get a gen if I could get a pretty close one with Trustywatchguy?? I know ... I'm still debating. I guess it's the waterproof issue I'm thinking about. I don't have to worry about it if I got a real diver's watch (even at 2000 ft) Besides it's also a 42 mm which is just right for my wrist. I think the 45 mm would be too big for my wrist size of 6.75 inches.