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I will look for that thread, freddy. In fact, I had also scheduled a meeting with DW in Shenzhen, back in 2010. He unfortunately cancelled a few weeks before my trip to Hong Kong, so I instead used my PRC visa to take the train to Guangzhou, where Mary (of Watch International, back in the day) gave me a guided tour of the watch and watch parts markets. She was fantastic, but the whole GZ experience was a bit of a mixed bag for me!

Unfortunately, all of your pic links are broken, but here are a few of my DW frankens (all V72-powered) -- I think you just had to understand that English was not his default language & he used translation software for most of his communications. Because of this, if you did not keep things simple, misunderstandings were possible. That is why so many people had problems dealing with him. I did so much business with DW that we became friends & we had plans to meet in China when I was there to visit with my girlfriend's family. Unfortunately, due to scheduling issues, we were unable to meet. Based on my experience, I found DW to be quite honest, reasonable & bright. I think there was a thread many years ago that discussed this (including comments from DW) that you may be able to find with the RWG search. Whatever the case, I think many would agree that properly constructed Daytonas based on DW parts were classics, including Goldie in the pic above (which was a 1 of a kind custom case that DW designed for me -- without charge!).

When DW got something right, he'd get it incredibly right. Unfortunately, dealing with him was like walking through a minefield--and I consider myself one of the lucky ones!

Still have these watches. I have not been on here for some time as well.

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Dawn worked, thanks. I guess it was handled alot before being wrapped in plastic.

Nice...I like it. [emoji108]

Swap dial on Planet Ocean? Or swao bezel insert su Seamaster? An old Closed Factory 40th Anniversary Bond Seamaster. Modified with a gen relumed 2230 dial and hands. Then fitted with a PO bezel

Swap dial on Planet Ocean? Or swao bezel insert su Seamaster?

@Grimlocktime 11 years later ...who in your opinion make the best Pre-V 5218 case/cg now in 2024 ?

I just saw this. I have not been active on the forums for years, but I remember Bob as being always kind. Real sad to hear of this.

Same here.

what are my best bet to get a decent pre-v 5218 case/cg ?

FGD , DSN , Rolli .... damn

Sad to say Rolli has been deceased for some time now

Hi Did someone have a PANERAI PRE-C 5218 Case with correct pre-v shape lugs with tick Crown Guard available in stock and ready to ship ? I would like to find a DSN (Davidsen) case/cg [refer to Gen photo about the tick crown guard] but im ready to see the other options with photos please $ asking cost ? Let me know

Hi Rolli P-L-E-A-S-E tell me you have a Pre V 5218 case/CG sitting somewhere in your stock... contact me ASAP please Hi Grimlocktime. Please tell me , did you have a pre-v style case/fat CG sitting in your stock available and ready to ship ? if not , did you still have Rolli contact info where i could reach him via email ?? P.S. i think your rwg mailbox is full... ? Let me know Anyone : could someone have a pre-v 5128 empty case/fat CG , correct Lugs shape (like on the photo) available and ready to ship ? cost : $ ? Let me know asap please

the 38mm looks like 40mm and the other way around

Watch is sorted. The tube of the second hand was sitting loose on the stem. I used a pin vice to tighten it up ever so slightly and bang, problem solved!!

I would like to know what you (movement expert) think about the Asian Clone of the Unitas 6497 now in 2024. Is it as durable and precise a movement as the Swiss version? If I have some money to spend, would I be better off buying a Swiss version or could I sleep with peace of mind with a clone about the long term durability/reliability/accuracy. Also, what price should I expect for a Swiss version vs a clone? (both price please, and best place to get both) Waiting for your answers