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Hello, many of you know from my previous thread(s), that I've started to source parts to build a 1675 a while back. The following are pictures I made this weekend from the (almost) finished watch. It simulates a MKI 1675 2.4 Mill series from 1969 It was build by Rolexaddict with the following mods and parts after genuine specs. Parts: Cartel 1:1 1655 case WSO990 bezel assembly Rivet bracelet Clarks #25-116 Caseback of a new style GMT II CousinUK's DG3804 movement Genuine pepsi insert Genuine MKI matte dial Genuine tube #24-5030 Genuine crown #24-600 -> has not arrived yet, pictures show rep crown Genuine springbars Genuine hours, seconds & GMT hand Raffle-times minutes hand Mods done by RA: CG shaving Lugholes drilling Hands drilling & fitting the DG movement Installing and sanding the 24-116 Installing gen tube Installing the aftermarket bezel Reluming the damaged dial and hands Can you guess the LP? Next to my 'Star Wars V: The empire strikes back / Luke Skywalker' miniature lightsaber And a couple of wristies Thanks to everybody supporting me and giving me advice on the project. Special thanks to Rolexaddict, Phriznik, cib0rgman, FxrAndy, Andygt, Sfa437 I hope you like it Cheers Akira

This one would not have come together the way it did without the guidance from the poster above. Thank you M!

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G.M.T = Greenwich Mean Time I decided to write this quick guide, because there still seems to be lots of confusion about the GMT movements. Besides the real GMT movement, like ETA 2893-2, there are three kinds of "faux" GMT movements in replicas, 2 based on ETA 2836-2, one based on Asian 21J movement. The first one is the "correct hand stack" modification, which mimics the genuine GMT movement, i.e the "hour hand adjustable" watch. This modification has the GMT hand placed above the hour hand on the stack. The factories have developed this modification specifically for Rolexes, GMT Master II & Explorer II. On this modification the date change follows the GMT hand, unlike the "wrong" hand stack modification, which makes the date change to follow the hour hand. (Technically the "wrong" hand stack version is just a standard ETA movement where the GMT hand has been attached to the main hour hand with a double sized rotor (that makes the full turn 2x slower.)) The "correct hand stack" modification acts like the real GMT movement, and it allows you to set the hour hand independently without stopping the seconds hand. When you set the crown into the 2nd position, only the hour hand moves in one hour jumps, while the GMT stays immobile. Like I said, there is no hack signal in the hour hand setup position, and the seconds hand keeps running. Good example of a replica like this is the Explorer II ("correct hand stack model"), which I have reviewed HERE and HERE. Below is a picture of the correct hand stack on my Explorer II: However this modification might be unreliable, which is why I don't recommend it. Ziggy explains the potential technical problems with this modification in his movement review section. The link is HERE. There is also another "faux" GMT movement, which is widely used on replicas. It's the "wrong hand stack" 2836-2 version. Replica snobs look this movement down their noses, because it doesn't act like the "real" GMT movement. In this modification it's not possible to set the hour hand independently at all, but you set the GMT hand instead. This happens when you unscrew the crown into date set position, and turn the crown anti-clockwise. The problem with the GMT hand setup is that the GMT hand turns freely and smoothly over the dial, which (supposedly) makes it difficult to set the GMT hand "in sync" with the local time. In my opinion, this is absolute nonsense. There's nothing difficult to make it sync with the hour hand. Just wait until time is say, 9'o'clock sharp (or before setting the local time, set all the hands at say, '12 sharp manually), and move the GMT hand exactly into the desired xx:00 2nd timezone position. When you have once set the GMT hand in sync, you don't necessarily have to touch it anymore, ever again (assuming you have a watch like Rolex GMT Master, which has rotating bezel with 2nd timezone hour markers). When you set the time (in the crown position 3) the GMT hand follows along perfectly (and stays in sync). If you want to set your GMT hand to follow some other timezone, you just turn the bezel into the desired position. If you have a watch like "wrong hand stack" Rolex Explorer II (Exp II has a fixed bezel) or "Bond" Seamaster GMT, you have to manually make it "sync" again with the local time if you want to change the watch to follow another 2nd timezone. It's also important to understand that the GMT hand takes 24 hours to make "full circle" on the dial. All GMT watches have separate markers for the GMT hand. For example on Rolex GMT Master, Black Omega Seamaster and Explorer II the hour markers for the GMT hand are on the bezel. These 24h markers are probably more natural to use for the Europeans, because it's the European way to tell time (24h system, not AM/PM 12h system). The Asian 21J version of the "faux" GMT acts exactly the same way. I have owned several "wrong hand stack" GMT's, and they have been bullet proof and reliable. There's absolutely no reason to avoid this movement. While it's not technically like the real GMT movement, it serves the exact same purpose perfectly and is completely functional as a "GMT watch". The purpose of a GMT watch is to follow the 2nd timezone, and this "poor man's modification" does it perfectly.

After another long season of research, acquisition and play... ...my Tudor MC finally makes it back home and hits the field running. Even a group of the finest hand picked players need a little coaching and in this case a little coaxing to come together as a unit. After spending several weeks away at camp, with this games best, the coach and a few adoring fans think we have a winning combination. This really is a team sport and I would have never made it this far without the help from this wonderful community. Below is a list of the individuals that made it all possible: The Zigmeister, Jennifer, LHOOQ, chieftang, ubiquitous, justasgood, toomuchgear, freddy333, Watchmeister, asimplefarmer, chefcook, chiman12, cjjoyce, coolfire, creation88, David, Dizzy, donerix, Fxrandy, gplracer, HikeUSA, jmb, justlounging, martyd3, marsupilami, mastrmindalliance, mjmj, modelizer, mrboombasteke, mystere, omgiv, prototypo, Ray T, rolexmaniac88, Ronin, rosnik, seafoam, TeeJay, wiesn089 and Zeleni Kukuruz Thank you team! Please take a bow. The Roster: Phong 7031/0 case, bezel and case-back 7734 Valjoux with Tudor bridge Gen 25-128 Gen 24-700-0 crown Gen Tube Otto Frei chrono pushers DW sub-dial hands Yuki sweep, minute and hour DW dial Gen 589's Gen 78360 And a few photos:

I was watching a new programme over here in UK called 'Law & Order' Los Angeles... I noticed the bald headed lead detective was wearing a DL but he had removed the CG... I assume the CG was pressing into his wrist (He is RH) etc ... I wonder how many guys do this... its the first I have seen... wonder why he dont consider a destro but having said that... not sure I understand why anyone would wear a PAM without the CG.... if I was that way minded I would get a Rad... and considering he cant of paid for it.... why not go Rad unless of course he pulled it out of wardrobe.... Anyone else seen this before...??

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Wearing my genny, GMT today

Another Vintage for Monday

Really good work! Can you tell us more? I guess it was brushed SS and you then polished it, right? Congrats for your job again! The strap looks like a TWB one, right?

I've left MBW inserts soak in bleach for days with little or no fading. Try the Drano, you will be amazed

Thanks for your effort, T! I hadn't even noticed the Q&A tab in the Classifieds. I'm sure it will end up as a good solution. By the way I think 5 USD for an AD is quite fair. Compare it to eBay prices guys... maybe this fee should not apply for Platinum members but as a VIP I'd be happy to pay it.

Your doubt has been noted and currently all members can post ads for free. To be honest, I have worked around the clock for 36 hours with this upgrade, so the prices entered in the system was given no thought at all, since all ads can be posted for free for at least 1 month. They were just numbers I drew out of my hat and entered to be able to put the system online. But your concern about this has also been noted.

The classifieds section will be developed into whatever we need it to be. It is already possible to have a discussion in the q&a section, but we might "reformat" this to another "discussion-like" format, so that the questions are not "hidden" in a q&a tab. There are other apparent advantages with this format when it comes to what kind of info every ad should require, that is impossible to format a forum post to. So I understand your concerns and these will of course be taken into account. The classifieds will also become much more visible as soon as we close/redirect the current links to the different areas in the trade section. Well, there is a "Mark Content As Read" at the bottom that you can use. I'm not to comfortable with the way the navigation runs right now, as I have also been used to click "Mark all as read" when I was finished, so I'll be looking into if there are some changes that can be done. You can always just download the latest version. Don't use Chrome that much but it pretty much auto-updates all the time.

Excellent I have now added a rewrite condition in the htaccess-file that will automatically set the correct url when you come from rwgforum.com

Real credit is deserved to Admin for getting the upgrade done in the limited downtime there was (even though it seemed like forever to me!) - I don't envy you setting and sticking to that limit... Updating a large, complex and busy system such as this (including integrating new add-on modules/plugins) is not something I'd like to attempt in a rush, especially considering all the work involved. If there were a couple of you making the changes in that time, well done! If you did it alone, then serious props to you for getting it functional so quickly. I think it will be well received once people have got used to the changes and any remaining (minor) issues are sorted. One very minor comment: m.rwg.cc on android with webkit based browser (after cache clear) redirects to the full address, and in the default RWG (desktop) theme. While it detects its a mobile browser and offers 'use mobile version' next to the theme-changer button, clicking this leaves it on the default RWG theme. Clicking 'change theme' and explicitly selecting IP.Board Mobile from the list then sets it to the mobile skin. A couple of minor code changes should sort this if it's the same on other mobiles... For anyone not getting the mobile skin on their smartphone - click 'change theme' at bottom left and choose 'IP.Board Mobile' and you're sorted.