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I have just purchased my 2nd Avenger. I also purchased a rubber strap to replace the bracelet

Hi guys, I wanted to share with the community something that i came across while searching for some cool watchmaking tutorials It is a series of old school (50's-70's)watchmaking tutorials converted to pdf files, and covers most of the issues we really need to know as bases to our hobby.This iso cd contains all 35 original scanned tutorials for the "Chicago School of Watchmaking". This school has not existed for a number of years and you can no longer obtain the hard-copies. Lesson Index – Chicago School of Watchmaking Lesson 1 Fundamental Principles, Equipment, Casing Lesson 2 Crowns, Stems, Sleeves, and Bows Lesson 3 Fitting Watch Crystals and Watch Attachments for Practice and Profit Lesson 4 Nomenclature and Sizes of Watches Lesson 5 Mainspring in Watches Lesson 6 Motor & Jeweled Barrels Lesson 7 Selecting the Mainspring Lesson 8 Assembling Watches Lesson 9 Winding and Setting Mechanisms Lesson 10 Cleaning Watches Lesson 11 Timing, Rating and regulation Lesson 12 Factory Set Train Jewels Lesson 13 Factory Balance Hole Jewels and Roller Jewels Lesson 14 Friction Jeweling Lesson 15 Replacing factory Balance Staffs Lesson 16 Truing Balance Wheels Lesson 17 Poising Balance Wheels Lesson 18 Truing Hairsprings Lesson 19 Colleting Hairsprings Lesson 20 The Overcoil Hairspring Lesson 21 Principles of the Lever Escapement Lesson 22 Principles of the Lever Escapement (con’t) Lesson 23 Types of Escapements Lesson 24 Drawing the Lever Escapement Lesson 25 Drawing the Lever Escapement (con’t) Lesson 26 Matching the Escapement Lesson 27 Tools – Hardening & Tempering Lesson 28 The Lathe Lesson 29 Lathe Work Lesson 30 Lathe Work (con’t) Lesson 31 Lathe Work (con’t) Lesson 32 - Part 1 Fitting Hairsprings to Watches Lesson 32 - Part 2 Modern Shop Methods Lesson 33 Electronic Timing Machines – Watch Master Lesson 34 Electronic Timing Machines – Time-O-Graph Lesson 35 Problems and Solutions Tools and Materials of the Trade Hope you find this interesting enough, you can download it here http://www.mediafire.com/?c868g98kneaq4b8

This nice piece came in this week... Breitling Chronomat Evolution blue dial Ult. v3 (from TT/Andrew), on a blue BOB Marino strap - blue straps were out of stocks in China.. Thanks Andrew, another great watch from you!

I had a delicious 3 hour breakfast with Lani this morning and it was humbling and inspiring. He's much more than a gentleman, kind, generous and humble. I felt I was in the presence of a giant among men. He's doing well, VERY busy with a grand new adventure, and I'll be seeing him again in a couple days. Can't wait for it! Aloha nui loa, ma brutha.

Received my 1680 white yesterday purchased from another form and I'm pretty excited about this one. This one came with gen crown and insert which Is a good start to my planned mods. My first mod was to oil the bracelet and remove the 2 lines from the 91350 thumbnail clasp to make it more period correct. Been a long time since I owned one and I'm glad to have another<br /><br />

Your very welcome, and thanks to other members who have also help mirror, and share too

I decided to wear this one today...... then i changed my mind and put this one on.....

It's all about studying today

Type II in 25cm of powder! I thought the snowing was over for this year....

After buying an AP diver 3.5, I've sold all my reps, except an AP ROOs chrono black dial with steel bracelet (and obviously the diver). Considering that I have 6 gens, and that I consider the diver the best "out of the box" rep ever made, would you sell the ROOs chrono or not? Thanks a lot, ressmeplz.

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Yes Lani is sorely missed but I get the impression through FB that he has moved onto other areas in his life that are far more important and so we should all just wish him well and hope he pops in from time to time. Ken

May have inadvertently hit the rating bar on this one; gosh darn iPad. This is without question a 5 star post. Thanks for posting this update R!

Just get the app for iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ressence/id386694149?mt=8

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Swapped for the rubber strap

My new Avanger next to my old

I have the 3035 holders ready now! These will work for ETA 2824-2, ETA 2836-2, and ETA 2846 in Rolex case for 3035 movement such as 16013 and 16014. Purchase info in the For Sale section. or PM me if interested.