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those hotel safes are nice but not heat proof nor flame resistant, i remember a gent on here who lost a lotta important paperwork in a house fire because of the resultant heat fWiW i used to leave my collection under the sink when i'd go outta town but then turns out that the local thieves were ahead of me and had started looking under the sink before they looked in the closet don't ask how i know, just know i do so now i just bury them in my yard, next to the skulls of the souls i've dispossessed

So you've got the QC images or your brand new best replica, like, ever, with that incabloc you always dreamed of, as swiss as cheese, but what about your timegrapher results? What dahell are those? Presets Beat Number Frequency, the vibration of a movement. The number of balance wheel swings per hour or how many times the watch ticks per hour. This is a preset, depends on the watch you order. 14,400 bph = 4 beats per second 18,000 bph = 5 beats per second 21,600 bph = 6 beats per second 28,800 bph = 8 beats per second etc Lift Angle The angle the balance passes through while interacting with the pallet fork. Important to be set correctly in order to calculate the Amplitude. This preset is per caliber specs. Most modern watches have a lift angle of 50 - 52 degrees. Generally lift angles range from 44 to 58 degrees. Some other settings are present, for instance Gen co-axials angle is 30 degrees. Results Rate How fast / slow the movement runs (in seconds per day) great : +/- 5 s/d acceptable : +/- 12 s/d If higher / lower? It is possible to adjust this yourself or ask your dealer to nudge it a bit. Amplitude The measure of the amount of rotation in the swing of the balance wheel, in either direction. Amplitude is higher when a watch is lying flat and usually falls when the watch is in a vertical position, due to increased friction. Amplitude can also fall as the watch winds down and the mainspring delivers less power. Amplitude is a good indicator of the movements health and if is too high or too low, or that changes too much in different positions, can indicate a problem with the movement. great : 270-310 acceptable : 250-270 If higher / lower? Ask for a different watch or have your watch serviced Beat Error The amount of time by which the duration of swing differs from one side to the other in the oscillation of a balance wheel. Generally speaking to get a beat error of zero, the roller jewel in the pallet fork must be perfectly centered. great : 0.0-0.5 ms acceptable : 0.6-1 ms If higher? Ask for a different watch or have your watch serviced. * Please note that if you are reading your QC from the dealer, you will generally receive only the results of the watch lying flat. All the above recommended measurements are from that position. The measurements in other positions may vary

An old favorite, I think today.

cant stop wearing this super clone 372

Go to the Supermarket or a Department Store and buy a package of 3M scouring pads .. either Purple or Green .. they recreate the factory brushed finish better than the factory did it. Use masking tape to protect polished areas.

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100% correct assessment. Nice to see it written up so well. Being an engineer it made me smile

Welcome from a fellow Socal resident, hope learn as much as I have!

Awesome thread. I love animals, especially dogs. Sasha just back from the spa Funny story I always had Great Danes the last one lived to be 13 and I had to put her down. They usually only live 6-8 years. The loss kept us from getting another dog for several years. I was shopping for a Mastiff for my wife's bday 4 years ago and she rescued this little fluff ball from a snow bank looked like a gerbil, so no mastiff. Now 4 year old 20 lbs of twisted steel mutant. She is mostly long hair dachshund....we think. She's a hoot. Just a great little dog. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mythbusters shoot a pingpong ball through a paddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qV4xVAYCK8Q#t=0 It's all about the speed. piece of straw stuck in a tree:

Welcome to a empty Wallet but a good watch collection

You are correct, running the chronograph on a 7750 does not drain the power reserve any faster. It's pretty obvious when you look at how the 7750 operates. This typically does, but may not always, apply to other chrono movements as well.

Isochronism

My Bentley, Coonhound Who I have to follow around with a shovel!!!

I've been tempted to ask this question before. But you have put forward a very good argument. I was with you the whole way.

Me & my bestest friend

^^ Thanks ^^ Oh, and she's a great assistant when working on watches too. Dave...

What, this thing scares you? This is how you sleep in a King Size Bed. Yes, she can be invisible while in her Camo Sweater. No, that would be her Mother & Sisters. My cat really stands out in this crowd. Dave...

Mike, you could do your own watch shopping channel! And I'm not talking about how many you buy or own, but you manage to find so many really nice watches that I've never seen before. I vota that Mike does a "Moab Watch Selection of the Week!" post, with the top 5 watches you've found that week, it'd certainly be interesting reading for me!

Pam submersible today

Rare! Lab/Italian (stated) greyhound franken. Slightly misaligned, recently serviced (no receipt), some scratches but nothing cape cod won't fix. decent lume. Paypal, gift only.

Welcome aboard!

Toyger named Khan - his awasome (and demanding)

Just my daughters Guiea Pig who seems to think she is a Jack Russell terrier! Lucy!!

Or ... sell both and build one of these and get the best of both worlds

Not mine but you can't ignore the beauty of the 1665

Coach bags can be canvas, which is what you see most. The Coach leather bags are $1000.