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Hey Guys, I might be selling this piece soon so I thought I would share it with you all. Before anyone asks yes this is gen After removing the original bracelet and replaced it with a gen tudor black bay leather strap and a gen rubber b buckle. It is actually a perfect look for this model IMHO. The subdial at 6 doesn't line up as my watchmaker must have had one too many coronas during the last service! Enjoy!

Before I give out any names. Let me contact him to see if he's still in business. Its been well over a year since I talked to him. (I think he's based out of Singapore). He was/is not a TD on any of the boards.

well it looks like this has been quite a learning curve. And I'm not a faceless internet turd, and I will hold my hand up and take on all of the advice. I have since deleted the dispute. I ignorantly didnt know the gravity of my actions. Everyone makes mistakes and I would hope id be judged on my actions after to try and fix the situation rather than the original ignorant steps I took. Ill sit tight having cancelled the dispute and see what the dealer can offer. I am a very particular guy and I would think only a noob would satisfy me. Having said that, the clasp on my 4yr old GMT master II looks better than the one in the photo, honestly. I am not expecting it to be just like a gen, but surely I'm not the only one who wouldnt be quite taken with that clasp.

Hi. Thanks for the sound advice Fraggle42. I did just as you suggested and the stem popped out (and went in again!) without problems. I have attached an official Hattori diagram to show anyone other interested parties where to press. Clive. hattoriY121diagram.pdf

Yes is a Gen

Screw the watches... Let's go back to red heads! Or was it screw the red heads and go back to watches?! I get confused sometimes... [emoji12]

Mille metri Real world 1000m performance As original was never commercially available its may not ecen be a replica!

I was so happy when it arrived! The presentation with the original box, was awesome! You can also see the stock River 6154 case set with a beautifully hand made "Box 82" strap made by Rod specifically for this project super pumped! I took my time opening this up for the first time. The box has an aged woody smell to it, the inner vinyl, or suede, not sure what it is, lol, is also dusty and dingy, just over all vintage beauty! next to its new home time to get this case set right. Reshaping.... :eh:

I hear ya! By far ma favorite these days. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I stuck a small piece (10cm square) of 1000grit wet and dry to a flat surface and removed the screws one by one, held them with tweezers and gently rubbed the head over the wet and dry. I then gave them a gentle brush with a small paint brush to remove any dirt/dust.

Greetings RWG family :wave: I wanted to start a separate thread for this build because of how many hours and the many many obstacles and challenges I encountered with this build before it was finally completed. Normally I like to build the non traditional pieces and express what I am feeling at the time of a build, but for the longest time I have fallen in love with and always wanted to build the Flagship 6152/1 Luminor Panerai. These are the photos I was studying and referencing for this build: What I love most about this piece is its simplicity and smoothness. Other than some patina and age on the case, the dial is very clean and flat and the double pencil hands are lightly aged for a perfect combination. After almost beating myself senseless and spending endless sleepless night and going to work half dead this is what I ended up with I would like to thank Rob for sending me the case I used for this build. I posted a WTB add for a 6152/1 case and Rob took care of me. Although the case needed some serious work and was in rough shape when I received it, I know it was exactly what I wanted. The case began as a Fiddy case and had the tube tapped and Athaya's brass tube was installed along with an Athaya crown guard with the 8 stamp on the front and the Brev Ital on its rear. The case needed a lot of work and I completely reshaped by hand using files (no dremel touched this at all) After about 6 hours straight of filing, as we know the fiddy cases need much work done, I spent an additional 6-7 hours sanding and polishing by hand. I dont think the case set is quite up to my standard yet, so I might go back to it in the near future and sand and polish it some more. I reworked the crown guard, exposed the lever pin and reworked the ridges of the crown with a this triangle file to make the crown ridges super sharp. I modded the case set by fitting a River T24 tall dome Moulded Plexi and fitted a DSN polished finished OPB engraved display caseback from Night Watch. The brass dial is a Daytona 38mm shaved just a tab with a back plate. I painted using Tamiya Black and touched it a tad with matt black. I resin filled and vintage lumed using Holios T15-4 lume, and this baby glows!! The hands are Nightwatch double pencil hands and the engine is a serviced Swiss ETA 6497 with seconds removed, keeping +2 seconds per 24 hr, power reserve at 57hrs strong when fully wound. I mounted on a Gunny "74" strap with a sewed in buckle to finish her off. I put a ton of time and dedication in to this piece. what helps me out is that I am undiagnosed OCD and have to make sure that everything is done right, or I wont be able to sleep. I appreciate my wife for letting my be while I was working on this piece and encouraging me to finish it and stop slacking. Well enough with all the chitter chatter, without further adue, I present to you My Humble 6152/1 Luminor Panerai, My Wife named her "Sleepless Beauty". Case Reshape Crown guard reworked and crown ridges filed The Engine Swiss ETA 6497 2533 RP sneaking a peak.... Thank you all for looking. I appreciate all of the support and encouragement for the members here who I speak to on a regular basis. Everyone keep building and keep posting, it encourages me to try new things and build better pieces. Peace, Love & Build :wave: H

No you dont want to do that!!