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Sorry for the bad picture but it's already dark outside so I didn't have any proper lightning lol.. You can click on the watch and see the better looking pictures of them From Left to right: - Breitling Transocean - IWC Portuguese Chronograph 3714-38 - Panerai Luminor Daylight 251 - IWC Top Gun Second row: - Hublot Big Bang Stainless Steel - Hublot Big Bang Rose Gold - Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26400 au - Breitling Navitimer Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met behulp van Tapatalk

This arrived today after being beautifully built by 'Black Shark' and is a real beauty with her gold Swiss movement as well, many thanks to Stefanos :-) AJ

Nice collection of chrono's ST! Will take a picture when I'm back home

Beautiful sunny spring day in Melbourne.

This is an incredible community all the warmth , response on my post and PM's i got it's amazing. I would like to answer everyone in person but please except my general big thanks in this post. It's been an emotional week but also a week in which grew towards each other enormously. Next week i'm of to the hospital again and my son and sister will join me. My will have a meeting with psychologist who's a specialist in cooping with the situation of loosing a paren't when he/she is in it's puberty. A good sign is that the pain is getting less so my non medical conclusion is that the new chemo i'm taking is doing something. So let's hope it's indeed reducing the current growth and will push the finish further away from me. Thanks again for all the good , warm , and friendly words. Carpe Diem Cats Verzonden vanaf mijn iPad met behulp van Tapatalk

Thanks, this was the first case I started working on with the Dremel and it was real fun. Overdid it a bit with scratching and repolishing and still filing on the lugholes, but this little watch meant something like my exit from overpriced super-reps. It works reliably and flawlessly with a good power-reserve from the little 21j, it sits well on the wrist and I really love to wear it. Difficult to put something else on:) Before/after

happy birthday M!! 15400 for me.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIJN :clap2: :clap2:

Maybe try Jacksonste or TSwatches, look in the TD section if they are there, for unbranded ones watchbandcenter.com is also fine.

Good to see another Melbournian on the forum

sell the movement take the money from the sale and build the watch with a good old reliable swiss ETA 2846 and a nice MBK or yuki case, that will satisfy you. i dont really care for yuki dials, MQ dials or ingod dials are much better, and the dial is what you will look at most, so get a good one. my suggestions: maybe get a yuki case, skip the extra $ for the engraving unless youre wearing it on a nato also skip the eta adapter ring from yuki, its over priced, there are a lot cheaper ones ingod or mq 5512 dial maybe a gen insert if one can be had at a reasonable price (less than $150), if not the mbk one is pretty good, just change out the pearl TC hands, relume for tritium look, easy DIY with some ivory acrylic paint gen 703 crown yuki tube clarks crystal (service dome look) 21 jewel ETA 2846, there is also a 17 jewel version but i find the rotor on those tends to stick get the ETA 2 stop setting bridge change it out, easy to do and takes 10 seconds (replaces the 3 stop -date- one that comes with the 2846) you might have to get a gen bracelet if you want a perfect 93150, the rep ones at best are 75% accurate, no need for gen endlinks, just get the wso 580s TOTAL ~$1100, gen insert, no bracelet 25% of the cost you were just considering

From experience I will say this: Do not blow it all on a case. Why? Because when you grow tired of the watch (and you will), a used Phong case is not worth a whole lot except right here. Right here = this forum or others like it. What is so great about a Phong case? I do not really know but everyone says they are very good and have super good serial numbers. You need proof? Ok, I have a Phong 1655 case and it is very good. The serial numbers are super good...but they do not show. The Yuki dial recommendation is good. Why? Because they are relatively inexpensive and pretty good overall. If you get a dud, sell it or send it back and buy another one. The 1560 is a good choice. Why? Because a Yuki 5512 dial will fit a 1560. Something else...iirc most high $$ aftmkt 5512 cases are made like the later cases...a little bit thicker with an O ring under the crystal retaining bezel etc and the 1560 came in thinner cases without the top O ring etc, etc. What I am trying to say is: No matter how much $$ you spend, you still have a Frankenstein and a Frankenstein with a $1200 case. $1000 movement, $500 dial, and $500 bracelet looks just like a Frankenstein with a $500 case, $200 movement, $110 dial, and $150 bracelet. The only difference in actual worth is the 1560 and genuine bracelet. Go low to medium $$ the first time around and see how you like it. Why? Because a monkey wearing a $4k Tuxedo is still just a monkey...and a $1000 monkey beats a $4000 monkey. I rest my case.