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My CEO spotted my Franken Sub on my wrist, and he could see that it was not a genuine Rollie (he has a 1680 and 16610). He didn't care mine was not original, he was really interested how I sourced the parts, and that I build it myself. Just another watch addict.

Lie inconsistently and elaborately. Much more fun that way.

It's funny but the only time anyone ever noticed what watch I was wearing was in a dingy amusement arcade at the seaside here in the UK. I was waiting for my daughter to finish feeding coppers into a machine and I had my hand up on the machine just resting it there. A total stranger walked over with a complete at utter look of disbelief on he's face, mouth open muttering... "That's a Paul Newman, that's a Paul Newman"! I looked at him, put my finger to my lips and whispered "Shhhhhh" and winked at him. He smiled at me, slowly nodded his head and off he went. Absolute truth.

Ok.. Ill play... What started out as a gen midcase and TC SD dial and eta movement, morphed over two years of sourcing parts into the final product you see here. Rolex 16660 "666" SeaDweller Specs: Gen MidCase Gen caseback Gen bezel assembly Gen tritium dot flat 4 insert Gen crystal Gen HEV Gen 2mm springbars Gen 703 crown/tube Gen Matte MKI tritium dial Gen hands Gen 93160 bracelet/clasp Gen 3035 movment with gen DW

My 6538, yours is a beuty Nanuq!

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First, which method worked? I think that the movement now needs to be serviced. The best method I've found for servicing a DG movement is to de-case the movement. Place the movement on your work bench. Face side up. Then take a 40oz ball pein hammer and smash the SOB to bits. Use a hand wisk and dust pan to collect the mess, Deposit in the trash (not recycle - we might get some of it back from China). Buy a new one. This past April they were $27.95 from Borel, but now I see they went up a bunch at both Borel and Frei, but still cheap. https://storefront.julesborel.com:8443/storefrontCommerce/itemDetail.do?itm_id=343331&itm_index=0&orderQty=1&cust_item=DG%203804-B%20MVT http://www.ofrei.com/page1119.html

just found this on the bay ,he has a good normal story why he has no history ect. so whats the verdict on this baby? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolex-Stainless-Steel-and-Yellow-Gold-GMT-Master-Wristwatch-circa-1969-Ref-1675-/271640597601?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f3f0a9461

Really not sure mate my daughter have been wearing my gen 5512 since forever

How does one measure the wrist diameter/circumference? I bet my wrist is smaller than 6.5 in...

The engravings are meaningless, and often have no bearing on the end pieces they're supposed to be replicating. I'm very curious about the $55 7206, though, as I'm not sure if I've ever seen one. For that selfish reason alone, I say you should go for it!

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M/S Batory from G. Gerlach on aftermarket strap today

I have that one, it has some tells like the pearl in the insert just felt down and the cyclops is too big IMO, but the watch keeps great time (+2 sec per day) and i snorkeled with it without problems, let me know if you want me to post some pictures.

Thanks for the review, b16a2. I'm getting hooked on this watch- I like the gold case/white dial/dark brown croc strap the most. Even if you spend a few hundred dollars servicing it, it's still cheaper than the gen by a long shot, and if I bought another gen, there woould be hell to pay from my wife!