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Seriously best regards to you and yours. I miss my father every darn day. -From your ol' friend

Just back from Arizona... What to improve?

I have said this before but it might steer a new guy down another path and save them a lot of time and money... After putting a few Frankensteins together using genuine rolex 15xx movements I have come to the conclusion that it is simply not worth the trouble and expense. Why? Because: 1...rolex movements cost too much today 2...parts are few and far between and cost too much 3...the movements are not rugged enough to live very long if the wearer is rough on watches aka "Raised on Quartz" 4...btw, 30xx and 31xx movements are not much better I can put a watch on with an Eta movement and not worry about it but any watch with a rolex movement in it worries me to no end. I know many can say they have not had any trouble with genuine rolex movements but I can not. I have had a hell of a lot of trouble with them in the past 40 years. Not too bad when you could buy parts from supply houses but much different today when you have to bid against 20 people needing the same part on eBay. The downside for me is now I have a few movements left without cases so I am in the process of buying a genuine case now and then for the movements. I have been on the lookout for 1002 etc cases to make 34mm "explorers" but they cost too much or have a big dose of corrosion. You can get by selling a watch with a "refinished" dial but not with a replica case. So...what am I saying? Think long and hard before putting a genuine rolex movement in a Frankenstein watch. Etas are better and cheaper for this type of project.

With thanks to SpeedyG for all of his incredible work and to DenimHead from RWG! SpeedyG did an incredible job, he even had to make a custom movement ring and dial support. I present my most recent build: This was a HR case set dial and hands from DenimHead. The strap shown is a Eulit Perlon.

No, they are early batch DW dials...

Fingers crossed I'm seeing things!

Gentlemen, there is a time for jesting and a time for reflection... Please, take a moment to reflect. A gen T39 has gone to the great parts dustbin in the sky. It has served, it has protected it has probably faced more challenges in a day than you will face in your whole lives and it has finally succumbed. As I hear the distant air of a bugle sounding the last post I say - it will not be forgotten. Oh Lord in heaven bless this piece of plastic. Honour its wearer and let us all bask in its reflected glory. It truly was, a great piece of plastic....... Now watch this drive!!!

MBW5512--Modded

I know there has to be a story behind this one I doubt that it's even closely related to the cold, unless you slipped on ice and hit it on something!!! Probably snow cycling down a steep trail, hit a patch of ice and went over the dashboard, hit your watch on a rock. Exploding acrylic barely missing your head, and fortunately killed the bear that was chasing you.

Best wishes to you B

As a bunch of Horolgy guys why is it we cant simply STOP Time its so annoying getting older! Best wishes Nanuq for your Father. AJ

Praying for blessings for you and yours Nanuq. Hardest thing I have ever done in my life is take care of my Dad when he was down. Same story big tough guy, football player and my hero, seeing him vulnerable was really tough. He did pull through that though. May peace be with you.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you my friend.. I'm not sure that the mantle of patriarch is anything that any of is eager to assume. Hope your dad get's better. I can tell you from experience, it's hell to get old!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The movement is terrible if you compare with the latest p3000.. I would not buy it... Is one of my favorites but I cannot stand with the flaws... Wrong case... Wrong movement

Good luck with everything! Getting old is not for the weak that's for sure...god speed everybody!!!

Looks good to me! Beautiful watch

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Good choice

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Decided to keep it in the end...

All my best to you and your family.

I'm sorry to hear that B, I hope he gets better

Wish you and your family well. I lost my dad in 2007, not a club I want you to join anytime soon mate. Be well.

Whoooooweee! did he squeak when I poked at him. Just for the record, I don't have any reps. My name is Rob, and I am a vintage WIS.

not one I wear frequently, but it deserves to get out the box for a couple of days. Maurice Lacroix Calendrier Retrograde

Bullhead Chrono today:

No issues at all. I think the imperfection of a raw concrete form has imperfections of symmetry and I didn't find any issues. I will intentionally use more of an asymmetric design on my next project. Like many "luxury" watch brands, many speaker manufacturers do not make their own tweeters and woofers. The drivers I'll be using next are the exact same ones used in $15k Revels. Crossover and enclosure designs are the differentiating factor. As for weight, they are about 40lbs each

I loaded up a beat up case and tried "for real" on this test - I think we have a winner! Probably could have went about .001" deeper but all-in-all I'm pretty happy with it.

¥184998 is USD29600 Make sure you use chinese Yuan and not japanese yen