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Ending the work week wearing my beater

I too once enjoyed the chrono/s5 combo! Regrettably I don't have either anymore

OK, I think I have this about the way I want it for a post 70s engraving job. This is what I will send out on a 1016 case when requested...

Good idea i Will use that for The future your not telling to little it to much

Nice ride droptop, I too enjoy the pleasure of the Chronograph/S5 combination

Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

-------- I am so used to 47mm and 44mm now that I think I would feel this is too small.. Taste changes during the years... It is a beauty though.

Looking at your wristie, the CP diameter looks pretty small compared to the other 512s i've seen posted. Looks spot on to the gen! Can't wait to get mine.

No, they are early batch DW dials...

Glad to see people working it out for once. Legend is, well a legend. Good work people

Legend, as usual, you are the voice of reason. This is not nearly worth the future problems and frustrations that will stem from opening a Paypal dispute., I have not one scintilla of doubt that Ezio packed that watch in the package and mailed it off to the buyer. I don't know the buyer, but it's hard to conceive that someone would risk reputation and forum(s) membership over a 350.00 USD watch. However, the human animal never ceases to amaze and disappoint me. One thing that I do if at all possible is to insure the package for it's value. Also another reason I prefer to sell within the CONUS as packages can be insured and there are no customs, duty drama attached. It may cost me a few dollars extra to insure a package for 4-5 hundred dollars, but it sure increases my peace of mind.. I agree that a 50/50 split would be the fairest and most logical solution to the problem. I would also file a theft report with the post office, especially if the package shows any signs of tampering. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Gen, from many years ago. There I was, wrestling a bear with my arm down his throat, when he chomped. Score: bear 1, Superdome 0

No. ETA is not a Rolex movement. Rolex Watch Co was not a Rolex movement either, until recent acquisition and consolidation. RWC was the renamed Aegler, which made movements for Rolex and Gruen until Wilsdorf invested a significant amount of money in them to convince them to produce movements exclusively for Rolex, hence the name change. Cases have not always been Rolex either. A L Dennison was an early supplier, and Borgel was the producer of water resistant cases prior to theirs being used in 1922 by Rolex. The first Oyster cases were made in 1926 by C R Spillman SA.

Here's a real life story for the real Monaco lovers. .. ----------------------------------------------- I must have been nine years old when the little boy's father walked into the room giving me, wrapped up in an odd colored box, as a present to his son. "Son" he said "keep this safe and never trade it with your friends for toys!" The boy's eyes grew bigger by the second (I can keep time pretty acurate) while watching at the curious box. It was red.... red as fire fighting truck.... He never saw a box like that. The small box had a band aroud it with black and white squares reminding him of a finish flag as used in car races. The boy loved racing but had a bad experience with it. back in 1973 he was 4 years old while he joined his father and went to the formula 1 race at the Zandvoort racing circuit in The Netherlands. While thinking of that race the boy remembered the most horrific experience of his life... While he was positioned only 10 meters from the edge of the asphalt he heared a big bang followed by an incredible noise. A big ball of fire was racing towards the boy. Seconds later the expoding car came to a halt. In his panic the boys father pulled his son away preventing him to see more of this tragedy. The race continued while all officials were left confused and David Purley stopped his car in front of the boy and his father, David hurried and tried to free his fellow collegue. The race continued.... The unfortunate driver of the car was Roger Williamson who blew a tire and died in the crah following. It was a while back that the boy had thought about that unfortunate day but somehow the box brought it all back. after staring at the box for a while it was now time to examine it a little more. Two words he read, "Heuer" and "automatic". "But what do those words mean, dad?" "You will find out while you grow up boy. You will thank me later" he smiled. Then finally I could get a fresh breath of air as the box was opened by the boy. This is how we met.... Was it love at first sight? I am not sure but in the years to come the boy kept me save. once in a while the boy opened the box while staring at me. As he grew older he came to love me. Over the years the boy grew up to be a man (he thinks) while realizing that I needed some extra attention. He had never worn me around his wrist. In 2013 he decided that it was time to wear or part from me and he took me in for a big service. So now I am like brand new, a new strap is ordered and ready to wear and present to the world. Hi all! Friends call me a 1533 Monaco but you may call me lovely ;-) I am sure I will live another day and in some way remain a simpel memorial to the late Roger Williamson who died July 29th 1973 This is me... Kind regards, Ozon1969