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So i must admit that when i Joined here a little over a year ago i didnt thought it was gonna be somewhere i Would use alot of my freetime Would never have thought i Would be a replica wearing guy But oh that have changed This forum is a place of friends and great fellowship i am so honoured to be here with you guys But when i came home for my last Tour from Kuwait i Got a pm from nikki6 about he had a present for me and i shouldnt even begin to ask too pay for it We talked back and fought and if you know nikki6 you know how he is a guy with a incredible story and i must admit i admire him but wont go Into details but lot of you know He found out my best friend have been out for a accident where he suffered Brain damage and lost all Feeling in he's legs visit him as Much as i can too but i told him about nikki6 he smiled for the very first time told nikki6 about it and what did he do He sent me my watch a great dssd which surely will be my Daily watch signed posters signed t shirts bracelets iphone covers the whole package in 10min i am the lucky guy who gonna drive to my friend and deliver him he's signed posters and t shirts and etc I was even lucky enough to get a poster to myself Which gonna be on the Wall in my office to remind me of the kindness a And my great friend S and to share he's story about its never a option to give up Stuart i admire you You are a hero a beloved guy and someone i truly look up too i Would never have the strength to do as you have done im honoured to be your friend My home is a place of family and as my beloved friend once Said before he's accident A handshake is for strangers a hug is for family and you are family Stuart You Always Got a home here in the cold north

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It's the people who stay here that sets the tone, it's why this place is a cosy home Congrats. Ken

Helllllllo all, sorry that I haven't been as active lately, work was getting crazy and then I took a short vacation. I just got back though to a parcel waiting for me, and I could not be happier. As some of you know I have been obsessed with big crowns for a long time and one of the models that I'm most obsessed with is the 6200. There's something about the 3-6-9 dials and A series movements thats very appealing, but they all had those super long hour hands that I was never able to find.... until now!! Phong has stainless ones that I will have to have gold plated to mimic gilt and relumed (Gen gilt hands were actually gold leafed not plated but that's the best I can do!) This is just the start, I also have the Gen dial plate sourced and am presently waiting for it to be redone, I guess the only thing I'm missing now is the a296 movement and a stem that fits an a296 and 8mm crown with a 1.1 mm thread...

Hi Everyone, I had a funny experience with my local watchmaker here in Malta Two of my watches, both with allegedly genuine ETA 2836-2 had issues. Apparently, he fixed them both. He congratulated me: "very good movements, not Chinese my friend!" So, I had some doubts on the guy in the end because from what I remember, the Deep Sea may not be a genuine ETA but a Clone. What do you think ? Genuine Eta 2836-2 or a clone? Cheers Stephane

Ending the work week wearing my beater

Very happy with my new "old" Seamaster, with the sleek retro-design, sandwich dial and Explorer-type numbers it ticks some boxes...

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I wear this watch almost once a week and I really love this one!

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Wow! That's awesome! Was it hard to learn the brass plating technique?

Very nice project! Looks like you can have some good fun doing this with a lot of pieces in the future. If you ever think about hiring out projects to the rest of us for bronze plating, I am sure that there will be some takers.

I'll be rolling on down for the foie gras, B. Congratulations, and thanks for being there!

More pics to share Pardon the dust ..

Nice! Yo got some proper skills there mate!

Congratulations and thank you for being here for 8 years!

I'm moving to Mercury so I can catch up with you! Congrats, mate! Good to have you around these parts

Has anyone else noticed every time new members say howdy, Vlydog is the first to welcome them to our online home? Consistent kindness and hospitality ... that sets a fine, fine tone around here. Well done Vlydog!

yes, that's the original pearl, I agree it's really cool! It's basically a "long 5" that was printed with a worn pad, it gave it that distinctive cartoon look

Traveling only brought the 6263 with me. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Dear RWG members, Contemplating a 5517 project - what special steps are needed to mount an ingods/Yuki/NDT 5517 dial on an ETA movement? Plan to use a Puretime 5517 as the base watch and add the following: Ingods/Yuki/NDT dial genuine 702 crown and tube after market bezel insert clark T19 cystal Rafflestime sword hands for ETA Pheonix Admiralty Grey NATO strap 20mm or 18mm Your advices and experience sharing are much appreciated!