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tc sub with drilled lugholes, genuine bezel,dial,crown,tube,springbars,crystal,datedisc and a3135 movement tc sub with drilled lh genuine bezel,dial,crown,tube,springbars,bracelet movement swiss eta 2849-2 with mbw dwo (open 6 and 9) 6263 daytona with val72 in a dw case genuine parts: dial,crystal,bracelet,pusher,crown and tube

this is my 16520 zenith el primero daytona, all genuine from 1997,only the movement is zenith el primero (not rolex)

Indeed, their loss. Its just that with things the way they are right now, it adds salt to the wounds so to speak.

RWI is a joke, they take themselves way too seriously over there. I like RWG better because we have a higher roof. Anyone who wants your business(which is awesome) might as well contact you here on RWG.

Gentlemen, I'm sorry for my brief message this morning announcing this sad news. I'm back now and have a little more time. Here's what our friends next door wrote about Alan... he was a giant walking among men and I'm going to miss him terribly. ------------------- It is my sad duty to inform you we have lost a member, dealer and friend. Alan "Offshore" Day passed away yesterday afternoon in the Gold Coast hospital from complications connected with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma and an existing heart condition. Alan has not been well for some time but this still comes as a great shock to many of us. I last saw Alan about a week ago and he looked better than he had in some time and had finished his last round of chemo. On Wednesday he was returned to hospital with a possible heart attack and diagnosed with kidney failure. Due to his heart not being up to it dialysis was not an option. He passed away quietly with his partner of two years by his side. The forum, it's owners and staff pass on their deep condolences to Karen, his partner. For now Watchbitz is closed, Karen will take care of any outstanding orders and the shop will re-open in due course. Alan did well in life, he owned and ran the largest marine dealership in Victoria for many years and was the largest Mercury dealer in Australia. His nick derives from his days racing F1 powerboats, something he did with great success. Before that Alan was co-founder of the first wetsuit maker in Austraila and the owner of one of the first dive tank compressors in the state. Shark Wetsuits provided the tanks and fills used in the search for Harold Holt, the AU Prime Minister who went missing in the Victorian surf. Alan stayed and filled dozens of tanks while his mates accompanied the Federal cops who had called in and told them the news in greatest secrecy to help dive the search area. Alan was diving before PADI existed and helped formulate the dive standards used in AU to this day. He was a pioneering cave diver and was one of those who often conducted searches for the bodies of those lost in caves in Victoria and South Australia. He was one of the divers who recovered the bodies of the divers portrayed in the James Cameron film Sanctum (Sanctum is based on events that took place in Australia in 1963 and 1988). He was the technical adviser on the film and also signed off on the technical correctness of the rushes each day. He also supplied some of the watches used in the film including the watch he wore on the recovery dive. He was the last of the great cave divers (US and Aussie) from the era still alive. All the rest have either died doing what they loved or passed away from diving related illness. After selling the boatyard he set up a business selling wholesale plain box OEM parts for outboards, another success before moving to the Gold Coast and working as a project manager on several super yacht builds which is where I came to know him. After that he managed operations for a jetty and pontoon company before going into semi retirement and starting first watchwerks and then watchbitz. He also became the Australasian distributor for Squale Watches. With that the wheel turned the full circle as Squale is Italian for Shark, his old wetsuit brand. Whilst Alan outlived his family (his mother passed away at Easter) he will be sorely missed by many, many friends.

Here's mine

I decided to do a couple upgrades to my 5513. Sourced a gen nos 700 crown and tube still in packaging so she went back to dbane for installation and while she was there he did his amazing bevels as well. He sent me these pics today. I think the period correct crown and bevels really adds to the build. Sent from my droptop using telepathy [emoji466]️

Here's a pic

Wearing the 'Graph today

My kingdom for your 80 endlinks! Or Ken's left nut ... whichever is worth more.

I posted a challenge to the banning in the thread that caused it and several other have jumped in with me. It's in the Flame Free Zone forum, appropriately enough!

They (RWI) are a strange group for sure. I pop in over there now and then and marvel at the overall confrontational culture. Even their MTM sales forum is a haven for thread crappers. Not a welcoming place, unless you are part of the inner circle, I suppose.

Damn Micky, sorry to see this as I always thought you were quite helpful and had a good rep, especially compared to some of the other modders who have gone down in flames lately. But you really should have known you were already on very thin ice over there and even a mention of starting back to work was enough to bring too much attention to your modding business. Anyhow, life goes on and we'll still know where to find you. Once again, so sorry about your mom. Mine passed away over 30 years ago and I still think of her often. Time eases the memories and what's left is just the love for all she has done for you.

I'm banned there too and have been for a long time, screw them. I've been kicked out of worse places. No compassion whatsoever, buncha dicks. [emoji57] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

nice and here the same of ´89 in white

2 new pics are up on instagram and I must say that this is looking really good. I have changed my mind about the project X and now look forward to the two of this.

here is mine :-) IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/2zz0zv7.jpg

I've never found better lenses than early Revo. I got lucky with the $52 pair, I paid $350 for the pair before that. I might have a purple/red mirrored pair available if you're interested, I'll know by Tuesday. Try these guys, they're honest and you get the real thing. Make sure you buy the 840 and not the newer Grand Classic: http://www.vintagesunglassesshop.com/search_template_google.html?q=Revo%20840

As other posters have said, I can't believe anyone would risk their eyes with rep sunglasses! I purchased two pairs of Ray Bans tonight from an AD. One pair retailed for $155 and I got them for $118. The other pair was $115 and I got them for $89. There was an online coupon which saved me another $27 and shipping was free. Why would anyone buy rep sunglasses?

Hi Dieselpower, glad we have the same point of view on this!. I've followed this thread on all forums from the start, I have to say the tone of a few have now gone far beyond even my patience at this particular time. So to the band of brothers who insist on making this mans life a misery, perhaps you should seek a hobby more constructive than physcological warfare, synchronised dynamite juggling comes to mind !!

Because this is a community. And if you want to be part of the community you need to contribute. With all due respect, if it's just dollars and cents to you, but from a TD, or save up the money to buy a gen. But if you want to learn about the watch you've been so desperately searching for, purchase one from one of the exceptionally talented senior members/modders here, then you should put some time in on the boards. MMM has every right to choose the buyers for his hard work, and there are more than enough customers for him to choose from, so suffice to say, messaging him with "gimme gimme gimme. Take my money!" probably won't get you the response you're looking for. Just my two cents..

Well said DropTop. I just bought another pair of vintage Revo 840s for $52 online, in the "Wayfarer" style. Zero scratches and ground glass lenses. Even better looking than Ray-Bans. When it comes to safety/survival, always spend the money. That's the worst possible place to try to save a buck.

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Since you are apparently unable to control your speech, I will control it for you. Your posting privileges are suspended for 7 days. You're welcome to try again after that. Try to act like an adult next time.

I'm locking this topic and I edited out the URL from the original post. If someone is truly a bad workman their errors won't remain hidden. He wouldn't be able to hide here or elsewhere. So it is unnecessary to post a witch hunt here from another site. People here would already know about it and word of mouth would expose the guy. Leave the witch hunts to the kiddie fora and we'll continue to act like gentlemen and grownups here.

Looking at this one

Keep ordering straps and bracelets...still not sure which look I like best. I guess I can rotate. I do love the feel of these horween straps. Two more on the way. Black with red stitch and black with white. Or on tan Or 93150 Or 7206 Opinions? Sent from my droptop using telepathy.