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"Roger that, I can dent the case back on my gen 1675 with my thumb." The average 1970s 1675 case back is around .9mm thick in the center depending on wear. Just now measured a few repsub etc case backs...one new 'shitinerand' was .9mm, , another was .74mm. An unsigned '21 jewel' sub case back from a guy called 'Cal' 15 or 17 years ago was 1.15mm, this case is built like a Sherman tank with a hole in the case top at 12 with a coil spring and plunger that ratchets against notches machined in the spring wire mounted rotating bezel. These things are Nanuq proof. Maybe. Checked a 10+ year old swisseta 'shitinerand' yacht-molester and it was .84mm. A sapphire crystal Exp II swisseta case from 'River' 12 or 14 years ago was 1.55mm thick. An MBK 'polex' 5513 was 1.75mm, and a DW 5513 was 1.15mm. The case back with the best lettering in the assortment above is the DW. A two year old 5513 case back from Yuki is 1.2mm thick and has the best lettering of the bunch. ...but everyone knows 'shitinerands' are still the absolute best because they are hand made by Elves in the small swiss alps town known as Gelena.

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Trafficjam wristie with my 5711

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AP Diver over the Windy City.

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C'mon, Mr. Freeze, he does have a squirrel humpin' his ear for an excuse! I didn't realize a gen was thin. I have engraved a couple of the HR case backs and they were almost a no-go due to being so thin...

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Happy Birthday Marti[emoji322][emoji320][emoji322] Beautiful sunrise this morning in central WA.

Thanks Mickey, I bit the bullet and bought one of their watches from a UK seller. £125 delivered is good value for a manual wind chronograph watch & it will sell easier after I have finished with it. Looking forward to working on a column wheel chronograph, easy peasy after the 7750!

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