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Go with the Breitling TO! Railmaster for me today:

Looking good!! That is a great watch, and one thing that makes it even better is the history. I bet the owner wore thus one every day, and used it like these watches were intended. Like I said,I love wabi! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Happy New Year [emoji322][emoji323][emoji322]

5513 for 2016. Happy New Year!

Wrapping up another great RWG trip around the sun with old steel.

Same to you! basically gen 5513 PCG

The perfect Tuxedo watch gen IWC Calatrava Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you brother. I should add that I would not be able to do any of this work, if it was not for this great forum. Always been a watch guy, but was afraid to mess with them. This forum taught me how to do some work and provided me with the knowledge of how to source the parts, and maybe more importantly what parts to acquire. Learned so much over the last couple of years.

Going to enjoy this baby this afternoon. Last one of these. Been in the humi for a few years. Happy New Year to my watch collecting brothers[emoji322]

Hi Guys. For anyone who does not think a Rolex is a tool watch. I have restored the bracelet. Unfortunately I did not get take many good before pictures but it was beat worse than any I have ever seen. It looked like hammered metal on the clasp and the the first few links around the clasp on both sides. The clasp on the opposite end of the safety catch was sharp like a razor. It clearly has a lot of stretch, but initially I thought it would not come back. The links around the clasp were deformed from wear. Just some hard work with a dremel and synthetic steel wool have brought this baby back to life. You can see I had to remove some metal on the clasp to remove the "razor", but it is still usable. Real tribute to how well a Rolex is made. So I have found some tritium hands, a pearl and a super dome, so in a couple of weeks she will go get the hands installed. A light brush and polish and I think she will be good to go. I will post up some pics off my phone of the bracelet. . Before: After:

Happy New Year

Reps are only fake if trying to pass it off as gen. Otherwise they're are reps and a great hobby.

I love what you've done mate, mine says hi. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not bad, I agree with freddy sharpening things up and getting the texture right is possible. My dial guy does it pretty good, I can ask him for the formula if anyone is interested, it doesn't glow