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This for now. Road trip today. Stopping by a fellow collector to look at a vintage YG DD 1803 this afternoon!

Just some fun shots of my new acquisition over fella RG. TC Sub V6 from April 2016 KH Dial and latest TC Hands, great lume Genuine Crown and tube 703 Genuine 25-295-C Crystal Genuine LV Insert 50th Serviced TC2824 movement V4 DWO TC V5 93250 I have a gen bezel ring and a gen clasp coming up. See how beautiful it is along with some Propofol, big thoughts to The King of Pop who is watching us from heaven. Propofol always win, sadly. Cheers

"As others have said, Phong is a hit-or-miss affair." Imho most of the characters we have to deal with in this goofball hobby are this way. DW for instance. In my experience Yuki seems to be the most consistent and reliable, not the highest grade maybe, but dependable. Otoh, I have a Phong 1655 case from 4 or 5 years ago that is first class but that is the only Phong case I ever had. In general, if someone wants something done right...they have to learn to do it themselves, dbane bevels for instance. I say this because anyone who wants extraordinary work should not expect it from someone who turns out good work one time and shoddy work the next. Frankenstein builders must also come to terms with the fact that they can not make a genuine watch using replica parts...case, dial, and bracelet come to mind, not to mention clone movements. The watch may appear to be genuine but it is not, and in reality it really makes little difference until it is put up for sale. Otoh again, I have noticed many posters on the 'Serious Collector' forums (VRF etc) are getting more suspicious every week and are not as sure as they used to be in knowing if their precious vintage watch is 100% genuine or maybe only 90% genuine because the lines are rapidly getting blurred by higher quality replica and generic parts. edit 8-6: "So this man ask $$$ for random bad cases..." Anyone could see those shotgun barrel lug holes from 2 feet away. When someone worries about one of their projects with a $200 case not being as close to genuine in appearance as they would like...just remember $1200+ cases can turn out to be like this one. "Also, the lughole locations can be somewhat inconsistent." I find this in replica cases from many sources. I have to resort to curved spring bars, reshaped hood tops, inner tubes being removed etc...it's all hit or miss. That's why I bore lug holes to 1.3mm...so curved spring bars will not be in a bind. "maybe this is the way they come from vietnam, where I suspect his factory is." Probably. I wonder if this is where Yuki cases come from? I'm pretty sure DW cases came from J C Whitney.

Got this beauty from AJ, very happy with it

40 decades? That's a long time. Sometimes endlinks wear so much that they cannot be squeezed tight to prevent rattle. When you can see daylight through them, it's time to think about replacements.

indeed. Look at that insert!

No... as the bracelet is worn over 40 decades, the top portion of the endlink wears out and effectively get "shorter".. so to prevent the gap that developes between the endlink curvature and the rounded portion of the mid-case, the endlink can be squeezed so they dont rattle around. it results in the top of the endlink now rubbing on a lower portion of the inside of the lugs.. This is how/why the lug engravings get worn out over time. This wear can be reduced by placing a bit of clear tape between the lugs. When brand new, the endlinks would typically fit quite well when adjusted properly:

So this man ask $$$ for random bad cases [emoji53] And who pay the multiple round-trip shipping cost ? [emoji632]

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My gen Hamilton Jazzmaster chrono on a grey suede nato

Yes it looks good, last one I posted for them was 6/24/16 www.trustytime01.com

"Hittin every hole through the middle like a doughnut" - sup which ya girl "return of the quack"

24 on Micah's green american army canvas RGDS WKK The enemy of my enemy is my friend [emoji41]

Another thread containing useful technical info bumped for the benefit of those who missed it the 1st time around & might still find it useful.

Beatiful GMTc! Wearing my unicorn dialed homage today...

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