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Thank you to all who have served.

+1 A wise man once said to me, "if you can read, thank a teacher. If you can read in English, thank a soldier".

Vintage PPCo 130 today...

Gen? Lovely either way. LMPO today.

If so... How's it perform? Good? Great? Meh? I oft times miss my old EP400 builds, and sometimes want to scratch an itch for a good modern Rolex chronograph. And hence, inquiring minds want to know!

There is a guy on RWI seems to specialise on them. Reppossed if I remember correctly

Wrist beauty among natures nastiness.

Finished this project. Finally. Here is what I have learned: The thinner JMB case will not accept a 21600 bph Eta 2846 so I made an Eta combo movement with thinner 2824 plates and 2846 running gear. It runs fine. Here is how it went: 1...The dial is mounted directly on top of the movement plate without a calendar spacer or any spacer at all. Q...Why? A...To make the movement mount as far as possible toward the upper side of the case so the stem will be centered in the case tube (this JMB case is made for a 2824). Q...How is the dial mounted to the movement? A...The dial is cemented to the brass movement spacer with Gorilla glue and three thin adhesive dial strips were folded over the outer edge of the movement plate and the spacer pushed down over them...the dial strips hold the spacer/dial in place and keep it positioned correctly during r/r the movement/dial in the case. The dial is not mechanically attached to the movement (no dial feet). A thin brass dial washer was used to keep the hour wheel in mesh. This project could have gone better if I had changed a few things: 1...Make a thin aluminum or brass spacer to go between the top of the movement plate and bottom of the dial. The spacer would need to be thick enough to provide support to the dial around the outside edge...without moving the dial away from the top plate. Q...Why? A...Because the dial is supported mostly in the middle of the top plate where there is an 'island' with very little support around the outer edges allowing the dial to rock slightly when installing casing clamps. This causes no harm because nothing moves after the movement is mounted but a 'leveling spacer' would be a worthwhile addition. Q...Could I have used a standard stamped metal Eta calendar spacer? A...Probably but it would need to be thinned down with sandpaper. I did not want to take it apart to try it. Q...What would I do differently the next time around when using the same case? A 1...Go with a different (thinner) Eta or maybe an A Schild 18000 or 21600 bph movement to keep from making a combo movement, I have a few 1960s/1970s A/S movements but never measured them. Since there are no dial feet and the dial is mounted to the movement spacer it does not matter what brand movement is used. Hand sizes might be a problem because you need to use 'Mercedes' hands made for Eta, rlx, NN/DG/Seagull etc. A 2...Make a dial spacer if needed. A 3...Do the project all at once, do not delay the project for months then start back on it. A 4...Use a case made for an Eta 2836/46. It would be a little bit thicker but a lot easier. Q...How long did this project take, start to finish? A...Over one year. Just kidding...25 or 30 hours counting drilling/tapping the case for regular 6.0mm case tube, putting the combo movement together, hunting parts etc. I have a spare JMB case, dial etc so maybe I will put another one together later on. ...somewhere around year 2100.

Thank you One of my favourite / obsession watches lol.

Wow great work Legend!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Different angles different lighting.

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Gen raymond weil tango 18k and SS (i love raymond well i have got 6 of em) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

it's funny what this hobby does to us. We're raving about only spending $10 on something that really should be $.75

I did indeed sir [emoji106] delicious... Noob really is a good version. Gunny 74 strap works so well with this also [emoji41] Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Here's a rare one

Hi guys, sorry but currently I don't accpet jobs... I have way too many currently and I try not to compromise quality. I ask patience to all. If you're in a hurry, please contact someone else to build your dream watch. Thank you for your kind understanding !!!! I wish I could help everybody as it's a real pleasure for me to communicate with nice people and assist them in getting their grail piece !!! But I have only two hands... 😅 And I refuse to do sloppy work in a hurry.

I made a tester out of a Nalgene bottle and it will go to 90psi before the lid leaks. That's about 200' depth.