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Last week I took delivery of this super nice dark grey ceramic GF Bathyscaphe from Andrew at Trustytime. Delivery was quick and painless, as usual, and the watch is beautiful. This is a very lovely watch and wears very well. I see no real flaws in quality, but have not done any in-depth comparison in regards to rep vs gen... Maybe others can chime in on that aspect. The finish is outstanding all around and the crown screws down better than any watch I own, rep or gen. The bezel is aligned perfectly and the bezel clicks are tactile, and not too weak. The dial is beautiful, print is excellent and slightly raised/glossy and all indices are aligned as they should be. The movement through the see-through caseback is very well adorned and looks very well finished, although I would think there's probably a lot different than the gen. I originally ordered the ZF Blue ceramic, but it was seeming to be impossible to get one with a decent crown, so I 'succumbed' to this... I have enough black watches already, and I'm still in the air whether this is a keeper (for me) yet because I think this would be even more stunning in a lighter colored case. Aside from that, it is a beautiful watch of extremely high quality. Anyway, enough blabbering, if you have any questions or want more views, just let me know 🙂

Hello, I started this Tudor ranger build using all the design elements that I like. I wanted something in 34mm because its small and comfortable to wear. Gen Rolex 15000 case Yuki dial Eta 2824 clone Generic snowflake hands Yuki Bracelet Removing the cyclops from the crystal Disclaimer: I know that Tudor never made a red Ranger with snowflake hand...etc.

Here is a good price on new 25 jewel ETA 7750 movements: eBay item number 223166629256 $290 USD + $10 shipping from Switzerland.

Stumbled across this alternative technique for wearing a NATO strap for an arguably cleaner look. Slip off the under-strap... ...align the the retainer with the buckle... ...slip the strap though retainer and buckle... ...fold the strap under the retainers. That's it. A nice alternative for a cleaner look...

I like, and often use this as an alternative especially on anything that has a bubble back or more generally already sits high on a NATO [emoji106] Of course there's also the more permanent removal of the underneath (short) piece and using the off cut to make a keeper for a RAF style strap. There is this good post over at WUS with a decent example and tutorial. It's as simple as it sounds though. https://forums.watchuseek.com/f222/making-1960s-style-nylon-strap-modern-style-g10-nato-strap-833573.html#/topics/833573 Sent from my PH-1 using some kind of voodoo[emoji572]

Hi Ron... Is the same as mine... You have always a great collection... Cheers

Thank you once again! I still believe that most of the movements I have managed to get running after complete disassembly must have been a stroke of luck as I have done the same to identical movements without success! These are all very basic without the date mechanism. I always struggle with setting the train bridge in getting the gears to run freely and my other challenge is pallet fork assembly. I have sheared the pivot heads of many escape wheels which I have purchased by the dozens because of this reason even when taking the most precautions of precautions. My favourite movement that boosted my confidence to properly learn was the manual omega caliber 265 which was the very first movement that I was able to get running. The worst were the eta clones which can truly destroy ones confidence. Any other movement other than the common eta 28xx are foreign worlds to me. Thanks again!! This forum is uniquely special. I feel very privileged here. I learnt more here from everyone than I could from any school!! Thanks!

First install these 2 parts as shown. Spring hooked behind the gold lever.S Now slide the date indicator driving wheel in and underneath the intermediate driving wheel (small silver wheel at top) Now take your tweezers and insert them into 'U' shaped indent in the gold coloured lever (7 o'clock position on the driving wheel) pull down on the lever and the driving wheel should fall into place, now release the tension on your tweezers. Lastly, slide the cover plate in from the right and it will click into the post. Job done!

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