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Some of you may recall my first attempt with customizing a Raffles dial This was the first one.. Before and after. [/url] [url=https://clickpix.org/image/ZhSXQE] Then I came across this gen on ebay....and I was in Awe with the dial.. I had to replicate something similar the water damaged / tropical look is spectacular So I ordered another Raffles dial and went to work.. results : Its not exact but it does have the same feel to it...I really like how it turned out. The hands could be aged a bit more to match the dial but other than that I think its pretty cool. JMB Ver 2 Case Raffles dial Raffles hands Eta Clone 2824 Clarks T21 domed crystal Keep an eye on the M2M forum as I think I might be clearing this and a few others out of my collection to fund some future builds.. Comments and questions always welcomed. Thanks for looking.

We can only hope... "Children knowing how to count in their Head without their iPhones." Our present future... PHD's who can not make change for a dollar (while their diplomas are hanging on a Starbucks wall where they work). Most recent college graduates can not tell time on an analog watch because it has hands on it. Probably 950 out of 1000 twenty something car owners can not change a car tire but can call AAA in half a second on their I-phone and wait 2 hours for help. Newlyweds can not believe it will cost $1200+ a month (plus deposit/utilities etc.) to rent a house after living free for 22 years. No watch parts 4U. Never! Etc. Etc. Oh yeah, one of my favorites...Toaster-Cars: Toaster-car owners bragging about the electricity that charges their toaster-car batteries comes from 'renewable energy sources' and then get mad when someone calls their car a 'coal burner'. Truth hurts...'electric energy' is mostly atomic, nat-gas, or coal fired, not 'renewable'. T-C owners act superior and brag about how much they save on gasoline...until they have to buy their first $2000 toaster-car battery or power inverter. I have seen a couple Prius toasters hauled straight to the junk yard after a repair estimate for batts and/or inverters. Another guy had his toaster-car towed out in a field at his farm...he wanted to be reminded not to buy another one. You can buy a lot of gas for $4 or 5k. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-inverters-recall-20190702-story.html Looking back, a Prius might qualify as a semi-toaster because it also has a little gasoline lawnmower engine. Tesla, Leaf, Volt, golf carts, electric skateboards etc. are 100% Toasters. Electric Skatebroad! Zap!

Nicely done J ! My own attempt of a water damaged tropical 5500