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That watch looks to me like a 1503 Date model- either 18k or 14k gold- it is not a shell gold model- caseback is gold as it should be on that model. End links are fine- Rolex does end links on gold bracelets differently than on subs, etc. There's a guy on VRM- Kirill- that has had some of these watches for sale lately and I bought one- paid $4,000. 14k Date from the 70s. The only bad thing about these watches is that it's hard to get parts for them since Rolex no longer supports or makes parts for the 1500 series movements. Like Panerai says, send it to misiekped and have it serviced and no more scuba diving.

Perhaps he'd however be open for suggestions if we do signup threads here at RWG? Eg I could see projects like albino 6542 dial for eta being interesting - just to name one design...

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Yes, many times with credit card. Good protection with visa. I use one card for all my online activity. Never an issue with TD's.

No David the OP is mainly counting the postal charges. Ken

I generally put broken horological device for repair, or horological parts. Valuation depends on what it is. I usually ship with fairly low for reps, if I sell someone a genuine watch, it ships with full valuation and full insurance. USPS will not allow you to insure for more than the customs declaration stated, so if you declare the value at 50.00 USD, That's all you can insure it for. I believe that one thing has to be made crystal clear between buyer and seller, the watch once it leaves my possession, belongs to the buyer. He takes all risks for loss, damage, customs seizures and duty. Only after we agree to these terms will I sell and ship a watch outside the CONUS. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'm seriously digging that tropical Sub dial. It's wrong, but at the same time, oh so right....

I bought the same watch and exactly the same thing happened to mine, same pusher too. I wouldn't call it an easy fix, but here goes... Take the bracelet off. Remove the case back. Pull the crown into hand setting position. Press stem release button and remove stem. (search google for "remove ETA 7750 stem" Undo the 2 case clamp screws and remove the screws and the small tabs. Place a small piece of foam or similar over the back and turn it over. The movement with dial attached should come out. Do not touch the dial and only handle the movement at the edges. NOTE! Somewhere inside the case or rattling about in the movement should be a 'tiny' circlip about 1mm in diameter. There is a chance it is still attached to the pusher, so check. When the pusher is inserted into the pusher tube, the circlip slides into a tiny groove on the pusher shaft and should prevent the pusher from falling out. My circlip was to small and it passed through the pusher tube. I put the circlip on to the point of a needle and GENTLY pushed it down the needle to enlarge it slightly. Now you have to insert the pusher and fit the circlip on to the pusher shaft (good luck here!) If you get this far then it's just a reversal of the disassembly, ensuring you thoroughly clean any dirt, smudges or dust inside the case. And make sure the the case back gasket is properly seated in its groove before screwing the back on again.

Very old. From around 1750 to the 18seventies for 120 years the Swiss became proficient in replicating first English (Graham/ Norton) later French (Breguet) and American (Waltham) pocketwatches. It was only with industralization and mass-production (IWC amongst others) that this Swiss counterfeiting practice stopped and they started concentrating on high end watch manufacture with the knowledge and machinery formerly aquired. Nowadays its the Swiss FH that hits hardest on the counterfeit market (produced in China) while trying to re-write history themselves by simply omitting the dark chapters of swiss horological history. Brand registration, copyright protection etc. (disregarding some exceptions like Rolex and Panerai) are more of a "modern" practice which only started around 1993 when the Richemont group lawyers started to implement it harshly for every new brand aquired. Times do change....

My father who is 87 has stories of guys picking up cheap replica watches in China when he worked on the Merchant ships in his 40's. Ken

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