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  1. First day with my Silver Snoopy Speedy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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  2. Thanks Nanuq I have the Seiko Monster Divers Dive watch. I talk about it all the time on the other forums with the asshat moderators. I don't talk about it here because the moderators here are Rock Stars.
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  3. No need to de-case, just pop the bezel and crystal and you're right there!
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  4. Its genuine ETA, its an early 2824-2 17J.
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  5. Very nice work! Congrats on a great result!
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  6. Great story and very fine results! Love to see another person passionate about the 5517 reference, besides what you already mentioned you might also consider putting on a gen crown.
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  7. theres a few DIY solutions to try 30% simple green 70% hot water 50% pure white vinegar 50% hot water for removing oil naptha (zippo fluid) just becareful of combustion if it gets too hot i personally let it soak a bit with vinegar and water, clean cycle, then a rinse cycle with distilled water. i find this works well but i mostly use this on metal jewellery and bracelets. if youre removing oil naptha is what most old school watch smiths swear by. its since been removed from the market for cleaning , something to do with cancer maybe, but it can still be found as zippo fluid. again becareful since some cleaners super heat to aid in removing debris and heat + lighter fluid.... well... you get the idea. you might need up to 4 cycles to clean everything properly and some ultra sonic cleaners are useless (mostly $60 and less) theres a test you can perform with a pencil and a piece of glass, mark one side of frosted glass with an x with a pencil, place it in the cleaner with water and run, the pencil mark should disappear within 20 seconds for it to pass correctly. you should also see tiny bubbles when cleaning which is called agitation this mechanism is what actually causes microscopic cleansing. the use of vinegar (acid) in your solution helps increase the surface area while cleaning making the agitation a lot more effective than other solutions... anyways this is what i use. there are commercial cleaners that may be superior depending on what your job requires but those can cost $60/gal, where as vinegar is maybe $1
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