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All my old builds running strong this days, my old MBW`S and also my WM9 Hybrid one.[emoji1][emoji106] Gesendet von meinem MI 4S mit Tapatalk

True; but as it's only me I buy them for I am glad I bought the Noob.

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Pawn shops in Texas used to be the best place to find used Rolex watches. Every time the oil prices cratered, the pawn shops got a load of Texas Timex's, !! Every "oil man" sported a yellow gold day/date!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Ask Ryan from inTime...he's great in sourcing parts

Just a thought that might or might not be relevant. When I was an apprentice one of the things we had to do was make our own hacksaw. We made every part except the blade and it took weeks of Wednesday afternoons. I think we all did a pretty good job and the hacksaws were nicely finished. Thing is a hacksaw of very similar design was about a fiver to buy. We didn't make them to save money, even at apprentice labour rates those were expensive hacksaws, we made them to develop skills and understanding. My current #1 hacksaw is a Swedish ergonomic model that is about the most expensive on the market. It's a tool, I look after it and don't deliberately abuse it, but it is just a tool. That old one I made hangs in my workshop and is never used, but it means much more to me. I think there is a great misunderstanding that we are all just frauds who like to look richer than we are. I think that may be true for a lot of rep sales, but I think those who are active on the forums, for the most part, just have a gearhead mentality and get a kick out of understanding, overcoming problems and knowing they built a watch themselves. They may spend the kind of money that would buy them a nice genuine watch, but however nice it was, they just wouldn't have the same satisfaction from it or be personally investied in it, it would just be a watch, a tool, a lump of expensive metal

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Hey fellas, i became a little obsessed with this Rolex thing lately as I used to be a die hard Panerai guy, but I have been bitten by the Rolie bug in a bad way lol these are the first 5 I have built and I have a 6th in the stable, a 5514 HH case with a comex reprinted gen dial and a 1520 gen movement beating inside.. just waiting for the right lume job so I can assemble it. I need someone who can do puffy vintage lume to finish it ? It hasn't been easy to find and get done quickly. Anyways here they are, the Space Dweller is a JMB case with correct engravings for the 1963 space dweller, whoopy space dweller dial, rep riveted bracelet, old ETA low beat 24€& lol can't remember the model. But it runs strong. 116610LN, 116610LV both all gen aside from the mid case, bracelets and the insert on the LV is a V7 insert. 116710 all gen aside from case and the Yuki hybrid 3135/3186 movement. 16622 (always wanted one) this one is also all gen aside from Sean mid case and bracelet. Quite happy with them.. but now looking at some vintage builds and well the 5514 that seems to have been lingering for ever

welcome back Marco.... you are one of the veteran members here and we all need your helpful opinions.