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I still can't believe we are even having to have this discussion. In the last 2 years my hobby has been making jewelry by designing them in either Zbrush or Matrix Gemvision (Rhino based) and then having my models professionally printed with the latest 3d printing software which is called material jetting. Material Jetting is so precise that you could 3d print finger prints if you wanted to. For the love of God and all that is mighty, let's create a team of people from this forum including myself and make 3D models of the 5513 case. Now, I can't cast models into stainless steel, but maybe I can help with the workflow of the whole process of making a 3d model of the midcase which can then be CNC machined, etc. At the vary least, we could have the midcase designed with just final thread cutting left which people like JMB could advice on. Let's freaking do this people. Let me give you an example of what can be done with technology. A friend of mine wanted a treasure coin but didn't want to pay hundreds of dollars for even just a replica. So I created an exact replica using Zbrush and then casting it in Silver. For the Love of God. With 3D scanning, we could high resolution scan an original 5513 mid case.

Interesting insight here. The one thing that always bothers me is that I might have difficulty getting my rep with an ETA movement serviced by a good watchmaker. I know I could always just take the movement out and have them tackle the movement by itself, but that doesn't work if I want to pass the watch on to someone. Other than that downside, the advantages of using ETA are immense, the biggest one being you can actually use your watch as it was intended.

It's funny, I just had this conversation yesterday with someone else. I've got several gens with 1030 movements and I never wear them anymore. Parts are too hard to find. But that look is inescapable. So I built the Big Gonzo 6538 to replace the 6536 that rests now in the safe. I wanted something with the same strong vintage vibe, perhaps slightly different than the Small Crown, and something I can go swimming with. These are, after all, tool watches. So I went nuts on expensive parts, and put a low-beat ETA movement inside. It's robust, parts are readily available, and if I flood it in the briny deep, who cares? The Big Gonzo is a tool watch too.

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