bong

Very good tutorial, thanks a lot

bong

Allow an AP-Noob question

Will the Rubberclad bezel fit the Diver ?

May I ask where to buy those FGD Pre-V/A style hands ?

Thx

bought from tony , shipped on Dec 15th nothing happened since then

to be honest I already lost interest in the watch

not to forget the hands !

288 and the ap diver.. fingers crossed for this one..

288 already ordered , now waiting for the APDiver to be released

I like it so much that have ordered a non chrono version as well

but the non chrono version has the wrong caseback.

Judging from josh`s pics.

Star,

unfortunately it's not so cheap.

it is that cheap!

I also bought one two weeks ago from Wempe in Berlin for €40

Hi All

I got a dssd 21j (v5 seller says with real sapphire)the dial does not look clear through the crystal.It looks ever so sligthly foggy in certain angles.Any ideas?should i send the watch back?.I have a gmt11c which is very sharp and clear.

Regards

Jman16

Did I get it right?

A V5 with 21j movement?

I thought it`s only available with asian or swiss 2836-2

Do you know if it also has the Faraday case inside?

Am I asking a stupid question?

I dissambled my Milgauss and it has only the bottom-part inside. The upper part

which would be located between movement and dial is missing.

bong

As far as I know the secs at 12 on AP's are all the same movement. The basic movement is well designed according to folks around here but the principal issue is getting one that is not all gummed up. On this particular movement I think we just have to budget a service into the cost. It reduces the number of watches we can buy but ensures that what we got actually lasts.

@ kruzer

who would you recommend for that movement service ?

bong

Hi,

I found that pic on hont`s site,

Looks like his version has the silver surrounding on the numbers,

maybe he`s selling you a dial seperately.

it`s fantasy.

the real thing ony exists in rosegold

Ich w

another pic

I did it,

beside other mods like mounting a gen Cross, gen markers and gen numbers, I shaped the datewindow

take a look

The problem with the review at repgeek is, that it comes to the wrong conclusion.

I had both + a gen dial from watchco.australia and I can say,

the better version is definitly NOT the Silix VCO, but the Josh/Trusty version.

File datewindow to a trapezoid shape,

get the cross from the Silix Vacs006 VC (an old 37mm version)

and you have the best you will find.

bong

Nice watch..But having said that I don't understand the fascination with reluming these models. The gen dials don't glow anything like these so by doing this you are actually making the watch less acurate.

Nothing more to add

White dials have better lume but subdials are too dark. Quite a give away.

Now that black dials have lume (weak but at least there is some lume) I think black is the way to go. It also makes the date window location flaw less visible.

As for bezel - Rubberclad looks great but it has a thin layer of rubber that can easily be scratched. Personally I actually prefer the look of brushd steel over rubber so my choice now is a black ss themes with ss bezel and rubber strap.

Thanks!

Guys is this a short lug case?

It is not !

I would say that DSN would have that one if you get one what got some QC, check the reviews section.

Even DSN is selling the standard E117 case , without any mods (beside the crystal). That`s what he told me a few weeks ago.

That`s how it should be:

I swim and dive with my Ruby UPO without any probs.

Black bezel white numbers from Ruby

V2 has thicker, more correct bezel than the V1.

Bk is selling a V2 case set for $80