krustybrand

You don't get into bed with Chrysler and not expect to get f***ed

Lost mine too (VIP). First thing I noticed.

I got a lifetime ban from a PRS guitar forum. I had a grand total of about 5 posts, all discussing an issue I was having with pickup wiring. No reason for the ban, and the mods won't respond to me via email. Some forums border on the surreal.

Gens I've paid under $1k for include: Oris Miles Tonneau Oris Titan 300M Oris Chronoris Omega Speedmaster MKII Glycine Incursore 200m Ball Fireman 1 Omega Chrono 300M Omega Automatic Some were well under the $1k mark, and 4 were under $500. Pretty much any of the 2nd tier brands can be had cheaply used if you look around and are willing to wait.

Couldn't quite identify what he had on his wrist. I also don't know how he climbs with nuts that big...

In his servicing notes, The Zigmeister lists it as a 7730, but I think he meant 7736, as I believe the 7730 was bi-compax. In any case, the watch dates to 1973 from its serial #, and is a model 815. I've owned it for just over 5 years now. It measures in at 40mm, which is large for its age. Picture is old. The seconds chrono hand now lines up perfectly.

This one today, I think. Freshly back from full service, and with a dark slate grey/blue strap (not shown)

One more without my hairy wrist in the way

It's an all-gen (case, dial, hands, movement) 3717 on Staib mesh kind of day

Ah, the timeless vintage Polex!

I do have one gen Breitling that is difficult to read, a Windrider Cockpit that is all in silver. Ironically i bought it because of the large date that I can read without my bifocals (that and the fact that I've always loved this model).

PM me. My wife is Chinese and will help you.

Really? I'd buy a gen blue dial UN in a heartbeat. Blue looks fantastic with jeans and a polo shirt on a casual summer day.

Sorry to hear of your friend, BT. It's always difficult to watch friends decline and go. I have lost many over the years, at remarkably young ages, including my 6yr old nephew from cancer. That being said, if you think about it from a statistical point of view, the more of your peers who die young, the better your chances of living to a ripe old age...

Last time I checked the Church/Queen St. pawn shops, they had a lot of reps. They are also very up front about them - no misrepresentation. That being said, you need to do your own inspection to determine if it's a good one and worth the asking price or not.

I tried the other day to send a gen watch to The Zigmeister by courier due to the strike. They wanted almost $100, half of which was insurance, but they would only insure for $1k, or about 1/3 of its actual value. In the fine print, it said that their liability was limited to $500 only, although they would happily charge for $1k insurance. Thieves. I'm afraid this watch will have to wait until the strike is over.

Hmmm, picocuries, eh? My daily work has me dealing with 15 Curie per Kg water. Drinking lots of beer helps decrease the biological half life for what little gets picked up (given the right precautions). Tritiated water is all around us. It occurs naturally (iirc, 1 molecule in 10,000,000 of water typically has a tritium isotope as one of its hydrogen atoms).

A watchsmith could indeed easily remove and reset the chrono seconds hand for you.

I'm still looking for Peruvian Insanity Peppers.

Would someone be so kind as to forward me his current email as well? I'm not sure if the one I have is actually current. Thanks

In all fairness to the dealers, I have been asked for a cc scan when buying over the phone from a shop in a tourist destination on the west coast of Canada a few years ago. If I hadn't worked there in the distant past and didn't know the owner personally, I probably would have said no, and taken my business elsewhere. At the time, they were getting a lot of chargebacks from people claiming never to have been on vacation there, so staff had been instructed to protect the shop.

There is a small screw that goes on the inside to secure it. That screw is likely rattling around inside your watch. You have probably also lost the spring. You must use Loctite when you replace the screw in the end of the pusher shaft, as it is what rides against the reset lever. repeated usage can and will loosen it unless Loctite is used. That being said, I have spares of the [censored] things that you can have. PM me.

I'm sorry I had unforeseen commitments after work tonight. I would have loved to meet some of you.

If people will still be there around 9ish, I'm in. I finish work at 8, and it will take me a while to get in there from the eastern 'burbs.

I think I'm working that day until 8pm out in the 'burbs, but if it will run late into the evening, I'd go for sure.