dropbear2008

Marriage is rarely a good investment...

I only have three watches and the rest is parts. 6263 is going off to assembly soon, once I make a satisfactory hour totalizer hand (the gen hand set was missing this). I bought a Breitling Bullhead case set 5 years ago and managed to get a NOS V7740 last year. Now it's being serviced and assembled. I pretty much lost interest in modern watches. Slowly migrating from Panerai to Rolex - think I am getting old....

I am still kicking my nuts every morning for not picking up that dial from VRF...

Good comparison.

I think the full DW case set with dial and hands is around $400. I would go with DW for the 6239 and Phong for 6263/65. Both cases can take a vast amount of gen parts if you are serious (or just mad like the rest of us...)

Bingo, they got back to the better crown guard (thicker) and case (reliable date quick-set). Only issue I see is the "5" on the bezel 15 trying to escape...

There is no decent rep of this (unfortunately), so you are good to go. Might want to ask for some more proof that he actually has the watch.

Thanks Valty. Very valuable input as always. Going to be on the lookout for some more gen hand sets for my other projects.

Wow, I had no idea. (...goes to the parts box and puts his gen hands into a special container)

Never seen a gen 727 in a rep, only the Phong 727 versions which look gen at first glance.

Ah OK. If you see a white reflection in the cyclop under room light this will be due to the thickness of the crystal giving a reflection of the light source. The gen 243 has the same issue. Under natural light you should not see this.

How did you manage to break a 5mm saphire crystal ? Forgot the parachute ?

Noob and H are using different crystals which are not interchangeable. The Noob is closer to OEM. There is no other source for these crystals.

Having worked in China in the past I feel your frustration. On the other hand I think you will not have any issues to sell this batch as is.

Is he owing you for coke or why would you get it for free. Albanian protection scheme. Let me know, whatever it is I am in.

Once there are new TG models worth talking about you'll know from here (and they won't be on watcheden...)

And here is was bummed that I missed out on a minty 78360 for $200 over Christmas...

Yes, that strap kicks a**

Sure I have, in 1982...

I had the same issue with my 243, in my case the hairspring was the issue. After a bit of gentle pulling with tweezers to get it free the watch has been running like a charm for the past 6 months.

This would be the best Christmas present for me

Congratulations on your haul. I have seen gen tubes go for as much as the crown itself, so I think Yuki would be worth a shot.

Funny, just thought about this the other day when I saw Sledge in another movie.

Train station in Southern China. Haven't been there, so probably fairly small town ?

It also seems the "Officine Panerai" case back engraving is more pronounced and the lever tip has gained a little weight.