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for all the builders/modders out there Im curious if there is actually anyway to remove and install watch hands without marking them even faintly? In my experience just looking at shiny watch hands marks them, even if it is a superficial hairline scratch thats practically invisible. and if you have to remove them the tool used to do so has sharp metal jaws and a metal plunger. ive avoided marking most through experience and applying electrical tape over sharp metal parts that make contact or pressure with the hands, but i still cant install or remove hands 100% mark free, more like 95%. does anyone have any suggestions they'd like to share or experiences? just wondering if it's mostly me. if seen videos of a ROLEX-smith using tweezers, it looks like he just touches the second hand to the pinnion and its on ticking away. incredible.

Quick and dirty scan cause i didnt wanna bust out the SLR with noob bracelet in place, the inside might need sanding to fit properly(?) caliper measures: wm9V1 inside lugs width 20.4mm length from most north to most south point 7.55mm, middle point length to lug south tip 5.6mm in pics the cyclops looks fine over the mag but in person with 3d stereoscopic vision it looks like the mag right aligns slightly. might just be an illusion because when I close one eye it looks perfect. arrgh this watch has another problem, the second hand comes into contact with the minute hand and sticks.

while im on the subject of WM9, does anyone find the clarks crystal cyclops to be more to the left making the date window look right aligned in the cyclops lens?

has anyone tried a noob bracelet on a wm9 watch? I tried one for size on the v1, and while the end link and lug meeting point were awesomely air tight the end link was simply not long enough to meet up with the case and left a gap between the case serial no. and the end link. is this only on the v1's ? I remember hearing the V1 size was a little bit larger, but I dont think a 1mm gap is due to the case size. could someone measure there end link dimensions for me? v1,2, or 3. I can only find my noob bracelet and dont wanna have to wear this piece on a NATO. Also tried another bracelet modern TW(?) same problem but LESS of a gap by .5mm, bad lug gap though. anyone tried a gen bracelet on the PT wm9v1? or 1:1 aftermarket not from the famous rep factories?

theres a thread on RG about him making one

guess so

Theres one on ebay right now, been there forever $130

classic cheap wok case, dial crown looks odd too. if you're serious about project X build your own, I think someone on here has.

closest to 1:1 with gen which means it accepts genuine rolex parts. what model you got lying around?

geyper - was that dial option 4? any other 'problems' beside the pearl?

black insert can be found for $125-$150, $80-$100 if you're lucky

you can buy one to own forever from watchbitz for about that price... I wouldnt shower with a rep or gen, soap and shampoo is very caustic to rubber and oils

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wow, this looks great

so does Chris ET have Old stock lying around? or does he have some magic word that scores him POLEX cases? Cause I doubt someone would pay $375 for a 1665 with a funky retaining ring when they can buy PTs for $230 with the same issue but much better everything else.

my guess is brake fluid and a tanning bed

PT claimed I bought the last one many months ago.

yep ENJOY its the one with the chick standing at the counter (3rd in from the right)

I dont think you can get a WM9 product for $500 shipped unless its been used for awhile

No aftermarket is equal to the gen in appearance, and I know its the resale value but $125 buys a lot of other things VS a JO insert and WM pearl.

armed with knowledge my buddy checked out MBK NP for me. He said the sales clerk played aloof to the POLFY cases " I headed to MBK with 15 g's in my pocket and got him to open up the watches, but they were NOT POLFY shitinerand, I kept asking for original cases, old model etc. but he said those were them and was very confused." I was under the impression ET could still source POLFY cases from them with ease. Unless they fixed the spelling as I see on ETs website his 5513 cases show "rolex montres switzerland" in the back of his 5513 MBKs. so are these 1:1 with out any messing with mods to fit crystals? what are the indications of the bad 1680 nightmare cases from MBK? getting a lil confused as I thought POLFY was indicitive of the good stuff. my friend is still there in Thailand for a lil while longer

Nothing new to report I guess. I found myself again thinking about the origin of this case today as well.

if you've ever seen LOST you'll notice some horrendous Daytona reps. Also the infamous fake in Kill Bill

if that subLV is 1:1 return the insert as it doesnt fit a "genuine" sub

that WAS a good one. didnt they drive into New Orleans as well in that episode? I've noticed Clarkson wearing his SMP several times and Hammond sporting a TOP GUN