PBdad is in CA, but he has an outside watchsmith do his movement work so it takes a little longer. I have also used misiekped for movement work. He is great and also in US.
Wore this last night. Movie was good, but not great. I would rank it third in the reboot series, behind Skyfall and Casino Royale and ahead of Quantum of Solace.
Hard to say, since you don't have pictures of the actual watch, but certainly south of $2000, or you could just buy this one. http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs-cartier-roadster-vegas-dial-2402722.html
Well, the picture you posted is lifted from here, so I'd run if I were you. http://howtobeswell.com/2013/01/31/the-cartier-roadster/ Not to mention it looks fake compared to this one on Chrono 24: http://www.chrono24.com/en/cartier/roadster-automatic-model-2510-las-vegas-dial--2nd-bracelet--id2397673.htm
I always liked the ingod44 Space Dweller dial the best, but he appears to be gone now, so Yuli's is the best current option. If I had my Explorer to do over again, I'd use a JMB case instead of the gen 16014 case I did use. He does great work, and it's an amazing offering for anyone that wants to build an Explorer. If you are going to swap hands, go with TC's. Also I'd get the dial re-limed to match when you do.
Not necessarily. I would ask Josh to be sure, but with most reps, the case is built for the movement that goes in it, so swapping in a movement that is a different size is not going to work (easily) unless the two movements are basically the same size. A 2813 is 5.4mm in height. The 2824 is 4.6mm or 4.7mm depending on which one you get. The 2836/2846 are 5.1mm which is closer. They also have higher cannon pinions. It might mean the case is the same. Regardless, just swapping a movement ring is not going to let you use the 2824-2. The heights are wrong. Also, just want to make sure you know the A2813 hands won't work either.
The stem heights are different because the movement is thicker to accommodate the day wheel, and no, it can't be changed. Overall height of a 2824-2 is 4.7mm; 2836-2 is 5.2mm. The DG 2813 (A21j) is 5.4mm. Don't have the stem heights off the top of my head.