Tiyal

Very HOT I'm about to switch brands!!! Please give up the source and AR work

looking good!

I'm waiting for a tracking number now.

Ordered on the 4th QC on the 9th now silence.

Just being patient

Sticking with Josh from now on

Looking good, and congrats on the wedding

THANKS!!!

Any more pics? This one is hard to see unfortunately. It's too far back and too small for my aging eyes

Just one, with the wedding life was Crazzzy !! my photographer took some of the set when I handed them out when I get these, I'll post.

This one is a crappy iphone shot with the lume complete, plus my vac'd GMT.

Greased all the gaskets with an aircraft silicone for electronic components. My buddy and I just pressure tested at the friendly repair guy down the street and it tested at greater then 180ft!

Aloha All,

I got married a couple weeks back. For the groomsmen, I went the extra mile and picked up 3 red 1680s from Josh. (the man! great communication and speed)

All the edges were softened the case and bands were oiled sanded, re-sanded then polished cleaned and oiled. Drilled out the end-links 2mm, be careful bent the C#*P out of them and had to rework them back into shape. Drilled the cases at 1.2mm (one at 2mm "woops")

Bezel inserts got a sand and a bath in bleach based draino. Then a tuch of shoe-goo to keep um hanging on for a while.

Then i pulled the movements and re-lumed with noctiLumina. This was a challenge, with out pulling the hands I really have no idea how to make the hands look great. I gave up on the hands after the first watch. It had a cool vintage look but I also really like clean lines of fresh and bright hands. Lumeing the dial was cut and dry. A steady hand and a number 0 brush. The lume came out pretty good, uneven here and there but had the powdery look of old tritium. (Couple spills outside the lines but not bad).

Reassembled 2 complete watches and took one gromsmans beater Oyster Precision and put a 1680 band on it (looked cool!). Then gave him the head with the 2mm holes on black canvas. (i still need to get the 2mm bars to complete this piece){source?).

Enjoy the photo

Aloha All,

#1. I’m in need of a point in the right direction for hand painting.

Not only the technique, but the sequence, tools needed to remove and replace.

#2 I would like to replace the all the gaskets on a Josh 1680 & PT 1665, who do I source these from? What about the gasket underneath the retaining ring?

#3 HE valve on the PT 1665, epoxy or ……….? I’d like to swim with it.

Your comments & guidance are welcomed and appreciated.

Regards

I ordered 3 red subs from josh two weeks ago and just destroyed one. In my excitement to put in 2mm spring bars, I drilled 2mm holes the lugs not 1.2mm like I should have!

Now what? into the parts box

Just received a shipment took 10 days. It was stuck in customs for 36 hrs. Good luck

a work in progress

The Arrival! Triple 1680s from josh. ordered on the 25th, arrived to Hawaii in ten days, not bad!

For a beautiful day ..

WOW, very nice

Thank You! I've relaxed. zen

And my package has also been released !! a little of 48 hours in customs

I'm being very impatient, possibly due to the high amount of caffeine running through my system and the visions of 3 red subs in a box with my name on it.

really I'm sure all is fine

My shiny little friends have been sitting in customs for 48 hours!!

I'll relax now..............no i won't.....

Inbound Into Customs

Processed Through Sort Facility, June 29, 2011, 1:26 am, ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS)

Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

Processed Through Sort Facility, June 26, 2011, 10:09 pm,

Acceptance, June 26, 2011, 4:35 pm,

Bump for being Hilarious !!!!!!!!

Beautiful!

Can you provide more information on your daily beater? its gorgeous!

thanks

While trying to avoid responsibilities & paperwork at all costs today, I found my wife's nail file and took it to my GMT. It started as just one link as I couldn't stand staring at the polished center links anymore. This lead me to a fine sanding sponge which really did the trick! After a bath in the wife's jewelery cleaner the nasty bling is gone & no more scratch magnet. It looks awesome so shiny and soft. Now back to paperwork.

I dunno about you guys but if I got a 1665 with CGs like that, I'd send it back for a real one.

HAHHAHAA!

Great Write UP!!

Its a great watch,

Couple things to consider.

#1 If your buying new from a dealer, try for correct Hand Stack (I.E. hour GMT minute second) 99% of what you see will incorrect be GMT Hour minute second. I believe King Watch has the correct hand stack. That being said the incorrect hand stack may be more reliable and more accessible.

#2 movement, Asian 21J is cheap! if it fails you can repalce it for $20. Swiss ETA is awesome you'll want to occasionally service it $100. You will see the decorated blah blah blah movement that's just a waste!!!

http://www.kingwatches.net/

http://ptswisswatch.com/

http://www.1-pc8838.com/index.php (josh)

God Luck

+2 on a asian 21J.

Interesting investment angle, 19 watches. This is exactly how Ill save for my kids college! Buy a rolex every year on the kids birthday (for myself of course) then right it off as an investment with the IRS. I get a pile of watches and the kid goes to college. Win Win ...........I'd never give them up LOL

Thanks for the info / pics!

yup, Conus (Hawaii)

Your right about the movement it advances maybe a second a day.

This is the current movment