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Correct. Relatively useless, or at least they sell very cheap on eBay. Even the 16200 which is the only mens size is still going to end up pretty expensive after you buy a new crown, bezel, and crystal. Used crown $50, Gold or white gold bezel $100 to $200, and sapphire crystal, $20. So you're going to end up at $300+ probably. Every complete set I've bought has been around $250 or less.

I'm pretty sure you can order a set here: Getat watch

You do live on the West coast. The West coast of Florida.

Trying out a new strap I just picked up this week.

"A good education is always expensive!"

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Watchmaterial pearl This is about the best available other than a gen. This is for the Sea Dweller, not the Deep Sea Dweller.

Glad I could help!

Someone please explain exactly what is meant by " engine turning". For years I've heard of "engine turned bezels", but never knew what it was.

Very interesting reading. Thanks for sharing. So my theory of throwing my reps in the deep end of my pool has some merit after all.

Why would you buy a gen when you can have virtually the same thing for 10% of the price. If these reps were readily available Rolex would never stay in business.

That is sweet.

I used to own an Oysterquartz and I wasn't aware of it either. I do like it though.

Why would you dismantle it? It's a perfectly good functioning HE valve. I've been down over 40 feet spend hours in the pool and at the ocean.

My wife and I were window shopping a couple of months ago on Worth Avenue and she stopped, looking in a jewelry store, and started laughing. When I came over, she was pointing at a Graham and saying "Look at that ugly watch". That's a true story!

But he is asking, if both an Eta and gen movement will fit in an MBW case, why won't it also fit in a NDT?Yuki? That question really hasn't been answered. Shouldn't you have the same stem height problem in the MBW.

It would be if it sold for that amount. $1000 is just first bid and we don't know what the reserve is but I would think it would be in the range of $3500 to $4000.

I emailed Josh about that site a month ago. He replied it wasn't his, so he is aware of it.

Awesome. I've never heard of that one. Like you say it's a little expensive for a Seiko but it has potential for being a collectible, I would think. I wonder how accurate the depth sensor is?

I think you've gone as far as you can go without a watch smith. Having it fully serviced is going to be money well spent in the long run, especially if your friend intends on keeping the watch.

What I did was take the pearl out and lay it inside a toaster over on a piece of aluminum foil for about 2 to 3 minutes. I was trying just to get it from white to where it matched the dial. I'm sure a little longer would have darkened it more. Here's a picture that's not very good but it kind of shows the result:

Although I'm not an expert but since I just got a watch back from repair that was doing the same thing Ill try to explain. There's apparently two anti-reversing gears or clutch system that are often sticky or dirty. They're not necessarily broken or it's not necessarily from hand winding. Also it's relatively common problem with A7550 movements according to my watchsmith. It was an inexpensive fix for me. Hopefully that's your problem also. There's a tutorial about this problem, I think in Francisco's section.

I just ordered a watch from Ruby a few weeks ago and she was very responsive and pleasant to deal with. I did hear she was having some internet problems on and off for the last couple of weeks and was behind on her e mails. She still always seems to come through, though.

I didn't mean to be derogatory with your post count. I was trying to give you the benefit of the doubt. Since you were fully aware of what you bought, I'd have to side with the seller. You knew it needed servicing when you bought it. Why not just get it serviced and move on? You can have a fully serviced watch for equal or less than the cost of new. By the way, Francisco (or maybe The Zigmeister?) did a detailed write up about this "new improved movement". You need to check it out.

My question is why would anyone buy a seconds at 6 Daytona with a dodgy movement. I wouldn't buy one that works perfectly for $140. With only 8 posts I figure Alan_Sony hasn't done enough research before he bought it and didn't know what kind of problems he was facing. As to this transaction, I kind of think there was not a totally full disclosure. But, on the other hand if you're having it serviced any way, it shouldn't make much difference. To tell the buyer that it's an easy fix is not really fair disclosure. Next question is, where do you get that model serviced? Most people won't service it from what I've heard.