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Nice gen mate

The case will need drilling and tapping bfor a gen tube

The finish on standad 6497-2 gears is like that as well, i will try to add some photos

Fit the gasket in the case the right way up then the crystal squarly on top and use a press to push it in

Is the gen screw down?

Looks like a DG2183 based balance wheel and regualating arms, so dont be expecting 8 days power reserve, and also there is a reliabilty point to concider, but if it is prices at DG prices or just above then why not, but if this takes on rolex clone 2836 prices (which are shit) then fugedaboutit.

Well if that is the case then it answers what happened, I cant see how there could be any rally againt the original partner or the new owner, that is one of the rep worlds hazards. but it would be good if we can start the ball rolling with this new factory and get some new top watches made

Differnt though, if i did not know what to spend 10K on it may get a look in but as i dont it wont

You want to mod a gen handset for a DG movement????

The fund is often in the build more than any thing else! and i think you underestimate the chinese http://forums.watchuseek.com/f72/seagull-quarter-repeater-53090.html

Ditto Nanug on the vintage rolex it will only increase in value and you will always be able to sell it

Hike what you did was a major achievement, and to keep going even with sickness like that must have been hard, but you made thew right decision to come down and get well, i only wish i could see some of the thinks that you have seen. Well done!

for the fleiger try one of Bobs at http://www.waccex.de/catalog/index.php?cPath=374&osCsid=nnt8fui19euuk3kvp3f31ibqu7 very nice quality and extramly well priced, it is about the only strap make i use. he does 21mm for the porto as well

the hacking lever may have jumped out of the sliding pinion and is now stuck behind it, remove the winding bridge and you can reset it

The point is Frank that here discussion is welcome, and this post has been a discussion and an education for more than a frw members i am sure, and every member may have something to bring to the forum, and why would his collection not be a worth while endevor to him.

Andrew it is down to you where you buy from, but i think you will find that sino has access to the same factorys as our TDs here but you may also find that there are a few restricted productions that only go to the cartel dealers. Stick around and learn a bit, we can all learn more than we already know. you may know that many of the new watches use a colurless AR now in particular panerai This site has over 10 years of experience in the rep world, some of the members here are fully qualified watchsmiths, others are world class modders of watches both rep and gen, we have experts in almost every field of horology, there is alot here to read if you have an open mind. This is the grown up site where we give people the benifit of a fair trial, dont ban them at the first hickup, (But it is always worth reading the rules) and take the time to educate and support, there is a real comunity here both in the cyber space and in real life! Thank you

Women Eh never listen. Just waiting for the OP to get back to the thread from his party

To be honest it is just marketing they say lots of things like 1-1 and made with a genuine sample, there is no trading standards agency here, the ols and bold know what is belivable and what is not, yes truth an honesty would be nice but with experience you can make good purchaces and get what you ordered

@ Austintexas good ramble mate well said.

I think you missed the at the end of my post ref the lume mate depending on where the OP is the date wheel is not a problem if he just wants an ETA one in there, i could do that for him if he is in the eu

Try it your self and see Skill, getting the gen parts in the first place, research time, labor, tooling

If you go to Beil you will find a lot of migrant labor there strangly enough and the hand built bit, Naaa lots of robot, yes an eliment of hand assembly, but it is not carved out of a block in wooden chalet in the mountains, it is built by a machine in a hitech manufacturing facility.

Nice did that start out life as an SSD v2?

OK Trusty $258 Sino $305 I cant find the middle one on sino.com, .but this one on .net at $415 Pure time $388 Pure time $348 (i know this is the PVD version not the stainless) Sino $485 So all the watches there can be had from other places cheeper than from sino, and with recourse via the forum

That is a nice set of hands, pity they would be too big for subs, nice proportions on the merc