siesta181

NIce work Tanya... This would have been my project if I can source an old EL caseback. Wear it well

I think I need to go to the mall and get new pants...

I'd love to be able to do that....

If they come with a base to mount the watch to act as a table clock, i'd grab one. Me thinks they did it for the B&R watches.

gotta love em tuxedo dials... Nice work on the CG, Jim....

Beautiful... and this puts me in a quandry. I have the old accurate EL 001 B series caseback which I was about to use for a contemporary 001 project but I love the look of the old PAms esp with the tritium look. What should I do????

Nice pics Lani, whats your setup?

Sweet... thats a keeper mate. I know i won't let mine go.

@palani Thats not bad at all mate...well done. Will give that a shot. But is that a standard cartel dealer case or is the case set from DSN?

I have not been in the rep scene for long but long enough to know that rep factories don't subscribe to cGMP school of thought. They have ver1, ver 2 ver 3 ultimate and very ultimate versions. DW parts are not an exclusion to this rule. As factories come up with new versions, some parts get better, some parts get worse. So when do you pull the trigger to buy? The decision rests entirely on the buyer. Wait out for an improved version and risk missing the boat altogether or buy now and be done with it. When dealing with members, you ask for pictures and make a decision. I know for a fact that DW current dials are improved from his earlier versions. What are we gonna do about it? When the dealers release version 2 or version 3, do we expect the dealers to compensate the early birds with upgrades? FGD's latest dials are better than his earlier versions but we don't see the early birds clamouring for a replacement dial, now do we? What's the difference here? This is your first rep mate. You still have time to go full gen... so go get one.

SC68 sums it all perfectly. Nicely put and articulate. You get what you pay for. Get a quote from YUKI for a 6263 and I guarantee that you'll be happy with the amt that you paid. Alternatively, try building a 6263 from individual parts and get a watchmaker to assemble it or get a watch directly from DW himself and build it up to Spin's specs. See how much its gonna cost you. Research mate... if the price was not right, the 6263s will not move. Simple law of supply and demand. My 2 cents for what its worth...

If you can stretch your budget a little, go for DSN's 028 or 027 series. I luv my 028A to bits...

I'd get a gen if I were you...

Yup. For the 252, its the ETA 7754.One was available on the bay recently for USD450.00 as late as last week. About the hands, can't comfirm for you either.

I have my 029B on my wrist today and that would be my choice... especially if you can find one with the 2893 movt. The tuxedo dial really is unique and so is the 24hr markers on the bezel. Caseback is also correct for the B series. Typical mods would be lello datewheel, lumework, T-crown, chief cyclops and you are good to go. Had the good fortune of all the planets being in line with the moon and stars and completed the project in about a month. Amazing luck actually.... Cheers siesta

Monday: 029B Great week ahead guys... Cheers siesta

Some crazy price there. I thought we are dealing with reps.... Reps are supposed to be 50 bucks max.

I vote for a World GTG in GZ next.... that will be awesome, no?

Ahhh.... another angelus project. Beautiful..

That is one sweet dial....

Kruz my man.... you really killing me. I am building a 7753 188 but was supplied this set of white panda dial instead and I am thinking of sending it back for 188 set... But after seeing this, i think i need some thinking to do... What to do... what to do

I said it before and I'll say it again. I'd give up quite a bit of my collection in exchange for one of those Angelus babies. Wear em well. siesta181

No one's in the dark with that kinda lume....

Awesome 2 way fight between Le Gambleur and Andreww...... Brilliant

+1... Its a lot of money to be throwing away for a very visible flaw.