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Good Morning Fraggle, I think its fair to say that you would be a very valued UK source for watch servicing etc. As kernow states Micky is our Englishman in Finland so another EU based set of hands would be great. I'm sure he'd be happy to provide some guide line in terms of prices etc. Perhaps avoid the 7750 secs at 6 movements!!

Nice to see you again Edge

I love the way he's stratigically placed the beautiful Rolex on top of the pile of crap

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252503833005?euid=7c2588921d0649be91188c779ef1f93b&bu=43810863951&cp=1&exe=12742&ext=32470&es=3&nqc=EGAAAAAAAAAAAABACAAQAEAAAAEABAAAAAAAQAAAGAAAAAAAAAABAABAAAgRAAAAASAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAEAECEIAAEABAAAACAAAABQAAAAABAAAABIABAABAAAAAAQAAAAAAABA*&nqt=EGAQAAAAAAAAAABACAAQAEAAAAEABAAAAAAAQAAAGAAAARIAAAIBQABAAAgRAAAAASAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABACAAAEAECEIAAEABAAAACAAAABQAAAAABAAAABIABAABAAAAAAQAAAAAAABA*&ec=1&sojTags=es=es,nqc=nqc,nqt=nqt,ec=ec,exe=exe,ext=ext,bu=bu Wasn't sure what to report here, so could do with your expertise before i push the button. The bracelet is defo a rep xvii bracelet, but is the xvi watch a rep too? Crown too big?? Box set also looks rep to me, Dont want to see someone get stung Cheers

Sorry guys, I've checked with one of our esteemed collectors and no plans in the pipeline.

I'm a 40mm diameter man so this would be a done deal for me. The gens has a modified eta 2892 base movement so in theory not that hard for them to rep. Given the original 42mm Ingeneiurs that used to be repped to a very high standard. Also looks nice and thin

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/introducing-the-iwc-ingenieur-automatic-40mm

Eddy at 'timefactors' has some of the best G10 military straps. With also a new buckle design which differs from the others available Cheers DH

Hi Rick Yes the newer cartel case, CG's squared off on the inside and softened on the outer edges. Apart from that lug holes drilled 1.3mm, aging polishing aging polishing.......Cartel bezel slightly lowered with gen insert which snapped straight in. I've found that if you make the tension spring as flat as possible then it holds it firm, do not bend it otherwise there isn't enough edge to catch the bezel firm. You could always buy a proper tension spring and just lower the bezels height by sanding it down. Cheers DH Same as gen at roughly 117grams

Bingo Sir Correct on all counts! Sternkreuz T19 instead of Clarks

Sorry Fred, your right! Not sure why the pictures so fuzzy

One of those 'Tell me what you see' posts. 5513............

Good Evening Gents As the title states, any idea the dims for the rubber gaskets on the IWC 3717 pushers? I have one on the way and wanted to get them replaced. Cheers DH

welcome onboard Sir, and to a fasinating and very addictive habit

Still going and keeping great timeI'll keep you up to speed!!

Had the same issue with mine, the issue is actually that the tension spring is a bit too small in diameter and a bit thin. I bought a replacement from cousins UK which is considersbly more substantial and it's now as tight as a drum Hope that helps Cheers DH

So with a beer in hand, last night i decided to see if i could make the 2813 movement in my 5513 a bit quieter. Most of you know that its quite a noisy movement with the bi directional whirring rotor. So caseback off, then i un screw the rotor and place it on the table. Based on what i've read Applying a very small quantity of silicon grease to the bearings allows smother motion and in theory makes it a bit quiter. I then reach for the beer and the rotor flies onto the kitchen floor proceeding to fall apart!! I then spend a few minutes flicking the main part onto the tiled floor musing over the pinging sound, and i had a thoughtperhaps this is the noisy part that resonates the most. What if i made my own micro rotor a la Universal Geneve, so i re screwed the central part of the rotor to the movement and left off the bit in the picture. Well all i can say is that i now have a near silent movement, much the same as a gen 1530, which has run for 12 hours so far and kept great time. Now I'm not suggesting for a minute that you all start throwing your rotors on the floor, but if it has no ill effect on my watch over the next few days then perhaps this could be a great mod for any 2813 owners who want to silence the bugger. Cheers DH

Very nicely done, I quite like the fact that it still looks fresh rather than too over aged.

As always Mate, A wealth of experience. Greatly appreciated

Thanks Hugo I did consider that route, will it take my sa3135?? Cheers DH

Hi guys Any advise greatly appreciated. Currently having my puretime 16610 sa3135 serviced. Amd when the bezel was removed I noticed that it wasn't gen construction. Standard wire spring. My question is, have any of you guys fitted a gen spec bezel set to one of these cases? Is it possible Cheers DH

Got to Agree I'm afraid. I have been talking to the Cartel boys to see if they can finally offer a 1675/1655 that resembles the gen. You can use the existing cartel 1655 case but you will need to remove a lot of metal to get the CG's remotely close to the gen.

That's just gone to the top of my list.

If your desperate to make a start, buy the cartel 1655 then swap the bezel for a wso one. Swap the dial out for a yuki or gen,Drill lug holes, perhaps swap plexiglass for gen spec T116. Then remove the 24 hr hand adjustable function so it acts as per gen 1575 movement. You could always do a hybrid 1655-1675 check out my posts regarding this. Hope that helps