Shasta

Holy crap, what a lume!!!

And great hint, thanks!!!

I too purchased some RSG pigments (green/green, uncolored/green, uncolored/acqua, and uncolored/yellow) some time ago, and I was just waiting to get the nerve (and info) to try them on a test dial.

Please give us some more details -- especially:

- What did you use as a medium?

- Which ratio of pigment vs medium did you use?

- How did you obtain a proper adhesion to the hands and marks? (glue into the medium, or what?)

- Did you relume the hands on their back or front?

- What did you use to apply the lume?

Really thanks! I am eager to try to follow your steps...

I have the ofrei bergeon lume that comes with medium. The RSG has much better performance so I only use the medium from the ofrei kit. I've heard that clear fingernail polish will work as well, and near as I can tell that is basicly what the medium is. After mixing, I applied to the markers with a black oiler. I didn't do the hands as they didn't need it.

I haven't had much luck in my few attempts to lume hands. I've tried a few times and just can't get the hang of it yet.

I've tried to contact TriTrc via email about their super lume but I never got a response, and at something like $60 a gram... blink.gif

Anyway, heres an alternative I've had success with and cost less than $10 an ounce. The granule size is too large as is for use on dials soi you'll need to crush it in a mortar & pestal to suitable size. This degrades lume properties abit but still damn site better than most OEM lumed dials. Heres a Wo-Mart 177 I used it on.

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better yet - look what he sold for $900! God damn it is bad!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220011517258

OMFG

is it tuff seperating the dial?

No. The 2 halves are glued with a small bead of hot-melt glue. Just heat it up with a blow dryer to melt the bead and seperate with a razor blade

nice lume!

Yep, sanbdwhich dials are easy. Just slop on the lume and no worries about overruns....

Got this 1 in the other day. Except for the new movement, it ain't much to crow about. So a couple do-it-yourself (free) mods were in order: file the hands doen to take advantage of the OEM cannon pinion and hour wheel, and a new lume job. For another $130 or so I can add the Davidsen crystal & palp crown - maybe someday....

I'm no expert, but to me this does not look like the movement with the controversial, not-necessarily-problematic [censored] configuration.

Yes, thats what I said

I don't really do movement reviews per se. So I'll just give overall impression.

This 1 has the correct sized balance at 21K BPH. The overall finish on the bridges is a bit better than the swiss version. The blue font is engraved on this version - not stick on. No ETA marks under the balance. Balance has 2 screws instead of the problematic [censored] configuration. But you can notice how ill-fitting the adjacent pins are. I don't know if it has the proper sized cannon pinon & hour wheel yet. A big plus if it does.

Don't pay 'SWISS' prices

You'll be able to see his death on the tube some day soon. Camera was rolling at the time and, according to his wishes, if he ever died on camera then the whole world should see it....

The regulator arm is different - still, the balance wheel is the new style from the problematic movement. Sadly, the balance spring in the affected area is unsharp.

Not the same problem movement that The Zigmeister reported on.

Alright guys, quit biddin' up the fake rollie, yur gettin the seller all excited

iv always said it pual has the best prices on the net for eta models

I got the new Sub plus the '04 model (about a year ago) as well. The older model has better date wheel, but the newer one has better everything else - pearl, CGs, correct holo. But for some explicable reason the crown is oversized and much taller than on '04 model. I think its because of the new model having more correct CGs (more space between them) than the '04 they had to come with a better fitiing crown even though way too tall....

My 1st 187 from EL was malfunctioning out of the box, he did replace it but based on my experience the new 7750 is just as prone to problems as the older version

Same with me. My EL Breitling Bently GT is running strong after a month. I adjusted it so it is running approx +2 seconds per week.

Errrr....Bump

The 1 on the left has more matte finish then the 1 on the right, which is almost shiny.

The 1 on the right is darker, making the print stand out more. The 1 on the left has noticable larger markers & marker fonts. Pros & Cons of each???

i am interesting about Omega PO 45mm black bezel

but i see many different models. One with black numerals and other with orange numerals. Also one model with gold color 2836-2 and other wit nickel 2824-2

what is the difference and which model is the best version?

thanks friends

The Aspire version has the AR coated crystal (not sure if any of the other dealer's have this) and is available in rubber instead of SS (again, not sure if the other dealers have rubber to fit 45mm) all for only $169 & includes shipping

That Sub would fool 95% of all ADs. BTW, where is Base hangin' his shingle these days/

Ok, Heres my hairspring. It looks like its rubbing outside left. Would that cause it to run 90mins fast im a 24hr period? how to fix?

I've got the exact same problem with my new Swiss H series PAM. I'll try to get some good pics this weekend for a diagnosis

Paul has had some issues with his site over the past couple of weeks. I'm sure he'll get it settled.

Jon

Issues yes, suspension no. I guess he'll have to find another ISP to move his site to. Will probably be down for several days.......

Also I have been wondering if you can just drop a swiss chrono into the 250/251 when the asian one craps out...?

I think at a minimum you'll have datewheel alignment issues

Gear has uneven teeth

I just got the 177 with Unitas & swan neck and its running fast by about 1 hour a day. No point in trying to adjust it I guess as something must be really really wrong with it.

Its gonna happen sooner or later anyway. May as well go ahead & get it over with....

Thats why I've stockpiled a couple years worth of petrol in my outdoor pool - for when oil goes to $400 a barrel.