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  2. Suggestions For Source For Sd Dial And Insert??

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    I've decided I don'y really need a Sub as I'm pretty happy with my TW/Best SD. But ever since another member pointed ouit that the 12:00 marker does not line up with the minute track it's been bugging me :unsure:

    I was also told that this is very common with Taiwan dials?

    Does anyone have any ideas for a source for a better dial I can drop in (it's ETA of course) and maybe a better/more accurate insert that will fit??

    Thanks in advance for any help! post-1397-1150725960_thumb.jpgpost-1397-1150725990_thumb.jpg

  4. My Reps Blew My Watch Repair Guy Away!

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    I took my GMT II in to a local watch guy today for the first time ever to see hisreaction and have a liittle work done.

    He was blown away by the reps in my watch box. He is fairly young and Russian and does work on the odd Rolex/Omega etc. But did not have a problem at all in working on the rep once he took the back off and saw the ETA. He's installing a Swiss red/black insert to replace the back and cleaning and oiling the dry movement and said he will replace any gaskets necessary and tighten up the bezel and polish the inside of the crystal and make sure the cyclops is aligned. Pretty good price too!

    But he was must impressed with the vintage Seiko 6309 and 6105 divers in my watch box ;)

  5. Joe, A Word Of Caution....

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    Joe

    I’m not buying in to the drama. But I’ve sent you 2-3 emails and 2-3 PM’s from dfferent boards explaining that I’ve decided to not mod the No-Date Sub and asking you to just send it back and offering to pay postage.

    No replies.

    If you send me your Paypal ID and how much you want for Priority mail I’ll Paypal asap

  8. Joe, A Word Of Caution....

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    I agree totally with Doc...

    I called Joe about modding my no-date Sub April 7th and he said to go ahead and send it right away. So I did and it arrived April 10th. I waited thru all the posts and all the flaming and figured I would hear from him when I did. But in the meantime I bought an SD and Joshua came out with his 'Ultimate Subs' and I've decided to sell the no-date and possibly the SD and get a re-worked modern Sub from Joshua. So I emailed Joe and explained I'd like my watch back and even offered to Paypal him $$ for Priority Mail (I realize he has not been working and money may be tight) and told him he could keep the spare non-SEL Sub bracelet with one stuck link that I sent in with the Sub for parts.

    Then last night I got the same self aggrandizing email that some others have probably gotten and a promise to call me Thursday. In the email he bashed The Zigmeister and Palp and claimed that they were hacks and had stolen everything from him and he would not post any more 'how to' articles as all they do is rip him off. That seems strange to me as (AFAIK) The Zigmeister is a true watchmaker and Joe has to send his watches out for movement services?

    Nothing turns me off more than someone flaming another craftsman. That's the quickest way to lose my business :yucky:

    Now I hear about this $25 crap? What a scam. You have people send in watches, then you just sit on em, then you ransom them for $25 to get them back when Priority Mail is $4.05. $20 profit for doing nothing times 100 watches :g:

    If I have to I'll pay Priority to get my watch back but I won't be happy about it. For $25 I'll call the Postal Inspectors...

  9. Iwc Big Pilot...?

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    Personally I think they overdid it with the AR on this one. I ahve one from Joshua, and the feel of it is so flimsy. No heft to it at all. But what can you expect from a 100$ watch.

    Eddy

    A agree on the AR coating, if it gets a couple scratches in it I may attack it with Flitz and remove the AR!

    My biggest issue is the flimsy feel of the crown, but I think I read somewhere that it's possible to drop an ETA in it and with a little higher beat/smoother sweep and some tweaking by The Zigmeister I think it could be a very sweet rep. I have the same strap on mine that's posted for sale and it's far nicer than the rep strap BTW :D

  10. Iwc Big Pilot...?

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    I think this is the best you can do ;)

    Asian automatic that does not hack or handwind, but mine is running great. Incorrect display back, date wheel is in the wrong place and too small and wrong shape, power reserve does not work and the crown does not screw down.

    But on a good strap it's pretty impressive on the wrist and that huge crystal does have AR coating!

    I'm 99% sure Joshua can get one in black or white dial.

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  14. Running Fast.............

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    I'm far from an expert, but my experience with watches that have run that fast has been that they have somehow gotten magnetized. My watches that are fast when new and eventually settle down have never been more tha 15-20 seconds fast a day, not an hour?

    Most watchmakers have a machine that will de-magnetize a watch that's been magnetized and will do it pretty cheaply :)

  15. Why To Buy A Replica Buy Genuine

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    The question for me is:

    Do I just want a watch to wear, or do I want a fun hobby?

    For a long time I have been into vintage Seiko dive watches. The act of finding a nice version of a particular model and then deciding to 'franken' it or to restore it to like new or to service it and do gaskets etc but to leave some 'wabi' was part of the fun. As was dealing with the experts who do the work, and the waiting, and the pleasure of getting that box back in the post and opening it up!

    Then starting the whole process again with a different model :D

    To me just having one nice gen watch is not really a hobby, rep collecting is!

    Here's two examples of the same watch after the whole hobby process :thumbsupsmileyanim:

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  22. Seiko Diver Auto/Manual Wind that Hacks???

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    Can you ID a good source for that MM - the only ones I have seen have been for ridiculous money.

    Bill

    Bill

    I got mine used off the trading area at the Seiko/Citizen Forum but most everyone who buys new gets theirs from Katsu Higuchi or k-seiya. Prices are good the the service is superb. I've bought a number of Japan market only watches from both :)

    http://www.higuchi-inc.com/index-e.html

    http://kseiya.zoovy.com/

  23. Seiko Diver Auto/Manual Wind that Hacks???

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    Well, that's uncanny...I just asked my local watch guy the same question. He is a dealer for Seiko and has the Orange Monster. He said that there is none with a hacking/manual wind movement. That is the biggest thing that has stopped me from getting one. If it was like a non-date sub that I could just put on and adjust the time, that would be no big deal, but it has both day and date to fuss with every time it stops. I just don't see it being worth the effort.

    Maybe you could swap out the movement in it to make it more user friendly. If I could do that I might just be interested in it. It's such a cool watch but it seems too high maintenance for me.

    There's always the orange Invicta diver, or better yet the original Doxa that started the whole orange thing.

    Also, if you're looking for Seikos, I know they make alot of automatic watches that are not available in the US. The Grand Seiko may have what you're looking for but they're hard to find.

    There is no Grand Seiko diver (or Credor or Prospex auto) and GS's are $3000US and up. But the Marine Master does use a non decorated version of the 8L movement used in some GS models and is an awesome watch. I sold my gen SMP auto to buy an MM and never looked back. IMHO it's a far better watch than a gen Sub at less than half the price!

  24. Seiko Diver Auto/Manual Wind that Hacks???

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    I like Seikos but my diving watches do not hack and they cannot be manually wound. Is there a reasonably priced Seiko that hacks and has manual wind capability?

    Bill

    Uh, no...

    The Marine Master does, but it's $1200-$1500 on the secondary market. The older 6105 divers (and the Japan market only 6306 variant of the 6309) hack but don't handwind. Honestly I've probably owned 40+ Seiko divers of various vintages and have never had a problem with any not staying wound, particularly the newer 7S models with the 'Magic Lever' movement. But I do like winding a watch when I first take it out of my watch box and not having to swirl it 300-400 times . Interestingly enough Seiko movements run very fast when not at full wind! The mod of the Seiko/Citizen, who is a watchmaker, explained how that is once but it was all over my head :bangin:

    There is a new 6 series movement that hacks and handwinds and everyone is hoping they put it in a new diver instead of only dress watches but there are not even any rumors yet of it happening.

    This is part of the reason I sold most of my current Seiko divers off, the ti Samurai is a really sweet watch but not having it hacking or handwindable kind of irritated me.

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