I agree with F333. WUS is going the same direction as well.
That is why RWG is the best "Watch" forum. Rep, Gen, Franken, modder and makers welcome.
It is interesting how outside the "Watch World" concepts like "Maker" or Hacker Spaces are gaining in popularity. The Etsy, Kickstarter, indie mentality of "build, make, restore, build" something is alive and well. From modding PS3's, building things with Arduino or Rasberry Pi devices, "Hackintosh", the list goes on.
Yet in the boring old world of Genuine Watch forums, god forbid you talk about anything like that- BAN! The ONLY thing the Gen Forums are good for is the For Sale section.
At the end of the day, a watch is a "physical good" that you buy, own, or do a Johnny Cash and build it "One Piece at a Time". If your 1575 powered Rolex dies and you want to replace the movement with an "ant powered hamster cage", so be it.