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Ronin

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  2. Hellos from Ohio

    in Introduction/Rules/Support

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    Welcome. Nice Harley Quinn and Mr. J. avatar. :tu:

    Please take a minute to update your profile. It is nice to know a "general" geographic whereabouts should you start to participate in sales threads, etc. (CONUS, USA, EU, etc)

    On a side note. This is not necessarily the PMWF (Poor Mans Watch Fourm http://www.pmwf.com) either. Quality Replica's are beginning to average $300, and some of us BUILD our own super frankenstein watches that sometimes total into the thousands of dollars. There is something for everyone's budget however.

    Enjoy,

  5. Watches and Travelling

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I tend to wear one, and keep a second in my carry on. (But when going thru security, I tend to throw the one I am wearing in the same carry on - so the x-ray person will see two).

    Internationally, I would stick with the 2. Just in case you buy a 3rd on your travels.

    Domestically, I think 3~4 is still safe. You can even make it thru most metal detectors with either leather strapped, or 40mm and smaller watches.

    I also tend to travel with at least one GEN, that I have legitimate papers for. I will often snap a photo of the paperwork into my cell phone just in case. (Internationally)

    (edit to add) If you have a nice case for them, dress sharp, and don't look like a shady person, I doubt it matters. I know many women that travel with jewelry pouches in their bag with half a dozen bracelets, necklaces, etc, and never an issue.

    Acetimer has some nice travel cases: http://www.acetimer.com/Traveling-and-Storage-Case/?page=2

    HTH,

  8. Conundrum on which GEN movement to use

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    I am officially ruling out a "date" movement with downgrade.

    I am intrigued by the 1520. It has the same type of regulator as an ETA, making for easier regulating and my own servicing. (Although I should probably just buy a microstella tool)

    Thanks for the compliments on the dial.

    Still on the look-out for hands! Anyone.

  10. Paying for your watches

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    IF you are using one of the TD's here, and you use PP, and something goes wrong-- PLEASE DO NOT file a dispute and ruin it for the rest of us, without properly giving all parties plenty of time to work toward a resolution in the event of an issue.

    Otherwise, I would never use a "Debit" card or card linked directly to your bank account. Use a straight up "Credit" card if possible. Using the Credit Card, all foreign currency exchanges will happen magically, and while there may be some fees associated with it, don't worry. Just the cost of doing business so to speak.

  12. The 1675 gmt Thread, post em pleas ;)

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    pretty good but effectively could be problematic,

    it depends batches, I have one with a 50 hours of power reserve but unstable, another one which stops after 24H if I don't wear the watch, but it is at -3 sec/day

    I notified and identified 3 problems :

    1) extra fragile and messy keyless works : the stem has to be removed with crown absolutly at the WINDING POSITION

    2) from one movement to another, lot of play inside the cannon pinions, this provocs the seconds hand hits the minutes hand randomly. I have found a solution, using seconds hand with a longer sleewe and stack it a little higher. Those seconds hands from Yuki hand sets are good, just need to cut the extra long sleeve and tighten to fit the seconds hand axis

    3)when setting the time DO NOT go reverse at midnight when the date has just changed,

    Wild, I have had 3 (newer generation) DG3804's come through my hands. Other than highly variable time keeping based on position (clearly these are only regulated in the face down position), I have not experienced any of those issues.

    1.) Keyless works. True, a bit sloppy, and when installed in a gen case with all the seals and a hair off center-- sometimes it will hack, sometimes it wont. I have not had any issues removing the stem from either position. In fact, on the "DGs" I tend to remove them from the "Setting Position". While the keyless works leaves room for improvement, it gets the job done. I would not call it fragile however.

    2.) I must be lucky here. I have not experienced that.

    3.) Common sense on almost all movements.

    Considering the DG3804's price tag, they make for a great disposable movement that works. I also think the date wheel alignment is superior to a converted 2836+Overlay. Just my .02.

    Not perfect, but bang for the buck is there.

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  13. Conundrum on which GEN movement to use

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    So, I have this dial on the bench, and a GEN case (converted 1601 to 1016) to go with it...

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    My conundrum....

    Should I seek out a non-date movement (1520, 1560, 1570), or is it possible to convert a DATE movement (1575) most likely to a non-date.

    1575's are plentiful. I have to wonder about canon size and seconds hand though...

    Thoughts? Suggestions?

    Also, I NEED HANDS to match. If anyone can assist me in a set of Mercedes hands for this project please PM me.

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