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Understood. I just struggle with hard-fast 'rules' being assigned when it comes to a lot of the vintage stuff. Lets face it, MOST of the reference material we have comes from pre-internet sharing. The printed words of Pergola, Mazziriol, Dossa, Brozek, Skeet and Ural should probably not be taken as gospel, most of the research there comes from a smaller network / pre-internet era. Things are popping up, more and more thanks in part to the internet bringing people closer together. The thing is, variations exist in practically any manufactured item. We have determined in this thread that 1965 was the intro of the 6240. The 'style' of dial on the Boss's watch was on printed Rolex material dated 1966, and if we take the "serial number project" at face value the watch is circa 1967. I think it is safe to assume, that Rolex ~might~ have been using up Old Stock, had a dial mfg screw up, hell this was still the hand made era where someone could have walked in the store room for dial's and put the wrong box on the assembly line. As we can see with the highly transitional nature of a 1675, manufacturing did not start/stop flick a switch. I doubt when Rolex switched to the Oyster Daytona a mandate came down indicating a hard-fast rule regarding dial usage. Back then the Daytona was not a valued watch like it today. My only point is, until Rolex themselves comes out and gives us the real data dump, all we have are "Guidelines" and no hard-fast "Rules" on some of this vintage stuff. Especially during a model year transition.

I have to disagree on this. There are photo's of that 'style' dial in Rolex brochures from 1966. The 6240 was introduced in 1965. It is therefore highly plausible, that this was one of those transitional situations where they were using up dials they had on hand. Trying to pin down exact dial's to cases and model years on much of this vintage Rolex stuff is far from a science. All this proves is that once you 'think' you know something about a vintage Rolex model, something comes along and proves the opposite.

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+1 If there is no branding / trademark, it is fair game. Also, on certain items, when the patent expires like on a bezel insert, etc, it is fair game as long as there are no brand name/logo's involved.

Yes and No. From government and three letter agency's, to big corporations and Casino's SURE. The issue is when ANYONE with a Smartphone can gain access to personal/private information. (Prediction: Private Detectives are probably next to go the way of Newspapers) I guess I care less about the government getting a court order (by law) to pull my credit card data, tap my phone, or obtain my internet history from my ISP. -or- Even corporations I CHOOSE to do business with. I care more about some sick bastard in a bar stalking my wife, daughter, etc with EASE. -or- Nosy Voyeurs in my Condo building keeping tabs on me. FALSE! 100% FALSE...

As an X-Hacker (started in the 80's with a Commodore 64), I can assure you-- you CAN be anonymous on the internet, or at least leave a cold trail / dead end. People like you and me, and a handful of others here know how to use the internet safely and with a level of protection. However, the majority of people really have no clue about addins, plugins, and TAKE THE DEFAULTS. Most Windows PC users use Internet Explorer because it comes with their computer. Most Mac users user Safari because it comes on their computer. It all boils down to education. Unfortunately, most people don't deep dive and educate themselves on what they are really doing, using, etc. As mentioned, if left unchecked, the day will come when you walk into a room, party, bar, and some smartphone/security camera is going to know who you are, how much money you make, your sexual orientation and deviations, medical conditions, etc. In fact, the person who takes privacy seriously and comes up with NO HISTORY / NO ONLINE IDENTITY will probably become the scourge or looked at suspiciously. I still like to "get to know someone" via real life interaction. I don't want my smartphone to spit out all their info which may make me act differently towards that person.

I find it funny that the watch chosen to show off is a Fortis. Not a brand that jumps to mind of wanting so bad, and not being able to afford that a replica is a "hot" item. Me thinks this is actually clever marketing (for Fortis). No such thing as bad publicity?

@jubog well said. Unfortunatly, intelligent users like yourself are rare. Tell Grandma to stop using IE and switch to Chrome she will probably look at you funny. LOL On another note: Shunning Facebook, and Living to Tell About It By JENNA WORTHAM | New York Times Tyson Balcomb quit Facebook after a chance encounter on an elevator. He found himself standing next to a woman he had never met — yet through Facebook he knew what her older brother looked like, that she was from a tiny island off the coast of Washington and that she had recently visited the Space Needle in Seattle. “I knew all these things about her, but I’d never even talked to her,” said Mr. Balcomb, a pre-med student in Oregon who had some real-life friends in common with the woman. “At that point I thought, maybe this is a little unhealthy.” As Facebook prepares for a much-anticipated public offering, the company is eager to show off its momentum by building on its huge membership: more than 800 million active users around the world, Facebook says, and roughly 200 million in the United States, or two-thirds of the population. But the company is running into a roadblock in this country. Some people, even on the younger end of the age spectrum, just refuse to participate, including people who have given it a try. One of Facebook’s main selling points is that it builds closer ties among friends and colleagues. But some who steer clear of the site say it can have the opposite effect of making them feel more, not less, alienated. “I wasn’t calling my friends anymore,” said Ashleigh Elser, 24, who is in graduate school in Charlottesville, Va. “I was just seeing their pictures and updates and felt like that was really connecting to them.” To be sure, the Facebook-free life has its disadvantages in an era when people announce all kinds of major life milestones on the Web. Ms. Elser has missed engagements and pictures of new-born babies. But none of that hurt as much as the gap she said her Facebook account had created between her and her closest friends. So she shut it down. Many of the holdouts mention concerns about privacy. Those who study social networking say this issue boils down to trust. Amanda Lenhart, who directs research on teenagers, children and families at the Pew Internet and American Life Project, said that people who use Facebook tend to have “a general sense of trust in others and trust in institutions.” She added: “Some people make the decision not to use it because they are afraid of what might happen.” Ms. Lenhart noted that about 16 percent of Americans don’t have cellphones. “There will always be holdouts,” she said. Facebook executives say they don’t expect everyone in the country to sign up. Instead they are working on ways to keep current users on the site longer, which gives the company more chances to show them ads. And the company’s biggest growth is now in places like Asia and Latin America, where there might actually be people who have not yet heard of Facebook. “Our goal is to offer people a meaningful, fun and free way to connect with their friends, and we hope that’s appealing to a broad audience,” said Jonathan Thaw, a Facebook spokesman. But the figures on growth in this country are stark. The number of Americans who visited Facebook grew 10 percent in the year that ended in October — down from 56 percent growth over the previous year, according to comScore, which tracks Internet traffic. Ray Valdes, an analyst at Gartner, said this slowdown was not a make-or-break issue ahead of the company’s public offering, which could come in the spring. What does matter, he said, is Facebook’s ability to keep its millions of current users entertained and coming back. “They’re likely more worried about the novelty factor wearing off,” Mr. Valdes said. “That’s a continual problem that they’re solving, and there are no permanent solutions.” Erika Gable, 29, who lives in Brooklyn and does public relations for restaurants, never understood the appeal of Facebook in the first place. She says the daily chatter that flows through the site — updates about bad hair days and pictures from dinner — is virtual clutter she doesn’t need in her life. “If I want to see my fifth cousin’s second baby, I’ll call them,” she said with a laugh. Ms. Gable is not a Luddite. She has an iPhone and sometimes uses Twitter. But when it comes to creating a profile on the world’s biggest social network, her tolerance reaches its limits. “I remember having MySpace for a bit and always feeling so weird about seeing other people’s stuff all the time,” she said. “I’m not into it.” Will Brennan, a 26-year-old Brooklyn resident, said he had “heard too many horror stories” about the privacy pitfalls of Facebook. But he said friends are not always sympathetic to his anti-social-media stance. “I get asked to sign up at least twice a month,” said Mr. Brennan. “I get harangued for ruining their plans by not being on Facebook.” And whether there is haranguing involved or not, the rebels say their no-Facebook status tends to be a hot topic of conversation — much as a decision not to own a television might have been in an earlier media era. “People always raise an eyebrow,” said Chris Munns, 29, who works as a systems administrator in New York. “But my life has gone on just fine without it. I’m not a shut-in. I have friends and quite an enjoyable life in Manhattan, so I can’t say it makes me feel like I’m missing out on life at all.” But the peer pressure is only going to increase. Susan Etlinger, an analyst at the Altimeter Group, said society was adopting new behaviors and expectations in response to the near-ubiquity of Facebook and other social networks. “People may start to ask the question that, if you aren’t on social channels, why not? Are you hiding something?” she said. “The norms are shifting.” This kind of thinking cuts both ways for the Facebook holdouts. Mr. Munns said his dating life had benefited from his lack of an online dossier: “They haven’t had a chance to dig up your entire life on Facebook before you meet.” But Ms. Gable said such background checks were the one thing she needed Facebook for. “If I have a crush on a guy, I’ll make my friends look him up for me,” Ms. Gable said. “But that’s as far as it goes.” Correction: December 13, 2011, Tuesday This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the percentage of Americans who do not have cellphones, as estimated by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. It is 16 percent, not 5 percent. Also, a caption incorrectly spelled Erika Gable’s name as Ericka.

Love it! That looks great. BTW: Great looking 1665 Rail, the best I have seen....

+1 on the 3.0mm x .35 TAP. The recommended tube sealer should be LOCTITE #290 Loctite 290 is great because unlike GS it will not unthread by mistake. It can be easily removed by applying about 1 minute of heat from a soldering iron to heat it up. I use #290 on all my builds for securing: Crown to Stem Tube to Case Ohhh, as far as countersinking the tube / chamfering. If you are using a GEN crown, the little bit of stand-off you get by NOT countersinking actually adds a look of authenticity to the crown by standing off the case a bit, and the illusion the CG's are smaller. Good luck

Like this:

^^^^ I liked the hesitation when they got to "Bed Bath and Beyond"... LOL

They are generally interchangeable when used with the correct movement ring. The REP makers generally do NOT make separate cases for the ETA versions or 21J versions.

If the person selling a GEN high value item will not provide simple quality photo's or complete the transaction AFTER certifying authenticity, you have every right to run.

You can try the "Doxa" method. It is very common on Doxa watches for the inlaid paint on the bezel to wear off. What some clever folks have figured out is: You can use a Crayola Crayon to fill in the recess, rub it in, wipe off excess, apply a little heat very carefully (hairdrier or match) and hey presto. http://forums.watchu...ion-497682.html Finally, if you really want to 'paint' here is a good tutorial. http://www.doxa300t....ezelrepaint.htm

I am all for whatever makes a person comfortable/happy in their appearance. Go for it! However, smelling good is subjective, and most people tend to abuse/overuse cologne in my experience. I personally find the "muskier" colognes/perfumes absolutely revolting. In a similar thread about replica colognes, I alluded to the fact that I have had to leave parties, change seats on airplanes and movie theaters because of allergic reactions to perfume/cologne. The reality I have personally found is that by the time you combine: Soap from your shower, Anti-Perspirant/Deoderant, Hair Products, Shaving Lotions, Lotions, Make-up (ladies) and THEN add Perfume/Cologne. What do you really smell like? Now, enter a room of 10,20,50,100 people all with an average of 5 scents on their person it is just too much... I simply love it when people are clean and don't assault my nostrils.

@Star69 - Nice "Cure" reference in the title of this post. I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too Thursday I don't care about you It's Friday, I'm in love

+1 -or- -If PayPal, issue a refund (if Goods/Services). -Request payment as (Money Owed/Personal/Gift) if he still wants it. -or- do a wire transfer -Photo/Video document the packing/shipping and provide tracking. -Be clear that once it leaves the USA he is on his own. The key here is to remove Buyer Protection (you being disputed as the Seller) based on the corruption in the Italian postal system.

OP: How do you smell? I don't... For starters, most people can't tell the difference between Axe Body Spray (puke), Ball Sweat from a Bull, or some $400 and ounce cologne. I know MORE ladies/women who are revolted by a guy who smells more then them. P.S.A. I will plead, for myself and other allergy sufferers out there, that if you MUST wear cologne/perfume, please-- 1.) Don't bathe in it, you should only be "smellable" from an "intimate" distance or 1". You should only need a "dab" on your pulse points (neck, wrists, etc.) 2.) NEVER wear cologne/perfume to a Wine Tasting, or other high caliber/gourmet restaurant or food tasting. (You ruin it for others who really care about the experience) Thanks for listening, and please DO enjoy your scents if you are so inclined, but please be considerate.

Amen! ...and HAN SHOT FIRST!!! (I am not a fan of the changes/additions to ANH IV (Original Star Wars) You must watch this movie (The People vs George Lucas):

If you wear that armor on your bike, you get one of these. :-) These ARE the Droids I am looking for.

Ahhh, actually I think it was Paisano that snagged that one. I am holding out for a Conquistador now. (wishful thinking).

E x c e l l e n t !