Ronin

So does this mean it is OK to take a baseball bat / sledgehammer to:

Beck Spyder REPLICA:

Cobra REPLICA

I fscking hate double standards.

Rep owner getting snobby about watches?

Not really. Just working within the context of non-REP, non-Homage alternative to a PAM.

This is a watch forum, not just a REP forum.

Hell R, it's summer time. I am finding this hobby to be more of a rainy day / winter thing myself.

I have actually tried to make a conscience effort to stay off the internet on weekends.

Your collection is rock star, I think I would take pause myself if I had your wares.

Take the kids to the pool.

Very cool.

The GMT hand you choose works well, I am on the fence about the seconds hand... I wonder how 5517 Sword Hands would pair?

The only real "GEN / Non-Homage" alternative to PAM is Anonimo.

Order was canceled.

Tahrs is a very nice watch and I too love the t39 plexi. How tight was the fit?

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Tighter than my old Prom Date.

...seriously though, it was tight and the retaining ring needed pressed.

They are obviously not going to honor it, and they don't have to honor it. Pretty much any company dealing in ecommerce has disclaimers that will say this.

Very True, but sometimes there is a disconnect between an order and what goes to the shipping department. No one monitors every transaction, and if the item is a paid in full, authorized CC transaction, the shipping ticket might print to someone only concerned with getting it out the door. Sears notoriously has jacked up computer systems.

It is plausible for an order to be processed, and the shipping dept get the pull and ship request. BUT, now that they have been alerted, any such system gap will be closed.

Identical movements in all of them. I don't think it's a rep movement, I believe the gen quartz movement isn't all that expensive, but could be wrong.

Yep, pretty much an ETA Quartz in both the Breitling and the VSA.

Just like the old Navitimers were Valjoux 7753's, with a few in-house mods.

It kills me when I see cool watch like some of the Chopard's at my AD selling for $7000 with a run of the mill or COSC 7750.

I am sure the insurance investigators will be watching eBay auctions and Craigslist like a hawk.

Beware NEW/Modern Rolex's selling without B&P.

Epoxy molecular structure and latice is better than Loctite which was developped initially to block screws and not for waterproofing ops

Epoxy will not harm or ruin a watch. No need a torch to disassemble a tube which has a light coat of epoxy on threads, and for the plexi, anyway, even without glue, when you remove it need to be replaced with a new, and it cost 10usd...

No offense, but this is pretty subjective, and depends on the wide array Epoxy's and differing Loctite's available. #290 was originally marketed as a "Adhesive/Sealant (wicking) for locking and sealing fasteners, welds and porosities.". Straight from the OLD bottle I have in front of me.

On the flip side if I used an Epoxy like JB Weld on a tube, good luck removing it without tearing out the case threads to the point where they could not be chased.

There is no right answer, but I would err on the side of maintaining serviceability.

On the 1665 topic, short of a Double Red, I LOVE THE "SERVICE T-39" This watch is watertight.

Ronin - I saw your namesake flick last night & it contains 1 of the best car chase scenes ever

Without a doubt! Curious, did you see the BluRay transfer or DVD. I am debating if the upgrade to BR is worth it?

Just called Sears Customer Service and was told that they will not Honor this sale. I guess will will see....

Why bring undo attention? I would have let it ride, and see if it slipped through the cracks. ALERTING them to the issue will KILL it for sure.

I just successfully placed an order for the 32gb version.

Wait and See.

Looking good.

Great watches. I actually like the SA you posted better than the Breitling Emergency / Aero. (I can't get passed the NASCAR fonts on some of the Breitlings )

A good quality watch.

I occasionally rock my grab-n-go Vintage Chrono...

Nice tutorial. I have felt this pain way too often. My OCD is similar, and on said watches, I only will wear them on days the DW is in alignment. LOL.

I tend to use 28 as a key number since it tends to fill the majority of the window. Actually, I use 28, 19, 11, and 3 (for flat tops)

I am quite sure - according what I experienced- the problem comes almost always from the cristal/plexi assembly. At the moment I started to use epoxy to create a joint and "melt" steel and plastic, my watches were 100% waterproof.

Even for tubes I use epoxy to fix it, instead of loctite, and thick waterproof wax for gaskets

While a good brute force solution, this makes future replacement of parts difficult.

I have not had any issues with WR using Loctite #290. #290 also allows for easy removal with the heat from a soldering iron.

I use Nanuq's added Silcone grease on the top side as well with great success.

I have managed to build 4 water tight frankens using nothing more than good/correct gaskets for the respective gen/rep parts, Loctite #290, and Silicon Grease.

On a side note a 3 ATM passed watch is technically NOT SWIM worthy. There is a difference between "PRESSURE" and "FLUID / Movement thru Water"

Nice, and Nice "Smiths" reference in your post subtitle.

The first rule of Fight Club, is you do not talk about Fight Club. (at least not this topic in public)

The Mountain Lions from my neck of the woods can take baby Polar and cute Koala...

There are lots of bears and lions that come into Boulder, CO these days. The lions love small dogs. The bears love garbage.