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Ronin

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  1. Possible Denver area/Rocky Mountain GTG soon?

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    Bumpity, Bump...

    Ok, we have a venue, and we also have additional day possibilities. We can do Saturday afternoon, or basically any day other than Thursday or Friday (this is the venues busy days).

    • Venue. It will be an upscale Wine and Tapas bar. We will have the place to our self, and the general public will NOT be permitted in while we are there with our wares.
    • Food - I have decided to take care of funding the small plates of food. (Meats, Cheeses, etc-- your basic Charcuterie, and sweet plates).

    For anyone interested in "Traveling" to Denver, I may have access to a 2 bedroom condo/guest suite for $75.00 a night, right in the upscale heart of downtown.

    If anyone wants to extend their stay and do some Skiing, Snowboarding etc, the mountains should have decent base by then. -or- on the flip side explore the city, I have plenty of vacation to burn and can assist.

    Now we just need to pick a date. December ????

  4. biggest rolex

    in The Rolex Area

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    I am leaning toward the Freddy333/Fashion/Economic times dictates camp for 'the average sized individual' (I agree with By-Tor that a 36mm would look strange on a large athlete/body builder, etc.)

    Like anything, there are fashion forward individuals, and then there are late adopters, or 'who cares' crowd.

    However, the only thing I would add is, what is still acceptable, semi fashionable (big watch, average build)-- may not be right 'for the times'. We are in tough economic times many places, and the large, look at me, bling, might send the wrong message. Contrast with a 'classic', unassuming, even vintage piece.

  11. Daytona 6263 (Spinmaster build) Arrived!

    in The Rolex Area

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    Great watch for sure. The manual wind conversion is fantastic. As an owner of a Spinmaster 6263 myself, ditto on the bracelet, but as you said-- easy to fix.

    As for the chrono, I stopped using mine. The chrono seconds hand has its issues. There are two that plague this model:

    1) The non-resetting to home postion / floppy hand. (@Freddy333, can you post your link to the epoxy fix? This is one problem that I have encountered)

    2.) The problem you are experiencing, pushers not doing anything. IIRC another member had the same problem and it was related to "the caseback being too tight" ???? Upon loosening the caseback the pusher magically (don't sue me Steve Jobs) started working.

  13. Building a 5513

    in The Rolex Area

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    The 2783 beats at 21,600, just like a 2846 (which is a simple swap into the MBW case). Gen Rolex 15xx movements beat at 19,800, so 'close enough'.

    I would go 2846, and shop around for a dial you like, be it from; Yuki, NDT, eBay, etc.

    The MBW dial, if it is the same as the one that originally came with mine, is not a bad representation of the R O LEX spaced dial.

    Here is my MBW 5513 with NDT "Ubi Modded Dial"

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  20. Possible Denver area/Rocky Mountain GTG soon?

    in General Discussion

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    Yes,

    Talks so far have also included making this a "+1" event with Spouses, Girlfriends, Significant Others*. Location will most likely be an establishment that serves adult beverages and small plates. Upscale wine bar/shop, or other. We would have this space/place to ourselves, but to do so might require it be a Sunday.

    *I attended a GTG for "gens" here in the Rocky Mountain area that included couples, and it was very fun to see the ladies who were equally into watches, ~or~ mingling with others who 'understand' our sickness. :lol:

    What are your thoughts?

  22. Acetimer winder vs orbirta or ?

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    Ditto.

    I actually pulled out the padding on my AceTimer to get closer to the motor, and held a small pocket compass as close as possible to the DC motor. NO Movement of the compass needle, so no real magnetic disturbance.

    In case you have never taken apart an AceTimer the construction is something like this:

    Watch on Pillow

    Padded Area with Cut-outs (these pull out to access the below items)

    Wooden Cup (that holds padded area)

    ~(shaft / washer / screw = wooden cup -to- shaft)~

    Felt covering

    Wooden box

    Galavanized plate holding motor

    (motor, inside back of wooden box)

    All said and done the watch is a 3" away from these small DC motors running at 4 volts.

  24. Drugs in tap water throughout USA, Europe and Asia, and why nobody is doing anything about this.

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    Your local water company does not run mass spec analysis on water samples. That 1ppt is routine impurities and solids that they look at. Problem is they dont look at a broad range of chemicals/drugs present in the sewage. Good to hear you are conscious about your food sources!

    Actually, this is specifically related to the prescription drug / pharmacology. My local water company has been participating in studies about this exact topic since 2005. I live in perhaps the most health conscience city/state in the US at the moment. (It also helps that most of our water is from the Mountains).

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