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Ok, I just had a look at some of my "rep" bracelets of this design, riveted. Two possibilities. 1.) This is just a very poor quality rep bracelet, or has the wrong clasp. If this is the case you are screwed unless you want to bend and file etc. (Lets hope this is not the case.) 2.) After looking at the few of these I have, mine all taper down as you get closer to the clasp. IF YOU REMOVE A LINK - YOU MUST REMOVE LINKS FARTHEST FROM THE CLASP. The WIDER links. So the million dollar question is: Have you or someone removed a link? If Yes, did you remove the link closest to the clasp or farthest from it? Does this make sense? Make sure you maintain the SMALLER/THINER tapered link nearest the clasp. If by some chance the narrower link you need is missing, you might be able to "flip-flop" with a narrower link from the other side of the bracelet. HTH,

Nice! At first I was not a fan of the hour-bezel and wished it had the tachy-bezel. Now, however, I have come around to really, really, liking this watch.

@toomuchgear - love the Blancpain!

Thanks for the kind words all. @Cubeistan here is a shot of the strap: Story on the watch is, it is a 1974 1603 with "hacking" 1575 movement. Bought it with intent to use the movement in either my 1680/1665 project. After having the movement serviced at the AD, it is keeping COSC time-- and JoJo managed to convinvce me not to part it out.

8th day in a row w/1603

Day 7 with the 1974, 1603 DJ

I think this is great actually. I don't think they are selling out at all. If anything they are keeping their legacy alive. Embracing new media like this is not a bad thing. As Geddy mentions, the Guitar Hero / Rock Band franchise is a great launching pad for discovering new music. I also think Rush is not getting any younger, and royalties, etc, from these type of things are a way to help fund their later years. Although, I have been a "real" musician in the past (Bass, Keys, some drums, some guitar), these "Rhythm Games" are still fun to play. Some musicians thumb their nose at them, but fun is fun. I have the entire Moving Pictures DLC on Rock Band and drumming along to the songs pretending to be the great Neal Peart is a blast. Finally, these rhythm games are progressing. Rock Band 3 for example has worked with Fender to use a REAL GUITAR. Now you can learn and REALLY play the songs. It's all good IMHO.

Ok, dumb question, possibly before my time. Anyone have a back story on the "Jetmid" code word?

Day 5 w/1603

Are you sure the Rotor did not simply come unscrewed, or off its bearing. If it came off the bearing, it is probably fine (press on, or remove and treat as hand-wind), if the screw came out and bounced into the balance, it may need some work. ??? If you do not have any 'reliable' gen watches having a Seiko, Citizen, "Victorinox" (then Wenger) IMHO, in you collection is not a bad idea. Search Tip for Seiko: Search "Seiko Prospex" on the bay or elsewhere for the better than average Seikos.

@FxrAndy, yep Gen 1603.

+1, I have to agree strongly with this. I would like to add that "Vintage could be the new black". (Look at the response to the new Tudor at Basel). I think the designs that have just come out from Rolex, Breitling, etc, were all on the drawing board pre-recession. These designs are too late IMHO. I think the vintage watch-- these days comes off as understated and financially frugal if they were gen. Also, I think slimmer dress watches are going to make a come back. (I have been wearing a 1603 DateJust since Saturday, and I am amazed how it works with anything I am wearing-- from dress cloths to shorts & t-shirt) Observation: I travel for work quite a bit. I spend a lot of time in airports where watch spotting is quite fun and easy. My last trip saw very few luxury brands, in fact next to the mass market Casio/Seikos, "Hamilton" was the most seen amongst fellow travelers and suits, followed by quartz TAGs.

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That is definitely not the correct crown. That looks identical to the crown on the new PT's. As for the 4mil serial, unless custom, IIRC all MBWs were 5 mils. Strange hodge podge of parts.

Been wearing this since Saturday.

Spend some time over at doubleredseadweller.com and VRF (Vintage Rolex Forum) dial archive. Study the photos side by side. Their products vary over time. Also, what they picture may not be what they ship. If you settle on one, make sure you confirm the photo is WYSIWIG.

Buying the 21.6 version will allow you to swap a Gen 7750 movement easier as the hand sizes are 1:1 compatible. Most newer reps are the newer 28.8's though.

Amazing that a fall 18" onto a bath mat killed the watch. Not very good shock protection. On the flip side, while the movement may not be pretty, my $900 "Ball - Fireman II" with Ball modified ETA movement is rated to 5000 G's!!!!

NANUQ = DOXA

If you have Whole Foods, Sunflower Market (formerly Wild Oats), or Vitamin Cottage, they all cater/stock many gluten free alternatives. Keep in mind RICE is not gluten based. Another miracle non-gluten grain is Quinoa (keen-wa). If she is a beer drinker, seek out "Great Divide - Samurai Beer". It is a rice beer that is excellent that all my friends with gluten sensitivity drink. (Regular beer is high in gluten.) Good luck, HTH,

Wow, wow, wow! That would fool most. Top Rate! one of my future grails...

Here is a Wendell Willkie button for you: and Han Solo says:

Just my .02 here. I think this design would be better served on the older 36mm size. That way it also works as a Unisex watch. My wife would love that watch in the older smaller size. (The watch above does have some feminine-esq wear-ability qualities.) I have also seen these in person and share RobbieG's feelings. I think the leap from 36 to 41 is too much. As far as the 41's go, that 1mm does make a difference. 40mm ok, 39mm perhaps optimal??? Still refined, and elegant enough under a dress shirt. These 41's scream LOOK AT ME! Like the new sub and deepsea, again in my opinion, I think their proportions are 'off'. If you are a big guy, I am sure they work great. I get the sense that these went onto the drawing board when the big oversized watch craze was fashionable. Now that understated is coming back, Rolex was perhaps too late to the market. Final though, I saw a woman wearing a 41mm white face Milgauss-- LOOKED HORRIBLE on her. Way out of proportion and too loud. Conversely, I still like the look of a 40mm Sub (Cameron Diaz), or 40mm PAM (Heidi Klum) on a Women, but the new Rolex's not so much. YMMV,

WoW. Excellent documenting.