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I always try not to handwind automatics after what I've read on here about bent teeth on gears I think the best bet is just to wear the watch to wind it. I've found that the asian autos in mine start up pretty quickly if you place them face down in your palm then swirl the rotor anti-clockwise a few times to give it a bit of a wind to get going

Ok, I am now standing corrected LOL

I think Eurotimez does too, from what I've read? I may be wrong though.

This thread has got some great info in it, thanks guys I think the stutter is a very common problem - I just wish it was easier to fix! 4813 upgrade is what I'd want to do but it seems they are difficult to come by. I think Eurotimez has them though?

That seems a good price to me? But then I'm still n00b so am waiting to be corrected... lol

Excellent review, Lani, thanks for taking the time The steel improvement is great. I'm pleased to see that the factories are taking into account what is said on places like here! I'm sill seriously tempted by this - I'm just put off by wanting to wait for the next upgraded version... LoL

Sweeeet... If they'll spin with just a puff of air, they shouldn't have a problem with the movement driving them! Although you realise that I am now going to have to add a avitt-tweaked Porto to my ever-growing list... LoL

ooooh, MilSub is pretty rare - I will keep an eye on the giveaways! I think I agree with your approach to building. Unlike some lucky members, there's no way I could ever get a 100% accurate to gen build, so you might as well build something you like It's not like anyone is likely to pick you up on it really - there's been so many variations of Rolexes that only a true WIS would be able to tell in the wild! Thank you for being an inspiration though, I will undoubtedly bug you with questions when I finally set to work on one myself lol

That's a great post, Nanuq. I really don't know how people can still believe they hype when so much is hush-hush around it and they won't release data for scrutiny by others. This is not science - this is a politically driven machine that is scared to reveal the truth because so many policies now hinge on persuding the world that the end is nigh and we must do something about it - namely restrict our movements, tax us to the hilt, stop us buying goods that have always been available previously or change the law so we have no choice but to get something else... (in the UK you now cannot buy 100w incandescent lightbulbs, thanks the the EU , and new cars are taxed according to their CO2 emissions so you are 'encouraged' to get something less 'polluting' ) Anything that dictates 'the rules' but cannot back them up with hard evidence is, essentially, a religion - and the new climate religion is one where we must all suffer, and we must be stopped from enjoying a capitalist lifestyle of freedom of movement, low prices for energy and goods, and the ability to have freedom of choice. What appears to be socialism/communism/facism (politics isn't my strong point so I lose track of which stands for which - but I am aware that most insist that we should all be 'equal') is effectively being enforced on us even if we don't want it, and that is simply not right. The only hope is that, due to the constant insistence by political-puppet 'scientists' that we are all going to die in a ball of flame or drown in the floods that are apparently coming, the public are getting more and more sceptical due to the fact that nothing is happening. Questions are being asked. Those with the skills to do so are getting the information the only way they can (see the hacked emails, above) and putting it into the public domain for all to see. That the 'scientists' refused to give this data and information out is only, IMO, more evidence of the fact they are up to something. Science should be transparent and freely shared. The Global Warming 'science' is far from that, and therefore does not stand up to scrutiny. IMHO, of course

Nice! lol Projects are what I need to get into - respect for doing the work yourself Will look forward to seeing what comes next!

Great mod, avitt As a question... would the graphite treatment on top of DLC treatment make it pretty much bombproof? That would seem a much cheaper way of guaranteeing long life, rather than shelling out a not inconsiderable amount on a gen movement! lol

Superb, modding is good! I might even have been tempted to leave all the numerals off bar the rolex crown at 12, so it mimicked the plain dial posted by freddy, but it looks great as it is And for £26, you can't go wrong!

Nope... LOL I blame Jabba for bumping the thread just to sell his own straps

Awesome, thanks for the info and links I was gutted when I missed a linen dial go for about $25 but live and learn... Next time I'm just going to stick it on the plastic! lol Good work so far, I'll look forward to seeing if you get any more completed

Hey esdee, I love this strap! Is it as soft as it looks? Are you going to be selling these?

That's lovely, TeeJay Any more info on it? Is it a gen dial? I've never seen it before!

Have you considered going for homage watches? If someone's in the know they'll recognise the shape/look but will probably be interested to know more if it's a sterile dial version.

LOL What does it look like now?! Is it dead??

There's a few from "the big island of things that kill you" that's not far from you lol Welcome aboard though!

Damn you!!! That's exactly what I want to build! lol Finding the 'textile' dials in silver is seemingly impossible, or impossible at a decent price Hats off though, they look great May I ask if they were within the $400-600 range put forward in another thread about franken datejusts?

What I don't understand is how scientists, who by definition should be investigating all possible scenarios, are point-blank refusing to even look at the evidence provided by the 'few naysayers'. If they are so wrong, why won't the pro-AGW scientists look at what the skeptics are putting forward? Surely they are so wrong that it would be easy to dismiss and therefore worth doing to 'prove' AGW is real? Or perhaps they don't want to, because evidence is coming forward that doesn't fit with their computer models, that are of course programmed by humans favouring AGW, therefore are hardly impartial in their calculations... The UK Met Office has got the past 2 or 3 summer long range predictions hopelessly wrong, whereas WeatherAction, who base their long and short range predictions on solar activity, have got a great deal right. http://www.weatheraction.com/

Nice. I bet that's set you back a bit! lol

That's the Homage watch site connected to RWG1.1, not this RWG, so feel safe in logging in if you want to!

And IHS or WHS for Incorrect/Wrong Hand Stack? AFAIK = As far as I know CBA = can't be arsed NFI = No f****** idea IIRC = If I remember correctly They're some others that I use but aren't necessarily related to watches! lol

Blimey, that is a deal... Cheers!