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Sea-Dweller as well (just realized I don't have wrist shot with the new faded bezel from mjmj, will rectify this tomorrow):

What's the beauty on the left? MBK GWSD (bought in october in BKK) with faded bezel insert courtesy of mjmj:

Just out this one together:

I just bleached a bezel with "magica blanca", the local bleach brand and ended up with a tropical bezel insert by coincidence:

All I can say is: Great deal and enjoy it !!!

This is the one I bought on ebay for I think $11 and I am quite happy with it:

Just installed my $11 plexi from ebay :

I actyallu prefer it on the Isofrane strap, the mesh just makes it a huge chunk of metal IMO I might try a vintage leather or gator strap one day ....

At least your crown is in the right spot might change my case to one from Josh one day. But MBK dial is definitely a worthy upgrade you should consider

Here is my version I am working on (should be wearable this week):

Never really liked them but thy look great on your watches, especially one the Blancpain. Have you tried the greyish one (from the Blancpain) on the Tudor Montecarlo? Should look great

Finally picked up my new Sharkmaster and wanted to share it with you: The presentation in the travel pouch is very well done and matches the quality of the watch: The Sharkmaster comes on a nice Isofrane-style strap and with an additional mesh shark bracelet: The watch feels heavy and solid, but rides very comfortable on the wrist: Only the springbars seem a bit under-engineered (drilled lug holes with stronger springbars would be a nice possible improvement for the future). The dial is very easy to read and the bezel turns crisp: And the lume is the best I have ever seen on a watch. All in all a very well put together time piece. Unfortunately mine arrived with a deep gash on one of the lugs: But I am sure Peter Helson will take care of it.

What people often forget is that "in the wild" people don't just see a watch, but rather a complete image. So if they see the right person in the right environment with the right watch the thought of a fake never comes up. So I think in your friends case everything played well together. I think that's why vintage reps are the best to pull of (if they are done right). After all they weren't that expensive when they came out and could have been passed along from one generation to another. We also tend to forget that very few people (especially gen owners) look at a watch like the people on this forum do. They don't think about finding tells or differences, because they bought the real article and the question doesn't come to mind while all we do is to try to correct the smallest flaw. I bought a MBK GWSD last month in Bangkok and wore it right away without doing anything to except to remove the horrible pearl. On my way back I stopped in Miami and went to the jewelry district looking for a pearl or a complete insert. I got offers to buy the watch from people working in two of the stores (for a watch that everybody here would have spotted in a second). Why? Because the watch was presented in the right context (guy over 40 in the right attire). And forget ADs, most people working there know basically nothing about watches, especially old ones. I always tell my friends when it's a rep and other people have never questioned me.

Just finished: With 8-day movement:

Thanks for the advice. In the meantime I switched to this one:

I know I really just stuck it together quickly to see how it looks. In the process the tube of the seconds hand broke off. Well, at least I learned AGAIN that you can't hurry in this hobby. I hopt to have it completed the end of the week. Any other comments from you would very appreciated as your watches are the benchmark for everybody trying anything vintage

Now in daylight:

2AM (still Sunday in a way) and I just finished sticking this together for the first time (still a long way to go and I broke the f@@king second hand of at the post...) This was tough one: special movement ring for the ETA 2782, reduce and curve the insert to fit in the bezel, stole a 8mm crown from a Silix 6154 case (mjmj this might be the way to go since the tube on this one is quite a bit thinner...). I already like it a lot: Sorry for the amount of pics, but I couldn't decide which one to use

As always the knowledge of you guys is mind-boggling. I am happy to remember where I left my car keys .....

Unbelievable. I am no expert, but this piece is obviously fishy and 22 bids and a "winner" at $8,400 Ebay should hire experts from the rep sites and pay them to patrol their sales post.

The rehaut on the 6542 is horrible

Tree Huggers aside : GREAT WORK