Many of you might already know about this site but I thought I'd share anyway. I have the vintage bug!!!
seafoam
link: http://www.classicwatchparts.com/
So I bought the SMP 300M from Paul at timepieces. Great watch and experience as usual. A few anomalies however. I noticed the bezel insert was slightly buckled at the pearl area and discovered (thru Toadtorrent's SMP thread) the pearl was flush with the bezel instead of a slight protrusion as it should be. I removed the bezle per P4GTR's instruction to expose said anomaly. I discovered that the pearl incert hole was not quite large enough to accomidate the pearl itself. I simply drilled the hole a bit larger, reinserted the pearl and vuala... it sunk in perfectly. Anway, I thought I'd show my work. Small detail but was important for me to address. I did not take any pictures ot the process.
seafoam
So i got the SSD Lite from Andrew and all the reviews were correct. Great rep but some flaws. One flaw i was able to correct myself. I think it was the comparison of the pearl of this watch to a zit that inspired the modification. I basically just popped out a pearl of an old "dead" Sub and used some spray edhesive to secure that pearl to the SSD. You can see a few nicks in the pearl from the removal but it looks ok for me. Anyway, here are a couple of shots of my work.
Ok, so here is my first rep watch purchased in NYC for $45.00. It looked and seemed well at the time but i wasnt' really sure what to look for. Anyway, i thought it would be fun to show this baby off. Enjoy and please, dont judge me.
seafoam
ps. yes, the discoloration in the case is some kind of cheap metal painted to look like stainless steele.
1. Yentl
2. How Stella Got her Groove Back
3. Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants 2
Ok, not really...
1. The Big Lebowskie
2. The Thing
3. The Road Warrier
Gladiator is definately up there.
I bought the SMP 300M Chrono "Red" with the Asian Valjoux 7750 and i absoutely love it. Good choice.
Brian
ps. the watch is a man's jewlery, so buy as many as you want. I look at my wife's jewelry box and am justified in getting that new SSD!!