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RWG at its best! Andy is great.

Thanks, Clive. I already tried the fiberglass pen and you guessed correctly, results are no good. About repainting it, I am concerned about having a paint flushed on my skin 16 hrs /24. And about the surfaces not in contact with my skin, I am dubious about the durability of the new paint. I would really prefer to subtract some molecules from the existing paint, rather than adding new paint. Sort of beadblasting or so. Thanks anyway, really. Any other advice?

I have to submit a prayer to the members who post pics. Please don't use "Hotlink for forums" or the "Insert Link" button, rather use the "Insert Image" button (by pasting the "Direct link to image" in the window that pops up when clicking on the "Insert Image" button). With the "Hotlink for forums" method, all I get are pics like this: ...that even disappear when I pass on them with the mouse pointer. (I know this is due to a diabolic interaction between my browser and my firewall, but if I change the setup I get buried by popups, banners and ads). I know I am asking to modify some well established habits to someone, I am sorry about that. But this is going to cost you just one more click (that on the "Insert Image" button), and it will allow me to look at your pics (on which I assure I am interested) without opening a reply window, copying the text in the hotlink, opening a new blank window, pasting the text in the address window, and going there. This for every and each of your pics. Really thanks to all who will help!

Great, Admin! Now the site will download much faster (the ads were slowing it down more than a bit -- not to talk when the ads server was down, ages). And I won't have to further explain to my wife (who is not speaking English) how a replica forum can have sex ads targeting my specific geographic area...

Maybe. But I personally prefer the 212.

Great!

In that case I'll go plain and just tell you I want you, not your 111s or 112s... (Please don't reply that they are part of you, I would reply that I want you as a whole, not parts, and in the end you would make me admit that I would even swallow those watches for you, I know ) :lol:

Not a great issue here. I'm just playing around with a black sub that I got for a few bucks. It is black in the dial, bezel, case, and bracelet. The black color on the case and bracelet is just due to black paint -- nothink like PVD or black-oxide. That black paint is polished and shine. I would like to make it matte, so to make it more similar to this old TTK's watch (if this pic is annoying you TTK, just lmk and I'll remove it): I tried with all sorts of chemical agents -- acids, alcales, solvents, bleach, etc -- and nothing worked. Physical agents (brushing pens, pastes, powders and so) either just removed the paint in unneven and very bad looking fashion, or they did nothing at all. Has anyone a clue, by chance, of what I might use to the task? Thanks in advance, sss

No rep of this?

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Crazy! I love crazy. Just, I don't feel compelled to get acquainted with first-glance binary decoding. Thanks for the link, still I think I'll pass on this.

Alant, nothing personal naturally, I am just deadly bored with the 111 frenzy. To me, the 111 is the most boring PAM ever. After the 112, obviously. Oh, I told it at last! Feeling better now...

Don't try playing those psy tricks on V, khumzi. She's a female, we have no chance at tricking them (unless they want it, obviously). Better going plain and just tell her what you want. Btw, congrats on your purchase!

@Admin, Ken & Pug: Thanks for making this clear. It goes without saying that I am complete noob on this matter.

This is very interesting (thanks, zeus)! I wonder whether the november-december peak is due to a 'christmas-gift effect', and the june-august slightly high plateau to a 'holiday time' effect...

Oh my! First time I see it! :lol: Whoever made it is a genius.

The only statement a moonphase PAM brings: "Here is a Werewolf" Not recommended to psychotherapists, IMO.

15 secs of charge, but 5 secs exposure time for the photo, uh? Great work anyway, congrats! May I ask you what ratio C1 / C3 you used?

Agree. Still I feel that a correct date (datewheel + cyclops) would have a market. And there are rumours that someone is currently managing to get there...

http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=31552

Me?!? Thanks!! But... sweet??? :blink:

Ooops... missed it completely. Oh well, in this case no special preference for DSN vs TWP. I think I'll leave the comparison pic to the benefit of anyone inquiring about what is a dagger swan neck and so...

"Let's see if you are a watch connoisseur (you cannot pretend you don't see it)" considering their lacking a date: "Either I have a good memory, or I don't care what day it is"

Thanks for the heads up, slai! I was naturally talking about the model currently displayed in the TWP gallery.

Summary: a very good rep but for the date font and as long as you don't take it off your wrist. Details (inaccuracies graded on a 0-10 scale, 0 = giveout, 9 = almost invisible, 10 = perfect): Crown (a little thin): 7 Date font (really too thin): 3 Minute markers (a bit shifted towards the border of the dial): 9 Font of the numbers in the subdial @ 6 (not perfect): 9 Caseback (it's from the G [2004] model i.e. the 196): 1 (but obviously 10 as long as it stays on your wrist).