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Hey y'all. Used to be quite active on numerous rep fora some many years ago. Also used to service my ETA based watches. But sadly that is no longer possible. My apartment burned down, lost all my belongings including most watches and pretty much all my watch tools. Still hurts. Anyway. I'm looking to have my franken 1665 serviced. I think it's gummy/dried out lubricant. Rotor (and manual winding) does start the watch. Timing is accurate. But it just stops after some time. Or maybe a spring issue. Not sure. I probably have a donor movement that I can ship with the watch (incase it's a mechanical issue). I believe it's the equivalent of the Tudor 2843 movement (w/ ETA stamp instead of Tudor). So anyone with ETA experience should have no issues servicing it. Does anyone know of any reputable watch repair peoples? There used to be a lot on RepGeek but I can hardly find any. Some, but they are USA based. Preferably Dutch but located in Europe is fine too. I don't mind bringing it to an established watch store (Netherlands) either, but IIRC most don't accept replicas. I don't mind going to one of the other rep forums either. Just need someone trustworthy who knows what he or she is doing. Any tips, please. Suggestions. I'd love to get this watch fixed up. Thank you and take care.

Heya. Quick question. Bought a lot of tweezers on eBay. Including a style 13 Dumont tweezers. I'm wondering what it's used for. Anyone who can help me out? Pictures included. Notice the little hole on the tip of the tweezer (only on one side).

I have a old, broken, 2846. With a little luck I might have the 2846 parts you seek. If you are still looking, please drop me a message. Else I will not bother going through all my parts. No charge (only for the shipping, if you want reg. shipping).

I might have a crown for you. I'll check my parts tomorrow.

Nice watch! Very cool texture on the dial too.

Looking good, J! One thing, though. The 5 in 15 is damaged - dunno if it's the image your using, or just a random hick-up.

We're talking ~6% (2010) of total population following Islam, estimated to reach 8% by 2030. So please, don't be another victim of political populism. Though, I don't understand why the UK is so soft on this issue. I get that they don't want to aggravate and provoke the plebeians, but at some point you have to draw a line (which should have been drawn about 5 days ago). Political correct shenanigans.

Very nice! It would be great to finally have a good roulette wheel for two of my Tudors. Good times ahead.

Yep, it's a gen. That guy has some sweet deals on Tudors - I've been contemplating about purchasing this watch. But don't worry, I've decided it would be ridiculous for me to get yet another Submariner-styled watch (even if it's a genuine). Pull the trigger, man. Can't go wrong imo, these will only go up in price.

Yes sir, it does(and so will the 39/125/127).

Def Josh as base - if you want to go budget, but yet have a very modifiable base. CGs aren't THAT bad. IMO.

Nop, it isn't. But why do you want a T39? I've tried it, and it's too high imo. I went for the T19 instead - looks great!

Depends. If you're building a 'NOS' watch that represents a new watch than I would say HELL YES. If you'll be aging the lot, to make it look old, dirty and beaten up (scratched crystal, not so great polishing) than I wouldn't bother with it myself (based on normal going rates for T19/39 and the 125/127).

That looks great J - very clear and crisp printing. Great project this is.