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And to clarify, Yodap is "the best" authority on rep Breitling so .. your search for info has come to an end.

Too cool. I have the Bell & Ross app.

I just noticed that the HE valve on my DSSDv5 is spring loaded to press IN ... that's insane. Water pressure will just depress the HE valve and it'll fill the watch. Note the Rolex documentation you've provided .. an HE valve is supposed to open outwards .. not press inwards. That's just nuts.

Is that Laetitia Casta? She has not dimmed with age .. or babies.

Thanks for this. My new DSSDv5 is running +15secs a day. If I can figure out how to loosen the compression ring, I'll take a whack at it I suppose I'll have to buy one of those 3-prong adjustable thingies. People say they are dangerous, tho.

OH I see now. You're saying that piece 1 .. the compression ring .. does not seat fully. I thought you meant piece 2 .. the "titanium" piece .. doesn't seat. HAHA .. as you could imagine, the watch would not be water tight if the "titanium" piece wasn't seated fully. I was picturing a semi-compressed rubber gasket under piece 2, unable to be fully compressed by a Bergeon tool twisting the compression ring. Hence my suggestion for an arbor press. Thank you for your intricate and well-pictorialized replies. Amazing! Is the main point of failure on these reps the "HE valve"? I'm very surprised that the gasket on #2 is not on the bottom .. instead of the sides. Unless ... is that gasket sitting in an L shaped ridge? The photos are deceiving.

Well it certainly looks like you re-purposed a Wild West gunslinger's belt!! If that's all faux vintagizing on the strap then I'm thinking it's a great job.

I have to say ... I LOVE the ceramic bezeled tool watches from Rolex .. SO much better looking than the metal inserts. So shiiiny ... want to touch it

Since a watch retaining full structural integrity is in essence a pressure vessel, I would hope that NO force is being exerted upon the air inside the case (at depth) But thank you for your voluminous reply You are the reason I have this DSSDv5 on my wrist as we speak. And btw, I have an appt with Zig to have it modded and serviced. Thinking about this, it seems a simple solution to seat the DSSD caseback would be to build a jig out of Delrin to safely support the case from the front as you set the piece in an arbor press ... and squuuuish the caseback with the press ... and then tighten the screwback down until it seats. Or am I misunderstanding about which part is not seating. Oh and the reason I am asking these pointed questions is that my cousins (identical twins) were USN rescue divers during their service and still dive every chance they get, owning their own gear. When they saw my DSSD this past weekend, their eyes bugged out and their FIRST QUESTION after I told them it was a rep was "Is it depth rated?" .. haha so now I can provide an answer.

Ok so I don't fully understand; the DSSD case-back can't fully seat but still pressure tests to 10ATM in your situation? This doesn't compute .. can you explain further please? Oh and since Im a newb .. 10ATM is 330ft? Maybe?

Right ... all sapphire watch crystals are synthetic sapphire. It is created in rod form from a sapphire seed and cut/polished to perfection. The problem is white lies and code words

Either/Or !! Still a beauty.

Im extraordinarily lucky that I have a tailor less than 100 yards from my home. Since I live in a medium sized town, he understands he can not sell "$150 shirts" for that price, and I am able to get what I need for $80 .. quite a bargain. I only have 1 suit and tie set from him, and they are his "private label" but I've never had a better suit @ $800 ... A great fellow, too at I'd guess 70 years of age and a master of his craft.

Yes, I apologize for the sarcasm But being able to scrutinize the inner form of a pearl "at a distance"? Hrm.

Perhaps the assumption is that anyone who has to play in the Subway for cash has something "wrong" with them and a distance needs to be maintained.

I'm confused. Is this the one that transforms into a tractor-trailer or the one that transforms into a jumbo jet?

Community! Without it, we'd be in a world of replica hurtin'

That strap MAKES the watch. It sends it up into the stratosphere. GOOD WORK

The new pearl is the exact same color as the hour marker dots and hand lume. It appears to be a perfect match to that color. As for the pearl being either a bubble or a full glass of milk ... have you considered that you are perhaps too hard to please? I have attached an extreme close-up of my new V5 pearl. This view replicates what you would see if you were 2 inches tall and LIVED ON A DSSDv5. The human eye can not replicate this view un-aided. It is impossible to look at something this closely with your eye.

BOGGLE It's beautiful! Such good work ..

Basic Black today ...

Thank you, Wikipedia .. and good find! Congrats on the movements.

Very informative! Great work

LOL I just got a lesson in how to read the GMT hand It's a very good looking watch and thanks for explaining.

Thanks for sharing ... so are you really 30 minutes ahead of GMT? That must be an interesting place to live!