JohnDorian

Meh

Thanks, looks like I might just live with the excess glue. Wish people were more careful.

I have a 3717 dial that I would like to fix up has a tiny bit of excess glue around the markers. The dial is black.. any ideas on how to get the glue off without marking up the dial?

Reminds me of the Toyota owner who ran her engine 35,000 miles without an oil change...

lol jandrew sisters

I'm inclined to believe it is from the drilled gears and the 3 things near the jewel shock absorber.

Basically what the title says, I see a deduction in my paypal for my sub but I don't seem to be able to post in WTB or FS.

The guy looking at his watch was probably a WIS and took notice

You can pick up a Noob LV from Trusty for about $108 shipped and it'll probably be a reasonably good rep that would fool 90% of people unless you happen to work at a Rolex Authorized Dealer. However, there is something cool about owning a well designed watch at the top of it's field in it's market, the rep market. Let's say you got in for $400, if WM9 delivers, what do you get: 1. Superluminova (don't wait a month and risk shipping back and forth to get it done aftermarket) 2. Ability to fit a Rolex 3135 3. 300 Meter tested water resistance 4. Painstakingly color matched Bezel 5. The best dials you can get on a rep, not just Rolex 6. Accurate crystal (although previous WM9 mags have been off, lets hope they get it this time) 7. Accurate crown guards (no need to shave them down) 8. An actual genuine Swiss ETA 2824 and not a clone like everyone else falsely advertises 9. Accurate weight 10. Best polishing and finish on a submariner rep, probably any rep 11. One of the best bracelets, although we'll have to hope they get the SEL fit right this time. 12. Accurate rehaut engraving instead of the horribly misaligned one in the Noob and every M serial Sub I've seen. This seems more than worth the $287 extra you'd be paying for a WM9 over a noob. Heck, just the gen ETA and the Superlume already covers this much less the actual water resistance and perfect case. As a very impressed owner of a WM9 Z serial Sub (Came with a bad pearl but George has sent me a whole new insert), I really hope WM9 can deliver. It's been delayed, yes. But I would rather have a delayed watch than one that's been rushed full of inaccuracies or low quality.

If I find one, we'll be in a bidding war

Gold Rolex Submariner with diamond bezel. It was nice knowing you.

Still curious about if freezing the second hand will also freeze the chrono second hand. Let's say it does fail and the movement is trashed. Can you just put in a replacement norma A7750 and not have a functional seconds hand?

For an Omega it's pretty easy to find gen parts. It seems it's almost impossible for IWC. I'm looking for a gen dial and hands for a 3717 and I don't even know where to start. I guess I'll just keep checking ebay...

Business casual = slightly wrinkled

Guess who lost his bezel clicker spring last night... UGH.

Do you have to be VIP to see the Portu? All I see is a broken one.

Btw, what's the pricing on this?

Is the HEV sealed?

You could freeze the seconds hand as well... Does the chrono seconds hand still work if you freeze the seconds at six?

On a WM9v2 I thought all inserts are perfect fit so don't require glue? You're supposed to remove the bezel ring I think?

2v9MW

Has anyone tried one, I've been looking at the photos on Watcheden and it's major flaw is that the minutes subdial goes to 60 instead of 30. Other than that, it seems the 12 and 6 marker has too much material as well. We can avoid the seconds at 6 doom failure problem by going quartz... this seems to be a better represetation than the Portu Quartz Chrono.

Ehh I have one too and a gen PO and a WM9v2 Sub which has super luminova. Trust me when I say it doesn't even come close to comparing. Get it superlumed, it'll finish the watch nicely. Also your night vision is much better later at night after your eyes have adjusted.

This will actually be going up for sale soon.. someone at RG has dibs right now but that might disappear tomorrow afternoon since he has until tonight.

The rep logos are also more rounded like a hill. The gen logos are flat like a plateau.