burnz
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Friday here already, but what the heck..
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The right one is one of the nicest dress watches I've seen.
Thanks mate! Yes, the Portuguese Chrono certainly is a lovely dress watch. Unfortunately for me, the missus has claimed it as hers to wear these days
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Here's one from my gen collection that I'm wearing today. Kinda my daily beater:
There's also a 305, a Linde Werdelin Oktopus and couple of IWCs:
And while this is not a gen, it's a build I'm bloody proud of and probably the last to leave my collection, if it ever leaves to begin with. My Angelus 6152:
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Good guy, can't go wrong there
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Mate, nice pix! Which PAM is on the last pic? Thus isn't the 243, or?
Best, J
Thanks mate!
The PAM in the last pic is a 305. 47mm titanium sub.
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to turn my attention to a new hobby!
so there i was, walking aimlessly through the mall with the missus as she went about her usual business. didn't wanna loiter around the lingerie store, and the only "man" store nearby was a camera shop. what the heck, better than standing there and pretending to be interested in the missus' choice of bras and lingerie (well, not in public at least). got talking with the friendly sales guy in the camera shop and he spotted my 187. asked if i take photos of my watch collection, to which i said only simple point-and-shoot stuff. anyway, to cut a long story short, he ended up letting me play around with a few of the cameras in the store, even showing me how to take photos of my watch with a nice bokeh effect (seriously, i never knew there was actually a term for what i call the "blurred background" look).
i didn't walk out of the store with a spanking new camera, but it got me thinking that it's about friggin time i learned a thing or two about photography and snap better pics than a certain Tanya
trolled the local forums and picked up a couple of used cams and lenses for cheap. went with the m4/3 format and see what i can do with an Oly EPL1 and a Panasonic GF3.alright enough talk. welcome any feedback and comments on how i can further improve my photography skills. i don't know jack about aperture, shutter speed, iso blah blah settings yet, so all these are just shot in auto mode with a little post processing work done in PS.
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Got mine from Toro. Hassle free to say the least
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nice vid burnz but why are u using your black socks as gloves lol??
Coz I didn't have gloves and I didn't want my ugly fingers clouding the beauty of this watch. Lol
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Short clip:
Longer clip but low res:
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Did you use a 2846, or mod the 2824?
Not a direct 2846 transplant, but yes it started from a 2846. I'll need to get all the details from my watchsmith.
Won't be another few days before I can get the watch back and post a video of the seconds hand sweep.
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Cased up
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As for the conversion to the ETA2846, I have dissassembled the V3 today to perform the transplantation, but without succes. The part that makes the datewheel click to the next date (via the crown) is needed to get transplanted as well because the teeth of the DW from the 2824 are slightly larger than the 2846. The part fitted but it kept being loose so the date mechanism does not work well. Otherwise the transplant would have worked. So far no 21600bph mod yet. Any other ideas?
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I just got my Diver, and yours actually looks better than mine. The recent batch of Divers seem to have slightly shoddy lume application on the rotating bezel, which I have observed from a few other guys' posts of their QC pics.
There's no guarantee that the next batches will be better. Could be even worse for all you know. If you really like the watch and want it in tip top condition, nothing beats a proper aftermarket lume job by some of the veteran modders here.
I will probably send mine for a bezel relume at some point, after I've had some time to enjoy wearing it. At the end of the day, minor flaws aside, the Diver is one heck of an awesome rep
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F, can't believe I was late to read this thread. It is absolutely inspiring to read through each of your posts, and I feel every bit of your disappointment at having to cut short your adventure. Nonetheless, you have already achieved more and gone further than many of us ever will. Get well soon my friend, and I won't be surprised to see you take another crack at this in the near future. Kudos to you!
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All the best F, and godspeed!!
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I'd for the Brookstone quad winder instead. Plenty of settings to play with, just about covers any type of movement out there. Had mine for close to 2 years now and it is running like a champ
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It's Sat already, but what the heck
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First and foremost, buy a watch that you like and that you would see yourself wearing.
I have a gen 187 which I bought for a bargain, but I got it mainly because I loved the watch and it helped that the price was too good to say no to.
Over the years, I've made some money off some watches, and lost a good amount on others. It's part and parcel of indulging in this hobby. Watches are hardly a sound investment, or even an investment to begin with.
At the end of it all, it usually works out to be a zero sum game. You win some, you lose some. But if you like and love the watch, it more than makes up for any monetary loss
I love my 187, as beaten as worn as it may be:
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Um no
The inner taper of a CG is not going to get you called out.
Hmm.. it looks pretty obvious to me.. lol.. along with the dial font color and the date window position..
Of course, from 2 feet away, can't see [censored] to tell gen from rep.. but that applies to most of the new PAM reps coming out these days too
Are these the same watch? You be the judge !
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It's the lighting. The omega logo has a polished finish, so under such lighting conditions and angles, the logo can look black and blend into the dial. I wouldn't worry abt it.