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Glad the spare clasp was able to fix your wife's J12! And also glad I could help... Cheers, //ubi

No problems taking my watches into water, though I do get mine pressure tested once a year.

I had a 6263 with V23 inside; serviced by Zig, it was a solid mech! You will need to experiment with the hands, however. Some V72 hands work with certain pinions (I seem to recall hour and minute); subdial hands were from whatever V23 watch plundered for the movement. Center seconds was from my old DW mystery movement, I think? It's been a long time since I've thought about this one, so the details are a little fuzzy...

Whoa. I gotta say, that is just...

That new Bergeon bezel tool looks mighty interestng. Might have to pick one of those up sometime soon...

Please visit your local Authorized Dealer. You're likely to find a geuine Rolex there. //ubi

16520

Another snowflake for Mon...

Fin~! I'll see if I can pick up a blue one to experiment on...

Unfortunately, a no-go on the crown Thought I had one, but it's nowhere to be found....

I have a 2836 blank with your name on it.

I'll check my stash to see if I have any gen Tudor crowns. I *might* have one, though can't say for certain (no promises)

Looking sharp!

Don't think I have a modern overlay around; might have an MBW vintage though. If I'm able to dig this stuff out (and you're in the U.S.), it's on me. Ah heck, even if you're Int'l, it's on me

I wouldn't know

Yes, you'll need a 2836 replacement datewheel and an overlay to glue on it. I probably have some old ETA datewheels laying around; a few of which have been stripped of their paint already and would be perfect for an overlay. The lack of paint allows for a better bond with whatever adhesive you choose to use, and also makes for a slight bit more clearance due to the reduced profile; you'll want as much clearance as possible between the overlay and the dial to prevent rubbing, which will cause the date to stick when rolling over. Hit me up with your shipping info and I'll send you one.

Unfortunately, no. The datewheels are different sizes; inner and outer diameters. the 3135 is just a larger movement than the ETA in general (12.5''' vs. 11.5''' for the ETA), hence allowing for a larger datewheel.

Yuki's had those valves listed for a while now. At $100 per, it's a bit... Steep?

My genuine 165.024 measures 20mm.

9411 franken: Switching to a 3717 franken for the evening:

I think you need a gen, M!

On a 16622, only the bezel/insert and dial are 950PT; everything else is SS (you're only paying for roughly 14g/0.67oz of PT, BTW). Yeah... MSRP has been creeping up quite a lot in the past few years...

A bit pricey, but not terribly bad compared to some of my other projects I've still got a few more items to go on this one before I'll call it completed, however