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Yep- Those will fit a WM9...

Gen crown should fit the existing tube without much hassle. Pretty easy change there; just remove the stem, unthread crown, add new crown with thread lock and you should be set. As for adding a vintage matte dial (i.e. with no surrounds); you'd want a 16800 dial, as that would fit the modern sapphire crystal case (a 1680 dial would be way too small). The 16800 dial has the 1000ft = 300m marking, but is matte finished without marker surrounds. The dial should fit and line up at the date window as long as you don't change anything with the way the movement is currently configured. If you do go the route of modding your piece to 16800 standards, you should have the lug holes drilled out, as the solid lugs didn't start until much later in the 16610's production.

ROFL... 2 jewels!!

For that small little piece with the pins and the hole- You have the correct location; it should indeed fit where you've indicated.

Starting off with a PAM as well... Mon- FGD dialed, Jimmy cased, gen crowned and dirk strapped Pre-A 002: Tues- Tudor 9411 franken:

Jim, Would your insert work on a 165.014? I think my odds of finding one of those wiould be a bit better than ever sourcing a 14755

There's no substitute for genuine when it comes to parts; not only in aesthetics and finish, but in feel as well...

They come and they go. From time to time, you may find a bezel ring with an insert, but the only way to do it right is to get the entire assembly, from the retention ring up. That way you don't have to fiddle with getting the gen bezel to fit the WM9 retention ring...

Perfection! Very nice...

My bet is either the rotor came off it's axis, or the weight came off the edge of the rotor...

I had the TW Best version of this watch that had been transfomed into an interesting variation thanks to a skeletonized 2892: Great watch, but just a little too small; the thin profile case made it wear and feel smaller than it's 36mm case would suggest otherwise. But the movement alone was worth it

I love the simple elegance of this watch...

Just wanted to share some pics of my latest acquisition My wife and kids asked me what I wanted for my birthday; apparently, I'm a tough one to shop for (in her words ). I had been eyeing these great timepieces offered by Tourby for some time now and thought this was a great opportunity to get my hands on one; no better excuse to justify a new watch (well, anytime's a good time for a new watch). A quick note to Tourby and I decided that the 42mm Aviator was the one for me. I gave him my wish list of parts I wanted; satin finished case, double round bezel, big diamond crown, decorated Swiss 6498, sterile display caseback and sterile black dial. After a few short days, confirmation of build was received with tracking; a few days following my watch had arrived Classic Pilot looks: This watch offers quite a stark contrast from my only other pilot style watch (my IWC 3717), as the dial is very simple and austere; not a lot of complication with extra subdials, text, etc. It's down to business with this one, and it lends to a completely different look and feel. BIG crown: I was initially a bit worried about the crown's size and having it dig into my hand when extended, but have found it to be a non-issue thus far. The diamond crown was a requisite for me; I love the IWC Big Pilot, but not the Big Pilot size. The 42mm case is a little better suited for my wrist, but the crown helps give the watch a bit of the Big Pilot element Beautifully finished movement with nice cotes de geneve decoration: At times I'll take the watch off just to stare into the caseback. No matter how many times I look at it, the finish of the bridges and plates and the way the light manipulates the grooved lines of the Geneva stripes... Watching the balance wheel oscillate and seeing the escapement and pallet tick-tocking away... It's all just nice to watch, and it's easy to get lost in gazing. Solid horned lugs: Strap selection: The straps are quite nice with interesting details, rivets and a hooped metal keeper. The thought of maybe procurring the bracelet had crossed my mind, and I may just pick it up to have one. However, I do feel that having the watch on a strap is part of what separates the character of this watch from my 3717 (which is on a bracelet). Overall, I think the wife and kids did a great job in getting me a watch I know I'll love See? I'm not difficult to buy for at all... Thanks for looking! //ubi

There are three things that really crack me up over this effort to try and thwart counterfeiting- 1) A little etching like this is not much of a deterent when Omega has inconsistencies in their production and implementation. i.e. some models have this etching and some do not. Rather, this only causes confusion for gen owners as if one were to purchase and receive a watch without the marking, they might actually doubt the legitimacy of their purchase 2) This would not be out of the capabilities of what replica factories can reproduce. Granted, they might not get the details 100% correct, it might be enough to make an unknowing or unsuspecting purchaser feel confident that they are getting the real deal (when in fact they are not). To think that an etching in the caseback is enough to discourage rep factories from trying is naive. If the coronet etching on sapphire Rolex rep crystals is possible, what makes them think that etching into steel is not? Again, it might not be 1:1 perfect in terms of details, but it might be close enough (but of course, not to us ). 3) Omega makes their parts far too accessible to the public; obtaining a gen caseback (along with most other parts out there) isn't a difficult feat- I know from first hand experience Plus... The fact that they add this etching to a removable part seems a bit pointless as well; if someone adds the gen caseback to a rep, and that's one of the major characteristics that people use to determine whether a watch is bogus or not, does that automatically give it an okay in terms of whether that watch is legit? To those that use this as a basis for confirmation, I am sure many would be fooled Seems to me that the only way one can really ensure they are buying a true gen is to buy it from an authorized AD; even then, that's not a 100% failsafe guarantee (but it can help mitigate your risks). Any physical detail the manufacturer uses to try and stem illegal reproduction just seems moot. If they can do it, what makes them think that a replica factory can't as well? Money? Equipment? That's not enough to stop them, as I'm sure the factories have both as well...

They probably didn't start implementing the anti-coutnerfeiting mark until later production; I think they rolled out the change with the PO Chronograph and then started implementing across the range from there.

Not all gens have this logo. I've seen a few gen POs that do not have this detail present.

5513 is a classic; gilt PCG's take it that much further. 1665 is also a fantastic piece. The thick case... The HeV... Okay, for me, it would be a combo of the two; a 5514 non-COMEX dialed Sub.

For an Oyster case, I like the thin/med profiles quite a lot... Though thick cased Oysters do have their merits...

They are definitely an acquired taste...

Sweet! Gotta love the 8mm Brevy's!

Surprised to see that this isn't up yet? Fri- 3717 Sat- 16520 Sun- 165.024 Have a great weekend!

I suppose I should mention that my birthday was 2 weeks ago But none the less... Thank you! I do appreciate it!

Riveted bracelets will have a 'non-removable' end link attached; i.e. there is a bar that secures the end link in place that is part of the last link in the bracelet. So, if you get a riveted bracelet, it should already have the end links on it. Now, that's not to say that someone can't remove those EL's... Which is absolutely possible. But I'm just sayin'... Folded (7835) and heavy link (78350) Oysters will have the standard removable end links. As indicated prior by freddy and kbh, 371 and 571 are probably the more common...

Well, thanks, gang! Much appreciated! Speaking of which... My birthday present from the wife and kids arrived yesterday Ordered a Tourby Pilot on my birthday and now it's here for me to enjoy...

Happy Birthday, KB! All the best on this fine day!