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Some better pics... Yeah, I can definitely live with that. Better than what was originally fitted...

248 feedback... On a $1.4M sham. LOL.

That's about as good as I can get it, I think. I didn't want to muck with it too much, but felt that the current height is acceptable. Definitely nicer than the pearl that came on the watch... I can live with it at least

Pardon the poor quality pics... It's late... No natural light... Too lazy to get out the light tent, etc. etc. You'll have to settle for quick and dirties... Old and new side by side:

I actually think I just figured out a cheap, low tech way of fixing the pearl. I've got a solution in place now- Too early to call it a victory, but maybe tomorrow I'll have more definitive answers. I'll post some pics too! Cause it looks pretty damn good so far!

Thanks, gang Well... I'm not sure which items I'll be tackling first, but I do suspect that the pearl issue will be one of the big ones that I'll want to address Hmmm... Which clasp bar are you talking about BT? I'll photo the inner details of it... But everything looks nice and solid on visual inspection

Just arrived today; unwrapped the plastic and had a bitch of a time resizing the bracelet thanks to the flimsy link pins Aside from that, I'm quite pleased with the new acquisition; of course, it needs some mods (that pearl has me twitching a little bit), but I think it will be a nice basis for a project. Family lineage So, did I land a 4th gen? He valve looks to be in the right place, and the bezel teeth look notched (not scalloped)... But since I'm largely unfamiliar with these otherwise, that's about all I know to look for...

Uhhhh... Huh huh huh... Cousteau's got wood... Huh huh huh huh...

Well, AP has, to their credit, been focusing on lines other than the ROO (i.e. Millenary, JA, EP, etc.). But since the ROO is their bread and butter, it's no wonder why they hype it so much. Still, there's only so many color variations one can pump out using the same basis. P.S. I'm glad to see that they still offer the 15202ST as part of their current line up. That watch, to me, is classic AP.

Yeah... Probably printed on metal in that case. I'm not fully versed in Tudor Chronos like the Big Blocks and the sort, but some did have the acrylic bez (like the old school MC's). I think the 79260 is too recent for that....

If you want to do it yourself- Place a piece of masking tape on the case, and be sure to get the edge of the tape as close to the bezel where it meets the case as possible. Use a case knife to press into the seam where the bezel meets the case. Carefully work your way around the bezel, lifting in very slight increments- You need to be very careful if you have a bezel with an acrylic inlay as you risk cracking the bezel (I don't recall that a 79260 has a true acrylic inlay). After a few turns, you should be able to lift the bezel enough to the point where it will come loose on it's own. To reinstall, you'll need a bezel press and the appropriate sized dies. It's simply a matter of pressing the bezel back on over the crystal and gasket. When in doubt... Have a competent watchmaker do the work for you! This shouldn't be a difficult procedure, and should only take a few minutes to complete. The most difficult part of the procedure will likely be lining up the bezel so that the tachy points correspond correctly.

I was surprised to discover that Seiko replicas do exist. There was a thread discussing it here in GD some months back...

Methinks AP has long run out of ideas on what to do for new watches.

Is this the right one?

Changed my mind and opted to go with my snowy as well this morning...

I like Magnum...

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Good stuff indeed. Looks like a difficult habit to kick. I have a fair number of friends who have tried to quit, but have a hard time of it. One of those things that they take one day at a time...

Pretty difficult to see against the dial:

I think the secs@3:00 7750's are less problematic than the secs@6:00; Zigmeister's performed a great teardown of the secs@3:00 movement here: 7750 seconds at 3:00 If this new 7750 is the same/similar in design, I think it should be fairly reliable...

Based on what I am reading, this model simply contains a re-worked, reconfigured 7750 with secs moved to 3:00, and not an actual clone of the 2894 (i.e. 2892 + DD module).

Mon- All original 165.024: Tues- El Primero franken:

Like so? 7750 GMT

Stephane- You already know my thoughts about this watch, but I will reiterate here as well... Enjoy your beautiful new acquisition! It's a fantastic piece!

Lookin' good!