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You know, I think this is one of those cases where that watch was just meant to be in your collection Great looking piece, though rather odd about the hands. I can't imagine any condition or cause that would explain the change in hands while leaving the dial largely unchanged. The only speculation I have is that the hands were exchanged when the watch was serviced by the fellow that sold the watch back to you. Maybe the ones that were originally on your watch were a better match for a watch he had in his collection so he swapped. None the less, a beautiful piece! Mrs. Ubi has this one on her wish list

Vintage SM300 today...

Quite interesting and thanks, W. Images off my DSLR are 3456x2304 (usually around the 3MB mark for file size); from there I resize to 800x533 (120KB) and then upload. But what you posted makes some sense as to what I'm seeing... Thanks for providing that! Much appreciated!

Hmmmm... Very interesting. This definitely supports what I seem to be observing. Thank you for the insight fellas! //ubi

An interesting observation (or maybe I'm nuts)... I've been using Photobucket for imagehosting for years; never a problem. However recently, I've noticed that images that I upload/link to the forum are being degraded in quality/clarity; never noticed this before. In otherwords, looking at a photo on my harddrive I note a fairly significant difference in image quality compared to an image posted in a thread. Does anyone else notice the same with their images?

Glad to be a part of this wonderful community... Here's to the next 1M!

Ehhhh... I know. It's bad enough that Space Mountain makes me want to puke But all that jarring motion might be a bit much for a sensitive movement like this one! Thank you thank you Finding the parts is sometimes more about luck than anything else... I have some good leads and sources, but a lot of the bits that went into this one were not from usual sources

I'll probably not have it with me during our Sept trip to Disney, but maybe I'll bring it with in January?

Have you ever considered giving the mod work a try yourself? Might be something else to consider. It does add a very fun and unique facet to the hobby experience

Hmmmm... AUS specifically, no; I can't think of any located there, but there should be a few within the Asia region?

Vintage steel DD today...

I can think of a number of talented individuals in different regions globally. Skill and ability are not limited to one region or country exclusively.

Thank you gents; this is definitely my favorite build that I've done for 2012...

Canada definitely has the Zigmeister Superpower...

At the moment, Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs Stockton Gala Days (Unplugged); next on my set list, some Deadmau5.

1960's era PP... Have a great week!

Thanks, sir. Indeed... This one is definitely ahead of schedule. I was initially thinking Dec. but as it turns out, it's a few months early Certainly no complaining here! Thank you, Chi Prices for a genuine steel 570 tend to vary a little depending on factors like condition, dial variation, etc. But they all seem to be right between $35k and $75k. Here is a small sampling of some of the pieces that have hammered at the big auction houses: http://catalog.antiq...1&auctionid=256 http://catalog.antiq...0&auctionid=144 http://catalog.antiq...1&auctionid=137 http://catalog.antiq...14&auctionid=66 http://catalog.antiq...57&auctionid=55 http://www.christies...bjectID=5257590 Keep in mind that this also represents a large time frame/window in which prices may have increased/decreased due to a number of external influential factors (economic conditions etc). As for mine... No idea on what mine would be worth... To me, I just value on the sum of it's parts; one can't compare a build like this to a full pedigree genuine even though much of the build is comprised of genuine parts. However, this watch does represent a savings of $30k - $40k to me since I didn't have to pay that much to own one And I suppose there's also the effort involved in sourcing all the stuff to make it what it is. In that regard, it's priceless to me

Feels like a Cosmo day today...

Thank you one and all; your kind words are greatly appreciated This watch, like most of my builds has been slow going; the biggest issue is simply trying to track down the parts. I've spent long hours trying to find certain Rolex parts for some of my builds; PP is exceedingly far more difficult! Not a lot of stuff out there, especially when hunting for caliber specific items. The 12'''120 is the handwind caliber found in most 1940's - early 1950's era time only watches. These can be found in ref 96 (30mm) and 570 (35mm - 36mm; this is what I have built). It's a gorgeous movement... Nicely finished, and the basic concept and design simple. Winding is buttercream smooth The movement as you see it is, as-is. It does need a cleaning, which will be my next course of action. The case on my watch is steel; the dial, originally silvered has aged to a pleasing cream tone. The dial is fairly clean for the most part; dark spots around the numeral indicies, but I've decided to leave it be. It adds a lot of character and I think cleaning will take away from that. The fonts, minute chapter and seconds ring are all hard enamel 'champleve'; they are slightly raised and also add a very aesthetically pleasing characteristic. Hands are genuine (though I am not sure about the small seconds hand; it looks a little too basic to my eye). I will probably replace with a gen small sec hand if I can find one. And for me, the combination of the dark chestnut brown gator strap with the dial/case was the best fit I usually run these queries past my wife for her opinion, and she felt this was the best pairing One more pic... Snapped this morning: Thanks again! //ubi

I've got a small list of pre-1900's era guns that I would like to collect; once I manage to find them/pick them up, I'd like to have some custom made replications of those guns made so that they can be fired, etc. But all for another day...

Gunsmoke is about 20min away from me. I've been meaning to stop in, but haven't been able to find the time There are a few things I'd like to have them custom make...

Hey gang, Long time since I’ve been on the forum; hope all is well with everyone and things are good. Wanted to share this little story of luck, as there is some watch relevance involved and who better to share with than my pals here? Picked up this little porcelain figure at a recent estate sale for my daughter; it’s a little piggy bank painted like a dog. She saw it and immediately thought of our own little doggy, a 12lb Yorkie that coincidentally thinks she’s a pig We paid a small price for the little piggy and got it home where I started prepping it to put in my daughter’s room for piggy bank use. It was packed/stuffed with tissue paper and when I removed all the tissue, this fell out: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ha… Only kidding. I *wish* I were that lucky! No, no… Rather, this is just my latest build that I’ve been working on; a 1940’s era steel PPCo As with most of my builds, this one started with a genuine dial with original hard enamel fonts/printings still in tact and in great shape considering (remember, these watches from this time period were not water or element resistant; considering it’s 70-ish years old or so, it’s got some aging, but all very subtle in the overall picture) I managed to pick this dial up for stupid cheap… Less than $100: And shortly thereafter I happened upon the correct 12’’’120 movement to go with it: From there I had the dimensions of the movement measured and a custom case fabricated. Got the case back the other day and got everything together… To finish off, I added a gen Patek gator strap with period correct gen Patek buckle. Has the appearance and feel of being a much larger watch than it's 36mm size might otherwise suggest: Okay, so while I wasn’t lucky enough to happen upon this gem in such a fortunate manner, I do feel fortunate to have managed to see this one through to where it is now Thanks for looking! //ubi