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I spoke with him on the phone at the end of Sept. He is doing well, but inundated with work! Let's hope he stops in for a visit sometime soon

5514 for Monday...

Great re-work on this one! Your hard work on this one has made it even better than new in my opinion!

Hmmm... I dunno? What does it need? Being more of a vintage Rolex guy, I'm not quite sure what I need to be looking at?

Even if you pay for Swiss, it's hard to say what will actually be shipped anyways. Not saying this as an issue with the dealer, but more as an issue with the factory. That is, unless you go with someone that actually QCs their product first and doesn't drop ship.

Looking good, J! I'd like to see a full family shot of all your Dates, DJs Tudor or Rolex! You've got to have a ton of these by now!

PICS PICS PICS

Movement got finicky and required a small visit. My wife thinks the watch just enjoys the Canadian air, so it looks for as many ways to vacation with Zig as possible...

Thanks, gents! K- The 12:00 counter is off just a hair. Not enough to bug me or to tear open to fix. With as fussy as the V72 is, I can certainly live with it The gen dial, hands, bracelet, crown, crystal, etc. all sorta make up for it... I think.

I try to stay around 10 pieces in the collection. Any more than that, and I find myself doing much of the same (wearing only 1 or two pieces while everything else just sits and waits patiently). Even at 10 pieces, I find that this still happens to an extent, but not quite as extreme.

Just got this one back and figured it was time for a couple of new pics...

This story began just a few months back, when w0lf posted about his PAM40 project. I had always looked at Ti PAMs with a fleeting glance, but this particular example with it's FGD dial and contrasting indicies with the dark Ti case really stood out and caused me to stop and take notice. I was smitten. Since then, I expressed my fascination to Mr. w0lf regarding his PAM40, and w0lf being a good friend and generous soul helped me find a rather elusive Ti Panerai case. I have no idea what case this is, where it came from, or what version it is; but w0lf knew exactly what to look for, and apparently he knows what the good stuff is! The plan initially was to do a PAM40 as well. So, very briefly, the watch was configured in a rough draft as such: However, as I was looking at my current pair of Panerai, I noticed that my Pre-A 002 had a rather interesting dial. This particular dial is a v2 FGD that started off as black, but had turned a chocolate brown in tone over time. It's really only apparent in certain angles and light, but it's definitely there. An interesting anomaly? The surface of the dial is uncoated and unsprayed; no matte varnish or clear coating. So, for something a little interesting, I transplanted the guts from my Jimmy case to the new Ti case. I think the new combination is quite nice And in indirect lighting, the surface still looks black: Some details- Shallow rehaut... Small strap notch... Nice lugs... T-48 crown... Dirk strap with logo PVD buckle and some patina... From what I understand, there is ONE (1!) gen 55C with Pre-A dial that was made for an SIHH show some years back. The interesting thing with that particular piece is how much of a striking resemblance the gen's dial has with FGD's dial. It's quite similar with the dial font, the shape and size of the indicies... Even the T-SWISS-T looks very similar. Hmmmmm.... I still need to sort out a proper case back on this one and fit some H2 pinions. But for now, it's at a state that I can wear and enjoy... Now I have to rebuild my Pre-A... Thanks for looking and a HUGE thanks to w0lf for helping me make this happen! Without him... There just wouldn't be! Cheers, //ubi

Yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about!

Yeah, that's a pretty shitty day alright. Blech!

Awesome build, J! The 38mm Jumbo is a great size. I think it will fit right in with the rest of your collection

Looks like it's going to be a fun project, A! Good start

That's a pretty neat piece, Kurt!

I would agree with that; I would probably find a gen movement to go with those gen hands. Better match and no modification necessary... (so if you ever want to resell, you can).

IIRC, the hands need to be either broached or reduced depending on which hands. The main hour and minute hands should be a direct fit, but it's the center seconds and subdial hands that need to be tinkered with.

M- Just the standard DW hands! They look good, though one of the small subdial hands had to be pinched to fit. Nice score on the 128! Those are not so easy to come by...

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Nothing at all like a 195 or 360, tho.... amirite?

The AR isn't bad, but I myself personally prefer the near color-less and almost invisible effects of chieftang's AR chief's coating REALLY makes a dial stand out!

Mrs. Ubi has been enjoying her Chanel J12 for a while now. Easily her favorite. I also have this project piece I've been kind of working on for her. Old EL TW Best Ladies DateJust; currently fitted with a gen crown, but I have some other things to do on it (I just need to find the time). Granted, this one is low on the priority list since she hasn't really looked at it in almost a year...

Mr. Holbrook, being a very smart individual knows that this was not personal per se, but rather the stance of a business that is applying their policy across the board in general. i.e. in an effort to not look biased, they are not playing favorites. I have no doubt that this probably stung a bit, especially considering how long his site has been around, but I'm pretty sure he understands the why behind the request.