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Just because of the thickness of the dial and indicators. Most watches do not have raised indicators, so they want the hands to be closer to the dial. The keyless fix is about as easy as it gets if you have a set of screwdrivers. Search for a great little tutorial on this site. Otherwise absolutely any watch repair place should be able to handle it. Then just stick with your original movement.

They have no standing unless they formally represent the manufacturer. You can't just sue for damages because you're a law firm.

Any other name but Panzera and that's a winner at 400 euro.

I'm going to take the unusual step of blaming Hodinkee. Ben's notorious inability to spot a redial must have rubbed off on John I caught the VRF thread and read the court papers but they did not specify which watches were at issue. I believe it was 7 watches and the suit was for 5 million.

Looks great. I have almost the exact same build (but all stainless) and love the blue dial. This is a terrible iPhone pic against an iPad but I couldn't resist the composition.

Looks like their Paypal account got suspended (or the e-commerce site is messed up). Anyone got a current email address? Thanks!

Those are fake celebrities as well.

You will probably need to use someone who works on reps. It is most likely the overlay. There is no fine adjustment for the date disk position on an ETA movement that I know of.

Very much so. Now get ready to start buying Panerai and Rolex reps. You will feel dirty at first but it will fade

When the TV ads were running last Summer I thought it was quite sharp.

That should be a point of pride.

I found a box in my parts drawer over the weekend marked ETA 2836. I opened it to discover a circa 2001 sub most likely from Paul. Had a chuckle. Then I noticed the perfectly centered date overlay. Then I noticed the excellent font and raised glossy print on every number! Then I opened it up and saw that it wasn't an overlay at all but an actual date disk. The holy grail!! Then I remembered the date window was in the wrong place back then

Make sure that is the real PC website. Unfortunately Josh does not see fit to update this forum with his latest site. Good luck.

Beauty. I would say Ubi got the flat top three just about right on his DWO way back when.

If you have a metal file, get it close with the cutters and then file for a clean finish and greater control. For the keyless, there was a good tip posted a week or two back. I addition to spinning the crown as you put it back in, leave the movement loose in the case so it can be perfectly aligned when reinserting the stem. Then do the case clamps. This assumes the alignment is not going to be perfect.

Bent the spring to increase the tension and greased the gasket. Seems to be holding up now just fine so at least there is hope at pressure. Off to the watchmaker for a proper test and assembly. Gen spec thus far preserved! Thanks again for the advice.

I do not believe you need to set the hands at 12 in order to fix the keyless works. You will need to advance the time until the date ticks over when reinstalling the hands, but you can reinsert the stem once fixed to do that. I would look for a cheap hand removing tool. If you are on a budget you can carefully use this as a pusher when reinstalling the hands. There are also fiberglass pushers available--like a little tube--that will protect the hands better.

Just so we're clear, the case is empty.

Thanks all! I'm joking about the Loctite, although I did harbor childlike dreams of doing it to gen spec for once Once I get it watertight in my simple home tests I will have it properly pressure tested. This is a project with a gen dial and 1575, so I want to get everything as finished as possible before taking it to my watchmaker. He does a lot of work on Rolex watches, but I doubt he has much experience with 1665s and probably none with Phong cases. This is my first experience with a proper HEV. It does seem like it is most vulnerable when submerged at low rather than high pressure. Clever bit of engineering. Cheers.

Is it too much to ask that I be able to put together one watch without glue

Thanks guys. First order of business will be to see if the HEV has a gasket in there. It was a wet test--specifically an hour in a water glass Cheers.

I have a Phong 1665 case that is close to watertight, but not quite. I installed an aftermarket 702 crown and tube with two tight gaskets in the tube, one in the crown, and one between the tube and case (I did not use any glue between the tube and case). I also installed a Clark crystal with gen Rolex retaining ring and a gasket between the ring and the case. This all seemed nice and tight, both between the crystal and rehaut and crystal and retaining ring. There is no gasket between the crystal and rehaut, which I believe is correct. Caseback has a new gasket and shouldn't be a problem. I am suspicious of the HEV. The seller of the case did not disclose this, but I found the sales thread where he bought it and it said it had a Yuki HEV (I think I have this correct). I cannot see what keeps the HEV sealed. There is a spring pulling it into the case. Are there gaskets in there to make the seal tight? Any advice would be appreciated--particularly if others have been able to get these cases watertight. I am going to put a piece of tissue paper in the case and submerge it to see if I can see where the moisture first enters the case. I am not opposed to gluing the HEV . Thanks for the help!

I would say whichever is running the fastest with Chip's offense and all .

Busted city boy...That's definitely civilization down below you That is a seriously big rock. Cheers.

"Researchers found Bond's weekly alcohol consumption totaled 92 units a week, which is more than four times what doctors recommend." 92/4*1.5oz.=34.5oz. Doctor's orders. I could be a swinging spy on that.