Whatever123

Thanks, interesting thread!

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Well, yes, I tried to bake a dial in the meantime and yes, I ruined my dial...

So... no,... I will not try it again on the good dial. Instead I am thinking of having it re-lumed by someone who knows what he's doing...

Watch out for all the text turning brown also!!!

Good point... I have one try with an older dial... the next one should be right...

Hey guys,

is it just the spring that's different in the transformer bezels? Or do you have to change the whole bezel to make it "click" again? Anyone got a pic of the bezel from the downside?

Additionally the transformer bezels accept gen inserts, while the "normal" bezels don't, ist that right?

Cheers,

W.

I also try to keep my collection around 10 pieces. Usually it's not too hard for me to sell a piece if I'm over that 10-pieces boundary... I wear about 5 pieces regularly in rotation.

Hi there,

OK, I read a lot about ageing dials... seems the "baking" method is preferred here... is it? So how do you actually do that? Simply put the dial in the oven? Which temperature do you use and how long do you leave the dial in there?

Are there alternative methods? I read about that coffee thing but that doesn't sound too promising to me...

I've got one of those yellowish cartel vintage Rolex dials that I'd like to "age". But of course I don't want to destroy it...

Thanks,

Whatever

Hi guys,

what's the value of a gen Navitimer bracelet from 2006 in as new condition? I have an interesting offer for a gen Navitimer. As it comes on a bracelet and I would wear in on leather only, I'd like to know what I can expect from re-selling the bracelet. I looked around on eBay but didn't find any comparable bracelets...

Thanks!

Whatever123

I read in the german "Uhrenmagazin" that the crystal itself is also AR coated, only not very strong.

Side by side comparison... here we go...: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?p=1349101#post1349101

Woah, that's scary, man! Did you actually eat that? Don't tell me it tastes like chicken...

Got the image upload problem again today and also some very bad response times.

I know you're looking into it, just wanted to mention it so you know what's going on.

Hm?

I'm also on a Mac and don't have this issue... strange.

I thought they use this tiny movement and the movement ring to get the weight exactly like the gen?! Can't believe it's really heavier...

Yep, had the same problem. Couldn't log on yesterday for a couple of hours.

Now everything seems to work fine again, including image upload.

Yep, it worked!

I removed the day gear, glued on the overlay from a GMT IIc, dial + hands set (two times, now the date changes at 2 minutes before midnight - good enough for me ;-).

But now I've got another problem... the movement + dial combo doesn't fit the case... LOL. That was really a strange EX II I bought there. Now I'd need some kind of distance holder ring so that the dial doesn't connect with the crystal... I think I'm giving up and will sell the parts...

Cheers,

Whatever

Good tip, guys! Thanks! Didn't know this was the day gear...

I'll remove it and try the overlay again. Could work...

OK guys, here's my problem:

I bought a Rollie EXII Steve McQueen with a bad dial. Opened a WTB thread for a new dial, found one. The dial feet fit perfectly on my movement (which looks like an ETA, not sure if it's clone-ETA).

BUT, the datewindow is a bit too large for the datewheel (which seems to be a standard ETA datewheel). I tried an overlay from a GMT IIc rep - fits perfectly into the date window but I can't use it, because it interferes with the gear-wheel I marked with the red arrow...

Sooo... what can I do? Can I do anything at all? I suppose other date wheels or overlays won't work because of the gear in the way. So do I need a new dial?

Thanks,

Whatever

Hi Pete,

got the same problem ... "Upload failed". It was working this morning, now something seems to be out of order...

Cheers,

Whatever

Yeah, OK - the endlink fitting looks much better on the new pic. Strange effect in your fist pics...

Yes, it's a shame... I am really sorry, caruwe. If I had expected I could have to work on that weekend I would't have said I'm in. It's not usual for me to work on weekends and this was a surprise... so much as excuse...

I wish you guys a great evening!

The case seems good enough, apart from the crown guard shape which isn't quite right. You will probably see it if you compare it to a pic of the gen. No big deal imo.

Not sure about those links - seem solid though...

Hmmm.... no one got the gen and the rep and could do a side by side review?

I just received my ceramic sub rep and I have to say it s much better than I expected!

Flaws that I can see (I'm no expert here...):

- The bezel numbers are not white enough

- The rehaut engraving is not correctly aligned

- The crown guards are not quite correct (but who sees this anyway?)

- Date cyclops size and mag seem to be a bit off and of course the cyclops lacks AR

- The pearl, as usual... but it's not that bad actually

Apart from those little thing the watch looks and feels great. Endlink fitting is very good by the way!

Cheers,

Whatever

The watch looks great, as stated before it's a very good rep indeed... but that endlink fitting looks ridiculous... that gap is HUGE! Are the bracelets all like that?

At 17.5cm you can wear them both, no prob at all. Personally I like the 42mm version better, but that's just my opinion.

Personally I never ship uninsured if the value is over 100 euros. It's just not worth to take the risk. So I usually make prices incl. shipping and registered shipping is already calculated into the amount. This way there's no argueing with the buyer about the shipping costs...

I've also had about 50 deals I would guess - very few shipping problems. One just recently where a watch was damaged. But it was a cheapo (only 30 euros), so I decided to refund the buyer instead of fussing about with the insurance (he did pay extra for insurance).