PeteM

nice score Pete.

Feel free to put your dial in my EL case

No problem mate. Just send your case to me along with your 26! Please address to Mr. Key. Pit!

Narikka is another UK dealer. But to be honest you shouldnt be to hung up on UK dealers most dealers offer a replacement or 50/50 if lost in customs. I have ordered a few things from DSN without issue and from trusty, Etz, PC etc. Might be wrong but I understand Sead does a good 177.

Nice watch - where did you get that!!??

So am I mate!

I have just agreed to buy a EL case set so its getting there. Just not sure whether to wait for an EL crystal or gen. Or go ahead and get the DSN fitted when I have all the bits ready.It would be easier to decide if I had seen either in the flesh to get an idea of how different they actually are.

This one for me.

You need a new camera mate hahaha great to see this coming along

Your right mate!! I am using my daughters!! Plus I aint a great David Bailey!! My wife lost my camera (2nd one now!) I have been looking for a new one but I havent a clue which one to go for. I dont want SLR etc I aint that keen but a decent small one for family and watch use.

Tanya is the one to ask mate he has the 188 for 7753

Its for the 188?

If so Bruce79 has a gen on RG.

If want I can measures my backs I have a gen 88, an EL, a DSN and LH 44mm plus a gen caseback on its own.

Let us know mate

As some of you might of read previously I am trying to put together a franken 217. The dial and hands arrived today so I thought I would post some pics before it goes away for a while!! Please Please read my signature and if you know of one let me know - Thanks

Narikka or PT mate are based in UK

But search in dealer section mate as some will guarantee UK delivery or replacement. Check out T&Cs mate.

I got 1 from Borel or Ofrei, I forget which? But very useful for broaching.

Hi had a look about on here but cant find what you mean by broaching in the watch sense. Would you mind explaining pleas?

Or is it just to make the hole bigger in the hand?

Thanks

Just call by my market stall. Face to face work only for this little black duck

O/S

Problem will be recognising you! I guess I will look for the guy with the flat cap, medallion and suitcase! Do you have a three wheeler?

I am keen to see how you resize using this bit of kit using the pin/needle to form the new hole.

bodysnatchers

I didnt mean the subs, I meant the stencilled numerals are a big tell especially side by side. So hopefully there will be a V2 to address this

Look forward to the 'in use' pictorial.

Congrats where do I send my watches??

I am looking forward to my first day as the official Sniffer, I have spent years preparing for it!!! I knew this day would come.

I'm also intrested in gen dials for BCE, where do I find DC ?

Ebay mate.

Thediamondcastle

Thinking about it I saw some chronomat dials while searching through eBay recently. The seller was from Australia or NZ it was watch parts store lots of vintage stuff. Sorry cant remember anymore but worth a look to find

Wally World

My $0.02, if you don;t have at least a 8" wrist, the SA will look goofy on you. People do not realize how big of a piece it is! KS is right though, you can not go wrong with either of them, as they are excellent right out of the box.

+1

Not sure about the goofy though

Agreed. Relax.

Relax ! ! Shame your arguement isnt as good as your patronizing

Agreed. That's why I didn't do so. My words were very clear: "...don't defend his unethical business practice proven here. That would only serve to put your character in question..."

Didn't say he was defending the unethical business practice of stealing another dealer's photos: was indicating that doing so would put the defender's character in question. It was friendly advice from my POV. I know that such is encouraged here, and I appreciate the friendly banter and open minds...even those of people more inclined to buy from a dealer who engages in such practices.

Your right your words were clear and so was your implication, and I repeat my previous comments.

When you refer to ...the unethical business practice of stealing another dealers photos... you are referring to what business ethics exactly? I had always assumed Josh sold reps... my bad!!

Since that dealer is stealing Josh's pics, as is clearly evident with this one, where do you draw the line? Obviously, for you, it is at the pricepoint. That's fine. You can make that call. But don't defend his unethical business practice proven here. That would only serve to put your character in question, as well.

I gave that other site the benefit of the doubt when looking at his watches online. I had no reason to doubt the dealer. Now I do; I won't buy from him.

I'm glad I bought my first rep here via Josh just weeks ago.

I am sure Josh is as well!

I dont see anything in this discussion to question anybody's character nor do any comments serve to do so.

Welcome back look forward to seeing what you chose!!

Hopefully they will find a way of sorting the dial numerals - still a bigger tell for me than old face SA's

Blimey Tech you have some eye!!

No wonder your watches are so good! Well the ones your happy with!