PeteM

Right now its a bit of [censored] Sparrer Been going over a lot of this old stuff recently.... remembering those nights at the Bridgehouse, 100 Club, and The Roxy etc and of course The football... Also dug out The Wall... Pink Floyd.... remembered that I turned down the chance to be an extra in that.... after a gig one night..... I didnt believe it was pukka...

I do like that AP of grans up there.... I just dont understand them enough to feel confident enough to wear one.... if I could find a good sized one... I was looking at the RD Easy Diver version but the rep is 6 centred whereas the gen is offset at 7... I than started looking at the KPs but again I couldnt get my head around the gen to rep details.... A friend of mine was invited a while back to an AD evening to present the release of IWC Tourbillons.... he had wanted a tourbillon for years but cost was always a barrier... however he said these were the cheapest new tourbillons he had come across.... under 30K as I recall...

The build quality on these aint great ... consistency is a common issue from QC to the wrist and wearing it... The maker does not have a great reputation they even F**ked up the gen used to make these !!! Watch out for the movements... some are terrible... so be prepared to service it ... though you should with all OTB reps.. Also some vary in BPH.. lo and Hi Accuracy aint great if you know PAMs.... but it all depends where you wear it as with any rep most people wouldnt know a decent rep from a gen if you smacked em over the head with it.... As with any rep its more about people judging you rather than the rep.... I always got wry looks and comments with my gens... because people tended to judge me by my appearance The other biggie for me apart from the QC issue of it (ie varying coluring) is the lume.... its not SL... its clearly not a PAM when it charges even in DL... but again thats anal I guess...

Very nice there mate.... I really dont understand Tudors or how they originated.... I must take some time to learn for myself.... because to be honest if I saw this watch a few years back I would have thought it was a moody Rolex.. If anyone has a good reference link to Tudor it would be appreciated.... save me some time trawling through the good and bad..

Lovely dial on that 6204 mate LH mentioned the Favre-leuba.... for those wanting to know more like I did !! The Bathy is at the bottom of the link.... though I aint sure which one you meant LH as there are a few... including a pretty nice updated version http://www.chronoman...php/favre-leuba The Universal Geneve Space Compax 1972 Aquastar Deepstar My favourite of those has to be the Favre Nice selection there LH

Its a fair piece for sure... and a decent OTB rep But I have never had one in my hand...

Good man... but you are still too Greedy !! But for you I will put my voodoo doll away......... (For now !! )

To put you out of your misery and declare the Big Man the winner Which is no surprise... kudos my friend This is the James Bond ref 5008 Gilt Ghost dial with exclamation point Submariner' Yes The ref: 5008 and Exclamation were correct but were not the correct designation for this particular dial... but still good eyes guys I am currently typing this with the watch on my wrist ....... sat with my good friend and much maligned and misunderstood member of RWG on his 'Jetstream' ;)

Trust you !! Greedy guts.....

LOL !! I must admit it took me three reads !!

So here is a Rolex..... no peeking at the wide world of the web.... Tell me what it is...

No mate the 145.012 is the reference made by the Smithsonian with Aldrins watch... which they lost when he sent it to them.... that was the model reference updated in late 1966... the watch above is the 105.012 The watches worn by Aldrin on the moon and the one Armstrong left in the module were actually 105.012 and 145.012 respectively... (typo edited Thanks Tim) Some still refer to the lost watch as a 145.012 the main reason for this is that they forgot that both astronauts wore watches that were issued much earlier than the re reference...but because it got lost it was mistakenly reported as the 145.012 that being the current reference at the time of recording it by the Smithsonian.. I am surprised all you guys are going with Rolexs... Love the Macro Don

Look in the GD section there is a recent thread on WPing

Given the OP is 6 years old and the last post before yours is 3 years old.... I think you can guess where they may have gone

Its great to read these replies.... I know some of them but a few I had to check... not being a Rolex sort of guy.. However..... why would you choose them... For example I forgot to mention in terms of looks why I like this watch.... The T lume.... The Sub lay out... the outer bezel in terms of the numbering etc Also I have my dads Omega, I have my grandads Omega and his dads Omega..... The oldest one was made in 1884.... its plain and simple pocket watch in gunmetal grey.... when that was sitting in his pocket he could only imagine what the release of the pre-moon watch could mean not just to the world of watches but to the furtherance of mankind....

The easiest way of doing this is to get your hands on an old style rep deployant.... the decent ones that were around just before the release of the new ones on the 212s etc.... before the new LMs and Ms... from Noob and HBB maker... the ones with out the CF marking on the inner thumbnail buckle part.... Though I have succeeded using these newer ones in what I am about to say.... but its more strap dependant... If you have slightly bigger wrists get the XL rep asso... the idea is to have less tail or be connecting the deployant on the lower holes of the strap... now this may mean getting a standard and an XL then using half of each... however it shouldnt be in most cases... Then where the buckle part of the deployant is (the part that says Panerai) remove this... its only held to the butterfly clasp by a springbar.... though the spring bar is within a thin tube to look bigger... Once off and remember which way round to put it back... place the strap in it then replace the thumb buckle part using the spring bar and the tube or if slightly too thick then just the springbar.. you might need to get a stronger spring bar if you wear the watch tightly to improve the tensile strength needed.. If you struggle to refit then you need to very gently squeeze the part of the leather strap with a thin nosed plier or something similar.... it wont damage the strap if you take care... plus that area cannot be seen on the wrist.. I have done this with many straps including some ammos.... even padded straps..... I too found many straps that didnt take deployants.... and I preferred a deployant so I resorted to doing this... it always worked for me... Sometimes though I need to slightly bend the butterfly to ensure a good clipping of the deployant wings.... I actually did this method with an OEM Asso strap.... so I know it works specifically on this strap

I love the idea of it being "Circa" Sounds like my wife...... "Circa 21 " Glad the Op worked though mate

I have wondered on occasion ... if I could pick a watch built or issued in my birth year which would it be? I found a few the most notable being the GP Chronograph... which design is still used today... and referred to as the 1966... of course there were some inovations in my birth year.. including the introduction of a High Frequency movement... used in the above watch But the watch for me has to be the Omega Speedmaster 105.012-65 .... This watch was issued in 1966 just before the 105.045 series or better known as the Moon watch... The 1966 model is referred to as the Pre-Moon watch.... it was first released in 1957 with a slightly different look and calibre movement... it was used for timing purposes at the Olympic Games.... It was given the name Speedmaster because of its tachymeter scale bezel...It originally had the Broadarrow look but was the first to use Omega's triple register chronograph.... which of course is a design constant in Omega's up to the present... It was redesigned in 1963 with straight hands and an assymetrical case used to protect the pushers... It was at this time (1962) that NASA as it was sent out invitations to watch makers to evaluate thier watches for the space programme... The Gemini and Apollo programmes. Though there is an old wives tale about some atches being bought from a Huston watchsmith for this purpose that was not the case... Watches were recieved from Breitling, Rolex, Omega and others including Hamilton who gave a pocket watch... the final choices were.....Rolex, Longines and Omega... After much testing, the Omega was chosen... because it had survived all the tests and still maintained an accuracy of +/- 5 seconds per day The 105.012 was issued to the Gemini team...... In 1966 the 105.045 was released as the official Appollo watch but was the Pre-Moon.... that it would remain for another three years... its also important to note that these were all hand wind mechanical movements.... Autos didnt arrive till 1969 The reason I choose this watch from the many I could have is because it represents to me..... going forward into the unknown.... that idea of not alwyas knowing if your best will be good enough... but despite that still going forward into the 'darkness' It may not be the prettiest or the most most complicated... but it was what it needed to be functional and reliable in any percieveable condition Thats why I chose it as my birth year watch Out of interest..... Armstrong had the 105.012 wheras Aldrin had the 105.045..... Armstrong left his watch in the craft when he stepped out onto the moon.... Aldrin was wearing his.... so the first Moon watch is the 105.045 Also out of interest here is an idea of the tests used on the watches..... High temperature: 48 hours at 71°C followed by 30 minutes at 93°C Low temperature: Four hours at -18°C Temperature cycling in near-vacuum: Fifteen cycles of heating to 71°C for 45 minutes, followed by cooling to -18°C for 45 minutes at 10−6 atm Humidity: 250 hours at temperatures between 20°C and 71°C at relative humidity of 95% Oxygen environment: 100% oxygen at 0.35 atm and 71°C for 48 hours Shock: Six 11ms 40 G shocks from different directions Linear acceleration: from 1 to 7.25G within 333 seconds Low pressure: 90 minutes at 10−6 atm at 71°C followed by 30 minutes at 93°C High pressure: 1.6 atm for one hour Vibration: three cycles of 30 minutes vibration varying from 5 to 2000 Hz with minimum 8.8G impulse Acoustic noise: 30 minutes at 130db from 40 to 10,000 Hz What would yours be ?

Not sure if its been posted before but either way... its always interesting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APbYl5zjR24&feature=related

Thanks again mate I think I know before I start I am going to struggle finding the FC like yours !!

Good Old FedEx

Thanks mate... thats centre lower row? I assume GP is Grande Prix... If so I shall research it some more and see if I can try one Cheers

Its funny you say that mate... Don used to send his watches standard from US to me..... its still holds the record for speed to me in UK.... 3 days !! But given prices now ... its getting harder to give a good price on some deals if you want Registered from UK now... I sold a Rolex Pearl.... just the Pearl now.... I went to PO to get postage to Germany.... It was £10 ($15) for registered..... it was still a fiver to send standard !! Thats almost the same price as sending a watch with all the packaging !!

LOL.... The caring side of our RWG crew