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Merry Christmas All.....

Thanks for the explaination on TC, I found him on RG. Are his DWO's better (more correct) than BK's?

Who is TC? I am looking for a date wheel with closed 6's and 9's to replace the one with the open 6's and 9's on my EL 16610.

CONGRATS....that is great news! I love the white lettering and the lume glows like a torch! Can't wait to see it finished!

These 005K's come from the same H-Factory that builds the 177, which has the same movement & same issues. The regulating screw on the swanneck is indeed the culprit. The screw has threads but the swanneck is not threaded on the inside....allowing the screw to fall out. I had this happen to mine this week. If you remove the caseback, you will most likely find the screw bound up in the gears of the movement below the ciruclar spring of the swanneck. I used a small jeweler's screwdriver to move the gears slightly to unbind the screw and remove it. I left the screw out, replaced the caseback and the watch runs perfectly.

W, Thanks for posting this....it really is a beautiful piece.....continue to wear it well!!! When my Fiddy grows up, it wants to be like yours. :D

Pete, Thanks for testing the waters and posting your findings. I saw Orloff's (Mario's) offerings several months ago when I was trying to fill my desire for a JV for my 127. He is indeed a great guy to deal with. I never ended up buying one since I was concerned how the holes were going to be done. Yours look great. It really compliments the 250...and is representative of a gen JV. Wear it well!

I'd like to see how the case dimples look.... The lugs look long enough that perhaps there's no dimple?

Thanks for the links rolli. I actually bought those that you linked to from Panatime and have them in hand. I just wanted input before I put them on my watches. I know that they are used once the lug threads actually strip out....I just don't want to use them before the threads strip and cause damage when I think that I'm preserving the watches.

Beautiful....absolutely beautiful! But Tx....do the Omega's feel left out in the cold now that that PAM's have such up-graded, 1st-class quarters? (Pete, I was watching that box from the sidelines and am glad it went to such an outstanding guy)

Will replacement springbars for the lugs screws damage the threads on the lugs of PAM's? The threads on the lugs of my PAM 111i and 127 are all perfect and I'd like to keep them that way as I anticipate many future strap changes. However, the last things I want to do is to think that I'm saving the threads but in reality be destroying them with the springbars rubbing on them. Any thoughts on this?

Definitely very well done....and containing the perfect amount of great info...I appreciate the level of explaination, detail, and the pros/cons comparisons that you put into this. Thank you for your effort and time.

Definitely glad to hear you are feeling better Pete. I am going to echo what babola said above regarding the polished, rounded surface on the crown facing....I didn't know that is how then gen is. I'll definitely have to see about getting that refreshed on my EL crown Thanks for the outstanding and informative comparison pics.

I like how the case/strap dimple between the lugs is not so pronounced and looks close to the gen. Nice!

The 005 is stunning!...and I love the Jules Verne....wear it well.