Mapman57

Great to see it finally arrived! Enjoyed the review and assessment. :-)

It has arrived, It has been all round germany with GLS over the last 9 days since it got send from the UK

Anyone here work with GLS?????

Stunning watch though, a bit of a review to come in a couple of days

Looking forward to that review :-)

Could you do me a favour and measure the height of the bridge on the cg - distance from underside of the bridge to the case face below the crown/tube?

Many thanks.

I have already asked Joshua for possibility to make correct G-series case backs for this watch. Now I know it is possible but I need to know at least on serial / BB pair for them to make it right. Maybe Doug will let me know it via private message?

You need to take into account that the F and G series watches have a different dial - the L-SM-L position is different.

For me the dial is more important that lug differences- who knows about lugs anyhow - unless you really careto do the excellent analysis that you have undertaken.

See the G series pics above in this thread and the F serial gen pics below.

Location is per gen of the L SWISS MADE L.  It's an E series dial and this is where the LSML is located, very close to the edge.

Yep - looks like an issue they resolved on the F series of 500 watches ?

OP very nice, gonna get one soon.

Cant believe Andy has not got his yet, its been so long coming :-)

Superb review P, many thanks.

Is that grey strap the rep leather it was supplied with? Also looks really nice.

All parts are rep.

So the million dollar question remains - what is the dial?

Very fine looking piece.

Yep, the case on this is all Ti, like the Gen 

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We get 6 inches of snow here in the UK and the whole country shuts down 

Enjoy your break and take plenty of sun screen........................

Besides the visually obvious? If you're using a gen spec bezel they will snap in. I would choose Clark's and change the pearl. <br />

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do you have a link to the best Clark insert for a modern Sub? (BK TW model)?

Thanks anyone.....

Now you're just showing off........................with all that wet and cold stuff!

Click me

Awesome stuff Freddy - read all the links across several threads.

Seems quite strange reading your threads from in those early formative years and Avitts' input and others - we all start somewhere with these builds.

You guys made it soooo easy for us all 

Thanks Freddy / Nanuq - great inspiration there!

now off to find a tutorial on the helium valve upgrade..............................if anyone has a link, please chime in.

Is the Sean case what BK offers in his BK TW sub - or is that different again?

Super build fidhle007 - what a build spec 

1979 Snowflake....

Why do you need to track anything anyhow - never quite understood the need?????

Its shipped, its on its way, its in the hand of the Postal Gods, it lands when it lands!

If it don't arrive its nicked or lost or ????

It's just a great marketing ploy to treble the price - it ships in the same bag, in the same plane etc........

Signature on arrival is worth paying for - tracking = nope!

Freddy, the gen pic I posted was to depict the helium valve! The mbw version is a real tell. Yours looks stunning, I will have to get to work on mine again. The case can certainly take more wear and tear. Just a faded insert would also add character. :-)

Waited more than 5 weeks for a Canada express shipment to the UK last year. That was the expedited, tracked service. Status only changed when it landed in the UK port - I understand it travels by ship and not plane???? 

Had regular Canada post shipments in 7-10 days. 

Beautiful work M, awesome looking piece      but that Snowy looks a bit unloved best send her my way I promise I'll look after her     

Thanks !

I'll get her in the post right away! 

Freddy - I would like to achieve this next ??????

Thanks freddy, much appreciated :-) I still feel the watch is a little too new looking and unworn? I expect I will gently age and soften it more, to match the crown vintage. The service insert has no age obviously. I am not sure when this insert was first available. If they are some years old as original equipment, I could add some patina perhaps? Alternatively, I can leave it all as is? Allsuggestions and guidance most welcome :-)

Which mid case are you using?

Nice progress - worthy of a gen crown me thinks?