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Nice

Does look good in the black and, as you say, you don't get the dial printing issues!

Where did you get the strap from? It seems that you need to spend the watch price again to get a good one! lol

Mr. X! You are the one who got me into the 1939

Yes, the strap is about 200 USD, which is about twice of the price I paid for the watch! It is an aligator strap. I got it from an AD in Taiwan. I walked in and told them that I have a 1939 at home and I need a strap. They picked up a 1939 in store and found the best fit (thickness and color) alligator strap they have.

The lug size is 22mm

Beautiful, thanks for sharing! RG looks gorgeous

Beautiful watches, thanks for sharing!

I've never done it.. but i'm sure Alvinado would know since he did the review!!?? send him a pm and see if its the same procedure for the DSSD....

Cool, thanks!

BTW, this is the video I found showing how to do it on a submariner, I used the same tool but could not have the DSSD bezel come off

Thanks plaifender! I saw some videos showing how to take off the bezel from a submariner by using a swiss knife. The guy slides the knife blade into the gap between the bezel and the watch case then apples some force to remove the bezel. Is it similar for the DSSD?

This is very cool, thanks for sharing!

One noob question, if I want to remove the crystal from a DSSD, do I have to remove the bezel first?

Thanks!

Thank you very much for the information!

Hey guys,

I want to remove the glass from my DSSD and clean the inner bezel. I'm pretty new to this stuff and I have read some useful articles on this site. My question is, after I remove the movement, do I have to remove the ceramic bezel before I can use the crystal press to remove the glass?

Thanks!

S

Just beautiful, congrats!

I got my IWC 1939 from Josh and it is an awesome watch for the price. I replaced the rep strap with alligator strap and it looks fantastic!

I'm not very good at writing reviews so please forgive me if you don't find this post useful compared to those well written pieces on the forum.

Here are some pictures I want to share with you guys

The dealer claimed that it has double sided AR and the AR actually looks good under direct sunlight

and indoor under my desk lamp

The dial looks good compared to a gen that I examined in AD although I never had the chance to compare them side-by-side.

The print of the characters, white lines, and sub-dial are all in good quality without any mis-print that was found in another member's review of a white dial 1939.

The watch is powered by a 6498 movement HW. The movement felt solid during winding and keeps good time. Based on the case construction, I would say that it is not very water resistant even for splashing or washing your hand (never had it tested though). So I opened the case back and applied some silicone grease hope to maximize it water resistant capability. Replacing the rep strap has a huge boost on the look of the watch. I recommend to anyone who has bought this IWC

Enjoy!

For those who are interested in the weight of gen Rolex watches, I found an article here:

http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=376&t=1536430&last=19388119

Here is the summary:

Sea Dweller

116660 SS 219g

16600 SS 151g

GMT IIc

116710LN SS 154g

116713LN SS+YG 172g

YM

16622 SS+PT 149g

168622 SS+PT 111g

116689 WG+PT 277g

Explore II

16570 SS both white dial and black dial 127g

Datejust

116264 SS+WG 120g

AHH.. look on the underside of the clasp and you'll see that this side of the bracelet is attached to the clasp with a spring bar.. There is a micro-adjustment feature integrated into the clasp. Depress the spring bars and move the bracelet out of the clasp one or 2 notches and you will have access. If you depress and pull the bracelet at the same time (gently) you can also detach the clasp from the bracelet.

Perfect!! Thanks!!

I can remove the screw in the red circle but the one in the rectangle is half blocked by the clasp and I don't know how to get to it...

I think you have screws in the bracelet to remove single links or not? Remove the screw with a watchmaker screwdriver, remove the link and put it together

Thanks! That's what I was thinking. But there is no single link to remove outside the clasp (the shop removed it for my friend before he gave the watch to me).

Hey guys,

I want to share a few pictures of the new GMT IIc I got from a friend.

Does anyone know how to adjust the bracelet? I cannot find any holes on the clap

I am planning the next one with her, we are thinking 2892, in a PVD radiomir case, home made movement holder, with a pilot dial and hands and converting the movement to single position crown for authentic feel

Did you discuss with her what she wants before doing a project? She's definitely learning a lot from this.

Make sure to upload some pics after finish!

That IS awesome! Great work, Emily!

a very easy job generally, My 10 year old daughter has built 2 like this and is thinking of here 3rd now

Cool then, sounds like something I should do too

I see not reason why it should not fit, the Asian versions of this movement are very close in every dimension to the Swiss, my question is why would you want to make this swap?????

Thanks

Just think this might be fun to do and should not be that difficult for a noob

Hey guys,

I got an IWC Portuguese 1939 from Josh, and I really like it.

I saw ofrei offers the ETA 6498 movement and I am wondering if I can fit the movement to my 1939.

Has anyone done this before?

I sent one back to Josh today because it was running around 15 minutes faster an hour. Josh is very nice and replied instantly for resolving this issue, I like the way he handling the problem.

Anyway, I took the watch with the box to USPS and was going for a international flat rate small box with additional registered mail service. The total should be something around 25 USD (from California). The lady at USPS insisted that I cannot send it with the flat rate box, and she suggested me to do it in express mail. So I paid 30 bucks for the express mail with tracking number.

Hope this helps.

A very beautiful watch! Thanks for sharing.

Got it

Personally, I'd stay away from the eta clone Rolex type movement, why pay extra for a questionable movement?

You can always try for the purported 'swiss' eta for less

http://www.perfect-hour.com/rlss01005-black-dial-50th-anni-2008-update-swiss-p-5007.html

or you could just go for the asian eta clone-rlss01006- $188

or you could go for the asian 2813 (ain't nothing eta about it!)- rlss10010- $108- this is what we loosely refer to as the original noob (2nd generation).

stay away from the rlss10003- wrong cyclops/date window position, and the case isn't too good either.

alligoat, this is very useful, thanks! One question, how do you tell the rlss10003's case isn't good? I can only tell the cyclops is a bit far right.

I'm still learning to spot good stuff