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Not 100% correct....as I mentioned, I have a GEN 1675 with oyster bracelet....my old man purchased it brand new in 1976 from the Mayor's Jeweler AD in Miami.....it came with a 78360 oyster bracelet and 580 end links....and non-fliplock clasp....exactly like this

My old man's GEN Pepsi 1675 came as stock 78360 bracelet and 580 endlinks....and yes, non-fliplock clasp

WOW....that Bronzo is nice and unique......it must cost a left nut?

and I thought I was alone out there.....having like 40 watches between GEN & REP....and parts/movements to build another 8 watches....I seem to buy parts, just cause it looks like a good deal...I know eventually I may not even get around to building the damn thing

dude.....if you saved $1000 every year for 5 years....you would have $5000 and probably pick up a nicely used GEN 88....

because many of these dealers are just "sellers" of watches for the factories that make them...these guys like Josh and Andrew are just the marketing front end...they do not stock parts.... yeah, they may be able to have the factory send you a case set, a strap or bracelet.....but not a movement, or a crown or a dial or crystal......it's not happening cause it's too much of a hassle for them. if you want a crystal....most likely you have to purchase a whole case set.....that's if they sell the case set...or get from parts guys like Jackson Tse

the logo on the dial looks like it needs a little viagra to get the full tilt to the right

Wow...that's awesome news....I need 3 for sure!

very true...these guys are just the distributors....as Andrew told me...they do provide a bit of feedback to the factories...but in the end, they have to live with whatever the factories put out...they are the sellers.....at least that's what he told me... another thing to think about is that these factories may put out a batch of 1000 pieces....and until they are all sold, they do not consider any type of modifications.....if they even consider it at all. these other distributors like Tony, Lay, Andrew, Josh, etc....they get whatever comes in...tack on their profit and handle the hosting, shipping and limited customer service.

I was going to try Tony out, but unless I missed a discount...seems Tony jacked up the price to $198.00...capitalism is alive and well in asia ...plus EMS these guys are all charging is like $30 to US

Holy Craap! wonder what the Pepsi bezel will look like?

Won't heat mess up the AR? And when do you know you have enough heat...does the cyclops just slide off?

someone with a good staking tool set, patience and knowledge could probably do it....I have seen it done on PAM 29 they have swapped the 2836-2 for a 2893-2 movement....so it is possible but it has to be someone that is precise and clean.....so not to mangle the GMT hand

I was in high school...I remember watching the original Tron ...and I was blown away by the concept and visuals of the movie....then I saved money all year to buy an Apple IIe computer to mess with.... today, watching the original Tron looks like crap ...hopefully the sequel does it justice!

Time to take the DIY watchrepair courses and do this stuff myself...

works right now for me

George Carlin's original "7 dirty words" The original seven words are: [censored][censored][censored][censored]Cocksucker[censored][censored]hmmm....only 1 is allowed here...who's the MOD that approves these words

Between GENs and REPs I have about 40...some of the REPs are in various stages or modding.........don't tell my wife....

Did you point it out to him and send him photos?...I know what you are talking about...I have certain thick straps I cannot use on my DSN case...especially OEM gator straps, rubbing the the case will destroy it in short time.

Very nice...let me know how the Clark Crystal install goes...how the cyclops lines up over the date window.

that is the REP

Reply back here...I would be interested to see what she sends....since she replied to me just last week....and I mentioned I needed those stampings on the bracelet.

Just send it to Justin...I have sent him 2x 1680's to get the retaining ring machined....money well spent. Just be sure which crystal you are going to be using, the REP or the Clark...honestly, they both have the same Cyclops Mag....however, the Clark has more of a beveled top edge...but the REP crystal that comes with the PT 1680 aligns better over the date window....pick your poison.

I checked with her....she only has a bracelet with the endlinks stamped "538"....she does not have the 78360 nor 7836 bracelet..... The only place I have seen a correct 78360 bracelet with 580 endlinks is on Ebay...from sellers in Asia....and they are going for big bucks $500+..........which makes me wary of whether they are genuine bracelets or just well made REPs....after seeing some of the Rolex stuff the Yuki, NDT and Phong put out....it's easy to be skeptical of whether something like that bracelet is GEN

EL is like the Mickey Mantle of REP watches....a legend...his name lives long after he's gone