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Welcome to the addiction....

Just who did you kill to get these????

Congratulations.... a sweet piece.... and a proud owner.

Applause, applause.... innovative and professional approach.

Whow... that sure brings back memories. Some 25 years ago my big dream was building a Ferrari 365 Daytona Spider on a Corvette chassis. It was the car used in the Miami Vice series and the frontliner in Kitcar Magazine... Of course I was nowhere near having the funds...but it was a nice dream...

To me, every shipment of a rep through customs is a potential risk. What I would do is have the watch serviced. Irrespective of the dealers responsability to send you a working watch, the ROO @12 sooner or later needs proper servicing, preferably with a graphite treatment. Since it is a rather expensive rep and provided you consider it a keeper, the investment is worth it. In that process, the hands would be a no issue since they would have to be removed by the watchsmith anyway.

It's all about the right tools.... great job.

In order for members to suggest potential watchsmiths/modder to send your watch to, you should identify your whereabouts (Conus, EU, Asia....)

Provided the hand is ok (tube not damaged) - what you need to do is the following: Unscrew the caseback screws. Remove caseback. Unscrew 2 movement-holder screws. Carefully push the release button of the stem and remove Stem. Remove movement. Re-attach chrono hand.

And why not have it serviced by a watchsmith? AFAIK... water does not dissolve a movement and a professional cleaning, oiling and regulating should do the trick. If you have never swapped a movement yourself (which implies that you don't have the respective tools) , you are likely to ruin even more than you are trying to repair. Bottom line is: invest the money in a professional service rather than a rep replacement engine...

7.9“ wrist....

239 for today...

A watchmakers version of a splatter movie.....

a "little" TLC goes a looooooooooooong way...

only your dial should glow.... not you...

sweeet...

This one for Thursday...

Abracadabra.... very cool. Seiko should actually produce this model.

The EOD (@asim... the black steel one... ) is a real classic. I wish they would finally make a sec@12 version of that. Great watches, wear them well....

Cam battery is dead so stockshot only....

Great pictures. I went to Mauritius for my honeymoon.... a beautiful Island....

pretty innovative caseopener....

AFAIK there are none. The numbers just dont make sense....

Amazing as always... you are the vintage masters...

Is the system date on your pc set to April 1st by any chance?