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Welcome to the addiction Bernie. The PO is a great rep to start with.

Welcome back! PS: Your's is probably the lowest post-count I've ever seen with a March 06 registration....

Welcome and enjoy...

this link does not work for me...

search for Domi in the forum...and contact him.

you bought a real classic... well done.

If she really loves that watch, I would invest a couple of bucks for a proper service. It's a simple movement and servicing should not be too expensive. Once cleaned, oiled and regulated, it will make her happy for the next couple of years. A small price to pay for some serious bonus points....

a little twotone love for Thursday...

Sorry guys. I never came back to this thread after posting and so your questions escaped me. The software I'm using is called "SecondCheck" and was distributed together with a special mic and an amp to pick up the ticking sound from the movement. The seller's website is now offline and these are not available anymore. I bought mine some years ago. The microphone uses a piezo, is build for this exact pourpose and a lot more sensitive than the iPhone's hands-free mic. In the meantime, prices for timing machines have gone down dramatically as our replicator friends in China started building them. You can now get simple consumer versions for about the price of a nice watch rep. When I was looking for that SecondCheck website, I came across this German distributor, whose cheapest model costs 329 Euros, all in.

Although I'm personally into more "classic" designs, I find your watches quite imaginative. It is a nice remix of design elements from various watches (for example the AP Barrichello style crown). Having said that, I agree with what has been posted before - this type of very young, colorful and playful design IMHO will probably find a larger target audience with a more youth oriented brand like Casio than with a traditional watch manufacturer like Breitling.

The 6497 is probably one of the most reliable rep movements out there. That is because it's simple, has minimal features (only running second) and is build like a truck compared to some other movements out there. I have been collecting reps for a very long time and I currently have 10+ Pams with this movement. None of them have ever died on me, while at the same time, I had to replace / repair a few A7750. It makes no sense to replace the 6497 with lets say an A7750 as the hands will not fit, you will have to mill a movement holder because of the different diameters of the movements and for some watches it will not work at all because of the height of the case and the differing heights of the movements. A stem - on a previously working watch - can only come off if either 1.) the keyless works are defective 2.) the stem has been fractured Option 1 is rarely the case if the watch has not been opened and the movement been tampered with. It happens mostly when people open their watches and put too much force on the release pin of the stem when they try to uncase the movement. If you did not do that, then i find it hard to believe you have more than one watch with that defect. Option 2 is 99,9% user driven. If people forget that they are dealing with a delicate mechanical piece and not a jackhammer and twist with too much force when winding the watch. If the movement doesn't wind easily, then it is time for a service and not for more force on the winding stem. Once the movement is full wound, you should stop winding. To back up my claim - I've collected watches for more than 30 years and of all the many watches that have gone through my hands (both rep and gen), I've never ever had a fractured stem. The crown could theoretically come off because it is usually screwed onto the stem an secured with some sort of Loctite. As all such connections, it could become loose. This is no big deal to repair and has nothing to do with the type of movement that is in your watch. To sum things up: I don't see how the type of movement will solve problems. If watches are not handled with care and serviced once in a while, any movement will eventually die. A crown that unscrews from the stem can be repaired and this problem has no coherence with the type of movement in your watch. A broken stem is most likely your own fault, not the movements. PS: May I suggest that next time you add a few pictures of the problem. Reason being that in the rep world, there are many different qualities of watches (&movements) available. Not all 6497 are the same. If my experience comes from a cheap Canal Street POS, it will not necessarily translate to your DSN Pam. So without pictures, there is room for mistake.

.... exactly my thought when I looked at your avatar...

greenday...

Pepsi day2day... (and for post #1500, as I just noticed...)

This %&$§@ disease. Took my mom, almost took my dad - as I'm writing this, my wife speaks with her best friend who's father in law is on Chemo.... I'd gladly give up most of the modern comforts of the 21 century for a cure for this sh!t. I feel for you...

Hi... "borrowed" from the vast sea of digital information and refined - 1680 wheel. Maybe this helps...

if you plan on changing the dial (face) yourself, you need proper tools, steady hands and a little experience, otherwise you can quickly ruin your watch. The dial is usually affixed to the movement with dialfeet held by two small screws. read this and check if you feel comfortable doing it yourself http://www.pmwf.com/Watches/WatchSchool/WS%2012%20How%20to%20remove%20and%20replace%20hands%20and%20dial/WS%2012%20How%20to%20remove%20and%20replace%20hands.htm

Swissfish today...

Bluesub for the day...

Thanks. ...in parts

Sub today...

PAMela today...

I think both the larger DSSD as well as the classic SD have their rightful place. The classic Rolex sizes are perfectly balanced watches, comfy to wear, good to read, tough and timeless designs just like a Coke bottle or a 911 Porsche. The DSSD caters to people who like "bigger" watches, an obvious trend during the passed years, that no one - not even Rolex - could deny. While I totally agree with the improper ratio of size of watch head vs lug-width, I still like the DSSD - although mine is on a nato and I never wear it with the original bracelet. What I absolutely do not understand is why Rolex stopped production of the older, "smaller" models on the SD, the GMT and the Submariner. That, I would have never, ever done.

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Freddy's young nephew for Sunday...