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What a great watch.... congratulations. Too bad Repaustria faded from the boards. His modded Rollies where in a league of their own. Remember his Comex? At least his beautiful watches remain around....

Good to have you back Gio. Great tutorial. If the dial is secured with dialfeet/dialscrews, a modder not comfortable with removing the dial could probably loosen the dialscrews a bit and then insert a sized piece of paper between the bottom of the dial and the movement on the stem side (just underneath the datewindow). That should protect the datewheel from paint.

Yes guys... you're right 14060.

Another marvelous pice to add to your amazing collection...

...c'mon guys.... you're looking at the evolution of POLEX

Rolex Seadweller

That's one big bad black watch you got there... looks really cool with the bracelet.

... I love that quote, Lani.... and J, congrats! The fun starts NOW!

I know of only one rep with these exact specs. Tag Aquaracer Chrono -> here Add to the almost here section: Breitling Montbrilliant Datora SS white dial -> look here - but no 30 Minute subdial Omega Speedmaster Day Date - but no rotating bezel

TT for me today...

Good post.

Like alligoat said, either a rep-friendly watchmaker or get yourself some tools. Gioarmani has done a tutorial on how to do some basic adjusting (without a timing machine) and it is here: http://www.rwg.cc/members/Adjust-Rep-s-Tim...amp;hl=regulate The Noobmariner (Beginmariner, Nymphomariner) are great bang for the buck and a good piece to start your collection. Wear it and give the watch a couple of days before you judge the aberration of the movement.

The tube system makes sense because in comparison to springbars, which can turn freely because they are stuck in a hole on both ends, the bars of a PAM are srewed in on one end of the watchcase. The tube makes sure that any upward or downward movement of the strap does no cause the bar to unscrew. The second reason is comfort - it's much easier to change a strap that has a tube than to try and peel your bar from a tubeless strap. To fit the tubes in an new strap might require a little bit of work. If the strap's hole is not wide enough, you can carefully widen it with a toothpick or better yet, an awl. I have half a gazillion straps for my various PAMs - and I've fitted all of them with tubes.

Unless you're a gorgeous blonde, where I wouldn't mind at all....

Whatever makes YOU tick...

In any case, to reduce the diameter, use fine sanding paper, wear rubber gloves (to not get fingerprints on the dial) and put the sanding paper on a flat surface, sanding side up. Then sand the edge of the dial in a circular motion (you can do about one fourth of the dial in one sweep). Rotate the dial to the next quarter, sand, rotate, sand, rotate.... and don't forget to check the size inbetween. You need a bit of pressure to do the sanding and so the trick is to not ruin your dial with one uncontrolled motion. Take your time, don't rush.

Whow... I read this thread not realizing that it's so old... I should have known as so many people who posted in this one have not been around much lately...

I wish I could hear some of the stories that watch has to tell...

Unfortunately the count is now up to 16, which includes the 17 year old mofu who did this....

Boring or not - like the Coke bottle, the 911 Porsche, the Swiss Army Knife, the Fender Stratocaster and many others...it's a true classic. speaking of Porsche.... this is my 911th post

Good question... (as I'm wearing another watch today...) - I've had no problems with the crown at all. As I said, the watch feels and behaves very solid and genlike.

Nope... the date (font, windowsize) is a pretty perfect replication of the gen. The datewindow just sits a tad closer to the edge of the dial (as it is part of the subdial@6) than on the gen.

I just finished my review on this watch and so this is what's on my wrist.... (sorry for the stockshot)

Review of the Omega Seamaster 300 Diver (Reference 2569.52.00) The Seamaster Line is Omega’s popular line of sport watches and offers both Chronograph and non-Chronograph watches. The Seamaster Chronograph line features a number of models currently based on the following movements: Omega 1164 = based on the Valjoux 7750 - (those with the 6/9/12 subdial layout). This includes the classic blue dial and the newer black dial Seamaster 300 Diver Chrono with the skeleton hands. Omega 3310 = based on Piguet 1285 (those with the 3/6/9 subdial layout) this includes the Seamaster Aqua Terra Chronograph and the Seamaster 300 Diver Chrono with the broad sword hands, which is available in various dial and bezel versions and which is reviewed here. Omega 3313 = equally based on Piguet 1285 and in comparison to the 3310 equipped with Co-Axial Escapement - this calibre is used in the Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono. Omega 3602 = based on ETA 2892-A2, Dubois Depraz 2027. This calibre is used in the Seamaster Racing Chronometer and the Seamaster NZL-32 Chrono. General impression: The bad things first, but please read on... This watch actually has a number of visible flaws if you compare it side by side with the gen. It shares most of these flaws with many other chrono reps since they are based on the difference in movement used in the gen and the rep and the subsequent necessary design variations. My Omega Planet Ocean Chrono for example, (see my signature for a review) suffers from quite the same movement related flaws. Having said that, the look and feel of this watch is impressive. It feels like a genuine, luxury watch. It is heavy, solid, shiny, smooth on the edges and with lots of fine detail. The tactile impression is very good and better than many other high-end reps. I bet that any non-WIS would consider this the real McCoy.