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i am looking for a cheap ap roo quartz replica, actually it don't even have to be a replica i am ok with a homage or lookalike whatever you might call it. i plan on gutting the case and build something fun. however i love the look of the ap roo case so that has to be fairly accurate.

as you understand this is a experiment and i might end up with a watch where nothing of what i intended to use fits (I know how to make/mod watches). So therefor i don't want to pay that much, looking for something under 100 $ preferred around 50$

I own slightly more then 50 watches and still i feel no use for software or hand writen notes to keep track of them. When i get into 3 or 4 figures in my colection then i guess it makes sense.

trying a ploprof mesh on the fiddy

Curse word´s are pretty interesting it shows what is considered taboo in the culture where they are in use. for example most English curse words are associated with sex. Here in Sweden calling someone a "[fcuk3r" only means that person from time to time have sex. our curse words are usually associated with religion.

i am only familiar with the Germanic languages so i am curious if the above statement would be true for a African language and what there curse words are...

PS: Who gave Australians the right to call themselves the curse master´s ? I claim that title for Sweden

I'd love to know how you made it, the piece is brilliant!

it is quite easy actually :-) when you buy the dial from Roland it comes with the hand all you have to do then is to attach the dial to a 649x movement of your flavour be it ETA, St36 or a old original Unitas (o yea it of course has to be the version without seconds pinion) then you put the single hand on the hour hand gear and put movement and dial inside the case and close it ! easy !

Guides with pics can be found here:

Attaching Dial to Movement

attaching hands

inserting movement into case

And if all of this is something you feel you dont want to try roland sells ready made watches (and parts) on ebay from time to time. Here is a white Einzeigerit also comes in different colours. Link to rolands ebay listings these are top quality parts he sell, you wont find a case of the quality he sells so cheap anywhere else

i made this one a while back they are not that hard to put together yourself. I had to use a rad case since the pilot style case i first intended to use did not fit the dial

or if you dont want to make the work yourself Roland Kemmner Aka erkahund on ebay has them but with a much better looking case/style

If you want to train on movement work a Asian 649x is a good choice since there are not so many parts and they are quite uncomplicated, and there is a excellent how to flash guide made by ETA themselves on how to assemble disassemble those movements http://www.eta.ch/swisslab/6497/6947.html also as stated before buy junk movement

Much better! How good is the performance of one of them emergency exit sign thingys?

Compared to Super lume, lum-tec or seiko monster wich are 3 that many use as a benchmark i would say better or equal. A strip 5*10 cm that i charge under a lamp for 10 sec is bright enough to actualy be use´d as a reading light in a pitch black room (yes i tried).

but in my opinion ALL lume sucks ! To even be considered usefull i want it to be bright enough to easily read the time after 8 hours in a dark room (thats how long i sleep) and No lume even big brands have yet to work that way ! (other then tritium tubes but then i want doubles and they are also quite ugly)

So autumn is here and the wiev from my workbench/desk is changing about time to do some of the mods i have been postponing all summer.

The watch i will be modding today is my Ti pam . It

I used to be a member on WUS but after getting more and more annoyed by there censorship and stupid rules. and the fact that only new content was the endless "what are you wearing today" treads and constant recommendations that you should buy a Seiko monster or a orient mako.

I started making some mild remarks about the more stupid rules and one day i got the message that i was banned because i "Did not show respect for the rules" note here that i did never break the rules ! i only criticised them.

WUS is today a boring forum so i do not miss it at all. since i am more of a builder/modder then i am collector of Gen watches i feel more @ home over on the homageforum and here

well i should have been more specific when i said "the best"

here in Sweden we have a form of shooting called "f

I have no experience of 7750 but a seagull st36xx i think could easily be compared to a ETA649x i dont know about the Hangzhou variants for some reason i have got the impression That seagull makes the better versions.

But for arguments sake lets say a gen is better . How much better do you think it is not much i might differ some +/- 10 sec a day. And on a watch you have to wind once a day you can take the time to set it to an atomic clock anyway ! Also on a pam clone with that mini second hand and indices every 5 min you will never ever notice it anyway ! And of course you can buy a new seagull st36 for less then it cost to service the old one.

Also a gen 649x is really nothing special today if one wants a beautiful movement go fora Hamilton or a Cortebert or some other decorated vintage movement even gen 649x movements are as plain as vanilla ice cream now days

O and do not forget that if you use something based on IBM technology or even vorse something made by them you are supporting a company that during ww2 supplied Nazi Germany with the latest technology !

i don't know if this is a argument to use Mac ?

All modern bolt action rifles (well almost) are in one way or the other a version of the old Mauser that was used by the Germans in both of the world wars. is it therefor immoral to use anything else then mussle loaders when i hunt ?

Also look into the practise of using what is essential slave labour in Chinese work camps that goes on as we speak and think twice next time you buy that cheap made in china product (probably not affecting the watch industry)

There is enough stuff going on in the world right now that is evil that one can focus on instead of something that took place 60-70 years ago. for example western mega corporations and how they treat workers and the environment in the developing countries. what the US is doing in the middle east (got to keep that cheap oil flowing no matter what the cost to others)

i live in sweden where gun laws are very very strict and i would not call glock or sig sauer exotic. ok they might be exotic like a rolex is exotic when you stand in line for wellfare. but atleast sig sauer is what you buy if you only have license for 1 gun and then want the best

Wow cigar that was a couple of years ago but if i remember right it was a H.Uppman robusto !

I usually smoke my pipe and to that i drink cognac. tobacco ? well most of the time one of broberg

I like the smell of mine but i think it is to stiff so i bought a 5 mm mesh from this guy http://cgi.ebay.com/24MM-STAINLESS-STEEL-MESH-BRACELET-NEW-DESIGN-MESH-END-/150495255959?pt=UK_Jewellery_Watches_WatchAccessories_SpareParts_SM&hash=item230a375d97

i am laughing now but when i first opened my package that i had payed 300$ for and found a laughing plastic bear inside i was furious. Sent the seller a very angry e-mail accusing him of everything from stealing my money to probably being the kind of person that has sex with farm animals.

hours later i got a irritated e-mail explaining the situation and i hurried inside my kids room and took back the laughing bear which i gave to them saying "this is the most expensive plastic bear you will ever see enjoy !" And did send a new e-mail to the seller asking for forgiveness and praising him as a genius and a most Honourable individual

When i read something like this i always think "only in the US" i am not sure if this is a myth, but do you have warning labels on bananas telling people to not step on the banana peel because you might slip and that would be harmfull to you ? Or a warning label on the back of tooth pics saying "warning sharp end do not insert into eye"

well if i am not real why do i still have to pay so damn much tax ?

we fake people should get the same tax cuts as other not real characters like santa, easter bunny and god

Great dditions to this thread Pompe, Ubi and LHOOQ!!!

Thanks :-) Here is my first atempt at panorama the sky got a bit weird but all in all i think it looks ok )this pic is during the summer, and along the same coastline 5 min from my home

Beautiful...where are these taken Pompe?

by the red arrow ! or Lat 58

While eating my breakfast i shot these...

It was extremely windy i had to set up the tripod in a old machine gun nest to be able to shoot the photos ! will go back to this location during the winter storms will look great with all the ice.

I am predicting around 2-2.5 k for that one ! i have seen many non alarm go for 2k but then they where non functional.

I thought this would be a infected topic that would probably been discussed before, so lets just say that NO i do not have ANY evidence and the announced ETA just might be a genuine i have no idea ! I know of cases where micro manufacturers have bought a batch of "genuine" grey market 2824-2 and got about 70% fakes, really good fakes that is, only detectable since the watchmaker disassembled some of them.

One point i do want to stress is that a good seagull st2130 is just as good or sometimes even better then a standard ETA 2824-2 and then you also know what you are getting.

My intent was not to insult anyone or accuse the dealers for selling you fake movements for real prices. If i have offended anyone i am sorry and hope you will accept my apology