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Sub's crown is centered on the case. Seadweller's crown is flushed with the bottom of the case. -bm

runninhorn is a classic. below are quotes of his infamous "taking his tt sub to an AD for mods". runninhorn, since september, have you learned anything about reps? Do you know what a mechanical watch is? Automatic doesn't mean battery-powered nor chipmunk powered. Read more. Else you're providing comic relief and don't know the joke is on you. -bm

so which rep did you get? maybe you did get a quartz rolex. -bm

are serious now? what rolex rep did you get? you really thought it's battery powered? -bm

I think he's being sarcastic with Eddie and that's funny. - bm

RBJ69 (joe) or Palpatine. Joe is in the US, Palp is in Europe. Both are great at cosmetic mods. -bm

You are indeed a lucky man. This looks like an excellent foundation for modding. Here's my rating: No.1 the thick crystal is perfect. Look how high it sits above the bezel. That's good and rare. I doubt if TW Best of MBW is even this good looking. Look at the gen's crystal. Yours just as good. That's rare. No.2 the date mag is OK. It could be a little large because of the photography. But look at this gen. Doesn't it look about the same mag as yours? If your's off, it's only very slightly. I won't do a thing about the date mag. The date font might be a little too bold. If it bothers you, put a noobmariner datewheel overlay on it. $10. No.3 the CGs are fat but it means there's a lot of metal to work with to get it down to the right shape. One modern sub rep has certain parts of the CGS too thin and there's no way to get them right whatsover. No.4 the rehaut is not deep enough but decent and not too conical. Nothing you can do, nothing to worry either. No.5 the bezel teeth too angled down, get a better one when you have a chance. Not very noticeable. A better one will make it look more handsome. That's all. No.6 bezel insert is not good enough on any sub rep. So get a better one from Palp or Joe or the cheap Jewelery Tools insert ($15 shipped) No.7 dial is ok but can use a noobmariner dial. $8 only. No.8 SELs of the bracelet are too long. They should be shorter than the lugs, totally inside the lugs. No.9 crown is low on the case when viewed from the side. It should be higher. Look at the gen's crown in relation to the bezel. Nothing you can do about that. It's a common problem with all sub reps. The best in this department is the noobmariner, followed by TW Best and MBW. Don't give it up because it's $36. It's an excellent foundation next to the TW Best or MBW which are what 10 times more? -bm

perfect, exactly what I want to hear. -bm

lowered instead of raised? btw, maria is such a babe. - bm

If I were to put a 2824 in a case which used to have a 2836, how much higher I have to move the crown tube? Thanks. -bm

My bezel won't turn now and I still haven't managed to get it off. I totally give up. I'm now looking for a replacement case. Sobbing... -bm

She's fine. Just a buy her some victoria secret bras, panties, etc . :-) -bm

So you managed to get the bezel off? How did you do that? I'm scared to death to do it again. And then what good is it if the bezel doesn't turn anymore? Have you figured how to fix it? Thanks. -bm

tried that and needed 5 stitches the noobmariner's bezel construction is different from traditional sub bezel which is narrower and held by a angled wire and can be popped out easily by prying a razor blade between it and the case. I still don't know how noob's bezel is attached to the case 'cause I still couldn't frigging get it off yet and I'm not trying anymore. And then the bezel insert is also different from others. Its bottom is shaped different and it's thicker. I inadvertently popped the crystal. I realize why the rehaut looks so shallow now. It's because the rubber seal for the crystal is much thicker taking up part of the rehaut and it's not flush with the rehaut. The crystal's edge has a cut-out to fit to the thicker seal. That's why when you look at the noob's rehaut, it looks like it's cut in half, being made of 2 different parts (borrowing by-tor's words), instead of the crystal smoothly merging with the case. I bet if the factory uses the traditional rehaut/crystal/crystal seal construction, the noobmariner will have a deep rehaut like the gen. That'll be pretty scary. But then you still can't mod the CGs unless you can pop the bezel. -bm

My datejust has a loose end link, i.e. it can move around and there's a gap between it and the case. How do I make it fit tight? Thanks. -bm

I'm going there in 2 weeks to buy a date wheel and a couple of tools. Excellent. -bm

Thanks. -bm

did that once and my casual remark "it's my money" made it even worse. won't do it again. -bm

George's still has the old dial. I just looked at his photobucket. Which MBW dealer are you talking about? Thanks. -bm

I know that Ubi's franken sub uses a noobmariner dial. So it fits an MBW 16610 case, doesn't it? Does it mean its size is the same as a gen dial's? I saw someone said it's smaller. Thanks. -bm

I don't have a caliper yet but I suspect it's 30.5mm in diameter. Anybody can confirm that? I want a thicker replacement. Any idea where to source one? Thanks. -bm

Great. It's good to know. I always thought the daytona is way too thick. I can handle the movement not too reliable. I guess I'm picking one up soon. -bm

at least it's English words, wait until Klink speaks haw kin (spelling?) -bm

This is an over-achiever too. Besides telling time, it's a diet machine. You take a look at it and you puke out what you ate. -bm

it's for those complain there's not even a date on the expensive daytona. this one overachieves by not only having date, but also day, 2 time zones, a rotating bezel for whatever it can do. The chrono function however tracks hours and days. You just have to remember how many seconds and minutes have gone by yourself. Very versatile. -bm