freddy333

The patina makes this watch

Still & again

(Clean) Rodico.

Wore my Bond Sub today

(Clean) Rodico (available from watch supply houses) removes fingerprints & most other non-permanent marks without leaving residue.

Or the jewels need cleaning. Either way, time for service.

Wearing 1 of my Newmans today, but, with Faber's pic (above), I could not resist posting this oldie

Search the sellers listed in the Watches forums (accessible on the front page), all of which are generally safe to do business with.

Generally (prior to having purchased any gen parts), I would have said exactly the same thing. However, since omgiv has already acquired the gen handset & dial, it makes more sense to fit them to a gen movement than to modify them to fit an ETA.

Ditto.

What is a 'TD'? This is the current/standard, wide-body modern Daytona (not the low-profile case indicated in my article). Refer to my pic of the CGs, which identifies the low-profile case (which also has a flatter bezel).

I believe The Scream sold yesterday for a record-breaking $107M. That is alot of paint.

Would you price the Mona Lisa by the cost of canvas & paint? Get with the program, Nanuq.

1570 Minute hand 80 Hour hand 130 Seconds hand 20

I hate to say it, but the GMT hand in your watch does not look gen. Nanuq - MY has 6542/1675 handsets (steel, gilt or black) to fit gen movements (click pic for link)

You are welcome to try, but I am not aware of anyone who has been successful in fitting a Rolex GMT handset to ETA (if they do fit, then the hands are not gen).

Ending the work week wearing my Bond Sub

Yes, but always buy the seller before you buy the part.

I would have gone with the lady's version, but the watch turned out beautiful.

A stunner (& permanent classic) for sure, Red. This is 1 of those must-have pieces that every serious collector needs. At some point, you ought to consider swapping the ETA out for a gen movement. If you ever let this 1 go again, you are certifiably nuts.

Thanks, Ubi. Boutros posted some standard Subs & maybe even an early GMT with similarly brushed sides. But your info rang the right bell that directed me to a section of my archives where I located a few relevant pics With a minimum of bling - that is a TOOL watch. And still wearing my version today

I have a set of pliers (similar to needle-nose, but the inside faces of the jaws are smooth so they do not bite into the metal & leave marks) that I use for jobs like this. Simply squeeze down onto the bent surface & bend/reshape. I think I got them from Ofrei.

I just googled 'ikepod replica watch' & found many sites with Ikepods for sale.

I have a few pics in my archives of vintage Rolex tool watches in NOS condition (some from an old Antiquorum auction) showing brushed sides. I am not sure how prevalent this style was back then, but I thought it looked cool (& different), so I thought I would give it a try on that Sub.