freddy333

Absolutely (yes), if you are building an all-gen watch (or, possibly, all gen except for the mid-case & you have an exceptionally accurate aftermarket mid-case) & you are missing is the dial. Otherwise, probably not. Very nice dial.

Ending the work week still wearing my pre-Comex

I have not found a source for consistently good aftermarket hands. All appear to be luck-of-the-draw. My best & worst handsets came from DW (listed as same part).

The v23 is just a v72 without the hour counter. It will fit any case made for a v72.

Ditto.

I have only used gens or Ofrei's (which are the same as the current gens).

For reference, a low amplitude means that gravity & acceleration will have more of an effect on timing. In simple words, timing variations are likely to occur day-to-day.

I agree with the previous recommendations. You need to remove the balance & inspect it carefully. If the watch is running fast, most likely the hairspring is crimped or tangled on an adjacent wheel or bridge. Also, check to be sure the cap jewels (both upper & lower) have reset to their center/null positions in the shock assemblies.

Wrong logic. That $42 tool, if used to install a good set of pushers, will help to make a $200 rep look like a $20,000 gen.

I use this to r&r Rolex-style pushers (click pic for link)

It works for me.

Looks good & I hate to say this, but you have a 1675 dial, GMT hand & bezel in your pussy galore (& your crystal is a bit too high).

Linen dial

Thanks for the link.

Ditto. An amplitude below 260 may be due to insufficient charge of the mainspring or a dirty movement, but 200-ish may indicate a problem with the balance/hairspring.

Wore the old Sub today

Sorry, I did not read this until today, but happy (belated) birthday

I have cleaned a number of gloss dials with (clean) rodico & never left the slightest mark (& I am neurotic about those things). But can you give me some details on that optical cleaning solution?

Well, I did say $500+. That is the '+' I was talking about. All kidding aside, it is alot of cash, but, in the context of vintage Rolex, quite reasonable since I paid more than $500 for my pre-owned 5513 dial.

All this 7016 talk reminded me of this thread, which I think you all might enjoy perusing (even if you read it the 1st time).

Hard to say whether the bezel is gen (this is a case of buy the seller before you buy the part), but the insert is either gen or an extraordinarily good fake.

I think you need a better crown (yours looks too wide), but, otherwise, looks very good.

Without an (original) sales invoice from Rolex (the 1 in Switzerland) or something (verifiably) similar, complete NOS (new old stock) kits like this should always be considered highly suspicious. Unless, of course, you are willing to get duped.

On some cases, a knife blade may not fit in between the ring & case, but a razor blade in a window scraper will. In some cases, I have spent 20 minutes working a window scraper blade around a ring before I was able to create enough space to move up to a knife blade. You just have to be patient & work carefully &, eventually, it will come off.