freddy333

Paul McCartney has been relatively unique within the pop star community in that he has never, to the best of my knowledge, appeared in public wearing anything but modestly priced digital watches However, in the past year (no doubt due to encouragement/direction from his 3rd wife, Nancy, a successful businesswoman), he seems to have changed his style for the better (he is still a vegetarian though) No, it is not a rep.

I am not a fan of Romans on a wrist watch either (makes dial look too busy), but I like what you have done.

Not perfect, but it looks pretty close to me. Here is a 1950s 530 for comparison

(Posting this) Just after midnight

Well done, Frank.

Excellent work, but, as JoeyB correctly pointed out, I would definitely lower the crystal profile. Here is a gen for reference Here is a comparison of my Phase II (gen-cased) & Phase I (Silix-cased) GMTs, both fitted with gen crystals

Yes, it looks like 1 of these I generally do not watch the Grammys either, but since McCartney was performing & I like 2 of the nominated songs (Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' & Katy Perry's 'Firework' (1 of the greatest songs ever), I decided to suffer through the remaining 2.5 hours of the usual Grammy rubbish (which was up to its usual standards).

...Adam Levine (Maroon 5's lead singer) at the Grammy's?

Still wearing my white-dialed '42

Search out Ziggy's A7750 reviews.

ebay.

Ronin's probably right. Crystals from different vendors often have different side wall thicknesses. So if your rep was designed for a thick-walled crystal & you replace the crystall with a thinner-walled crystal, the bezel retaining ring will be loose. Or, at least, will no longer snugly fit & seal around the crystal. There are also a variety of crystal retaining rings for rep cases. Their differing angles, heights & overhangs often make them non-interchangable. So it is usually easier, when replacing a crystal, to get another crystal to fit your retaining ring vs vice-versa.

Of course, I love Datejusts & (Rose) Tudors, but this 1 is outstanding (except I am not sure if the seconds hand is blue or blued -- the latter being highly preferable to the former). Well done. Wise move.

Ending the work week wearing my Aryan 'Master again (shown here with some buddies)

Yes. The most glaring problem with most aftermarket Daytona dials are their crowns, which are crap. For Rolexaddict -

There are exceptions, but, generally, I agree. I think the dial posted at the beginning of this thread is about the best aftermarket I have seen. It may in fact be similar to the (modded) dial in my watch