freddy333

Ending the work week wearing my tropical Bond Sub

aogilvie2011 - I think the common consensus among those of us who responded to the original posting on VRF was that this was clearly a forged document. Your comments only reinforce that supposition. Thank you for your comments & we appreciate your input.

Looks good. I have had 1 on my ceramic for awhile & am quite pleased with it

The only option I can think of is to replace the strap with a shorter 1. If you are located within the CONUS, check with any of the watch kiosks that dot most shopping malls or some online strap sellers.

With vintage models that have external lug holes, a paper clip works in a pinch. With modern models, you really need a springbar tool that is made for that type of case. All the watch supply shops sell them.

Now I see what you (& Ziggy) mean - the circled piece is free-standing (not connected to the balance)

You lost me there, Zig? The balance appears to be held in place by a metal component that is attached to the plate at 2 points; with 2 screws (as opposed to a cock's 1 connection point, 1 screw). So, unless there is a standard cock hidden below the bridge, how is that not a bridge? Here is a Rolex bridge (fixed at 2 points, with 2 screws) Versus a standard balance cock (affixed to the pillar at a single point, with a single screw

It does have a balance bridge instead of the ETA's cock, which may be a step in the right direction. But definitely not a 100% clone of the Rolex.

No idea of the tap dimensions, but I use these to tap tube & pusher holes (I cannot recall which of the 2 is for which hole) I use GS. If you are absolutely certain you will never need to remove the tube, you can use epoxy. But GS does a good job & leaves the tube removable. Depends on the existing hole. Test fit & chamfer if needed.

Have you tried contacting some of listed sellers on RWG (many sellers can source specific rep dials, cases, etc) or searched ebay?

Still

The cap comes off in a standard anti-clockwise direction. If it will not disassemble following the instructions in my tutorial, it may be internally rusted together. Try soaking the crown in penetrating oil, then try again.

Ask them for silver.

Try ebay or here (same as oem but without oem packaging) or the sale sections here or here.

How to repair a loose crown.

Now here is a Panerai that, if they ever made it available in a non-super-sized size (less than 40mm), might get me to rejoin the fold -- Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Bronzo

It was in the Mazda section, but that definitely looks like the same car.

The width of the 2 on the left looks good to me. I think the gens are all capped (as opposed to solid). At least all of mine are.

Interesting. How about a good, clear macro pic of the Dremeled crown (on the watch) from the front so we can see its current width?

More like a Ferrari-re-designed GTR. No idea about the mechanicals?

Off-topic, but I think you might enjoy this, which, believe it or not, is a Mazda

This was taken at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

I am usually 1 of the 1st to suggest that, with vintage Rolex, there are always exceptions to the rules. This may very well be 1 of them. But since I have never seen 1 in any of the Rolex bibles or posted by 1 of senior members of VRF/TZ, I would need to see some provenance before I could accept a gold, CG-less 1565-powered (this has to be assumed, since no pics of the movement were posted) 1675 with simple baton hands as fact.

Ziggy may have a point there.