freddy333

Best to stick with known sellers.

Ending the work week wearing my black '42

Even though seller has little history, the watch looks legit to me.

I converted a 1036 over to 1036GMT for my Phase II 6542 & if you think it is difficult/expensive to source parts for a 15xxGMT....... As you surmised, the height difference is due to the slightly taller calendar ring. You MUST use the specified ring, otherwise, the date disc will come into contact with the underside of the dial & cause it to stick or bog-down during date changes. All in all, it took me nearly 2 years to source all of the parts for the 1036GMT conversion, many of which came from retired watchmakers I located through networking. Every time you pass a jewelry store, ask if they have an in-house or local watchmaker they can recommend. These are the types of guys who can be invaluable since they often have these hard-to-find Rolex parts sitting in the bottom of their spare parts box. I know it has been said before, in the case of DW Daytonas & the like, but this level of construction is truly not for the faint-of-heart (or light of purse).

Side profile of gen (minus gasket)

Hard to tell without seeing both side-by-side under the same light. My guess, based on the size/shape of the crown, is not gen. For reference, here is a gen service xtal As a rule, I would never buy a gen xtal from someone I do not know, especially, when it is not in the original (sealed) Rolex packaging & from a seller with at least a 98% or better history of selling Rolex parts.

If none of the attendees are serious Rolex-heads, you are probably right. That assumes, however, that I take the 'Benz that day Either way, if any are serious Rolex collectors, especially if armed with a loupe...............

After you have been in the game for awhile, you learn that marketing superlatives need to be taken in faith, not fact.

Nice.

Still wearing this since since I put it on for dinner last night

If nothing else, it looks like someone finally got the ROLEXROLEXROLEX on the interior flange engraved (as opposed to laser etched) & with the correct alignment.

I should be in town then & would consider going, but that is a gen forum & all of my divers (6536/1, 5514 & DRSD) are frankens -- all gen-powered, but with modded/aftermarket dials, which a few of those guys might be good enough to ID. I suppose I could squeak through with my 6202 Turn-o-graph, since it is gen & was the basis for the Sub. But the watch itself is not a divers watch (boo, hiss)

Based on what I have read about them, I have mixed feelings. But if I can find them available for demo, I will certainly give them a listen. In general, my preference is for flat/linear freq response, which eliminates many models due to their having been purposely designed with built-in frequency peaks & troughs.

An update on my adventures through headphone land -- After spending more time with the MDTs, I came to the conclusion that they are too colored for me. If you can imagine the typical loud car stereo - thumping bass with weak highs - you have a good idea how they sound, tonally. What the MDTs do well is resolving very low level details. For example, they are light years ahead of anything else I compared them with at revealing digital artifacts in .mp3 recordings. Through them, I was able to identify a small number of .mp3s on my ipod that, unbeknownst to me, were recorded at 192khz (or lower - I thought everything on my ipod was recorded @ 320khz with a handful of sneaky 256khz's in the mix). In fact, even after the MDTs revealed digititus in a particular recording (so I was conscious of it), I was still unable to detect it with any of the other headphones I had auditioned. Unfortunately, even with their amazing resolving capabilities, the MDT's bassy nature eventually wore me out. So I returned them. I would say that if you are a bass freak (or enjoy the type of car stereo sound I described earlier), the MDTs should be at the top of your list. They really are a great headphone if you prize emotion (bass) over flatness. So, I am now back on the audition circuit............another day older, but also a bit wiser.

No idea why PC's prices have gone up, but the $ has been on a (severe) downward slide for the past couple of years. Rolex just upped their prices, significantly, likely for that reason.

Ditto.

No, just takes time. Start by working your way around the bezel with a razor blade paint scraper. Once it fits in-between the bottom of the bezel & top of the case easily, switch over to a thin knife blade, repeating all around the bezel, lifting slightly as you go. If you are lucky, you might have the bezel off in a minute or 2. If not, I have spent upwards of 30 minutes slowly trying to loosen a stuck (or glued) bezel. You never know until you try. Just be careful not to chop off too many fingers.

Looks like she's ready for some serious crusin', Dave. But tomorrow, the Benz gets left behind I am tossing on some jeans & a t & heading off for some mountains of my own, because I feel another motorcycle adventure coming on

I think your fiance may have a point there. I used to sell the 808s, which are real nice, but, for my money, B&W's 801 series is about the closest I have ever come to hearing 'canned' music performed live.

If you can find an accurate black aftermarket bezel with the correct spacing of the 1-1-0, then it might be worth it. But, to date, I have only seen 1 & it had other problems (Spacing of lower bezel is correct, but printing is flat & it has other problems) On the other hand, there are some very accurate steel bezels around that get the spacing (& just about everything else) right. DW has some, but even he is hit-or-miss, depending on what he receives from the factory.

I have tried it, but a vintage Daytona is tough to pull off in most 'normal' situations. I tend to reserve mine for special occasions or when I am trying to impress a client at a lunch meeting. But to each his own.

Kick you should. An audiophile should never sell vinyl. The 1200 is a great workhorse. I still use 1 of their arms (EPA-100) on my TT Running directly off this Sounds good (I have had a couple MC275s over the years - nothing is built like a Mac), but a good vintage source through updated vintage electronics is even better

I forgot to include the x10s, which I demo'd (& liked) as well.

I will be ending the work week wearing my OPD