freddy333

Hmmm. I think I like your answer better. Let's go with that.

I re-post this classic for those who may not yet have seen it 1,000 times before And here is Jacques-Yves wearing an early Sub (loosely)

Here is an advertisement For her watch Or, perhaps you prefer a Sub Or, maybe a double red

Well, you win. Chicks love guys with a big Schwinn.

The A.260 -- with all of its parts in their correct locations -- powers the Turn-O-Graph & the wheel.......................just for decoration. The question I was expecting was 'Why the dauphine hand on the 1036GMT movement?' (Answer - When I completed the conversion, I needed a hand to check the new movement's time-keeping accuracy & that was the only hand I had available that fit the caliber.)

I agree about steel, but, just in case, it is probably best to cover all the angles (1036GMT for 6542) (A.260 for 6202)

What is the story behind that Sub, Ubi?

Don't tell Newman that If still not convinced, click this (& be sure you are wearing not 1, but 2 sets of Pampers (diapers)) & my own little comments

Wearing my beater today (sans friend)

Wrong. Vintage is a (permanent) style, not a (fashion) trend.

Memorize D (in case you are totally oblivious, wedding (usually) = black tie event) (GQ 2010 Style Manual)

(GQ 2010 Style Manual)

I like where you were headed & look forward to seeing pics of the completed watch (when you receive it back). It is always best to practice on junk before turning your sights on a new/coveted piece. But, as you say, this is how all of us learn. Keep up the great work. p.s. It is best to place hands on aluminum foil & locate the foil in the center of your oven. This tends to disperse the heat & reduce the likelihood of burning the hands.

Overlooking the Seine?

Slipping? Nah, at least not in this case. The thread subject was the 6538, which is what I limited my comments to. Now, if you want to open things up to the entire range of vintage Submariners (all of which can trace their lineage back to the 6202 Turn-O-Graph, a model, as you know, that is particularly close to my heart)...........

Best wishes for a complete recovery.

Lucky guess (& 2.5 decades of watch collecting.) I am not positive about this, but I believe they were issued to the British Navy &, based on the prices of 5517s, I suppose you could probably ask whatever you want since there are only about a handful (at most) of them about.

Early on, there were also a 0-lined dial A red-lettered dial A military-issue dial And a couple variations on the 1-lined dial theme You gotta love Rolex's consistency.

Yup. To the unenlightened (& average gen owner), it is ALL about the name on the dial - ROLEX.

I have more watches than I can wear on a regular basis. However, some watches I keep mainly because they are beautiful. The Lange Grand Arkade & Audemars Piguet Edward Piguet Tourbillon are 2 that fit in that category - rarely worn, but each has a permanent place in my collection

That is kind of funny because the term, WIS, was never intended as a snobbish descriptor of serious collectors. Instead, it was meant as a self-effacing joke on those of us who take this hobby a bit too seriously (endlessly neurosing over & debating details, which make little difference in the vast scheme of things, that can usually only be seen by way of a magnifying glass ).

If a group of watch collectors gtg & there are no pics posted, did it really happen?