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That is what I thought. Deleted.

So MBK is now making vintage Sub dials with red depth ratings? Very impressive. I wish they had put the dial in the right (low profile) case with the correct bezel & 1 of Yuki's rivet bracelets (fitted with the proper 2mm dia springbars) . That would be a killer app. Beater today

This morning, I received what looks like a spam/phishing email in my regular email inbox. Since I do not subscribe to social network invites (& never heard of Tubley.com) & alot of these are just phishing spam anyway, I usually just delete these types of things. However, I remembered seeing the name, Eric Chow, a few times on VRF a year or so ago, but I never had any communication with him. So I am wondering how he got my email (I am guessing he may have used a spider to collect emails from VRF, TZ or some other watch-related sites) & why I was sent this the invite? Anyone else receive this invite or know anything about this?

I agree & thanks. But as much as I love & appreciate them, my double-red beater is still my fav. Or, at least, the watch I wear more often than any other.

Generally, I think most of us consider our latest acquisition/project to be our fav & today that would be my 'Graph However, although I have all but 1 of my grails (the exception being a gold Moonphase, plans of which are under consideration for a future project), I think that if the proverbial house were burning & I had just seconds to grab 1 watch, (today) this would have to be it - the perfect (almost) everything watch

My guess is that once you get 1 you are happy with, you will love the 1665. I never liked the 1665 until I completed mine. It has since become my (almost) daily beater

I have never seen lume 'bleed' like that onto a dial, but nice work.

Ending my work week with a bit of Mystery

Let us see what we have here. The seller has no real track record selling high end watches, his pics are too small to reveal the kind of details that separate real from fake & there are no movement pics & what I can see makes me queasy. Unless you have unusually good (& consistent) luck with long-shot gambles, I would definitely pass this 1 by.

My kind of collection.

Excepting the insert (& brown leather strap), all gen on this 1. Thanks.

The current line of ceramic bezeled models have AR below the cyclops (on the underside of the xtal) only (This is my CHS fitted with a gen xtal)

Got it. Thanks for the clarification, Kurt. Noone here? Most of my recent projects were constructed out of gen parts (some NOS), including gen crystals & I paid dearly for them. That is the understatement of the year

Star - I assume this was directed to me? I get what Justasgood is saying, just not quite understanding his point? Many here (including me) have, from time to time, posted retail prices for Rolex parts to highlight the difference between costs to those within the Rolex service network & everyone else. However, unless you have a parts account (or know someone who does & is willing to supply you with parts at cost), most of us are left having to pay these types of inflated prices for gen parts. Believe me, I know.

2 brilliant ideas.

As the others said, I would recommend against it. To successfully overhaul a mechanical watch movement, especially a chronograph, requires special skills, tools & specific lubricants applied in minute/exact amounts at just the right location. Either learn watchmaking or send the movement off to a watchmaker when you receive it (most rep watch movements are used/unserviced when you receive them).

Justasgood - I am a bit confused by your post? Are you criticizing non-members (like gen collectors &/or those within the Rolex service network) who resell their stock on ebay, etc, or are you criticizing RWG members who tack a bit more onto the price for themselves? Or, are you hinting that some gen Rolex parts can be gotten through you at retail list price? I am not criticizing you, just looking for clarification (& to see if I need to install Justasgood at the top of my gen Rolex parts sourcing list).

Thanks, All, for your perceptive input & Jojo pretty much hit the quandary nail on the head. Especially, in the case of the original/standard 6202, which came with black matte (Sub-like) dial. For me at least, that watch had to be on a steel bracelet. However, the De Luxe version of the 6202, often appeared in Rolex catalogs with either a rivet bracelet (7205) or a leather strap, very similar to the strap I 1st fit onto the head (in this pic, you can see 1 of the many dial/hand variations of the De Luxe 6202 - I have come across at least 6 dial/handset variations so far)

As a fantasy piece, very nice. But I am not a fantasy guy & the dial (lume too shiny) & clasp spoil it for me.

Alli - I think it looks too good not to get the correct bezel.

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Which do you prefer & why?