freddy333

Regardless of whether you have a helium valve or not, if you plan to wear your watch in water (swimming, showering, heavy rain, etc), you should have it pressure-tested (at least) yearly to be sure the case is sealed.

Wearing my 116509 (left) early Wednesday morning

I only/always use gen crowns. That goes without saying.

I would not worry about the datewheel either.

Pics not sufficient to properly qualify the case (but looks similar to most aftermarket cases), but the bracelet is clearly low-end. Were it me, I would stick with DW, Phong, NDtrading or Yuki.

Beginning the work week wearing an oldie-but-goodie

Aftermarket.

Late dinner with a friend (modeling my 6239)

Sorry to hear this. I hope you make it clear to Yuki that a properly dimensioned case would be a popular item for him.

I think I like the hands even better than the dial. Especially, the GMT hand.

Here is Rolex's approach

Ending the work week wearing 1 of my Newmans

Bake them in middle of your oven at 500 degrees for (up to) 20 minutes. Keep an eye on the oven & remove the hands the second they reach the desired color (the line separating beautiful & burned is very thin). For a darker color, apply a bit of iodine to the backside of the lume before baking. This is art, not science.

TT is not my thing, but this 1 looks good to me. That said, always buy the seller 1st (check out references & previous Rolex sales history to reduce the likelihood of being taken by a pretty face).

5512 = Chronometer spec Submariner - usually (but not always) has 4 lines of text in the bottom half of the dial 5513 = Non-chronometer spec Submariner - has 2 lines of text in the bottom half of the dial 5514 = 5513 made specifically for Comex - often (but not always) contains a Comex signature in the bottom half of the dial & (usually) a Helium exhaust valve in the side @ 9 o'clock (This is a gen-powered franken that I constructed a couple of years ago - it is not available from any rep seller)

Funny, but old news. There was a thread about Mr. Science that ran a few years ago.

It sounds like the movement is out of beat (the hairspring/collet is misadjusted/off-center, causing the balance to require more force to start it moving). Your watch requires servicing.

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Looks good, but I would have the dial relumed so the lume does not reflect light (some 50s Rolex dials did have a glossy finish, but the radium or tritium, which was applied after/on top of the dial finish, should not)

You should consider fitting a set of gen hands. Then, it would be hard to spot the rep.