freddy333

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.

I am unclear as to what you mean by '45-60 minutes before it decides its ready to go'? Do you mean the watch sits motionless for about an hour after you manually wind it several times, or do you mean it runs slow/fast for an hour before keeping proper time? In either case, a properly serviced watch should run fine from the start. If not, it requires (proper) servicing.

Try contacting them directly.

Enjoy YOUR day!

Other than the prescribed end links that come permanently fitted to 7205 bracelets, I have used 357s on my 7835 folded link bracelets for 62xx Daytonas. That said, I believe, like the 357s, they will fit (loosely) if you can get them fitted to your bracelet. What end links are on the bracelet now?

Love the understated dial, Ubi. Another classic. I have something similar waiting in the pipeline as well.