freddy333

Ending the work week with a golden hue - my VC Jumping Hours

Looks good. But it should since it is a gen. Never say 'never'. I love my Daytonas, but I am not into modern/bling, so they see limited wrist time. I did wear the 116509 a few days last week & may again soon (none are for sale).

My motorcycle adventure

Alot of the skills required to (re)produce these (That is my business partner wearing the sunglasses in these pics) Are directly transferable to the restoration/construction of these In my experience, a vintage car (which we built) that exactly matches the original sales brochure Is preferable to a customized car like this

I guess you did not get the memo regarding the posting of pics (max size 1024x768) when you receive a cool new watch.

The 1030 is neither pretty nor well known (outside of vintage Rolex collector circles), so I do not see what you gain from using it in this watch (other than being able to splash the 'Rolex' name around). It seems to me that if your goal is uniqueness & individuality, any number of more attractive, unique-looking movements (including a tourbillion or digital quartz) would have been more fitting. p.s. I spent a number of years restoring British sportscars &, in my experience, oem/stock always resulted in higher values to a wider range of customers. Different strokes I guess.

This ended up on my wrist today

Interesting & not sure how the term 'future' relates to this watch, but I can think of a number of better uses for a 1030.

Ditto, but I cannot remember when BT had a bad photo day. Can you?

And please do not repost a set of pics & then add just a line or 2 at the end.

N I C E car.

Price varies by watchmaker & locale, but I would expect the average to run between $100-$200 (assuming just a standard overhaul (disassemble/clean/oil/reassemble) & no major repairs/parts are required).

Yuki offers 1, but it sounds like the lume glows, which is wrong for a 40+ year old tritium dial Alternatively, you could have their yellow marker version of the 5512 relumed with non-glowing paint Also, try NDt These (& most aftermarket dials) are made to fit gen cases & those made to gen dimensions, so they may not fit standard rep cases. You would need to check this with the dial/case sellers.

All mechanical movements - whether reps, gens, simple or complicated - require regular servicing. The general rule-of-thumb is every 5-7 years. If you need more info, check with the seller of your watch.

Wearing an old Sub today (posing beside my Phase II 6542 during its construction)

If you plan to swim/dive with your watch, it makes sense to have it water-pressure tested (at least) yearly. But, to the best of my knowledge, a proper service should include fresh gaskets, which, under normal usage, should remain usable until the next scheduled service (5-7 years).

Good to see you again, my friend. Long time, no see. I hope life's been good. Still wearing 1 of my GMTs

In case you were not aware, the movements in rep watches are generally used &/or unserviced. So the fact that the watch is new has no bearing on the condition of the movement. The rule of thumb for reps is that if you plan to keep the watch, get it professionally serviced & be prepared to have to replace parts that are damaged/defective/worn right off the bat. Even in cases where the seller offered a 'professional overhaul' service as part of the deal. Sad, but true.

Please do not re-quote an entire set of pics just to add a few words at the end.

As of yesterday, they still have NOT corrected the springbar issue. The bracelet is beautiful (& difficult to detect from the gen), but being limited to using small diameter springbars is a deal-killer for me since most of the watches that require a 7206 require 2mm diameter springbars, which Yuki's bracelet does not accept. It might be worthwhile for RWG members who need these to contact Yuki & let them know they are interested in a 7206 but only if it fits 2mm dia springbars. To date, I believe only a few people have complained, which is why they have not corrected them.

Everything about that auction says 'scam'.

Your movement requires servicing. I had a similar problem with 1 of mine a couple of years ago & posted a thread describing the problem with pics of the offending components (which I replaced).

Ditto what By-Tor said.

Be aware that, unless Yuki received the new lot of vintage Rolex bracelets, the original shipment did not (easily) accept gen 2mm dia springbars. They did me a favor (as a stop-gap measure) by forcing a set of 2mm aftermarket springbars into my 7206 bracelet, but 1 of the springbars stopped springing shortly after I received my bracelet. So unless they have received a new shipment of bracelets with larger diameter end link holes, you may have problems fitting gen springbars for watches that require them.