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Buried up to my lower lip in work, I decided to go deep today

I have had 2 (rosewood) Acetimers (2 & 4-watch models) for about 2 years & love them. Here is 1 of them

Fortunately, you wear shame well.

Ditto what Ubi said. MODS - The system has slowed to a crawl again. Page loads at 5+ minutes.

I think that would just give them another reason to pop their gords. My problem with these gen forums is not so much their ignorance (there is plenty of that to go around) or dislike of.........let's face it............forums celebrating illegal contraband, but the number of members in the gen forums who hold dual-citizenship with many of the same rep forums they so arrogantly complain about. And the loudest among them are often the last people who should be throwing stones in glass houses, if you know what I mean.

Still wearing my Bond Sub today

Nice find, Nanuq. For anyone in the business of repairing/restoring vintage Rolexes.............

Pull the crown out to the 1st stop (winding position) & wind it, slowly/gently, 40 times. Set the watch on a table, dial up, & let it sit for about 36 hours. If it continues to run, then it is working. If not, it requires service. I would recommend that you read some of the noob guides that are pinned atop the Technical section. Mods - I think these should be pinned atop every forum.

Glad to hear you were able to work things out. Generally, dial feet that are too thick or too long can easily be dealt with with a bit of sanding/filing. In the couple of cases where I have had this problem, I doubt I spent more than a few extra minutes trimming feet for a perfect fit. The more common problem I find with many aftermarket dials is that of having feet that are too short. In these cases, there is nothing (or very little) for the dial screws to lock onto, which leaves you with no other option than to rely on dial dots or some other type of (semi-permanent) adhesive material. Locating dial dots can sometimes require quite a bit of trial-&-error positioning to be sure the dial fits the pillar without causing any collateral issues. In addition, dial dots & similar adhesives are not designed to be permanent fixes. At some point, you will need to clean & reapply the adhesives or source a better dial. To make matters worse, dial feet length tends to vary among aftermarket dials, even those of the same type & from the same seller & I have yet to receive a useful answer from a seller when I inquire.

Any of the above. Each has offerings with pluses & minuses. You have to decide which has the least objectionable sins for you.

And a great shot by the way.

Certainly interesting, but the raison d'etre of this project is to end up with an oem 6542 (with the possible exception of a gen jubilee bracelet instead of the more typical Oyster). I have never liked the cyclops on Subs (which is why I have never owned a 1680 or later dated Sub variants), but I think other models (including GMTs) look funny without it.

Thanks for the link, but I am not sure I follow the reasoning behind this? The only crystal spec'ed for the 6542 was the T115, which is what I am using. Also, the watch pictured in the seller's auction is a franken (using some of the parts I ultimately replaced (with more accurate parts) on my Phase 1 watch). The 3-line spacing on the 6542 was different than the 1675 (wider on the 6542). I spoke with a tech at Rich & will be shipping the MY dial off to them tomorrow (should be about a 3-week turn-around). I detailed the specifics of my request & sent them good, clear macros of the details I need them to get right. The understanding is that if they do not feel they can refinish the dial to my specs, they will return it to me untouched, which is the same agreement we had in previous cases (&, so far, they have always done a splendid job). But the proof is always in the pudding, so we shall have to wait & see.

Ditto.

As many of the pieces in my collection are gen, mostly gen or gen-powered (nearly all are frankens), I consider everything to be permanent until/unless a better version of the same watch comes along, as in the case of the 2 Phases of my 6542 projects (Phase 2 6542 in progress) (Gen components for Phase 2 6542 with completed Phase 1 6542 at right)

Still wearing Bond today while working on Pussy (with a potentially interesting twist in the works )

Assuming you mean the 'this one is great' - I would say close for an average rep, but not gen.

I think each dial has its good & bad points, but, overall, I think the 2nd dial (the 2 that MY painted to my specs) looks closer to the gen than the 1st dial. Check the size/shape of the coronet & font/spacing of the 3 lines of text. I think the 2nd dial looks alot closer. You know, I totally forgot about Kirk Rich. However, I do remember the less than warm feeling they left you with, but I will check with them today to see what they say.

Of course, my watch does not have hands in this pic, but they will be gens, so they will look similar (excepting differences due to varying age & patina). As I mentioned in the 1st post, the dial may be changed if I can locate a more accurate replacement. Sadly, after the benchmark set by the repaint MY did on the ETA blank for my Phase 1 watch, which turned out nearly perfect (though he did custom paint it to my specs & the gen blank was an off-the-shelf aftermarket dial) I have been trying to contact MY to see if he will repaint the gen blank to match the ETA. Unfortunately, MY has not responded to any of my email inquiries for the past couple of months & he removed the sample pics on the dial repainting service page of his site.

You did not post a link to the watch in question, but here is a gen 6541 for comparison

Mr. Slimeball sells aftermarket roulette datewheels for gen movements (they suck), but you might inquire to see if he can rip you off for an ETA datewheel.

Boy, I wish More likely, they would return the watch (untouched, except for having redacted (scratched-off) the Rolex signature on the dial) with a note stating that the use of aftermarket (fake) parts in a Rolex watch are a breach of law.

Yes. The original 6542 came with a roulette (alternating red (even days)/black (odd days)) datewheel. A number of other Rolexes during the same period were also fitted with roulettes (I do not have a listing of which watches had them).

Wowwie Zowwie, Ubi. You certainly made quick work of that 1. Nice work.