freddy333

With reps that require a spacer, I think it always best to use the heaviest material available to help bring the weight of the rep closer to the gen.

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There are many threads describing this problem (& the cure - cementing the joint between the arm wand & arm tube). Very common with DWs & similar reps/frankens.

I am not normally a bit KonTiki fan, but this 1 is very striking. Definitely popped out of the page when your post came into view.

The lighting in a typical surgery is probably 1 of the few places (outside a jewelry store) where the GMTIIC's AR will come in useful, so I think the work involved in getting your crystal AR'd can certainly be justified. The original rep crown, while better than most rep crowns, is a bit too wide, which is why I replaced mine with a gen 7mm Triplock (24-704 - purchased on ebay).

Ditto Flex

Ditto Alligoat - 6mm Twinlock (24-600 or 24-602, which is the modern version that Rolex currently retrofits).

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6mm Twinlock crown (24-600) & tube (24-6000, but the current 24-6020 is what Rolex fits to all 6mm Twinlock crowns today).

If Mr. Slimeball quit ripping people off, he would not be Mr. Slimeball & we can't have that now, can we? The 'new' watch looks great, Alli. Nice color match.

Both of these MBWs are gen powered. I had to shave a small amount of metal from the calendar ring on the 1575 to get it to fully seat into the case & grind a small flat spot on the pillar plate to give the Hev clearance (note - the gens do likewise). Otherwise, both 157x movements fit their respective (3+ year old) MBW cases without incident. They have also been fitted with gen crowns/tubes, crystals, bezel/insert/pearls, handsets & bracelets, so, excepting their dials (both of which are modded non-MBW aftermarkets) & MBW mid-cases, they are nearly gens

At some point, DW's PN dials will get that long-tail 3 correct (which is the most obvious failing on aftermarket dials that always give them away) & then I will not have to spend an entire evening trying to figure out if it would make sense to sell some of my DWs to fund a single gen PN dial like this (answer - no).

Ditto.

Looks good, Chief. I generally pay between $200-$250 (depending on style/condition) for gen Sub/SD handsets.

The earliest versions were released without 'DAYTONA' on the dial. These (along with 6238s) are often referred to as pre-Daytonas.

I will happily drink that Kool-Aid. But you have to wonder what happened to the rest of the watch?

Now that the work week is officially over, I am starting the weekend by taking 1 of my cult watches to dinner

I recall that someone here said they put 1 together like that, but I cannot see how it is possible. The pinion alignments differ. A couple of years ago, I posted a comparison pic of 1 of my 7750-powered 6263s next to a gen & the primary difference between them was the location of the subdials (being closer to the outer edge of the dial on the 7750-powered version). Just found the pic

It depends entirely on the case you are trying to install the movement into. I doubt a V72x with calendar components will fit into either a gen 62xx or DW case, which is the benchmark for aftermarket Daytona cases around here. I would assume that you will be needing to remove the calendar components prior to final assembly.

Not really (none of these pics are very good or very clear), so I can only give you a best guess based on my optimized versions of your original pics The crown on the left is the current version of the Triplock & could be either rep or gen. The crown on the right looks like a gen 703 (previous version of Triplock used until the late 90s or early 00s). If either arrived in a factory sealed (Rolex signed) package & came from a reliable seller, then they are probably both gens. If either crown did not meet both of these specs, then my guess is as good as yours.

Ending the work week wearing 1 of my Subs

I think she is very cute (her cohorts, not so much) & I agree that she looks like she is wearing her boy friend's watch. In my opinion, very few women can successfully pull off wearing a man's Rolex without looking like they are wearing some guy's watch.