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Nice trio you got there, Seafoam.

Somewhere between the upper 2s & lower 3s, depending on condition, time since last service & provenance. TTs are the most popular version of men's DJs &, with the current economic conditions, there is a bit of a glut on the market.

Thanks & I assume you mean the cleaner version. Hopefully, Ziggy will re-post some shots of his bench & make us all jealous. If you work on alot of watches, I think they are well worth the expense. If not, you can achieve the same result without a timer. It just takes longer.

I long ago came to the conclusion that a 1665 is the largest watch my 7" wrist can support without my looking too cartoonishly silly (& even that is pushing the envelope). There are times when even my GMT's colored bezel makes its 39mm of real estate look a bit oafish on my wrist (not enough to make me want to part with it though) To my eye, 36mm remains the sweet spot for a gentleman's watch if permanent style (over trendy fashion) is the goal

I would not put too much credence into rlxDeusIrae's 'double curve' indicator of gen-ability. None of my gens (including a gold capped rivet) have that profile And, to complicate matters more, there are myriad variations within the range of clasps Rolex installed on their vintage bracelets during the 50s through the 70s. There are also design differences between bracelets destined for the US vs Europe. And when you throw in all of the bracelet musical-chairs shenanigans that vintage Rolex bracelets are being subjected to by rogue sellers (which can fool even the most fastidious of 'authorities', if you are not careful), you can end up with a bracelet composed of parts from several different (gen) sources. Further, my Yuki's clasp closely matches 1 of my gens (gen top, Yuki bottom) A better indicator (unless Nanuq's samples have since been corrected) is the lack of polished surfaces on the underside of Yuki's rivet 7206 (the gens are polished). Of course, this can (& should) easily be remedied with a few minutes of Dremeling & some rouge (if/when you are able to sort out the too-small springbar loop issue).

Sorry to hear this, Diesel. I know you have had more than your share of bad experiences with modders. What movement is in the watch now? Is it a standard A7750?

The Rolex printing on the inner leaves of my chs GMTIIC (1st version) is laser etched & it cannot be rubbed off. So I am not sure what you are seeing. When convenient, please post a good, clear pic that illustrates the issue you are describing.

Congratulations, Stephane. Looks great.

& another view of a cleaner bench (I am not always so disorganized)

Went with my rose today

I think I paid $120 (it may have been more) for my gen 580s a couple of years ago.

I have never seen 1 in the flesh, but I believe it is printed on the same type of thin metalized substrate that comes glued on top of the ETA date wheel in MBWs. That is, you remove the existing thin metalized substrate (with the round 3 fonts) & glue this 1 in its place. This is not supposed to be the same thing as the Watchmeister overlay of a few years ago. If someone has 1 of Euro's dws on hand, please correct me if I am wrong.

A day in the life

Probably a typo.

Problem?

Yes, I remember that now. You may be right. But I also recall that the light source generated heat, which may have been the catalyst that prompted the cracking. Either way, I agree with the others - when the lens gets cloudy, it is time to change the lens.

Since I began collecting (early 80s), I have seen fashions/trends come & go. But the 1 constant has been that any Patek & most traditional Rolex models have maintained or gained in value, while just about everything else ultimately fails in the long-term.

Due to the economic crisis leading to a return to more conservative fashion (& smaller watches), I predict that vintage steel DJs & OPs are going to be the next IT watches. If you think vintage Rolexes are expensive & hard to get now...........

Although the sun does damage crystals (oxidizes/makes them brittle over time), I think the actually crazing (hairline cracking) occurs (to oxidized/brittle crystals) from temperature & pressure changes (frequent expansions/contractions).

All of the watch supply houses sell dial dots - ofrei.com, cousinsuk.com, etc.

Ditto Nanuq.

I had alot of trouble getting Eurotimez xml screen to load & to save time, here is the pic of his dw (not the best quality picture, but the best I can do with what he posted)

Went ceramic today

Stefano Mazzariol, as explained above, is 1 of the 3 authors of the Daytona bible.