freddy333

The answer was posted last year. If you need further evidence, look at the AR impression (on the underside of the crystal) left after the owner removed the cyclops Or read this.

After trying for many months to download a copy (it is actually an old video that keeps popping up as new people discover it for the 1st time), I finally succeeded in ripping it a few minutes ago. It is jolly good viewing for anyone with a watch fetish (or not).

Seeing double (red) again today

Got it with Replay Media, which worked like a charm. Unfortunately, neither of the other utilities did any better than my old packet sniffer, but thanks to all for your help & input. By the way, this video ought to be required viewing for every single member of this board. If you have not seen it, do.

chubbchubb - Thanks for the links. Unfortunately, Web Video Capture says 'Be aware that WebVideoCap cannot capture streams of RTMP protocol.', which is exactly the type of stream I am trying to download. I am trying the other 1 now.

Search RWG for 'Mr. Slimeball' & if you order from him, good luck (you will need it).

No, not jumpers. It is obviously related to the cloning process, but having gotten similar results with 3 different approaches, I am still stumped.

From the description, I doubt this unit has sufficient power to thoroughly clean disassembled watch parts or assembled bracelets (never place an assembled watch into an ultrasonic), which is the primary reason to use an ultrasonic (my $40 Haier vibrates at 10k/sec - good for bracelets & small cleaning jobs) & my Watchmaster vibrates at 32k/sec). However, for the price, it is certainly worth a few dollars to find out.

Ditto.

I want to download a copy of the luxury watch video on this page (.flv format) But none of my usual packet sniffers or flash downloaders are able to get anything but the short, pre-video downloading animation. I have tried both current versions of IE & Firefox & searched both browsers' caches, but I am unable to locate anything that is either large enough or in a video format. Searching the source of the page, I found the actual url to the video (rtmp://8irf9d17b9.rtmphost.com/luxurychannel/timeMachines.flv), but I do not know how to access this type of link. Anyone?

Ditto Alligoat.

OS - the easiest way to ID a (mineral) glass crystal is to view it from the side. Glass always has a green tint to it, while sapphire & Plexi are either clear or white. Also, glass feels cool to the touch, while sapphire & Plexi tend to have a neutral (room temperature) feel. These tests require no tools &, once you know what to look for, are quite reliable.

Fortunately, I had been in the rep watch game long before the advent of the Web, so I have never been suckered into buying any expensive 'Grade AAA' (or similar) rubbish online. However, prior to stumbling across RWG (& sister sites), I cannot tell you how many times I posted messages on 1 of those fake rep forums where, as it turned out, all of the content was posted by the site operators.

Or worse, the hands will be brought up close against the dial face & not be levered off. In this case, as they do their normal thing, they will slowly carve out circles in the dial's paint.

Thanks for the link, flex. Rolex has not made or sold that insert for many years, which is 1 of the reasons they no longer service these older watches. As for Yuki's parts, the bezel looks ok, but the insert looks like MY's, which is only close. The dots are located correctly, but they are supposed to be tiny squares, not circles & there is no pearl. Edit - the insert may be ok. In researching my hard drive archives, I am seeing a good number of gen 6202s with similar inserts (& other inserts that look considerably different). But most have square dots & a thin white border around the red triangle, which Yuki's lacks An original 6202 ad with yet another variation (I have several pics of gen 6202s with this insert) Rolex

The rotor should be attached by a single screw. Make sure the screw is snug, but be careful not to over-tighten it. While you are in there, I would check to be sure the 2 screws that secure the movement into the case are snug as well. If anything is loose inside the case, those are more likely the culprits than the rotor. But anything is possible with reps.

You can get a 7750-powered 6263 with asymmetrical pushers from DW for $300. The (middle) case is very close to the dimensions of a gen 62xx Daytona & will accept many gen parts (crown/tube, pushers (usually), crystal, etc). Then, at some point in the future, if you feel the need to improve it, you (or your watchmaker) can remove the auto-wind assembly (to turn the auto-wind 7750 into a manual-wind pseudo 7760), which lowers the height of the movement enough to allow you to fit DW's (lower profile) V72 kit caseback. Depending on your will & resolve, you could even mod the case to accept a V72 (though this would also require that you swap the 7750 dial out for 1 of DW's dials made to fit the V72).

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to my beater

As of when I posted this, Yuki did not have any 6202 bezels available separately. When available, I think his are the 1 to get.

I have always used Ghost (successfully) to clone the drives (the present 40 gig drives were the 3rd such set cloned using Ghost) in this machine. After running into this booting issue, I tried Acronis, but with the same issue. So I do not think it is the cloning utility, but I will give ping (which I have used before) a try & report back if anything changes.

From a couple of years ago

I tend to prefer the more understated appearance of sticks. To me, Romans, especially on a small watch dial, looks a bit too cluttered. But I am sure that you would be very happy with either 1. If you really want to ice the cake, have the crown & tube replaced with gen parts ($150-$200) This will both increase the usable lifespan of the watch & give it a bit of the tactile feel you only get from genuine Rolex parts. Just do not forget to post some wristies after it arrives.

ammandel - Great shots of a great watch. I took the 6536/1 out for a drive in the country today

Nicely done. Looks like you are building a fine collection of solid steel.