freddy333

Looks good & they finally got the correct caseback. You might have already mentioned it, but who did you get this from? I might have to splurge, if for no other reason than to get that caseback. Thanks. Subday night

Ditto.

Let the wife wear the watch when you are doing the dishes (she already seems to be wearing the pants ). All kidding aside, I do not have any gaskets for 8mm Twinlocks, but the part number is 29-0800.

rosnik - Where did you source the dial?

Regardless of what is inscribed on the case, you may actually have a 6536-sized case (which takes the Tropic 18) instead of a 5508.

I do not know the lens's dimensions, but you need a Tropic 16, which is relatively rare & tends to be expensive.

A beauty. Could you post similar quality pics of both sides of the watch so I can see its profile? Thanks.

Thanks for the great travelogue, Offshore. Too bad pics are not (officially) allowed. Looking forward to seeing what you got once you are back on home soil.

Common problem. You have 3 options - replace the hands (& hope the replacements are better than the originals), have a watchmaker tighten the joint (requires a staking set) or epoxy the joint intersection (Original pic courtesy of Avitt)

I still think there is some type of collusion between the gen makers & Chinese factory bosses that allows them (the Chinese) to continue to make/sell reps as long as they do not produce exact copies, which they can obviously do if they wanted to. Though, from my experience, language issues & lack of attention to detail are also part of the equation. Very interesting read.

5 o'clock shadow

Waiting for part 2, which I hope will go smoother than part 1.

You will like the Acetimer. I have 2 of them (a 2-watch & a 4-watch) & could not be happier. They are attractive & built reasonably well, run on either a/c or batteries, are dead quiet (even with your ear against them) & offer 3 daily winding rates to tailor the winder to your watch's needs

Sorry to hear the bad news. But, after all this time, you are much better off having the movement overhauled now (assuming the watchmaker knows what he is doing) than to tempt fate yet further by having it work on his bench only to fail some time after you get it back. This way, again, assuming the watchmaker knows what he is doing, you can be confident that you will have a properly functioning watch for the next 5-7 years.

Well done.

Thanks, Andei. Believe it or not, I have a handful of others (all Beatles) that are new & still in their original plastic wrapping along with a mint Panasonic 8-track recorder. Unfortunately, blank 8-track tapes are few & far between.

How does it measure? It all depends on how well you know your genuine Rolexes, how much time/effort/money you are willing to expend & how neurotic you are about accuracy. For a reasonably-priced, out-of-the-box rep, I think it looks pretty good. But you might wait until By-Tor chimes in as he knows the modern GMTs better than just about anyone (he has also written a number of concise reviews & buying guides of the various GMTII reps available that you can find via the Search). When it comes to GMTs on jubilees, you are preaching to the choir

Still wearing old tropical nuts Friday morning

Unlikely. More likely, it is a conversion, which is the case for the majority of Spaceviews floating around these days (especially on ebay). A large number of standard Accutron watches have had their dials removed to mimic the Spaceview. Yours appears to be 1 of these, but it is still a great watch.

I agree with Ziggy. It looks like a refinished ETA.

Now, THAT is a nice watch. I have come close to buying a Spaceview several times, but some other item always ends up getting priority. But someday soon........... Still wearing my tropical 6536/1

It does look a bit islandy, but hard to believe a few days in the OK sun would cause that unless the paint was seriously defective (which, considering the source, is totally impossible ).

Great shot, Red.

The spacers were designed to fit ETAs & should fit any ETA clone that is made to the same dimensions. I have not heard of anyone trying to use them with other movements. Your best bet for that type of info would be to check with Stilty directly.