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Drawn to the Brevet today (Tuesday)

Actually, you would want a thinner case (not thick), but you might search out some of the threads by Ubiquitous about his 2 beautiful 16520 frankens. Ubi has more experience with these models than anyone else here & he knows his stuff.

The 2836 is slightly thicker (5.05mm) vs the 2824 (4.8mm), so you may run into stem alignment &/or caseback space issues. But if you can get it to fit in your case, I believe the hands & dial are transferable, so it should work fine. Is there a reason you cannot repair your existing movement?

Other than the solid end links & different clasp design on the modern bracelet, I believe only the model number is different on the links. I do not own a WM9 (or any modern Subs), so I cannot verify that your watch will fit. But as it is a simple 5-minute operation to switch bracelets, I would give it a try yourself.

I have never dealt with Andy, but if, by quality, you mean manufacturing quality, then they are ok (not great, but ok). If you mean accurate, relative to a specific gen model, then no, the quality is poor. Specifically, regarding Alligoat's comments about using Silix cases, you might want to read this, this & this. And to update my 'still waiting' comments in some of those links, to date, I am STILL waiting (& receiving email excuses from Silix describing yet more delays ).

Without measuring the inner & outer diameter of your existing crystal, it is nearly impossible to say what, if any, Clark crystal will fit your case or whether it will be any different than your current crystal. I think the crystal you have is about as good as you are going to get short of a gen (&, before you ask, no, I do not know if that will fit your case either). Frankly, the crystal is probably 1 of the last things I would be concentrating on. Read this.

Save for Rolex's higher labor costs, it is usually best to have Rolex service your Rolex watch. In addition to the reasons previously mentioned, I would add that Rolex specs some hard-to-get oils that few watchmakers outside the official Rolex service network have access to. Also, if your watchmaker does not have a Rolex parts account, you will likely end up paying more for any parts required or you could end up with non-Rolex parts in your watch.

I agree, but, with his reference to 'NATO', I wanted to head-off a mistake in the making.

Cam - Thanks for the post (I have registered on your list). It looks like you got the design & colors right but, to be clear, Bond's strap was not a NATO. It is just a plain strap with a buckle at 1 end (see this link). If your plans are to make NATOs, would it be possible to produce at least 1 plain strap for me (though I think it is highly likely that others will request the same thing)?

Manually wind the watch 40 turns & then set it (dial up) on a table & keep an eye on it for the next 2 days. If it keeps reasonable time for the next 36+ hours, then the watch is just not receiving sufficient winding from your daily arm movements. If it continues to stop intermittently, then it likely needs a general overhaul (clean, lube & regulation).

Generally, if the crystal is Plexiglas, it is vintage.

Who has the best graphs?

Something tells me you are probably right.

Oppie today (Monday)

Ditto.

The Pam/Big Watch bloom definitely faded on my rose several years ago. Now, I prefer watches that viewers have to strain to see instead of those they cannot miss no matter how hard they try.

I hate sad endings. Now I am going to be a all day.

Going tri-compax today (Sunday)

Yes &, being the 5th, this is not an April Fools joke. Unfortunately, I have no details other than the picture (which speaks for itself).

No.

Same as above.

I wonder why it took so long to arrive, but it looks like a nice rep.

(all gens)

Not cheap, but try Andy, Stan or ebay.

You must not have received the memo - When airborne & roaming strange new worlds, the HEV on Seadwellers becomes a Chronulac-Infandibulum (combination space threader & parking meter hacking device).