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The hands were installed in the wrong position. Tell your cousin to take the watch to a watchmaker (ask the watchmaker if he works on replica watches before leaving the watch) & have him reinstall the hands.

You may be confusing the standard GMTII with the GMTIIC. The standard 2836-2 that powers most GMTs is generally a reliable movement. Most likely, your movement just needs a standard service (clean/lube). However, the problem could still be your winder. First, manually wind the watch 40 turns, set it down on a table (dial up) & see if it runs (untouched) for about 38-40 hours. If it runs without stopping, you need to bump your winder's turns/day setting up (or just wear the watch). If it stops, you need to get it serviced.

A real beauty & 1 of my favs. But you should try to get a replacement bezel (the '90' in yours is misaligned).

Why wait, Sears has been online for years (& the vise is even cheaper online) - Craftsmen Bench Vise

I wonder if your case's serial number matches these (Gen parts have not been fitted to either case in these pics) Excepting the bezels (slightly different beveling) & casebacks (the 1 at right has a modified version of the same caseback you have), both cases, I believe, are MBW 5514s, as they are constructed like gens (dimensionally similar & accept gen parts). The 1 on the right is new, the 1 on the left is several years old & was the subject of an Hev tutorial awhile ago. Had I not gotten side-tracked with a certain pair of GMT projects, I would have finished 1 of these last month. I just have to track down a 1520 & put her together.

Wow, when you snooze, you truly do lose!!!!!!! I have been a bit preoccupied of late & somehow completely missed this 1. Well done, JoJo & Ziggy (I assume the lume has received The Master's Touch) As it happens, I am working on something similar, but you beat me to it. 1 question - What model number is engraved between the lugs?

Panerai - I got my 1st just before 9/11 & wore it for about 6 months (during which I got a 2nd that I did not keep either), but always thought it looked like some type of heart monitor or test gauge & it made me feel like I was walking around yelling, 'Hey, look at my BIG watch!!!!!!!!' Interesting history & I always liked the connection with Rolex (in their early days), but just not for me.

That is a beautiful watch, but have you considered having it refinished (especially the dial), so it is bright & clean when you give it to her? I bought an ex something similar many years ago & she rarely wore it until I cleaned it up. In my experience, most women who appreciate watches, still prefer 'sparking clean' over 'original patina'.

I have both presses & each has benefits & liabilities. The screw press offers more control & opens wider (which is important when using it with large watches and/or large dies), but the included dies are limited as per Avitt's comments. I usually use the dies from the levered press as well as some additional Bergeon dies I purchased separately. Also, because the screw that the dies attach to is coarsely threaded, the press's jaws do not compress evenly (I press a bit, rotate the work 180 degrees, press a bit more, rotate, press, rotate..........until the job is done - I have bent more than 1 bezel using this tool). The levered press is much easier to use, but the jaws do not open as wide, which means I sometimes have to use another press that provides more space. This press, too, exerts uneven pressure on the die. My favorite press is a hobby vise I bought at Sears for $32. I also got an optional set of rubber jaw liners to keep the vise from marring the work surface. More than enough space to fit the largest of watches & dies, offers a very fine screw adjustment & provides perfectly even pressure. Oh & you can also use it as a vise to hold things steady while working on them (it was indispensable during the 6542 project).

Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a hack-free 'slow beat' in there, too Have a good Friday night everyone.

UPDATE 1 step closer - a freshly serviced 'slow beat', non-hacking 2846 GMT waiting for MY's dial (The damaged screw heads arrived that way)

I figured it out earlier, but your pics & description helped. Thank you. I have to rebuild the 2846, but I will swap the parts over as part of the overhaul. Unfortunately, MY's small GMT broke during the broaching today. Because the hand has that right-angled 'cuff' around the hole that adds about 1mm of extra metal around the hole that must be removed, the broach keeps digging in & jerking the hand in the hand holder, which sheared the arm off. So I will have to either get another handset from MY (fortunately, they are not too expensive) & try again using my staking set (once I figure out how to enlarge a hand like that with a 'cuff' around the hold), or try Stilty's approach of locating ETA pinions that are the same size as the gen 106x movement & add that to the 2846 rebuild list. Of course, the path of least resistance (which is generally my preference) would be to just stick with Josh's handset (with the big GMT hand), which, although not as exotic as the small GMT hand, is certainly correct for a 6542 (this is 1 of Dowling's)

Knowing what the gen parts are going for these days, I doubt that will do me any serious good, but I did a quick search for '6542' in both for sale forums & came up with nothing. Can you post a link to the parts listing?

Which gear did you transplant? Or do you have any pics of the movement during the work showing the gear in question? I thought there was a bridge & a couple of gears that handled the GMT functions? No? I am still debating whether to disable the hacking function (I am leaning towards leaving it as is), but, after removing the quick set in another watch & living to regret it (too much work to reset the date), I think that is 1 inaccuracy that I will probably learn to live with.

1 of the problems with such an endeavor is that Honpo has a less than stellar selling history & his website is in Japanese. I think most of us know how difficult it is to pin sellers down on the details of their watches when their descriptions are in English. Adding translations into the mix & you leave alot of room for loopholes, which is the last thing that neurotically critical RWG buyers need. Add to that, Honpo's unwillingness to deal with anyone outside of his comfort zone (Japan & parts of Asia) & his consistently spotty communication & customer service support. So the point man for such a group buy could potentially find himself at the receiving end of a great deal of frustration if/when Honpo fails to come through in accurately delivering what buyers bought (or interpreted to be what they bought). But, that said, if a group buy does get organized, I would be VERY interested.

Oops, I almost forgot this 1 (I am such an evil bastard)

Oh, now I remember that 1. Yes, it would have iced the cake nicely. If you run into another, let me know.

ADs outside the US (especially in GB) tend to be more lenient with over-the-counter parts orders. I have not found any US ADs who will order parts, especially without a gen trade-in on the same part.

I agree with Slay - it may be the watch's perspective in the pictures, but the pushers look like they are symmetrically spaced from the crown. But the dial looks like a DW.

ebay or check Time zone's for sale sections.

Looking for opinions on this caseback for use on my 6542 Here is a gen 6542 This is my current caseback (from Silix rols176) I know the Silix rols048 caseback is not an exact copy of the gen caseback, but I think it may look close enough for government work. So, the 2 questions are -- What do you think about the rols048 caseback (the top picture)? (for anyone that has Silix's Rolex Oysterdate rols048) What is the diameter of this caseback (will it fit my Silix rols176 case)?

I received so many compliments on the 6239 on Tuesday that I think I may break with tradition & wear it again on Wednesday

What do you expect.......It says 'Rolex' on the dial. 1 of the interesting (& unexpected) side effects of Rolex's recent move away from their traditionally conservative watch designs & towards larger, gaudier watches is that more & more buyers are starting to re-discover the beauty of their traditional models (37mm-40mm). Of course, this is occurring at the same time when new collectors are entering the marketplace from China, India & Russia & the pool of existing vintage watches is getting smaller, which drives the prices ever-higher. A simple case of an expanding demand outstripping a shrinking supply.

We do not call it a Super Rep for nothing. And if I did not already have 1, this pic would have sold me.