freddy333

I think alot more people are checking out wrists than you may be aware of. Just because no one says anything does not mean they are not looking. A case in point - Last night, after returning home from my motorcycle adventure, I went to 1 of my favorite local Chinese restaurants for dinner with my 1601 under cuff. As I was sipping my tea, I noticed that several people around the restaurant, including my waiter & another waiter at another location in the room, were all staring intently at my wrist as my cuff was intermittently riding up to expose my watch. No one ever said anything, but this happened several times until it became unavoidably obvious that the diminutive (by today's standards) steel DJ on my wrist was attracting alot of attention from around the room. Now this was probably the 1st time I have worn this particular watch to this restaurant, but I have dined there many times & never sensed any interest in my watches before. But because my sleeve cuffs are usually buttoned closed, the only way you would see my watch is if you were looking at my wrist & there is only 1 reason I can think of for people to be looking at another person's wrist -- to check out their watch.

I use the middle setting (850/day) for 2 vintage DJs (1570 & 3055 movements).

Welcome to my motorcycle diary. Today's route begins at a local shopping mall & then takes us out into the countryside & we end up at a beautiful river made famous by a great American president. But 1st, we need some high octane petrol for the bike & health food for the driver. My trusty steed. Time.......√ Fuel......√ Gratuitous beater shot......√ Our journey begins in the mountains. This is the view looking down at the countryside below. It looks like a Norman Rockwell painting in 3-D. Stopped to take a few shots of the breathtaking scenery. Beautiful country down there. Wait, what is that speck on the beater? Could it be a Who? (If you do not know what a Who is, you need to read more Dr. Suess.) The beater seems to have picked up a small, winged hitch-hiking watch fan. Can you see him near the 10 mark on the bezel? No? Maybe we should take a closer look. Ok, enough of the mountains & hitch-hikers. Now, back to the bike for the next leg of our journey. Time......√ By late afternoon, we come upon a famous river. Can you guess which 1? What is this? There seems to be some debris floating in the river. I wonder what it is? Maybe, if I move my beater out of the way, we can see it better. Oh, that is not debris after all. It appears to be a crowd gathering on the river to get a better view of my beater. Maybe if I wave to them, they will wave back. Oops, looks like they cannot wave & balance at the same time. We seem to have lost 1 of them (look at the yellow canoe at right). Well, the little hand says it is getting late & we have done enough damage here anyway. Time to turn back for home now. Well, I hope you all enjoyed our little adventure. We will have to do it again soon. But, for now........Sayonara.

Hi & welcome. Most of the recent moaning about quality (often well deserved) is not so much about overall rep product quality (which has always been mediocre at best), but about the movement quality inside 1 rep in particular

You were not alone. Most gen owners know exactly that & nothing more. Good thing for us all to keep in mind the next time we are neurosing over minor font differences or the height of our crowns.

You did great for a 1st try. But SL is right - the crown on your watch is too large compared to the genuine article.

I prefer steel, but

Highly unlikely since modern auto-wind mainspring barrels contain a type of clutch to prevent overwinding. I suppose it is possible to accelerate the wear on the auto-wind gearing if the watch is hyperwound (as might happen if you use 1 of those constant motion winders that continually wind the watch 24/7 without pauses), but this & most of the better winders provide 3 winding settings as I described above. If you are still uncomfortable, simply use the winder's lowest setting (after giving the watch a full manual wind of 40 turns) & if the watch stops in a week or 2, you know you need to bump the setting up to the next speed.

Considering the level of work so far, I think the money spent on a 1520 would be well spent.

He men don't do Subs

My usual DRSD beater today (Friday) Splashing some of this on tonight

He is 1 of the Rolex forum Mods on TZ. James Dowling's website

My apologies then, Bobby. Your original post (at the top of this thread) said nothing about drilling virgin holes. I (mistakenly) assumed you were enlarging existing holes. Sorry. You might also Search out the tutorial I did for drilling Hev holes in virgin metal (same procedure works for lug or any other holes) with a cheap hand drill stand from Sears.

I was just going to say it looks like the pic Dowling posted on TZ (& I re-posted here) right after the Basel fair.

Great wristie, abat, & congrads on the new beauty. Enjoy.

Nice work, but I just checked the lug holes in some of my gen cases & none are countersunk (on either side). Most of the regulars here have been drilling lug holes (with or without countersinking (without in my case)) for quite some time using a cobalt bit, a few drops of machine oil & a simple hand drill (held by hand). About 2-minutes per hole & I have never broken a bit or damaged a lug. How much easier can it get? No offense, Bobby, but what makes your solution the 'the best' & why is this post newsworthy?

Sounds like your movements are all in need of general servicing (cleaning/lubing). Try Ziggy or a local watchmaker who works on reps & chronographs.

That is some serious tooling you got there, rodwc.

Great work, Ziggy. I have tried the same thing but using a pin vice. I am sure it is alot easier with a lathe & collet. This may be a silly question, but are these stems (with the same thread pitch) not available from any of the parts houses?

This winder is so quiet that I have to keep looking over at it (the unit is sitting 1.5 feet from my desk) to see if the watches are actually being turned. They are. Based on my initial impressions & Brom's positive comments after owning his for 3 months, I cannot see any (technical) reason why anyone would need to spend more than $90 for a dual watch winder.

So did it help?

Permission granted (sorry about the spillage).

I think the 1st Rolex Sub to appear on Bond's wrist in a major motion picture was the 6538 he wore in Dr. No

I just received a new AceTimer dual-watch winder that impressed me enough to post a positive recommendation for others looking for the same. The unit has a high gloss cherrywood finish with a soft/plush suede-like interior. The cushions are 2-part, which should provide a comfortable & secure fit for most (but probably not all) wrist & watch sizes. The unit is virtually silent when running with the cover closed (& my ear right next to the case) & barely audible with the cover open. Settings for 650, 850 or 1,000 turns/day (each setting automatically alternates between cw & ccw rotations - this is not user-controllable). Runs on either 2 D-cell batteries (not included) or AC power supply (adapters for US or EU sockets are included). Hopefully, my opinion will remain positive through & beyond the term of the warranty (1 year). $90 A quick & dirty picture Click the pic or search out ebay number - 310064280068 I am NOT affiliated with the seller.