freddy333

Exactly.

Yes & I will reveal all in short order. But the purpose of the post is to get some (unbiased by me) input, so I know what direction to go in.

A guy who is willing to pay $20 might be willing to pay $25.........

Correct, version I layout. The gentleman gets a cee-gar.

Sensing the potential for a windfall of profit made me light headed & I guess I forgot who I was or where I am??????? Back on topic -- Dowling or someone had pictures in their book of a Sub dial that had been relumed by the London RSC & the area around the markers looked a bit like the dial in my 1st picture, where some of the material migrated into a 'pool' around the marker. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to locate those pictures, but if anyone knows what I am referring to, what do you think about the dial in the 1st picture in that case? ____________ Update -- I just found 1

Yes, they always screw something obvious up on every dial. In this case, it is not because they are unable to make or get the correct markers, because the index markers that came on the 1st version of this model (the 1st version had unpainted metal around the index markers) were perfect. But, unfortunately, the subdial markers were 'off' on that version. It bears repeating -- They always screw something obvious up on every dial...........

Except for a non-secs at 6 problem that occurred 1 week after I received it (which the seller's watchmaker repaired), mine has been keeping near COSC time for almost 2 years I have to figure out how to correct those hideous 3/6/9 lume markers though.

Sorry, CONUS only.

Hmmm......this is getting interesting.

Cash?

I plan to finish the last of my grail projects by summer. Other than that, unless someone produces an accurate Lange 1 or Deep Sea, that is about all that is on my radar screen for the foreseeable future.

A couple of dials for comparison

Yes. The last 2 of these that I have handled were reps being sold as gens. Hard to be 100% certain in this case without seeing it in person, but the pictures look suspicious to me.

Let me know when this is available to ship.

I am reminded of a story: A traveler to a new city asks a cabbie if he knows a place where he can get screwed real good? The cabbie says he knows a place that is guaranteed to screw him good & tells him that they will take good care of him. The cabbie drops the traveler off in front of a brothel & tells him to knock on the door. So the traveler knocks on the brothel's front door & a small panel slides open to reveal a beautiful pair of female eyes. 'What do you want?', the woman asks. 'I want to get screwed,' says the man. 'Ok, slip $20 through the slot', answers the woman. The traveler slips a $20 bill through the slot & a metal token comes back out. Then the panel closes. A few minutes pass, but nothing happens. The increasingly horny traveler begins to wonder if the woman forgot about him, so he knocks on the door again. The panel slides open & the same beautiful pair of female eyes appear behind it. 'Hey,' exclaims the horny traveler, 'do you remember me? I want to get screwed!' 'Sorry, I forgot to mention that this is a private club, catering to the most discriminating men with exotic tastes & there is a $20 initiation fee. Please slip your token along with an additional $20 through the slot', answers the woman. The traveler slips the token & another $20 bill through the slot & the panel closes. A few minutes pass, but nothing happens. The man is beginning to get angry because it appears that the woman forgot about him again. So he knocks on the door very loudly. The panel slides open & the same beautiful pair of female eyes appear behind it. 'Hey,' exclaims the angry traveler, 'didn't you hear me........I WANT TO GET SCREWED!' 'What?' said the voice, 'Again?' Now, if Tony was an honest seller & there really was a mistake, at the very least........at the very least.........he would have immediately corrected the 'mistakes' on his website & updated it to reflect the actual Canal Street rubbish he is selling. As of 1 minute ago, the description (describing a working chrono) & pictures are the same. I do not know about anyone else, but when you advertise 1 thing & sell something else & then demand additional money to get the thing you advertised in the 1st place, that is called 'Bait & Switch' (aka GETTING SCREWED), which is NOT a mistake, NOT an accident, NOT an oversight & NOT acceptable.

The bracelet does not look legit to me & I would want to see the model & serial number engravings between the lugs before trusting this 1.

Unfortunately, your pictures are not clear enough to see exactly what you have there, but it looks like it may be an MBW case with a relumed dial (the lume has a beautiful texture to it -- nice work, whoever did it). I also like the folded link bracelet, which, at 1st, I thought was a gen. But now that I look closer, the inner folds do not look right, so I am guessing that it is either a rep or consists of folded links made for another brand of watch that has been fitted with a rep or gen Rolex clasp & end links (again, impossible to tell based on the pictures). In addition to the pearl that Cats already pointed out, the other thing that does look like it needs upgrading is the crown, which appears to be a rep (hard to be sure based on the fuzzy pictures). I would replace that with a gen crown & tube. I would also reshape the CGs a bit, but what you have there is acceptable.

Sorry, but I have never been moved by most of the Tudors. The only Tudor that does anything for me is the 'Rose' dialed Oyster-Prince Sub If someone ever makes an accurate 7928 rep, I would buy it. As far as chronos go, I think the Rolex models (without date) are much cleaner & more striking than their clunky Tudor cousins.

There are 2 things you need to be able to repair a mechanical watch -- the proper tools & the proper skills. The tools can be purchased from ofrei.com or most watch supply houses. The skills require either some type of training (try timezone.com's Watch Class) followed by lots & lots of practice, or alot of trial-and-error experience followed by lots & lots of damaged movements & practice. Once you acquire the tools, the rest is just a matter of time & effort.

Try this or use the Search.

There is a big difference between gen Valjoux & Rolex movements and Vietnamese made cases, which directly affects their value & pricing. These movements are highly sought after & supplies are limited (since they have not been manufactured for several years). Meanwhile, manufacture of these Vietnamese (& copy cat) cases will only increase in time. When demand is high & supply is limited, prices go up. But when the demand is marginal (there is a very small number of buyers of these Vietnamese cases) & supplies are plentiful (& increasing), prices go down. This is basic supply vs demand.

I would agree with ximenes, if you do not have a press handy. Just be sure to place some (soft) rubber jaw covers on the vise so you do not damage the case or crystal. Also, you have to be careful to center the case in the jaws & apply gentle pressure evenly. You will likely have to press a bit, then rotate the case in the vise & apply a bit more pressure, then rotate again and apply more pressure. Keep rotating the case, pressing the crystal down a bit at a time until it bottoms evenly against the case.

Correct. However, if the crystal or case appears worn or pitted, you might apply a very light coating of silicone grease around the inner sidewall of the crystal to help seal it. If you do, be sure to clean out the inside of the crystal & case before installing the movement since a bit of the silicone will have been 'scraped' up around the front face of the crystal when you press the crystal down onto the case.

I would be interesting in 1 to fit a 2836-2 into a 16013 case.

IF you actually receive the watch that is described/pictured there, then you are correct. The problem is that Idolreplicas has now proven that the watches described/pictured on their website have NO relation to the watch you may or may not receive. If you get the watch pictured, then you are very lucky. But if you get a different watch, then I can only say that you have been warned.