freddy333

Most likely, the arm wand is loose on its stem tube. A common problem with reps. I posted a howto thread about this many years ago that you may be able to locate via the search. Either replace the hand, use a TINY bit of epoxy to cement the underside of the joint between the horizontal arm wand & its vertical stem tube, or ask a competent local watchmaker to fix it (he will remove & tighten the loose hand joint with a couple of light taps from a concave staking tool).

I have never had the various Asian 413x movements in front of me to do a comparison, so I cannot answer your question. My guess is that no one else on RWG has either. However, I am fairly certain that someone on RWI, the most popular rep site, probably has such a comparison.

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In hell, Apple watches are required.

Better red than dead --

I think the growth of Rolex misinformation/disinformation has simply matched the growth of Rolex 'collectors', especially those of the younger generation, who, just 10 years ago, viewed Rolexes as "old men's watches" & opted for Dick Tracy (ie, Apple) watches over mechanicals. Like just about everything else today, truth has been eclipsed by fashion (parading as truth by those who have been trained to comply to the fashionistas). But what irks me more than the 'Millenary, Bobs Watches, Brodinkee' clutter is the growth of Indian- & Spanish-language spam that litters google, youtube & other previously useful sources for info/data/pics/vids, all of which have little to do with Rolex & nearly always using the name as click-bait. Not to turn this thread into a political rant, but, unless AI can change the Titanic's destiny, I think the days of the internet as a reliable source of Rolex knowledge may be behind us.

google watchmakers in your city & phone to see if they work on reps. I think you will find that many do. You might also ask for references to be sure they are not charlatans.

Some very nice metal, gentlemen. Working at home today with my Aryan 'Master

Welcome back. Sadly, we lost Bob (Nanuq) recently. There may be others, but I only recently returned myself, so I am not really up on the social aspects of RWG.

For reference - 5513 Comex with gen dial

Andrew is a reliable, long time vendor & there are often production/supply delays he is unable to do anything about. Repeated queries do little other than to add to these delays. If you just ordered on the 17th, I would give it another few weeks before contacting Andrew again. If you do not hear anything by the end of the month, I would email him a simple, 'Hi, can you tell me the status of my order? Thank you.' As they say, good things come to those who wait.

Overall, looks great, especially for a 1st build! However, I am wondering if you have the correct crystal? It could be due to the angle of the watch in the pic, but it looks like the cyclops is not centered over the date window.

An interesting item, but definitely a case for buy the seller before you buy the watch.

I am not familiar with Fizcard & have not purchased anything from Andrew for awhile, but I seem to recall he had multiple payment options. You might try 1 of the other options, or email Andrew & ask him for assistance. He is usually very helpful.

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There is crazy inflation & then there is crazy Rolex inflation. The latter is generally crazy even by crazy standards. That is why it is said that today's crazy Rolex price will be tomorrow's bargain.

I would disagree somewhat with your description of the 23-300 as being delicate. I have overhauled 2-3 of them (1 sitting on my bench now) &, while not in the tool watch class, I would have no qualms wearing 1 as a daily driver. But I will acknowledge that Pateks generally require a higher level of care when being maintained (due to their haute decoration), parts are costly & difficult to source.

Top shelf as always.

I am assuming you did this early on, but have you checked for damaged/missing teeth on any of the wheels in the train? The mainspring would likely slip once per revolution of the offending wheel. This is something that should be easy to spot with a 24-hour timer record.

If the mainspring is slipping, then most likely either the spring is slipping on the mainspring arbor, the click or click spring may be loose or defective, or the escape wheel is slipping past the pallets. If you left the pallets in cleaning fluid too long, it is possible they may have shifted out of position, which could result in the escape wheel slipping -- & intermittently unwinding the mainspring as this occurs. Unfortunately, I know of only 3 ways to verify this type of problem -- replace the pallets with a new (or known good) set, put the movement on a timer with recorder for 24 hours & watch for telltale signs of slippage in the readout (eg, a sudden & significant drop in an otherwise regular pattern), or sit & watch the movement until it slips & see if you can see where it is slipping. Since this is a 2783, I think the easiest avenue would be to replace the pallets since they are not expensive (here is a new 1 on ebay for $12).

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