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Ziggy -- the problem with this approach is that the auto-winder may not fully charge the mainspring if the owner happens to be a desk jockey (like me). I do not think that tapping on a keyboard for most of the day provides a sufficient amount of movement, which is why some of our watches need a bit of supplemental assistance in the form of hand-winding. But, in my case at least, I know that my winding gears are properly lubed, which may not be the case for other manual winders.

I agree. This is an area that I partially disagree with Ziggy on. As long as the watch is in good condition & you wind gently (and slowly), manual winding should not damage anything. I have a couple of A7750s that have been manually wound at least weekly (1 of these is my secs at 6 Daytona) for the past few years without any ill effects -- the gears are clean with no visibly worn teeth & the auto-wind module winds the mainspring without any problems.

I just replaced the same gear (with the same problem) in a friend's watch yesterday (he has been warned many times NOT to force the crown if it becomes difficult to turn). So I think Ziggy's warning bears repeating -- IF you note any resistance or find it hard to handwind, STOP, or your going to damage the movement.

Sounds like you have no other options, unless you want to spend a few weeks searching ebay or TZ's sales forum. But your watchmaker may not want to have your watch sitting there while you search.

Beater as usual But dvn's entry makes me pine for this (maybe tomorrow)

If a seller or site is not listed in the Watch Collector Galleries section of this site (access to some sections of RWG requires an upgrade of your member status to 'Supporter'), it is either unreliable or unknown (unknown = unreliable until proven otherwise). Based on the descriptions of some of their watches (like this 'automatic' Lange Grand Arkade (which I can see is clearly a manual movement in the pictures)), I would consider this site very risky. If you do purchase anything, I would use a credit card & check with your bank (before clicking the BUY button) to be sure they will allow you to cancel payment should the transaction turn out to be less than satisfactory.

TTK is infamous for ignoring inquiries when he feels the answers are obvious (to TTK). In this case, he is probably ignoring all the squeaky wheels while he is busy testing their collective watches. Not the way I would treat paying customers, but TTK has his own way of doing business and, to be fair, he always comes through with the goods.

I always love a Movado on a woman's wrist. Perfect combination of glitz, class & mystery. Nice look, Vic.

Wow! I consider everything else posted in this thread hereby & officially trumped, and trumped good & well. :wub:

Initially, I hated this watch. Then, after seeing a few well-photographed samples pop up on TZ, it started to grow on me.......at least enough to encourage me to take a trip to an AD to see 1 in the flesh. But as soon as I put it on my wrist, any & all attraction vanished. Orange & green with big, honking index markers.......yuck. And putting that lightning bolt hand on this circus watch just makes things worse. Overall, the impression it left on me was even worse than the LV (which was not good). I think this model will become Rolex's next Edsel -- a great idea (to reissue the classic Milgauss) that was executed poorly (redesigning a classic to appeal to the blingy crowd instead of updating the original to maintain its classic appeal).

Mickey -- For the most part, my Rolex interests lie in vintage models, so take this with a grain of salt...........but your watch looks correct to me. Without seeing what you started with, I cannot itemize what you had replaced or modded, but if I saw this watch worn by someone (credible) on the street, it would certainly fool me & I suspect any average Rolex owner. Wear it well.

These & most of the 'repainted' dials sold by NDtrading & other dial vendors are not in fact redials at all. What they are are new aftermarket dials being marketed as 'repainted' to give them some degree of authenticity, which they do not deserve.

Actually, on 2nd look the 2nd dial looks like an NDtrading piece that may have been relumed, which is what threw me the 1st time. So they are all probably fakes, with the 2nd 1 being the least objectionable.

2 may be the real deal. Hard to tell from the pictures.

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Just tried 1 of these on the other day & very nearly bit the bullet. Very nice watch. Nothing PMWF about it. Hamilton is 1 of the few reasonably priced watch brands that nearly always make me do a double-take when I pass them in a shop window. Quality all the way.

Thank you (all). For whatever it is worth, the shot started out with my arm being used as the 'bar', but I was unable to keep the watches stable long enough to get a good, clear shot. So I switched to plan b & shot them hanging off my pole instead.

Always best to wear latex, but as long as your fingers are not dirty & the movement is held on the edges, it should be fine.

The proverbial horse has sort of left the stable now that RWG is being indexed & routinely found in google searches, but, still, I would hope phdguy has enough sense to leave out ANY AND ALL references to RWG and/or our collectors & esteemed members. No good (for RWG) can come of that.

I have a 7" wrist & was able to fit the bracelet comfortably (loosely, which is the way I wear them) by moving the pin in the clasp. While I have removed links from these before, it is a job best avoided if at all possible (the sheet metal is easily warped).

He has had an auction running on the bay for some time.

Odd request for a rep website, but here is 1 of mine Heck, it is Independence day in the Dominican Republic, why not make it a pair

You will. Trust me, you will. Those folded links will find hairs that you did not even know were there (until they get caught in between the links & yanked).

Those considering a Daytona might find this useful - The State of the Art in Daytonas Left to right (movement as fitted in my watch) -- 6238 (A7750) - 6238 (A7750) - 6241 (V72) - 6239 (V72) - 116509 (A7750) - 116520 (A7750) - 6263 (A7750) 6238 - Produced from the beginning of the 1960s to 1967 in stainless steel, 14 kt and 18 kt gold, the chronograph ref. 6238 is the last of the models with a smooth bezel and graduated scale printed on dial. A casual and sporty watch, it's design is more modern compared to earlier chronographs. Considered the precursor to the Daytona, among collectors it is knows as the Pre-Daytona. 6239 - Evolved from the ref. 6238, it was called COSMOGRAPH evoking the attention on space travel in the 1960s. The distribution occurred in different periods on the world market: in European catalogues it appeared for the first time in 1964, even if it is presumed that it was already on sale in the United States in 1963. 6241 - Produced from 1965 to approximately 1969, almost together with ref. 6240, this model too has a calibrated black bezel, but it has push-down buttons and 6 mm winding crown, typical features of ref. 6239. 6263 - At the beginning of the 1970s, and until approximately the end of 1987, Rolex presents the two new chronographs refs. 6263 - 6265. In the continuous search to improve the waterproofing, Rolex introduces various modifications differing from refs. 6262 - 6264, reintroducing the use of screw-down push buttons and a larger winding crown, as used on ref. 6240. 1165xx - Beginning in 2000, the current Daytona models are now fitted with an in-house 4130 automatic movement with 72 hour power reserve. More details available on rolex.com. Gen descriptions taken (mostly) from Rolex Daytona: A Legend is Born

Me likie. Excellent work. You might enjoy this video