freddy333

I think your 703 is actually a 702. The 703 (like the 704) has more space between the bottom of the coronet & dots (the closer spacing indicates a 702) There are a number of old threads that discuss the differences/variations that you should be able to locate via the Search.

1-4 weeks depending on your location, the speed of your local post office, the speed of customs & the speed of the Chinese post offices. Generally, tracking within China only updates after the package has been delivered. I would give it 1 more week & then contact the seller to see if he received it.

Who says you cannot find good stuff on Canal Street.

A watch is worth whatever YOU are willing to pay for it. Phong sells alot of nice aftermarket parts, but he also sells alot of highly questionable parts at near-gen prices. & there is little consistency to them. His pre-assembled watches tend to look pretty good (not 1:1 exact copies of gens), but, from those I have seen, they tend to be of shoddy condition with missing/broken/worn screws, missing/broken parts epoxied together, etc. Unfortunately, the same can be said for just about any other pre-assembled franken from any of the other 'high-end' sellers. This is not to say you should never buy 1 of these frankens, but it is important that you do YOUR research on the gen & know what you are getting into before you click the buy button. This is a good case for the old 'if you want it done right, do it yourself' adage.

Read the articles atop the Introduction forum (including the Forum Rules).

1st, read the 'Hey Noob' thread pinned atop the Introduction forum. While you are there, read the Forum Rules. Most reps come with used &/or unserviced movements. Should they be serviced? You do the math. There are many threads detailing how to repair loose chrono hands with epoxy that you can search out. See Edge's guides pinned atop the Watch Repair & Upgrade forum. No idea what you are talking about? There are varying qualities of lume & the best lume is more expensive than the poorest lume. 1 of the things that contribute to the cost of a $10,000 watch is the cost of the lume. How good is the lume on that $200-$300 rep you bought? Answers to most of these types of questions can be found in the pinned articles in the Intro or Watch Repair forums. Most others can be found via the Search.

It may have been that the xtal was placed closer or further from the dial in the case, which can change its perceived size. Otherwise, I am not quite clear on why you asked whether a gen dial would look like a gen dial in your watch? if you place a gen dial/handset in a watch case, it will look like a gen dial/handset, regardless of where it is.

Unless damaged (so it fails to seal the gasket), Rolex should not require you to replace a caseback, regardless of engravings. As for gen xtals, you might search ebay &/or 1 of the gen forums.

I do not want to hijack the wristies (too much) because the old guitar/watch & motorcycle/watch threads should still be accessible via the search, but here are a few old pics

Any of these? It might be time to update the guns 'n' watches thread.

Ending the work week wearing my Sub

As long as it is installed correctly, the valve is waterproof. Search out my threads detailing the Hev construction for details.

As always, 1st, contact the seller.

Most (not all) aftermarket cases are assembled from off-the-shelf rep parts, which is why they often get so many obvious details wrong & also 1 of the reasons their prices are so ridiculous. In some cases, as mistakes are pointed out, the offending part gets exchanged for another part (often another rep part containing a different set of mistakes). It just seems to be the nature of the biz.

Pan Am was the reason the GMT was produced. Pan Am asked Rolex to research/produce a watch to track 2 different times, so their pilots would not be able to use being confused by the time zone of their destination as the reason for their tardiness in arriving on time for take-off. Initially, the 6542 was intended for Pan Am only, but the tooling costs & early sales of the Turn-O-Graph hinted that a GMT might be a popular seller at the retail level, which it was.

Beautiful work , but are you sure the dial is gen?

Unfortunately, the caseback is laser etched, which easily/instantly IDs it as a fake. Yuki's caseback is also flat & beveled like a modern Rolex, which is incorrect for a 'bubbleback' like the '42, which was more rounded & bevel-less

For more background on Perspex

Still wearing goldie

Wearing goldie today

Like the Lange, the JlC preceded my RWG days & was purchased from some anonymous (& long-gone) rep website I located via 1 of the popular search engines pre-2000. The strap is a German-made Di-Modell, that I added later. Every once in awhile, while searching for something else, I come across a similar JlC model listed on 1 of the RWG sellers websites, so you might search through them or ask if they can source it for you.

Cats - Still a great watch & built by 1 of the best.

Unless you decide to become a watchmaker, just pick up the level 1 tool set here.