freddy333

Looks good from what I can see in your pics. Keep in mind that nearly all 1665s have been polished/serviced multiple times over the years, so there is no standard for CG shapes. As long as yours do not look either new or like they were shaped by hand (no straight angles or tool marks ), they should be fine.

Actually, the edges of the hour marker bars should be (slightly) beveled, but just not to the same degree as MQ's dial. Until some hard-core collector designs an aftermarket dial himself, I think there will always be inaccuracies of fonts & layout on aftermarket dials. As always, the buyer must choose which set of sins offends him the least.

I have no experience with his '38 dial, but MQ's Newmans are the best currently available. As always, research & educate yourself on the gen you are targeting & then click the buy button. Basing a buy at this (price) level on others' opinions is not a wise move.

MD2020 - Your repeated pejorative rep references are unsettling, to say the least. It also seems rather odd considering they are coming from a member who requested a personal forum detailing his work on them. If you are unable to meet your customers' expectations & also fail to communicate with them in a timely manner, complaints are the logical result. Why, for the 2nd time, this should come as a surprise to you, tells me you took on too much work, lack the requisite customer service skills to smooth over the resultant bumps in the road & are repeating the cycle over & over again. MD2020's customers - Again, RWG staff are not able to mediate private transactions between members & making repeated attempts to contact MD2020 is likely to be about as effective is repeatedly pressing an elevator button. If MD2020 fails to respond within 2 weeks, try him once more. If you receive no response after that, I would encourage you to contact your bank or payment processor.

I had a couple Panerais before they became fashionable (late 90s). But once I saw 1 on someone else's wrist (it looked gargantuan &, thus, on anything other than a military pilot's wrist (while piloting in war) silly), I dumped them & never looked back.

Ending the work week wearing my Aryan 'Master

Ditto panerai153.

Due to their rarity, few collectors know about pre-Comex Subs & fewer still have seen 1. Therefore, you have a bit of latitude in your choice of (gen) dials. However, for the record, there are a few details that are consistent to all the verifiably genuine pre-Comex dials - 1. Ft 1st 2. Maxi dial (slightly larger hour markers) 3. the horizontal lines that cross the f & t in ft are at the same level The actual color or appearance of the lume varies, so the applied ('puffy') lume on your dial would not, for me, be an issue.

I am with Nanuq. It just looks funky (home brewed) & not in a good way. I also wonder if the advertising of his mods will eventually catch the ire of Rolex lawyers -

Twin & Triplock crowns contain a spring/plunger assembly, which is what allows the crown cap to move (laterally) beyond the point where it contacts the tube. This is part of what makes the water-tight seal. In this case, as jmb suggested, you need a new crown, which should screw onto the stem. You will need to remove the caseback & (carefully/gently) press the stem release to release the stem to fit the new crown. As this is a common problem with aftermarket crowns, if you plan on keeping the watch, I would replace with a gen crown (check ebay) &, since you have to remove the caseback anyway, I would have the movement professionally overhauled, so you are not back here next week posting that the watch stopped right after having the crown fixed.

Wore goldie to a business meeting today

I have only ever seen a 1530 or 1520 in a 5500 & would be suspect of a 1570. But, as always with vintage Rolex, anything is possible. Pics? & welcome.

Silix, in my experience, is 1 of the slowest dealers around, both in communications & delivery. Although things may have improved in the interceding 3 or 4 years, I had to wait 3 months to receive my last 2 orders & communication was only a bit quicker. Good luck.

Actually, it has been running a bit fast.

Just past midnight (Sunday am) & wearing my OPD

OPD & OTL

Most of what you seek is in Toad's Newbie guide (also pinned atop the Intro forum), which is where you should start.

Working after midnight & decided to my hummer was not getting enough wrist time lately. So I slid this on & figured I might as well start the Thursday wristies

Both look Asian (Rolex is made in Switzerland) to me. If in doubt, at the very least, I would insist on good, clear movement pics.