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N6, you know I have to protect my sources......... Jim Croce needs to re-do his song: You don't tug on Superman's cape, You don't spit into the wind, You don't pull the mask from the ol' Lone Ranger, You don't doubt Legend, and You don't mess around with Jim.

Every time I see that tagline it reminds me of a joke: A blonde is out in the bayou with a flashlight, hip boots and a rope. Spying movement, she throws her rope around a huge alligator and wrestles him to shore. Dripping wet, she drags him up onto a pile of deceased reptiles, then bursts into tears wailing... "Oh no! This one isn't wearing boots either!"

My MBW was a good, solid watch for many years and with only a couple small upgrades it looked pretty good.

Pavitt

@Pan153, I hear ya. I'm lucky that watches were up to 37mm by my birth year. This one is my birth year AND month.

Let's not forget the new claims being tossed around of "genuine Swiss paint"!

Here's a Tonny I picked up, the picture sucks but it's indeed black paint over brass with the relief edge showing. Not bad for 1/10 the price of a Dark Lord dial.

Yes, there are "refinished dials on gen plates" and then there are "refinished dials on gen plates". You get what you pay for.

Bustin out the old iron today. 97 years between the two of them.

Beware the "grail" that comes too easily ... it will soon lose its luster. It took over 4 years for me to acquire mine, and another almost 20 years to put it back into the condition it deserved. NOW ... it's a "grail".

I set you to VIP but the Boss will have to straighten out the payment details. God natt til deg også!

Sorry about that, keep pestering the Boss and he'll fix you up.

Oosik

Man, I don't remember... I just kept grabbing them from my set until one fit. I did a search and found this: Looks like you want a 3mm x .35mm tap

The bezel doesn't look thick enough but the teeth look like mine.

I had a very old MBW 1665 from maybe 13 years ago, and the crown got ruined. I removed the crown/stem, unscrewed the MBW tube, and chased the case threads with a tap. Then I screwed in a gen 703 tube and put a gen 703 crown on the original stem, then I installed the stem and screwed down the crown to seat the case tube into the case. Total time, maybe 10 minutes and I remember being amazed it was that simple.

I'm glad you got a laugh out of it. When we post up something we've really worked a long time for, sometimes someone will make a post about it that makes you proud of your piece, and really sticks in your mind as a "I DID IT!" moment. I hope this was it for you... you waited a long time for this and you're rightfully proud of a seriously gorgeous example of your Grail.

Ah well, welcome to the "Banned from TRF" club. No real loss, actually. I wonder how many over there would spot a misspelled "Submariner"? It's far too easy to see what you want to see, not what's really there.

well done! We're all about learning details here. She's a beauty, mate... enjoy her! Sorry for the heartburn...

I dunno, there's just something .... intangible ... about it that seems off. Can't put my finger on what it is...

Man, I dunno..... look how the N aligns beneath the "660" in my photo........

Beautiful!!! But...... are you sure that's a gen dial?

You can bet Lani is there on the beach watching it! Keep an eye out for the shaka and tats.