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Sassy, classy and brassy. Very tasty! Note: this is the one and only time I will ever "like" a Panerai. *gag*

Post of the week!

Thanks! Boy is that gilt tough to capture.

There are only 1.115 parts when you remove the Zerk fitting. Just hook up the grease gun, couple squirts, you're done.

Awwwwwww look at the cute little bear! These were in my driveway a couple days ago. Yogi is still out looking for chow before the Long Dark.

Then there's the Paul Gerber with 1,116 parts...

We've had an EPIC storm here, wow!!

A little red, white and blue for this Veteran's Day!

AMEN, brother. Never forget their sacrifices make our freedom possible.

Think about the geometry for a moment. What exactly is pulling the tube out? I can think of two things: 1) the stem is too long so screwing in the crown is pushing in the stem, and it bottoms out in the movement, applying an outward force on the stem/crown/tube. Or... 2) the crown is too "wide" or the tube is too "short" so screwing the crown completely down has the crown hitting the case. IMO the crown should compress its o-ring and bottom out there, just shy of touching the case. In that configuration there is nothing applying an outward force on the tube. Hope those ideas help?

Carpe Diem! That's perfect, Cats.

I wonder if anyone here remembers the vast collection Lanikai put together? He has so many watches the steel forms a gravitational anomaly over Hawaii. Here's his Doxa with the Big Gonzo

Spectacular! Love it.

Ok here's the Frosty Flake too What the heck, here's one of many surgeries as I brought this old Sub back to life too.

I'll post the Big Gonzo, but don't want to get entered in the competition. Enjoy!

"What could possibly go wrong?!"

"Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it." "Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it." "Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it." "Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it." "Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it." "Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it." "Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it." "Don't do it!" -- "I'm gonna do it."

And then, knowingly, Ezio and me do this....

Here's Whoopy right after it falls out of the bezel in 10,000 crumbly bits:

Don't even think about it. This will only end in tears. Crumble, crumble, crumble

Don't worry about it mate ... you're about to reach the plateau. It varies from person to person, but we wind up with a brazillion watches and then start to whittle down the herd. I'm down to 7 now, and each one is significant. Doubt it will go much lower than this. No worries......... you're normal!

I apologize in advance for what Alaska is about to do to you..... http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/06/362008782/as-it-turns-extra-tropical-typhoon-nuri-could-challenge-all-time-record "the Aleutian Islands will be pummeled with 40 to 50 foot waves and wind gusts of up to 100 mph" "this storm is so strong that it will also cause the jet stream to plunge south, bringing cold temperatures to a huge part of the U.S." "during that so-called "bombogenesis" the storm's central pressure will deepen from 970 MB late Thursday to between 918 to 922 MB late Friday. For reference, the lowest central pressure of Hurricane Andrew (1992) was 922 millibars." Looks like we're in for an exciting weekend!

Back in the arctic wilderness

Assuming of course he's using an 8mm crown.....

I'm giving the Big Gonzo a break, so back to an old friend today.