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What you have is a loose fit between your retaining ring and the crystal. The whole shebang fell off, leaving your crystal behind. Just push that bezel assy back on (and be prepared for the next time it falls off).

Yep, black over gilt, lume over black. The "gilt" is actually the brass plate beneath showing through openings in the black.

Wooooooooooooooooooody!! Welcome back amigo!!

I read somewhere that Rolex used that in the really old Subs, often it appeared like a smear of trit lume in a divot in the insert. I could go with an Athaya pearl and tint it vintage, but this looks pretty darn nice, to my jaded eye.

Gah! The Man with the Answers is here! Hide the evidence!!

And cc33 knocks it out of the park!! I knew it, as soon as the heavy hitters show up, BAM!! Gone. Nicely spotted, sir. That next-to-last photo is the money shot. Sorry mine was so blurry!

There's a vote for the loose one.... anyone else?

Hah! Here's more: You Know You're In Alaska When............. . . .when it warms up to -35 degrees(Fahrenheit) and you go out in your shirt sleeves to wash you car. . . .when you drive for a mile on square tires on a -65 morning before they eventually become normal. . . .when you have to put your sun visor down at 3:00 a.m. . . .all of your relatives refer to you as that crazy person that lives up there. . . .your kids think that you have to get on a airplane to go on vacation. . . .you only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco. . . .you design your Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit. . . .the mosquitoes have landing lights. . . .you have more miles on you snowblower than your car. . . .you have ever had your snowblower stuck on your roof. . . .you have 10 favorite recipes for moose meat. . . .you've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard. . . .driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow. . . .you think sexy lingerie is fleece socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons. . . .you owe more money on your snowmobile than your car. . . .at least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant. . . .the most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun. . . .you think the start of moose season is a national holiday. . . .you frequently clean grease off your barbecue so the bears won't prowl on your deck. . . .you take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists. . . .you know that the term "Break Up" has more to do with the weather than personal relationships. . . .your monthly phone bill is larger than your house payment. . . .there is a bottle of Avon's Skin-So-Soft in your tackle box. . . .you don't know anyone who doesn't own a 4-wheeler. . . .you have ever taken a trip "outside" and tried to cash a traveler's check, drawn on an Alaskan bank, and the cashier asked you the current exchange rate in Alaska. . . .you have ever washed your car while there was still snow on the ground. . . .you have ever power washed your car by parking driver's side into the rain in the morning, and passenger side into the rain in the afternoon. (a Dutch Harbor thing) . . .you have tennis elbow but have never played tennis, just snagged a lot of salmon. . . .you know a honey bucket is really a bucket, but it's not really full of honey. (If you don't know, don't ask) . . .you know that the Rat Net is not a rodent catching device. . . .you know the Naknek Twitch is an illegal fishing technique, not a spasmodic muscle in your neck. . . .you travel for two days to get outside but none of your family members will travel more than two minutes to visit you. . . .you learned to swim indoors. . . .you leave your Christmas lights up, year round, because as soon as it gets warm enough to take them down it starts getting dark enough to put them up again. . . .your bedroom windows are covered in aluminum foil. . . .you had waffle soles put on your cowboy boots. . . .your monthly veterinarian bill is more than your own medical bill. . . .you know that a "handi-man-jack" is a device designed to lift a car to change a flat, not a guy named Jack that comes around on Saturdays to repair minor problems. . . .you know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos.

Okay gents, a little comparison for fun. Which of these inserts in gen? Look closely.

Ain't that the truth! There's always one more "next new part". The next will be the ne plus ultra. With this iteration I'm thinking about the JoeyB trick of using a drop of epoxy for a gen like "pearl". Pics I've seen show a very flat amber dot, much lower than a trit pearl, almost flush to the surface. Thoughts?

Hah! I'll just call over to the ROCC and have them hold all departures. Then I'll stroll out to your Falcon and give you a Meaningful Stare. THEN we go out for beers!

I always thought they were meticulously assembled by Swiss Mountain Elves. I guess Kent Mountain Elves are just as plausible?

Man look at all the alumni! This is like Christmas!

Lordy Lordy, that's a sweet old meters-first.

Hah!!! Hey isn't that MH370? You found it!

Worst Sub?

You'll recognize these tats, JoeyB

Why does this remind me of the line from the Blues Brothers movie? "What kind of music do you have here, ma'am?" "Why honey we got both kinds, country AND western tocattas AND fugues!"

Man oh man, look at all the Alumni this topic brought out of the woodwork! All these gentlemen with over 8 years of time in the saddle. My hat's off to all of you! That's sure a nice collection... there's God's Own COMEX in the bottom row, the DRSD to make a grown man cry, the MilSpec... all amazing pieces. But be grateful you disappeared for awhile. Yes the MBWs were nice... but a nefarious (nee: ungodly expensive) presence has taken over RWG, it's the siren song of the Big Crown. Many a brave soul here has fallen into the trap, and once-strong men have disappeared suddenly, only to reemerge, clawing themselves back to sanity from the yawning abyss, shredded and torn, clutching a finished Big Crown in their poxy grip. It's a disease. Or a punishment. I don't know which. It's nefarious. It's ugly. It's intoxicating, and before you know it, a $1,000 "special quality" case seems utterly reasonable. Within 6 month's time you're $5,000 or $6,000 into your build, and hiding receipts from your dog, as he eyes each and every precious parcel that comes in the door.... gazing meaningfully at you with those accusing eyes, wondering if he's going to have kibble this night. MBWs? Very nice.... but mere gateway drugs into the dark realm of the BC Customs. Be afraid. Be verrrrrrrrry afraid.

Hey Bill welcome back! sorry I have to keep this short, my online time here in the prison library is pretty short....

I remember the day like it was yesterday, when we opened the floodgates and barraged the old poxy dying site with announcements and links to the new RWG home. It was March 17th and we brought over around 2,000 members that day if memory serves. Heh, it literally was "yesterday" eight years ago. Happy birthday RWG! (within one standard deviation, allowing for memory lapses!)