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Be strong. Be creative. Don't listen to negative voices and push yourself harder than you think is possible. Focus on the goal and don't look back. DO NOT get lackadaisical and think it's easy. It won't be for at least 2 years. Until then give it everything you got and make them UNABLE to let you go. You can do this.

Welcome aboard! We've got watch nuts from every corner of the trade, cheap quartz to high end genuine pieces and guys that make their own from lathes and blocks of steel. I'm sure you'll fit right in.

Trading adrenaline for altitude, on the way up.

Colder temps and snow? Yeah that's next week. THIS week it's summer! DAMN that's a nice picture. Made me stop what I was doing and look again.

Nostalgic? Me?? Never.

A little Ploppy on Stingray action for today

I put a little dab of toothpaste on my thumb and rub the hell out of it, then wash it off under running water. It's a mild abrasive polish and works great.

Very nice work!! But one detail you left out, are those SAE or metric washers you used beneath the lugs?

Up on the McHugh peak approach

Y'know I thought it tasted a bit nutty on the finish.... [emoji13]

What a score! Yes we have several members here that are fully capable of servicing the MBW and your gen. The depth of talent available here is mind boggling. I won't take my gens to an A.D. for service anymore, instead they go to the trusted gents here that really know how to treat a 40-year old beauty.

Never fear mate, I still have the key to that mahogany cabinet way in back of the massage tables to the left of the lap pool. You know the one, it has the cigar burns and leather cladding... the really REALLY good stuff is in there. I told MOAB the "really good stuff" is in the crystal case by the bowling lanes. Tee hee, he'll be savoring the Johnny Walker while we sip the 40 year single malts. Mum's the word!

While climbing last night, enjoying a late Fall evening.

Wow. Just...... wow! Beautiful!

I seem to remember something in the forum rules about the co-admin buying each member of the staff a case of their favorite libation??? Make mine Laphroaig!

Arrrrrrrrrrrr me bucko!!! Ne'er too late to the party!

Lady and Gentlemen (hey we do have a female member here): After much discussion with The Boss, the Main Cheese, He Who Occupies the Palace of Ice up north, we came to the realization that we need another man on top of the letterhead. "Admin" is unable to spend much time here at all, and my ability to participate has taken a downturn. So we talked about the man that is here all the time, always soothing wounded egos, wielding the sword when necessary, always with a steady hand, with fairness and an eerie sense of calm... and we decided that Mike On A Bike is the perfect choice for our next Co_admin. Tonight I set him up in his new role, and contacted him offline with the good news. But what's this?? He's gone to bed already? So I think it would be wholly appropriate to absolutely inundate his PM inbox with cheers and wishes of congratulations, don't you? After all a good co-admin never sleeps...... Please join me in welcoming RWG's newest Co-Admin .... MIKE ON A BIKE!

Dang..... that's one of the prettiest watches I've seen in years.

Fantastic result. Well done!

Easiest solution is to send it to me. I'll modify it so the bezel doesn't turn at all. [emoji56]

Woo hoooo, what a looker! Now get that bad boy on some sailcloth, like all real dive watches should be.

I recognize some of the impossible to find parts there M, can you take us down the road as you built them?

Ivan the Terrible ... is he related to Vlad the Impaler? Yes the Dark Lord exists, but woe be unto the man that gives away his contact information. Your children will suffer the Scourge and your crops will wilt on the vine. Your livestock will deliver stillborn and your mp3 player will delete random songs. Be forewarned! His eyes are everywhere and he suffers fools harshly. Are you Worthy?