Nanuq

I hereby nominate DieselPower. All in favor vote "aye".

Sorry DP, my canine patrols have their own accounts here at RWG and they've already expanded their precautions, even before I read this. I saw them planting more Claymores and stringing more razor wire this morning, a little further out, and I thought "what are those clowns up to now?!" Sorry mate, I'd be right chuffed to have you show up on the shores of Chez Nanuq!

Test fit - complete Case - check Movement - check Movement ring - check Nasty Chipped Dial - check Stem - check Crown - check Hands - check

Tell him you'll take $10,000 and the keys to the business. You don't need a partner like that.

Gents we're on this. MOAB is doing his usual stellar work. In the meantime I edited out his actual street address. We have screen shots but we still need to keep private details off the Interwebs.

Try Classic Watch Parts, he makes really good hands to fit the ETA movement.

You can make a cheap-o pressure tester from a Nalgene bottle. I detailed the process here several years ago. I half fill it with water and pump it up to 90psi with the watch inside, which is about 170' of salt water depth (14.7psi + 0.445xdepth in feet) and let it sit for a minute. Then I turn it on its side to submerge the watch and release the pressure. If I see a bubble stream, I know I have more sealing to do. You'll always get a few bubbles from beneath the bezel and around the crown... you're looking for a prolonged stream. That equals bad news. Easy squeasy. Big fun too!

Valentines

You may be right... someone sent me a photo of the aftermath of your last midnight binge, and it's epic to say the least.

Thanks for jumping on this @Legend. @jahjahwait you're in good hands.

Waimea Bay sneaking up on S.P.E.C.T.R.E. headquarters

From Tokyo

This is the perfect example of why this place exists. Thx both!

Romanesco

Bernard Cohen (guess what I got myself for Christmas!)

Newton

Great observations, all. Might I introduce another category to the initial question? My watches are almost all gen, and worth truly stupid amounts of money. So much so, that they live in a safe and never see the light of day. But I want to dive with them, and climb rocks, and wear them in a laissez-faire manner, as would anyone in the 60s when they were made. Remember, these were "tool" watches, to be used roughly as tools. Scratches and dings and leaks were expected. Because they were tools. I can't justify taking a $50,000 watch swimming. That's insanity. But damn if it wouldn't look cool to do that... to look at that beast on the wrist in its natural setting, under a butt load of water, doing what it was meant to do. If it was truly a $200 watch, you'd do that and not think twice. Use it, and if it leaks try to dry it out. If it rusts, screw it and go get another $200 watch at the Rolex dealer. Who can't risk $200 for a tool? So we have the desire to use them haphazardly, like James Bond jumping in the ocean in Thunderball and not thinking twice about his genuine 6538. I mean c'mon, it's a fricken dive watch. Of course it's not going to leak. Don't even think twice about that, just wear it. But.... can any sane person take a 6538 in the ocean now? Hell no. The parts are unavailable. If it rusts, you're done. So what do we do to scratch that itch? Voila' the Genenstein. Build something that looks and acts and feels and works EXACTLY like a real period piece. But make it with parts that are relatively easily available. Who can spare $200 for another ETA movement if it floods? Me. So I get to use it haphazardly, jump in the ocean if I feel like it, and NOT FRICKEN CARE if it floods. I'm not risking a vintage movement, and the genenstein dial will only look better than it does now if it floods. It's a win-win. So there it is... a watch that can be used as if it was gen, and looks like a gen piece, but it's relatively inexpensive enough to justify the risk. It lets us experience, almost, the carefree feeling of the early days of Rolex tool watches.

inferno

As an aside.... It's great to see you again Archierocks!!!

Wow. That's ............................................................................ wow.

Little scrimmage this afternoon, broke my movement tabs again.

Hey big guy, welcome back! Man it's been a long time.

Whatever floats your boat, I think most people put the extenders next to the clasp though. I prefer mine in one piece without extensions, so I ordered it long. If need be I can cut off a couple wraps with nippers.