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I've been told cigarette smoke will tint it, or use the hot end of a lit cigarette held closely to the dial to heat tint it, moving around the perimeter and central hole to concentrate the effect there.

It was a lot of years ago so my memory is rusty. I had a very early MBW 1665 and wanted to install a gen crown and tube. IIRC, the tube came out of the case with a triangular file pressed in the opening to unscrew it. I used a tap to chase the threads and clean them up a bit, they were the same as my gen tube, and quite messy. I unscrewed the old crown from the stem and the new crown screwed right on. I did a test fit and decided the tube should be countersunk a little so I put a big drill bit in my Dewalt and opened up the tube thread a little. I added a bit of red Loctite, screwed the tube in, then screwed the crown onto the tube and cranked it down until the crown bottomed out against the case. Perfect fit and it never leaked a drop. Total elapsed time, maybe 30 minutes.

Hah! Fantastic result. Well done. And I see nothing at all wrong with stoves and watches!

Fox, I didn't intend my post as a rebuke. More of a statement of purpose. The early days of TRC and RWG (original) were the Wild West at times and we all had a dig at each other dozens of times. That's still welcome here and I've been on the receiving end myself more times than you can shake a stick at. We're all big boys and know when jesting takes on a sharp edge. I figure I'll never say anything here that I wouldn't say to someone's face... that works for me. In the meantime, who's got the best Sub?

I found you do have to be careful when it's cold out. My boy wanted to be like me and walk barefoot on the ice so he tried it, but stepped on some rock salt I'd thrown out. That stuck to his feet and he got frostbit several places. Same with the dog, you can't let them walk in salt before you go out in the snow.

Well said Mike. Civilized societies did away with lynch mobs awhile back, in favor of evidence, impartial adjudication and hopes of correction and restoration. "Off with his Head" is a thing of the past where mature people rub elbows. Every one of us has skeletons in our closet, and we've all received forgiveness when we didn't deserve it. Personally, I'm grateful for that. It compels me to extend forgiveness to others whenever possible. I see a lot of people doing that here, and that builds strong communities. That is what makes this place great.

Welcome back big guy! We have a couple new people that have set up shop to showcase their builds and to host Q&A about Panerai.... take a look, you'll be pleasantly surprised. :wink:

Yep the Brevet crown is already installed. [emoji41] That case engraving looks great!

Yes indeedy, it's 13mm. I'm not digging the glossy gold color, so they'll get sanded a little. This is the look I'm after, these are the hands on my 6538:

The (hopefully) final piece of the puzzle materialized, now comes the fitting and massaging to make all the parts work together.

Time for more skanky old iron.

Something a little out of the ordinary for today.............

Talk to Mary, a Supplier here. Her folded link 7836 is excellent.

That insert really completes the look. Much nicer than your last one.

The Requiem by Maurice Durufle'

The People

We have quite a few people here that repair and service movements, in North America and in Europe. Just search around a little and gather some names, and send them a PM. It should be a simple fix.

Another aspect: how do preconceived notions affect our perceptions? My dad used to to say "You always find what you're looking for. What are you looking for?"

Super 7

Looking at the movement repository, here are the closest match to the two you asked about: http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&4&2uswk&Cortebert_616 http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&4&2uswk&Molnia_3602 Now you asked about a "3201" Moly, and if that existed the first two digits refer to its diameter so you'd have a 32mm piece there. I'm guessing you meant a 3601. Looks like the Moly is slightly larger in diameter and over 1mm shorter in height. Nightwatch will be the best guy to answer this though.

WOW, there's some nice stuff here. Keep 'em coming!

"Dig deep"? How about "Family Evil" by the Crystal Syphon? Great album!

Wow. Just............ wow. Gorgeous!

Breathtaking. Can't....breathe.....