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http://www.ebay.de/itm/Beschissene-Rolex-meiner-geisteskranken-Ex-/180867591049 I wonder though, how a second hand can get "lost"...

Could someone provide some decent shots of the balance and possibly the eta stamps? That would be great.

Classy! The dial looks pristine. How's the powerreserve on your 79350? Mine stops after 6 hours when I don't wear it. It needs a service I guess.

Those projects are the true addiction in this hobby. Congrats and wear it in good health!

Repairing a flying tourby replica is like trying to repair a clock that was attached to TNT. Those things are meant to break down after a short period of time. 1+ regarding the email address.

Awesome. This rocks!

The top of the chrono stop hand should be orange on the 2007 version, afaik. Note that there is a 2006, a 2007 and a 2008 version. Cheers.

I like large watches. BP, Fiddy, King Power Diver 4000m... But unfortunately all of them look like I stole daddys watch. 45mm is my maximum.

I really like the look of this watch, but I think my wrists are to small for it. I can't wear a fiddy so this is out of my leage. However, steam can be way more dangerous to a watch than a dip in the pool. If the seals are not 100% (and they should be swapped every 15 month or so) the steam will find a way through. And what watchmeiser said is true: the more complicated a watch is built, the more chance there is it might have a leak. I once tried to built an Aquatimer with a gen bezelinsert. The turning mechanism on the rep made it pretty impossible to make that thing waterproof. Bad thing for a diverwatch.

Very sturdy built watch. I wear mine for work and the only thing that has suffered yet is the clasp. The locking pin was ripped off in a fight, so now I wear it on a 0.90 cent el cheapo rubberstrap. Beside that its kick-ass. I might even swap an ETA 2893 in when I get the time, or simply buy a new one when this one falls apart.

Guess I would be in for at least one crystal - if the watch gets here in time and the run can be realised, that is.

That means you can actually use the chrono without being afraid the hands might slip out of position after a reset. Nice! Huge project. Please provide some pictures, that would be awesome! I have built a franken Ingenieur Chrono myself, with a 79350 calibre, genuine dial and hands, gen clasp and aftermarket AR crystal. Still nothing compared to a Doppelchronograph, but I know how much work and time a project like that consumes.

Yup. And this thread made me order a noob 111m. Problem I got now is that in those "classified" quality check pics the lever looks way different from the watch Angus observed. Are there different batches?

Simply put a genuine IWC 79230 calibre in it and you're set. If you can source one, that is.

So frickin' beautiful. Understatement at its best.