mjmurphy926

Only one thought comes to mind...How the hell can I get one?!?

Maybe not other's style...and I do like simple and classic straps, but I love this as well...Definitely my style!!

BEAUTIFUL!!

the genuine swan neck is a spring... when you screw it down... the regulator will pressed up... but never will you have a hole between screw and regulator (like on reps...

I believe you t. And I know you know these movements much better than I. All I can say is that my Asian swan neck doesn't do the gap between the screw and dagger thing. I have screwed the screw all the way in and then backed it out to regulate it. The "spring" part of the swan neck stays in contact with the dagger and the dagger stays in contact with the screw the entire time.

I know I have seen pictures several times that show exactly what you are talking about. I even have a sterile movement I got off the bay that does this, so I absolutely believe what you say is true, but for whatever reason, I have one that doesn't do this. I think like anything else in this hobby, there is a pretty high degree of variance in parts. Not all are equal. Sometimes we get lucky, sometimes we get crap.

I'm wondering if someone were to lift the spring part of the swan neck over the dagger and force it up toward the top of the movement, if this would bend it slightly and put more pressure on the dagger eliminating the problem...Just a thought. I'll try it on my sterile ebay movement.

CONGRATULATIONS PUGWASH!!!!

Might I ask,

What clinched it for you? You seemed pretty confident about your answer

Hmmmm...

Yes...I'm a sore loser...

Good thinkin' Pug!!

But I don't go in for that book learnin'!!

This one is realy to big for me.

I can't understand why they are building these huge Seiko monster like watches.

Or am i missing something here.

Carpe Diem

Cats

Different strokes...Since I've been wearing PAMs, my subs just seem so tiny. It sounds like Rolex will be making watches in both flavors (40ish and 44ish mm). This should appeal to more folks.

Seems pretty smart to me.

It makes that bracelet look skinny though

Wow...You're right Andy...I didn't notice that before.

Is this still a 20mm bracelet? Kind of a bummer!!

Damn...Now I really want one...It's my size!!

Invisibility will become reality later this month when my PAM crystal returns from the chief!!

Too bad the SS wont be out until 2010, so you'll only have to wait two years to wear it. Maybe they'll get it right by then

You could tell everyone that you are very well connected with Rolex and that this is one of the prototypes that was given to you by Bob Rolex himself...So when the gen comes out and it's a little different, you can say "That's because mine was a prototype!!"

P.S. If you want them to believe you, you might want to skip the "Bob Rolex" part

And for good reason. However, the answer to this question, when drawn, does not have to be manipulated, moved, or viewed from any other angle.

You are right though. It is actually drawn. I stand corrected. Your two-dimensional drawing where the square is showing (that's important) does have more corners.

One answer only.

I am impressed. (No one ever presented that before)

Thanks, but still...I concede nothing!!

I am interested in your answer though.

I must say, that is the most clever answer yet. But since this is a drawing exercise, and the figure would have to be drawn...

I beg to differ The figure was drawn , that's why you can see it. If I didn't draw it, it wouldn't be there.

You may have a different answer, but I won't concede that mine is a wrong answer!! (I'm pig-headed like that )

My answer:

The conjoined square is laying flat along the bottom of the triangle.

A 2 dimensional drawing of what it would look like:

But my answer is the top drawing that has only 3 corners.

I'm still in the learning process on these movements so pardon this question if it's stupid, but isn't the shock protection on the OP's movement NOT the incabloc protection found on the gen?

I got my Asian dagger swan neck from Andrew. It does have incabloc protection, but it has something else that differs from the gen and other movements such as the OP's. It's the method in which the spring attaches to the regulator. Sorry, I don't know what it's called, but I circled it in red.

BTW - Although the regulator screw is too short to cover the entire range of the regulator scale, it works perfectly. It does put enough pressure on the dagger to move it when the screw is turned counter-clockwise to speed up the movement. I was able to regulate this watch to +2 sec/week (not day, week). I just wish I could find a longer screw.

So which 111h did you decide to go with?

Oh...and welcome.

so i filed down the end of the stem (the other side of the crown when attached to the stem).. I thought it'd be ok to have such short stem end...

You filed the wrong end my friend. Lucky for you, stems are cheap. Hopefully someone will post a source.

I got home from work about an hour ago to find my T-60 (I like that name fishgo ) crowns in the mailbox. I can confirm that the quality is first rate and the fit on a standard rep case w/ V CG is perfect.

It's a nice improvement over the stock rep crown and I'll leave it on until T produces (if he decides to) the run of T-48 crowns.

Again...Excellent work T...Thanks!!

so let

i think the guys with the fake gen turkey crowns they wrote the crown need 60 teeth.

rolli

That would explain a lot.

...I don't think that anyone is blaming t for anything...No additional drama is necessary.

EDIT - Original post edited.

EDIT II - Also edited this post to remove any possible distraction from the thread. The last thing I want to do is add drama. I hate when others do that, so I apologize if I did. Not my intention.

T,

I knew these crowns had 60 teeth when I ordered them. I was unaware that gen crowns had 48 teeth. But since I don't believe you intentionally misrepresented them, I will not be asking you to replace my crowns with 48 teeth crowns for 10 euro. I will however, buy at least 1 (probably 2) 48 tooth crowns at your new price of 30 - 40 euro if and when they are produced.

I also agree with mil_sub that 700 48 tooth crowns may be too many, even if the cost per unit goes up slightly to produce a smaller batch.

Much thanks for your efforts. This just goes to show that no good deed goes unpunished.

Yup, you are right. Most of the DSLRs are good now. But I am woking on a budget and my choices are limited to the following D60, K200D and the Sony A200. I am leaning towards the Sony and Pentax (in body VR, useful for a smoker and caffeine junkie like me). Lenses are a factor as well. Carl Zeiss lenses are not cheap.

Cheers

All 3 solid choices. I used to spend a lot of time on dpreview just reading and researching. It's a great site for help in making your decision.

Get an Olympus. The 4/3rds system oly uses is way better than the others. I have smaller lenses that have twice the range that my friend has with his sony. I was at a Willie Nelson show tonight and sat next to my buddy with a sony dslr we took shots with the same settings all night and my oly smoked his sony!!! He was flustered and [censored] that he could not match my pics!!! hehehe!

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/OlympusE510/

http://www.4-3system.com/modules/news/

4/3 gives a higher crop value than the standard APS-C due to it's smaller size, so the tele end of a zoom lens does look closer to the subject, but the wide end isn't as wide. So it's a trade off.

I'm personally not a fan of 4/3. Smaller sensor = increased noise. For ultimate image quality (especially when you print big) the bigger the sensor, the better. That's why Canon's top models have used a full frame (same size as 35mm film) sensor for years. Nikon has also recently joined the full frame ranks along with Sony.

If you're mostly posting on the web, 4/3 is plenty, but I like to hang big (20"x30") prints on my wall.

sensor size explained:

http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/C...or_sizes_01.htm

I shoot Canon (40D, 20D, reb xt). All the DSLRs are really nice these days.

I found that the body I chose was not as important as the lens selection from a given manufacturer. I love Canon glass for it's extremely high quality and relatively low price. Their bodies don't exactly suck either (especially for a sports shooter like me). I've always loved the low noise performance of Canon. This is a must for sports, as night games are generally shot at high ISO, but not as important for watch photography.

Check dpreview.com for reviews and great forums.

I work in IT for a big financial company (It's been mentioned in this thread).

I also shoot MLS soccer for an online soccer mag on the side.

From the last game I shot:

Game winning goal shot:

It got a little wet at the end of the game:

Perfect name Dave!!

A new family member can never replace one who has passed, but it sure can be a joy in it's own right and help to ease the pain!!

Enjoy,

Mike

Looks like a big bear...But I would be a little more concerned about whatever took that ENORMOUS crap the bear and you walked through!!