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arty909

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  3. Vintage Sub w/ Blue Bezel

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    These watches aren't much. I guess you'd call then fantasy models- Rolex never made anything like them. 100m=330ft, not 220ft, so the first dial is wrong. There's never been a black dial sub with a blue bezel. There was a 1680 in the 70's with a blue dial and blue bezel, but that's about it.

    But at $60-70 plus shipping you're not spending too much money, So if you like them, who cares. They're just not very accurate as reps go.

    Couldn't have said that better. +1

  6. Friday Wrist Check

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Well, this was really just an experiment. I have a 'Vollmer' German-made, ultra high quality 22mm mesh strap in my parts box...

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    It was originally purchased for a Gen 1966 Breitling chrono I sold a long time ago. I have wondered how a Fiddy would look on one, but was too cheap to pay the 64 bucks from 'Watchstyle' in the U.K. I found this super-cheapie on the Bay- $3.99 plus a couple bucks for shipping! It arrived today, and the jury is still out. Suprisingly it's made very solid but A- It's too thin, and B- It's too shiny. Notice the darker color of the Vollmer, on the right:

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    I'll have to wear it for a while to see if I'll order the Vollmer.

    Ciao, Arty

  10. What is

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Something funky happened when you posted that- Is this the rest of it?

    Hello all,

    could please someone point me in the right direction (or explain)?

    I really like the black steel breitling reps. However I am not exactly sure what black steel is. If it is PVD, than no thank you. I have an expensive gen PVD watch, and only after a short time there are a couple of nicks on it, where the steel shines through. That drives my crazy, as I really anal about my watches. (A nick on a SS watch is much less visible, and therefore disturbs me way less).

    Is black steel PVD? Or is it the same material deeper down too?

    Which model / vendor would have a guaranteed Breitling black steel ?

    Thank you for your advice!

  11. Weekend Wrist Check

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    High temps and high humidity in Central FL for the past couple weeks prompted me to order this plain jane water and sweat-proof generic rubber strap...

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    I may mount one of my pre-V buckles to it, but for now it'll do great as is. Happy weekend! Arty

  12. MILSUB Dial

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    Put on? I'm not sure what you mean. Can you elaborate ?

    This is a genuine question.

    Boy, did I misinterpret this. Between the date on the dial issue and you wanting to age a dial that already has a terrific aged lume look to it; I thought something suspicious was going on with your question. Apologies...

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