cc33

That resto went well! That's way tighter then mine, Should look stunning on a big crown build!!

My condolences M.

I love the olloclip for macro on the go but just a crop of a pic from my camera does the trick for me these days when I'm home.

Great deal its a long 5

If you can live with the condition of course!

Only a gen pearl will do imo!

Try this maybe he still has it

http://www.network54.com/Forum/207673/message/1426806309/FS-+Rolex+Tritium+Pearl+for+Submariner+5512+5513+1680+1665+CHEAP

Looks great

What a nice watch

Looks really nice, she will LOVE it

Thx, yes gen

Thanks guys.

Great shot Y!

Double red

Good man

Very relieved to hear that he made it in time

Try to setup your camera for spot metering, that way you can erase the reflection.. You have to point the camera at dark items to lighten the pic and light items to darken it, find the sweet spot and half press the shutter to lock it (if that's how your camera is set up) or hold ae lock for the same effect, then reposition and focus and shoot, all while keeping the ae locked. That's how you get rid of reflections

This is a little helpful

It's all about the exposure imho

http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/2879/which-is-best-spot-center-weight-or-matrix-metering/

Just in, thank you Rolojack!! love it, I know it's not perfect and the hands are wrong but it's stunning just the way it is imo. I'm building a true to gen version with gen service dial and hands, gen movement and Phong case etc.. This one and you certainly inspired me to do that but I promise I will enjoy this one just as much!! 

I hear ya mate, you can almost turn a "date" watch into a no-date too, using the right dome. I did that with my first Snowflake, I built the date version and used a tropic 19. The end result looked like a no-date until you looked closely.

I don't know if I told you the story about my tropical gilt dial. I bought my 1675 years ago for a song because the owner thought it had a fake dial. It turned out to be a very rare matte "radial" dial. So a couple years ago the AD called and said he had a tropical gilt dial for me, gratis. I just needed to give him some sort of 1675 dial to turn in to the factory instead of the gilt. So $50 later I had a tropical gilt 1675 and my lovely, precious radial dial was on its way to the crusher. Man I wish I had a couple days to make that decision when he called, I could have picked up a garden variety dial here cheap, and kept both flavors.

Final offer... Ken's Left Nut for that tropic 38. You know I'm desperate when I "go there".

Haha, no not even for his left nut!!

I do remember that story now that you reminded me. I would be super happy if I was you because usually it's the other way around, show up with a valuable gilt dial and pay to have rolex destroy it and swap with a more modern less valuable version. I'd say you did rather well!!

Please let me know if you decide to let that tropical go. I'll sell mine and make you an offer.

And that Tropic-38 needs to live in Alaska too. Let me know if you want to let it go.

I've had more requests for that dial then you could imagine!

Not my precious 38! That's one of the things that I'm really looking forward to, I love the non cyclops look

Amazing CC.

Can't wait to see it all together.

I see more and more gens posted on this site everyday.

I think it only goes to show the natural progression of people's collections.

Most fiddle around with cheap reps at first... then graduate to Frankens.. then graduate to Gens.

You would be surprised, I've had gens for 15 years now. I can't speak for others but I like both. Actually when I say both I really mean franken's and gens, I don't like reps that have no gen parts, unless it's a very well done vintage Rollie that speaks to me. I like those for my vacations.

I was so excited when I happened onto this forum a few years ago, the idea that I could build a watch that was unattainable in its gen form was a mind blowing experience. I've always had gens and I always will but I will also always be interested in this hobby. I've learned more in the past 3 years then I ever did in 12 years without this forum. Imagine how much more a car restorer (weather he uses some aftermarker parts or not) knows about a given car that he worked on compared to the guy who bought it from him..

That fuchsia insert came with the kit, I prefer all black but I really like this one too.

@cc33- simply stunning...

Thx!

Wow! Looks lovely, what are the specs? 

Thanks, all gen

Yep, the 'exclamation point' dial is one of mine, and next in line after my 6204 to be updated. I do love the gilt chapter ring dials. 

Awesome, making your own dials must be extremely satisfying! looking good

That looks stunning, the lume plots are all uniform in colour, mine has some cream and some yellow... I was told it's "washed" and only the remnants of tritium remains. I'm thinking I may hold out for a nice swiss only... Hmm