SF_Mike

SF Mike.

I believe you made the correct choice!!! Looks good. Nice technique, quite MacGyver of you! How long was the wait at Ofrei's???

Regards,

KMAN

No wait at Ofrei's... went around 2:30, I was the only one in the parking lot, and the only "customer" inside

Then I glued my friggin bezel shut because I had to go to work after I glued the insert in and I couldn't watch it I had to pry the bezel off and clean the gunk out. Looks great now though.

What glue did you use? I've read a few posts, but I'm getting lazy and don't want to go to the hardware store, so I'm thinking I may just do some careful superglue-ing

Option #3 it is!!! Today at lunch I drove down to ofrei... Yes I am lucky, their warehouse is about a 10 minute drive from my work, so no shipping! The place is a sight to see. I could have never imagined so many watch parts, tools, and jewelry in packed into one big room. People running around everywhere filling orders, it was crazy.

In any case, I picked up another bezel insert from them in the interest of education. Here's what it looks like, this is not glued in, just balancing on top. Pearl seems good to me, and it fits (with a little bit of work... look below)

It was a little too large when I got it, so I had to grind the outer edge a bit... My method (flame away if you feel the need... I'm a noob) was to attach the bezel to the end of my drill with a little bit of silly putty. Then I used a diamond stone (used for deburring ski edges) to take it down ever so slightly while the drill was running. This takes forever, but leaves a edge with no burrs.

Here's a comparison of the 3... all pics are in this order...

1. $15 Ebay Insert

2. Original from Trusty

3. Insert from Ofrei ($35)

Notice the difference in the shape of the 4... I've seen both on Subs (I think 2006 model has the 3 sided one? Maybe you guys know)

And to finish it off... a gratuitous lume shot Note: Give the credit to the camera, not necessarily the lume

Mike-- i keep the winder in my office because it is too loud, but i still don't want it running all night in case it catches on fire -- as i said, it is very cheaply made. i'm betting it dies within 3 mos, but who knows i could be pleasantly surprised.

Which one did you get? Is it one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=891202450

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=8916726018

Option #3 could be... get a completely new insert??

Just got a cheap bezel insert off of ebay. Was primarily getting it to replace the pearl on my current bezel insert, but before I do anything drastic I wanted to compare the 2. What do you think? #1, #2, or #2 with pearl from #1, what looks best?

#1 Had to modify it a bit to get it to fit, I think it looks better, but it doesn't reach the edges of the bezel unfortunately. Pearl looks a lot better though.

#2 The original... fits the bezel better

Both of them side by side.

Good luck, let us know what you end up with -- i bot a cheapo quad on ebay with fuzzy cw/ccw and picked up a $5 timer at radio shack to stagger operating time a bit. seems to work, atlhough the winder is loud and very cheaply made.

Great idea... I was planning to get a cheapo quad off ebay, but was worried about the noise because it would be in my bedroom at night. The timer idea is great... only let it run during the day. I like it.

I'd have to disagree. Morrison didn't do much against Indiana and the Zags handled them pretty well. (Then again I'm a bit defensive since I've lived in the Spokane area since '94. )

Good point there... He also tends to draw a ton of fouls if you shut him down, so you'll get burned at the end of the game. My bracket may say UCLA, but I'll be there on Thursday, and will be yelling for the Zags.

I too from Seattle, if they get by next round, watch out. GO DOGS...

Seattle native here.... GO DAWGS... we need redemption for the heartbreaking 1998 sweet 16 loss to UCONN. The Zags/UCLA matchup on Thursday is a big one as well. I like UCLA, they finished the PAC-10 strong and the Zags are questionable when you can shut down Morrison. Plus the zags don't have their cinderella magic anymore.

BC is tough and should have beat Duke in the ACC championship, but I think Villanova could be the strongest team in the tourney. finally, out of Atlanta, I see duke being upset at some point... Expecting to see another couple of strong performances out of Texas...

Glad someone else was curious about this as well, figured it was something like that, but thought it was one of those things that I "should" know... THANKS

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Add my 4 + 2 on their way... =

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Just made the jump... Good to see everyone here, looks like we didn't miss a beat.

I just had a quick look at this, and at first glance i see:

The orange/black around the triangle piont (where the pearl is) is missing

Here's a pic to see the detail on the triangle point

My Sub gets the most attention of my reps, but not a ton, PAM has only been noticed a few times, but it gets great compliments. If you can believe it, the most attention I get from a watch by far is from a Diesel watch I got as a gift a while back. Most of the Girls I am around are in the 25-30 range and don't seem to know much about watches, but may recognize Rolex because their dad has one.

Here's the Diesel

Looks like the He Valve might be low again, but it's tough to tell at that angle. Also, it looks like this one is missing the Planet Ocean engraving on the clasp. In addition to this, one thing that keeps showing up on all of these is the bezel cut, looks more like a Rolex than the PO (look at the shape of the teeth). Here's a comparison to see it better. Even with all of these issues, I think I will still get one. I love the 45mm size, and Andrew always provides great service.