hiker01

Lani,

As usual impeccable collection!

Hike

Pam026 for me:

Dude! Try the power of TOOTHPASTE! Just brush it like your teeth....all the crooks and cranies! It'll be good mas new when you get done!

I wonder how much that thing cost ???? I'ts nicely done!

PAM111 for Humpday on new shoes:

I just waterproofed my POrikka this weekend. Went diving in the pool with it yesterday.

Stem... The asian mvmts don't have a stop gap. Its simply a little button. That being said, its harder to screw it up. Pull the stem all the way out to the time set position.With your thumb and index finger, pull on the stem while pressing the button. Try to press the button only as much as needed to release the stem. When you go to put it back in, with the watch upside down, gently rotate the stem counter clockwise (roll it away from you with watch upside down) until you feel it click back into place. Don't force it. Once its back in, spin it both directions, you should feel it winding the movement. Check that it now can be put into date and time set and that they work. You should be fine, you have to learn how to do this stuff, and theres only one way. Once you do it you'll feel more confident that you can do it anytime you need to.

Waterproofing: Check that all your seals are in place. Make sure theres an o-ring in the crown, and inside the tube, and in the caseback. Clean the threads on the outside of the tube and apply a dab of lube to the threads. qtips and toothpics work well. apply a dab of lube around the o-ring inside the crown. I use waterproof bearing grease, like you can buy in a bicycle shop. dab the o-ring inside the tube, but try not to get it past the seal, just a smidge around it. Clean the caseback and back of the case, and lube the caseback threads and the o-ring. put everything back together and screw the caseback down nice and tight.

For Planet oceans the He valve is a pain because it doesnt come out. You have to pull the movement out. After you get the movement out I hot glued the hole shut, performed the waterproofing of the other entry points, then reassembled.

This should suffice. I then wash the watch with soap and water and put it in a cup of water. Then I wear it. No fog? It worked.

Good luck. With minimal tools and the very basic of watchsmithing know-how, you can do this job.

Spoken like a PRO!

Thanks, Dude! I should have this advise when I started!

OMG! A PINK Ferrari??????

What would they think of next!!!!

Be very carefull in pressing the Stem release button or you could dislodge the keyless works! I did that as a noob! And it's a pain to fix! BTW: Just not any grease, must be for watches! Pig's grease and car bearing grese don't count!

Another hunky watch.....

R-

That's some heavy duty Hunk you got there! Now you have to plan for some major expedition!

Congrats my friend!

Cheers!

F-

Pam Cali for Mon.

$300 is not cheap: Anything over $100 isn't really cheap. it may seem it compared to other lenses, but $300 is approaching the price of a spare camera. With a reverser ring and patience, I think I'm doing ok and spending money on a macro won't provide me with $300 of benefits.

Puggy,

You don't have to buy a macro, check out the Kenko Extension Tubes......you're going to love it! They're $170 for a set of 3!

Read the review here:

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Kenko-Extension-Tube-Set-Review.aspx

Here's some of my gear (the Ext, Tubes are the 3 from the right):

Sweet! Nice PAM collection!

Wearing brown this Sat.

PAM036:

Sun.

PAM026

ftp??? Anyone???

Here's one of the NYC Tribute picture:

Nicely done! When you get tired of it, you know who to PM!

'yah ol r 'yung uns!

Well, my my my........I didn't know I just opened up a new business...........

I might as well show you the originals just in case we have some interested members:

I'm opening up my boutique soon! Watch for the Grand Opening announcement!

Cup Holder ( will take any 44mm-47mm watches!):

Butt Holder ( will take any 44mm-47mm watches or bigger!):

Dhong Holder (this will take anysize!):

Great photos Hike.

I have a video I shot in september 1998 from the very bottom to the top...very slowly...

@Stephane, much oblige! And thanks for posting this! Is there a way you could post and share that video? I

would love to see it and get your permission to save a copy of it if I can!

Hike

Thanks to all who remembered! I was there that year and I took some pictures of the tower! Here's some remembrance:

I'm so glad I took these, typical tourist pictures!

Hike

I haven't worn this for a long time, I thought I should give it a day of whirl!

That's a lot of watch for the price! Congrats!

Much obliged Hike

This will help tremendously.

No sweat!

Hey Rob,

Sorry to hear about your health issues.....I don't know why these things happen! Keep the faith and hopefully something good will come up! You're probably familiar with this poem, but let me share it with you anyway, I'm always humbled when I read it:

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy.

F-

Hey Bud!

Here's some pix of my GEN....hope it helps: