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  4. Game Over

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    On 11/15/2018 at 5:52 AM, Nanuq said:

    Yep, Madas is one of the old timers.  Hover your mouse pointer over his name in his posts and in your status bar you'll see he's member #411.  He was here literally from day one when we migrated over from the sinking ship that was our first RWG.

     

    This gentleman represents the best of RWG.  We have a few guys that have been here since the beginning and they bring their skill, passion and gentlemanly approach to everything they touch.  It's much appreciated to see them still around.

    Hey B.

    Touché... :)

    thank you for the compliments.

    I try to visit from time to time, always with the same enthusiasm;

    always finding something new to learn or something old to share but most of all  stepping into the pleasure of common grounds.

    thank you for keeping the flame.

    best,

    M.

     

     

  5. Game Over

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    On 11/15/2018 at 3:15 AM, manodeoro said:

    That's what I love the most about watches, the process and the building, do that's why I really appreciated your thread.

    11 years ... just wow !!!

    Though I'm far from being a young guy I'm here just since late 2016 ... plus I must admit that 11 years ago I would have said "reps ... not for me ever".

    But the building process, the research, sometimes the engineering ... I love that so much that I don't think I could ever stop now.

    I'm even considering printing my own dials.

    Not decal printing as I already did some, I mean silk printing or even pad printing ... the real way.  

    Congratulations ... your watches are great so keep them and wear them ... hope you won't mind if I try to "rep your reps" 😉

    Thanks again manodeoro.

    at the time resources were scarce as well as information, especially regarding old watch models.

    lots of joint efforts, knowledge sharing, trial and error processes and sometimes pure luck.

    most of the thrill came from sharing and joint efforts on sourcing movements and or parts, producing or assisting production of components, comparing, improving but most of all learning within a community.

    today one just pays for the right parts, for the right servive and can have one wonderful piece in less than a month without travelling, without anxiety or excitement (I guess).

    more than the result itself is the process and the people involved, some still around others unfortunately gone.

    And at some point, building was a complex challenge.

    Best results take some time to achieve.

    thank you for your compliment and we will be around :)

    M.

    On 11/16/2018 at 4:21 AM, dluddy said:

    Fantastic as always Marco :tu:

    Hey D. Loooooong time...

    thank you! How r you doing?

    best,

    M.

  6. Rep 16200 case is the ultimate workhorse case

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    On 11/22/2017 at 11:42 PM, StoneP said:

    Compare the results

     

    Stock rep case(left), reshaped rep case(middle) & Gen case (right)

     

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    What do you guys think?

     

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

     

    @StoneP,

    thank you for sharing.

    interesting considerations on the case, and on its versatility - useful as well.

    if these are the cases from which the v2 explorers come from, my hat is off!

    Your work is remarkable as well, but the picture above doesn’t do you justice...

    on a first glance left and right cases both look gen... ;)

    best,

    M.

  8. Game Over

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    5 hours ago, manodeoro said:

    You're welcome emoji6.png
    I'm not exactly a Pam guy because of my skinny wrists but ... great thread, great work and really great watches

    Envoyé de mon Moto G (5) Plus en utilisant Tapatalk
     

    Thank you so much manodeoro...

    this was a slow process build taking almost 11 years from start to strap with lots of intermediate mods and stories.

    It was serviced for the last time in 2011 and still keeps accurate time.

     

     in fact these are big watches altough by design (under the correct specs) they are quite comfortable over the wrist.

    at least they do not slide to the side as most of the smaller watches.

    saludos! :)

  12. Game Over

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    On 11/7/2018 at 2:55 PM, Tribal said:

    Great ones from the old days.
    After the reps get better over the years, we can see the old stuff is something special and can't be beaten this days.
    Wonderful pieces, I like a lot!!!

    Hey @Tribal! Thx so much.

    This one was built to become a vintage one day... already looks like one.

    ageing like a good wine :)

    best,

    M.

    On 11/7/2018 at 4:21 PM, Nanuq said:

    A virtuoso performance by Il Maestro. :tu:

    Hey B.,

    thank you :)

    it has now a new dress.

    I found out three artisans that produce the best straps ever for a very reasonable price.

    This strap was tailor made for my wrist with one of the best vintage leathers I ever experienced.

    They are COZY and they are Singapore based artisans, very low profile but their work...

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    tuxedo black strap (hand made | hand sewn to the buckle - original butter knife plated from the late 30’s - and, of course, to the watch)

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  14. Mary 7836 bracelet question

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    It uses all folded links so you can open up a fold and remove the link. I described it in several topics here.

    I guess those are the same as Joshua had some years ago.

    I still have one but the rivets are not very reliable - I have to repair mine and will probably need your advice.

    Nato straps are more safe... ahah

     

  16. The cartel has increased its power, and prices

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, manodeoro said:

    Some documents about Staybrite and Stainless Steel

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UZy4nQegj3ZVs2ZJiaLeHMZiZcA6tNNC/view?usp=sharing

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MCKNIse748ab7LeNSFZtLta28UdaRjbJ/view?usp=sharing

    thank you manodeoro.

    unfortunatelly the link you shared is not working.

    I have one of those cases (produced in 2006 / 2007) and it looks less porous than steel and has a silverish shine.

     

  17. The cartel has increased its power, and prices

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    21 minutes ago, By-Tor said:

    He lived in Germany and  modded our shitty reps. He did good job but the Subs were fundamentally wrong and no amount of mods would change that.

    ahah... so true.

    Palp helped me twice.

    I guess that at some point I produced some autocad drawings to guide modifications on a 6152 jackson case (sources were scarce back in 2006). Lots of shaving, resizing and reshaping.

    I do not remember if it was Palp himself or a metallurgist fellow but the result is such that i still keep the case with later updates (decent caseback and double shield bezel as in gen specs).

    I got the reshaped case back with the note: too much metal out. :)

    Finepics helped with dial reluming on a pioneer McSherry layered dial.

    Later on came the VDBroucke 3646 prototype 3 piece case with brass ring... few were produced from a block of Staybrite... same material used in the 40s...

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