DeeKa

Good evening my German and American friends Yes, it could be the job which is at fault, I work with software so not much movement there, but it also happens on non-work days when the watch gets plenty of exercise.

Without the non-work days I would have suggested to either switch the mouse to the left or the watch to the right hand as I'm from a business software company myself

But like this I would just +1 the 800 spins (to be on the safe side as you don't know the direction in which the rotor winds do it 800 times for each direction ) or manual wind until fully wound and record the time then...

Dee

I like it. make it bigger and include an alarm and it would be amazing.

And day.

And different colors on month indicator for each month.

And a flip-out chainsaw...

Dee

The vast majority of people will believe anything they read on the internet, ...

As to say with a grand old politician:

Don't believe everything you find in the internet, especially if you can't confirm it's source!

Dee

If he offers personal pick up the chance the watch is stolen is a lot lower.

You might even ask for a handover at an AD, if he agrees the watch should be fine

Dee

To be sure for the crown - if looking for it at a gen with mounted crystal you know it's at 6 - you have to put a lightsource parallel to the crystal, so the laser dots pop out.

If a gen crystal with crown is mounted into a rep you can't be sure that the crown is at 6 and you have to look all over!

Dee

Since around 2002 all gen crystals have the crown.

If installed from factory it's a normal crown, if it's a replasement, the crown base has a lying S.

So it might be an older gen crystal...

Dee

My best french friend, Narika can source them he goes to the thailand from time to time. He can buy one for you. They come from thailand a mall in bangkok can remember the malls name but its a huge mall.

MBK is the name of the mall...

Dee

Uuuups...

Congratulations on the cheap buy as it's a gen as far as I can see...

Dee

When posting watches or parts, could you please post the origin too?

So e.g. 1675 Trevor ootb - ... gen bezel - ... TK mod of ...

Just pictures of different watches without origin of the parts are some kind of meaningless...

Dee

To be on the safe side and have something for the future:

- a watchmakers loupe

- a watchmakers screwdriver set

- a hands lifter tool

- a hands setting tool

- a RLX case opener

To work comfortable:

- a movement holder

- a watchmakers pincette

Dee

I never had been a fan of the Daytona, but in these photos like it!

Compliments to the photographer!

Dee

OK, I made my pictures and...

... had to notice that looking at the pictures my 2 domed and 1 flat were instead 3 different shapes.

So after I bought 6 T22 in total where I could instantaneous spot 3 non matchings (costy, but with overseaes shipping not worth to claim) I only got 2 originals and 4 reps sold as originals. Don't ask from which sellers I got them, but they are well known in the high cost Rolex sales...

Here are the pictures to compare:

First one is one I got as "gen flat", so later makes, second I got as "gen domed" so the earl makes and third one I also got as "gen domed" but this is slightly more domed as the second.

So for me the second seems to be a rep T22 which from shape is exactly in between the gen flat and the gen domed one...

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Dee

Well wearing one rep or franken wouldn't result in a look of them, but having unworn reps in the luggage means you will be fined and the watches seized.

Dee

I don't have a measuring tool at hand so I can't provide you height of the crystals, but as I have domed as well as flat variant I can do some pictures, may have them within some hrs...

BTW it cost me >$750 to get hold of 3 originals - 2 domed, 1 flat...

Dee

"Based on price, GEN is overrated for a "tube" that no one ever sees."

That's the truth for sure.

And this also applies for the movement

Dee

What he's refering to is probably one of the previous long term member's double face who now that he has gens consider us/reps like [censored]...

And there are certainly some people who forgot about this community.

You not. You still post and educate others with your experiences.

And I must say that we certainly all agree that if we got enough money to buy all the watches we trully like as gens we would go for it.

There are also people like me going the other way round.

I came from reps to the gens.

I'm member in a handful of gen forums.

Now I start to sell my gens and replace "the addiction" by reps.

This feels less crazy than knowing you have more than one luxury brand car in value in a watch collection!

Dee

Apart of the image qualit, there is something important missing on the caseback...

The Comex watches were numbered, so this one is not only missing the HV but also the correct numbering.

Dee

Fake

Dee

Pretty sure the titanium case & bracelet will ask for a lot of AD watchmaker equipment upgrade as they need special treatment to get back to original finish when scratched...

Dee

No.

COMEX divers were using the 5513 when they first reported the problem with the helium, but I don't believe any of them had the logo on the dial.

As the watches during the first testings were serviced with a high frequency and got exchange for everything technically evolved, the possibility that a watch did escape this is close to zero.

Nevertheless you'll find reps which don't have the HV, just because it's cheaper to do so...

Dee

I actually like the watch, the functions are a pretty unique feature. Any ideas on price?

Sky-Dweller?

Ranging from €30k RG/leather to €39K WG/bracelet

Dee

Thanks!

Dee

I think the ceramic no date sub is appealing. Would expect to see decent reps in a year or 2.

Should not take too long.

The case has grown a little and would be the part to get hold of to copy the shapes.

Bezel then is easy...

Dee

Who wants to rep a watch with low sales?

Dee

Great cinema!

Epic!

Dee