stratct

Thank you very much for that. This is the bidfun-db Watch Movement Archive, and it is an amazing resource - it provides technical details and photographs of over 8,000 different watch movements. It isn't the easiest of systems to use (the search facility is eccentric, to say the least, and doesn't seem to work properly). However, there is a vast amount of information there. Unfortunately, because the search is so difficult I think that it would be very tricky to use it to identify an unknown movement - which is what I'm really after. Also, although it is a vast resource, there are some omissions (e.g. there are no Selita and it doesn't make it obvious which movements are ETA clones). If anyone knows of any other resources, then do please post them.

Metatechnical cabinet is great too. Most movements have the name of the company signed under the balance. But just study up here and on other forums!

I remember when everyone on the Internet was angry that AOL was going to connect their users to the 'net. Pretty-much ruined everything.

Before then, AOL was a self-contained community.

All hell broke loose...

It's older than that, but you would have to be working at a college, national lab or a defense contractor to be using it before that time.

Crazy! I'm only 18 and remember dial up and getting those free Internet disks from AOL lmao! I used to actually use floppy disks...

Sometimes people should not be mods for the reason of maturity level or mental imbalance

When those kinds of people become mods, they can bury a Forum. It destroys the community.

21 years now posting to forums. Seen it all. Done it all.

We had 21 years of Internet?! Lol

the rise of the internet has led to an explosion of SPS, also known as TDD or BPPB in some circles

SPS = small penis syndrome

TDD = tiny [censored] disease

BPPB = baby pee pee bitchazzery

Lmao! That perfect

I've seen that happen on a couple of the subforums on WUS. Which forum did you notice it in?

In all the forums. I can't get away from it. Lol

Not to forum bash but, I'm seeing a new trend at watchuseek. seems to be one mod who is mod power happy and likes the words "thread closed".

And someone posted a thread about it asking why he closes threads that are just dandy and he closed that one too. His reason? "not supposed to question moderator actions"

Sorry for the rant. But I couldn't post it there or my thread would be closed

Regards

Shane

These.... Lol

Love bond movies and watches! Big fan here!

Hmmm, sucks. The movement other than that has been a work horse. Only had it for a year in October. Is there a spot on the movement I should be looking at?

E

I swear that these DG's die after a year dead on. Must have a self destruct lol

Don't forget to add the fact that the date wheel mechanism is actually a better design on the Asian version and does not have the same issue as the ETA one when changing the date between 10pm and 2am. Quite an ingenious design actually. Surprisingly the Asian's seemed to have improved upon a swiss design flaw!

They tend to improve on everything lol

None lol. I just got my first rep today. It's a bad one lol. It was cheap and from the 70s so I thought "whatever" and got it for $25 it's quartz... But an old quartz.

My brand new gen Rolex

That must have taken forever!

A homage IMO has some different stylings than the original.

There is more real watch knowledge here than many of the genuine forums' date=' and some amazing members whose idea of a good post isn't just their latest over priced bit of man jewelry photographed in front of their ferrari steering wheel[/quote']

Oh I hate that. Or RR

As I said in some other thread here: "Homages, replicas, genuine, whatever - RWG is defacto the best watch forum on the web."

Many here started their collections with gens, many others with reps, some have both, some only reps and homages. Some "franken" their watches themselves, some enjoy antiques repair. We don't care. We love watches, not because they are glorified luxury d!ck enlargers, but for what they are: marvels of human ingenuity, design and engineering.

I'm sure you'll love it here.

Exactly. That's why I like it here. You guys are cool

U meant "ALL" of us, lol. Why are u in this place in the first place anyway?

And yes, gen purist take it too seriously, or maybe because we get some really nice watches with 10% of what they paid.

I thought it was a regular watch forum (an alternative to WUS) but I was wrong lol. I like it here tho

After spending some time on this forum I have noticed you guys are into replica watches (a lot of you) I have to admit that I was turned off a little, but then I started reading some threads and found out that you guys are NOT posers and these reps are just for fun. After all, people on other forums take watches way too seriously... Lol

Ja, da Stratocaster on da darkside!

Hey Strat, have you picked out da Tux yet?

sm iiH!

Yes

Gen seamaster

It has been going up daily over the last 2 years' date=' and that price is pretty good to be honest![/quote']

Actually your right. It is. But I checked a couple years ago and now lol.

No it is 159 if he has any at that price

http://www.ofrei.com/page_183.html

WOW!!!! when did that go up in price?!

There's a tab. All you have to do is push on it and remove the crown. The tab has a pin sized dimple.

Looks like it should be a snap back. Is that not an opener groove just near the lug in the lower right of the picture?

It could go ether way. It looks like it could be a snap back or a top loader. You CAN use a putty knife to pop off the crystal IF it's a top loader. The back could be a snap back and you should be able to use a caseback opener. Although you can use a pocket knife..... Don't cut yourself. It's easy

thanks.

It really is a split pin.

I managed prying it out. and then removing the movement with a little bending of the holder..

and was pleasantly surprised to find what looks like an authentic movement.

attached are some low res pics from my phone. I apologize for the low quality.

i did some delicate cleaning around and removed all the pieces of gunk i found (basically some dust with old oil and) and the movement came back to life.

through the loupe I cannot see any other problems and I am not familiar with the movement so I will let it run out and do a full wind.

I hope I can settle for this until I read more on this specific movement.

Thanks for the help.

Sor

An easier way to remove the movement without bending the retainer is when you split the crown, take a needle or small screwdriver and push the stem back in place. The movement should fall out. My Benrus is a top loader.

My 68 seamaster