Tom Hawkes

blablablablablablabla.. twp this, twp that.. there really is absolutely no point in going on and on forever about what twp might have intended with this or might have done or might have... whoever is interested should just send him a PM and demand a statement either in this thread or via PM.. until he feels like taking part in this 'discussion' everyone can make their minds up wether or not to buy from him judging by the pictures...

there is another thread on rwg with the topic wether or not crippler is a scammer.. so beware..

bump up the jam, bump it up..

sssurfer, you made my day. i was expecting my mini fiddy to go ballistic on me every minute. i did know this: "* This makes sense, as sapphire is more scratch-resistant than glass, but less crack-resistant. This is due to glass having an amorphous micro-structure while sapphire has a crystalline micro-structure. So, glass is more elastic and therefore more resistant to those tensions and deformations that make domed sapphire crystals explode." but somehow everyone was talking about synthetic sapphire being mineral and therefore exploding that i thought they had to be right. however i am a little more assured now that the crystal will not poke my eye while having a glance at that nice golden hands after reading your other posts.

Judging by the links to the RWI threads the only crystals that did explode were in fact mineral crystals and not sapphire. Obviously davidsen was just the only one to sell real sapphire crystals.. There are around 2 or 3 people on RWI telling about exploding crystals on their mini fiddys. One after months of use. However the danger on exploding crystals on the mini should be smaller as on the 1950. I have ordered 2 acryl crystals from cousins just to be on the safe side though. I just don't know if to switch the crystal right away or wait till the mineral breaks..

Obviously yes. Don't know whose pictures these are but anyway:

Are there minifiddys with sapphire crystal? And the ones that did explode, what crystal did they have? I never liked a watch as much as the minifiddy.. When that thing explodes, I will too. ;(

If you are doing a mini fiddy with lume and all count me in.

This watch was already discussed on german Panerai boards. Some people asked for the reserve price. It is at 55.000 Euro. Similar watches in worse condition were auctioned at antiquorum for similar prices..

Lol. If someone wants to give me a gen Patek as a gift I don't give a rats ass about what model it is..

You can get those springbars on ebay too. But apparently the seller is River also.. Got 4 of them a while ago because a lugscrew was stripped and they work quite well. The downside however is that you can't use the strap tubes with them. Using a dremel shouldn't be too difficult. You might want to practice on other things first though before you try something on your watch.

welcome back, mate!

Oh right.. I haven't thought about the hand stack.. well thanks a lot stilty. However if someone should need the dial and hands, have a look here: Anonym zu www.watchlounge.com/wbb2/wl/thread.php?threadid=17072&sid=

Hi there. Need some quick help. Will a gen Explorer 2 dial and gen hands fit a Repcase with Eta 2836-2? The only info I could find so far is that the dial might fit with some modification on the backside, but the hands don't fit.. Is that true? Thanks in advance.

it is a rep. cannon pinion, movement..

I should have it tomorrow then. Sell that beauty to me! :cupidarrow: (couldn't find a smiley for drooling, but thats what im doing..)

This watch is so fckn gorgeous!! :wub:

River is still selling those. You should contact River directly as the ones on ebay (that river put on) are more expensive than advertised on the rep boards..