mymanmatt

I think the bad name for sw is justified. Everyone I've seen needed to be replaced. And, they were new. I'm telling you, the quality of the parts in the sw is not good. That's my 2 cents.

That's freakin funny. More bull shit than I've seen on one page since the guys dog needed a hip replacement or something like that. He was asking for money on this forum LOL

Them some damn fine watches

OH! nevermind lol

It will be good practice. The keyless works really is not hard to do. Of course the first time it can be confusing, since you've never seen one before. When you take it apart, look at the piece that has the pin you pushed to release the stem. You will see it's up off the yoke corrector. Sometimes, you can manually push the set lever in, and everything will reset itself. When you have the movement out of the watch, look where the stem goes in, you will see the set lever all the way out. Put the stem in and then push the set lever in all the way and see if that fixes it. I use a small screwdriver to push it in. Before you do that, push the set lever down. That will reset the yoke corrector. Ive done hundreds and still push the pin to far sometimes.

The picture is a foot retainer. It just pops on. I would throw that movement away and get a chinese clone of the 2836. I've had nothing but problems with those movements. Probably what happened when you took the stem out, is you pressed the button down to far. That button is on the bottom of the set lever. When the set lever get's pushed to far up, it allows the yoke to slip out of place. DO NOT keep pulling on the stem, because you may bend the yoke corrector. Take the movement out, remove the bridge over the hour wheel, the remove the retainer over the keyless assy. You will probably see the yoke out of place. It sits in the groove over the clutch. Put it back over it, reinstall the keyless cover. When you do, at the top of that cover you will see a piece of metal that looks spring loaded. It is. Snug the screw that holds the keyless works, the push that piece of metal over the small tab that you see. That's the top of the yoke. Then tighten the screw and put it back together. Hopefully it works

The 2.3 gasket is not correct, the crystal will be below the insert. The correct gasket is 2.56mm. Be sure and measure your gasket before you replace it, you may be surprised how tall it really is. Yes, the mag will slightly smaller. Rolex does make an A R crystal, but it will probably cost what you paid for the watch. Not worth it. Quit picking your watch and just wear it and enjoy it. The only people that care about silly details are are the people on the forums. The real world could care less.

There is a place in Dallas called Dallas gold and silver. Look up the number and ask for Dave larson. He'll help you

The most popular gen rolex dials that I sell are silver and champagne. They are not painted at all. If you look you will notice a silver baseplate for the silver dials and a gold baseplate for the champagne. That is because they are plated, not painted. It is a process used only in switzerland until now. One of my refinishers is now using that process. I'm speaking of course about rolex. Black has the same process. However many white, black, blue, green and so on are painted. The dial world can be as hard to know as the fraken world. Bottom line, know who your doing business with. That's the best way to get what you really want.

I do have access to gens. I'll ck

Me too, very painful. With the first one it's really scary. You have no idea what's going on. When I got to the emergency room, they seemed to know. Didn't help the pain, but did help the worry.

Here are some examples of dials and cost. Top left is a 100% gen dial. Late model 118238, original finish from rolex. Easily worth $400. Top right is a gen baseplate that has been refinished and romans added. Value of this dial is around $200. The bottom is an aftermarket baseplate with correct feet position for a rolex, painted, not refinished because it's new and never been painted, and romans added. The value of that dial is around $130. As you can see, the value is in an original dial. The better the condition the higher the value. If it's a genuine rare dial, it has value in any condition, as long as it's not been refinished. The better the condition the higher the price. I n bad condition not worth as much. Refinished, the value drops dramatically. On the white roman aftermarket, notice the smaller size of the day window. My reps are better than that

The true definition of gen refinished dial, is exactly that. Example. A gen refinished president's dial is a gen baseplate, that has been refinished. If it's not a gen dial to start with, it is 100% aftermarket. There are many, so called, refinished dials on ebay, but not on gen baseplates.

be careful putting the second hand on. If you push it to hard it is possible to bend the center wheel. If you have an old movement, practice putting it on that first. That will also strech the post on the second hand out some, and makes it easier to install on your new movement. If you broach i it, only turn the broach 1 time, otherwise it will be to big. Next time try some morning coffee for your aging. A toothpick dipped in this mornings coffee does wonders when you apply to the lume.

What watch should add next? Well, one of mine of course? lol

The 703 gen tube is completely different from the tube in your pic, that's why you crown won't work

The hour hand could be touching one side of the hole in the dial. Ck it for clearance with the hands off. Like freddy33 said, ck the clearance under the crystal, and with each other

That doesn't even close to a gen

36mm

Yes, it will be a 36mm

I had one like it, and searched for weeks, never found it

I bought a seconds at 6 from my supplier in HONG KONG. He promises me it is a seconds at 6 from the ground up. WE'll see. The one I have is jeweled, but completely different gear types than this. I'v been into it 3 times, still cannot get it to run in any reliable manor. Maybe this one is the answer. Are the sub dial staff's 6.8mm from center?

Probably no damage, yet. Don't wear it until it's repaired.

what ssteel said.

Correct. PP returned the money to my account. However, we all now how sensitive our accounts with pp are regarding rep watches. If they even suspect you dealing in them, you're out