devilseam

Yep, I agree. My mate bought a PO from ebay last year, looked a million dollars and we were both convinced it was pukka. Came with box and papers matching the serial number plus a gen leather strap. He wore it for a year until the crown broke and he took it to goldsmiths who confirmed an asian eta movement was inside. Turns out its an UPO. I was amazed. It goes to show how good some of theses reps are.

Thats sweet, had a couple of Steinharts's and they are great for the money.

East

Cheers, Freddy! This is the superlumed version, i think it differs from the ultimate. Thanks Tony, I have seen that, its a bit too dear for me at the moment but I will get one soon.

This project was a weird one for me, I fell in and out of love with the watch throughout the build and had it for sale for a while before deciding that I actually love it more than any other watch I own or have previously owned. The turning point was when a TC dial and hand set arrived on my doorstep, the dial blew me away and confirmed that I needed to complete the watch and keep it. Not that the original dial was bad but this is on a whole new level. The case is a Superlumed SD case originally from Trevor. In my opinion its better that the SSD and although the crystal is probably better on the SSD on the whole I think the SLSD just pips it. The bracelet is TC's 93160A that is absolutely incredible, by far and away the best rep bracelet I have handled. The datewheel is a TC V2 and the tube and crown are both from the master that is TC. I decided to add a gen insert and this made a huge difference to the look, you just cant beat a gen insert and its a must for a convincing build. The movement was a swiss eta 2836, however it started running really fast, so I bought a new movement from cousins and its now running great Full specs as follows: TC dial and hands TC V2 DWO TC tube and crown TC 93160 Bracelet NOS Gen Insert Crown Guards Shaved I have a gen crown that I wanted to install,but unfortunately it wont fit the TC crown, so im on the look out for a gen tube. I would also like to add a gen clasp and divers extension plus a gen crystal at some point,but at the moment the coffers are empty! Anyway here are some pics,

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I'd be up for this!

Im really into laphroaig quarter cask at the moment, lovely dram.

leather

Yep Silix is fine, go for it

Stick to the Trusted Dealers mate, make things a lot easier trust me!

Thats a beauty!

Poor, very poor.

Looks good to me, just shows there is still a bargain to be had on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolex-Explorer-branded-wrist-watch-with-white-metal-strap-for-SPARES-REPAIRS-/181099519561?pt=UK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item2a2a5f5e49 £135 and 20 bids, has the world gone mad!

Thats sweet mate! Well done.

Err, I like it!

wife

Gen insert installed, cant wait for my TC dial to arrive!

Umm, think I will steer clear unless it goes cheap as chips. Also, is that a movement holder for an ETA? I cant imagine the gen has one?

Im not huge deepsea fan, so I dont really know much about them, however I came across this whilst browing the bay of thieves - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolex-Deepsea-Sea-Dweller-Case-Bezel-Parts-NO-RESERVE-/300874647714?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460d86c8a2 Can anyone confirm authenticity?

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