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jackflash
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Unfortunatel Narikaa is out of vintage models at the moment.
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Great thanks for the tip. I'll ask him.
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A thing of beauty!
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Thanks for the reply. I've got the 5517 ETA 2836 version from Josh, the case is a Sea Dweller 1665 (not DS, my bad). Its even engraved with "1665" between the lugs. As well as the back being wrong, the bezel is higher too. The original 5517 is based on a 5513 case, so much slimmer. Yuki has a version of the case, but the site seems to be down, plus I'm not sure they ship to the EU (customs would be a problem).
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Anyone know which TD has the 5517 with the correct 5513 case with fixed lugs? Unfortunately most of the ones I've seen use the thicker DS case. Including mine:
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No, no, no. The next James Bond should of course be me
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Great job. Lume is fantastic. Wear it well
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...and of course the Aston Martin Cygnet.
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Ford's new model facelift looks remarkably like an Aston Martin DBS 2. It almost makes me want to go out and buy one... an Aston that is
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Certainly should be quality rather than quantity. Who will monitor the posts? After all 10, 20, 30 or 50 "GLWS" is easily done.
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Beautiful craftsmanship!
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Down to you mate. Great job on the crystals
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Just send him a pm. You can find him here: http://www.rwgforum.net/index.php?/topic/154942-FS:-Sunnydale-Super-AR-coated-42-mm-PO-sapphire-crystal
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I've had great service from Josh. That's where I picked up my PO 42mm. As well as Rolex 5513, 5517 and IWC XVI.
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Just put Sunnydale's super duper AR crystal in my PO 42mm. The result is fantastic! Here are a few shots
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Thanks for the encouragement guys
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...and the wrist shot. While I'm messing around with the iPhone. Gen dial, hands and datewheel. I'll also be updating the crystal with Sunnydales new AR version as well as the tube and crown.
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...and the result after over night curing.
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Seems a lot of the dials are tilted. Mine is too.
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Yeap. Agree with you, the HE value is a complete waste of time on this watch. I guess it's fine for the 0.5% of gen owners who do happen to find themselves in a decompression chamber I've implanted the gen value into the case after a bit of drilling and stuck it in place with JB Marine Weld. I filed the value down slightly so I wouldn't have to drill through the case, so no possibility of a leak.
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Yeap. It's just a push on crown, I managed to remove it with some gentle leverage without damaging the the case.
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Thanks for the reply Cougar. Unfortunately the inside of my case (v.5 42mm) isn't drilled through, just solid, so there is no access to the valve. I guess it means twisting and levering the rep valve off.
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I've trawled through the forums and haven't been able to find a tutorial about replacing the HE valve on the v.5 42mm PO with a gen. I know it doesn't go right through the case, so is it just glued into the tube or screwed in too? Is a matter of just pulling the thing off? Any help, or links to a tutorial would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I've replaced the "double corrector lever" with an original ETA one. Below some photos of the process, happy to say the watch is now back on my wrist
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Thanks all for the encouraging feedback. The pearl has now gone, it fell off naturally actually. The Admiralty Grey strap is from "Phoenix Straps" in Cardiff, Wales. They were the original supplier of MOD G10 Nato straps. I found this one on eBay. Also managed to bugger up the keyless works (clone 2836-2 movement), thanks to Sneed12's tutorial I managed to sort it out, all be it briefly! As I also discovered that the pivot post on the "Double Corrector Operating Lever" (bit of a mouthful) had fallen off. I've ordered a new one, also off eBay.
