dbane883

ignore it..   I have no idea..I didn't mean to start any unfounded rumors....

he could be in jail...  it is a possibility.

From the Tudor website: "For 20530N, rapid date corrector under the lug at 10 o’clock"

http://www.tudorwatch.com/watches/grantour/m20500n-0001

Well a poorly fitting $200 bracelet makes a lot more sense than a poorly fitting $2000 gen bracelet.

When new, the endlinks generally fit pretty good, but not great. However, as the watch is worn over the years, the top portion of the endlinks wears out as it rubs against the curved surface of the midcase. As a result, the endlinks will rattle around even more which causes even more friction.

To reduce the rattle, the endlinks can be "squeezed" such that the top portion rests along the vertical portion of the midcase. Obviously over time, it will get lower and lower.

There's a reason Rolex moved to SELs in the early 80's to prevent having to constantly adjust or replace the structurally inferior hollow endlinks


PS: I think the AirKing in the first photo is using incorrect endlinks, which is why that one in particular looks stupid

We landed men on the moon half a century ago.   This is ridiculous if we can't figure this out.

The Mercury/Gemini/Apollo missions cost about $120-$150 billion in today's dollars. Money solves a lot of problems.

Looks great. Congrats.

If you're using gen or gen spec spring bars, and assuming the lugholes were drilled properly (opposing holes should be aligned), and assuming you've adjusted the endlinks, there should be no extraneous friction to prevent the ends from fully extending. If you are using crappy rep (non Swiss) bars with weak-ass internal springs, then you may not get the bars fully extended. Also, cartel mid cases tend to have overly thick lugs out of the box. Finally, the side flanks of most rep cases are rather straight (90 degrees). They should be closer to 87-88 degrees. As such, if your bars are gen spec and are fully extending, I would not enlarge them.

What do you mean by protrude? Gen spring bars usually stick out of a case only because the lugs have been thinned due to overpolishing.

My gen PCG 5513:

The Italian guy's cases are Fake/rep. I forget his name. Starts with an "M" I think, but he's like the Phong of Italy. In fact, I think he takes phong cases and then reworks them.

Skx175

Seiko beater i picked up last week.

Spain. Specifically Marbella, Spain.

Maybe we should have a thread that includes recent media celeb photos and try to identify his/her timepiece.

Putin at this weekend's G20 summit:

Not 100% sure, but could be a Blancpain Aqualung

29.5

Birthday watch. Made it another year.

Why wouldn't you just remove the crystal and retaining ring? I remove the tube as well. You get a lot more freedom when the crystal is not there.
Plus there can be a tremendous amount of heat generated from polishing/grinding that could deform the plexi. Just curious.

Ball Watches has used them for years

Are people that drive replica vintage Porsche Speedsters and Shelby Cobras fake too? What about the reproduction paintings of Monet's hanging in millions of homes? Are those people fake?

What about the replica bronze horses outside Saint Marks Basilica in Venice? Is the Catholic Church fake? Hmmm. Maybe the author has a point

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True.  I use an online inflation calculator to compare yesterday's prices to today's prices.  I bought a new manual wind 6430 Speedking on a lizard strap in 1972 for $115 and allowing for inflation it should retail around $1000 today (actually $662) but if it was still made today the same watch (with sapphire crystal) would probably retail for $3000 to $4000.  A steel DJ was $300 to $350 back then so today they should be around $2000 to $3000 but they are over $6k.

You didn't take into account that the US$ has declined significantly in value relative to the Swiss Franc over the past 45+ years. Over that time the exchange rate has roughly gone from 4.0000 down to 1.0000 (parity). So the dollar is now worth 1/4 of what it was in 1970-72



PS: I was a currency trader for almost 20 years.