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You may get more response posting in the M2M area.

Sure is a beauty, and one on my list to get also

As mentioned in many of the various threads in these forums, when it comes to something simple like this, in your case a crown, never send back your watch to China, it will take months, so you should always try and source someone locally to fix it for you.

I can recommend the Day Date Carrera, amazing rep for the money.

Sorry to hear of your loss, and it's very true, a dog is like a family member. I lost my Suki, a Staffy a while back, broke my heart.

Interesting what you have been told about the BP ceramic inserts, I have seen people accidentally breaking them, so one would think they are not metal.

So neat. Did you make the dial yourself?

I purchased my first expensive gen whilst working in Switzerland, but ventured out to Lichtenstein, which is a very small country near Flumserberg. Many great shops there.

Raffletimes on ebay can help you with the movement ring from what I found out yesterday on RWI.

Unsure on that one, so free bump in the hopes someone else knows

Good to be back. Great job

Thanks.

Yes. I have seen one or two broken too. They are quite thick from what I've seen.

Great work, the little gold you added gives it the right tone now.

Is Lightroom software for Windows, or Mac OSX?

Not met Mike, but from chatting to him, and seeing him on the forums, I can tell he's a stand up fella, honest, and passionate about this hobby. Glad things worked out well

LM = Liquid Metal

Yes, there is a V2 with the LM left out, and double AR

I will be upgrading my account in the near future. Money is tied up right now, and we are feeling the pinch here too with the terrible economy, but I do plan on giving something back to this wonderful forum.

Possibly caused by a loose hand, or the movement is dirty.

Stunning watch brother! Loving that illuminated watch box too, what a presentation!

Welcome to the forums, yes, this hobby gets very addictive

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROLEX-DAYTONA-6263-6265-BLACK-DIAL-AUTHENTIC-VINTAGE-/230964985665?pt=FR_YO_BijouxMontres_Montres&hash=item35c695ff41 Seller ended that particular listing for the Daytona dial.

+2 on that, Trevor is a great TD

Thanks for the heads up on these issues, as you say, you found out the hard way, but at the same time, shared your experiences here with us all, which in turn helps, and saves us time from making the same mistakes, so thanks again. It's all a learning curve in this hobby, and helping each other in their quest to build their perfect watch is all part of the fun too.