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Right, that's the easy bit done. Now those little red shock jewels (there are to in each setting) have to come out How are you intending on cleaning all that? Good luck.

Thanks StoneP but I have a gen crown, I just messed up the tube trying to be clever

Sounds like a problem with the top pivot on the balance wheel. Assuming the movement isn't loose in the case or similar causing something to jam up?

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Thank you very much

Guys I am after a gen or gen spec 5500 tube. Anyone know what the number is or where I can get one? Thanks.

I got the Steve McQueen, it's got some terrible misspellings on the metal plaque and inside label but I love the jacket

If only it was for a 1675

Around a week for belstaff jacket Sent from my toilet using Andrex.

Indeed, that's why I swapped out the GMTmovement from my 1655 for a DG3804 from cousins when I done my 1675 build Sent from my toilet using Andrex.

None of the reps I have bought had 2813,s in them with the DG logo stamped on the main plate including my 1655 from Josh. The only movements/watches I have with the DG logo were from Cousins UK & a Big Dazza big crown. Sent from my toilet using Andrex.

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I really wish I had a bigger wrist, them lugs make it appear even bigger. Lovely watch. I really like the transition from crystal to bezel. The case is class, the strap is a beaut. Nice one.

Enlighten me guys. I have a vague idea of what this is about but need some gaps filling. John Mayor bought some rare watches that later were flagged by Rolex as being fake. Were these only the exotic dial Daytona's? Did Rolex explain what was wrong with the dials as I understand they were very good. Did anyone else say why they were fake? The rest of the watch was genuine? Have many other 'Mayer' dial Daytona's come to light? How do you know the eBay Daytona in the OP's post is a Mayer Daytona? Got any links for the story of the dials? Cheers

I stuck a small piece (10cm square) of 1000grit wet and dry to a flat surface and removed the screws one by one, held them with tweezers and gently rubbed the head over the wet and dry. I then gave them a gentle brush with a small paint brush to remove any dirt/dust.

I got mine from Josh at Perfect Clones here http://www.p-cls.com/tgca00111-carrera-43mm-chrono-ssss-a7750-p-5947.html Have a browse of some of the other Carrera models as they have the new version of this (cal1887 with ceramic bezel) There are some other lovely Tags also like the SLR limited edition etc. Good luck

Here my 5500 to 1016

Bare in mind, we are looking at tiny...tiny discrepencies in the timing. In your first example, beat error 0.7ms look at the width of the gap between the lines and this is just 0.7ms By the time you get to 0.0ms the lines start looking like a single line. If you look closely at the 2 0.0ms examples you can just make out a tiny rise and fall in the lines. There is 2 lines there but they are so close together they appear as one. Regarding the loss of time on the first example when the lines are moving down, the loss is so small it is not registering. With the other 2 examples they have been on the machine for 4 seconds. If this had been read after a greater time period you would see the lines dropping off very slowly. Hows that sound?

There should be 2 lines. What you are seeing is the escapement 'locking' and 'unlocking' or the ticking of a watch So that little balance wheel that swings back and forth makes a 'tick' when it swing one way and a 'tock' when it swings the other way. 2 lines 'tick, tock' The lines should be parallel with each other meaning that the 'tick' is a equal to the 'tock' if they are not parallel then they have a beat error. Now if you have parallel lines...good, next if the watch is gaining time the 2 lines will gradually move up the screen (or vice versa) and if it's losing then the lines will move down the screen. Hope this makes sense?

They are a press fit but it will be a lot easier and less painful to just get another escape wheel. I would put up a WTB for a escapement wheel (15 teeth) for an Asian 6497, there must be plenty about Good luck

This is what the balance staff should look like. Notice the pivot at the end? Missing from the one above.

Broken top pivot on the escape wheel, look at the picture guys You need a new escape wheel.

Something I cobbled together last weekend

Running seconds at 9, hours at 6 & minutes at 3. Nothing out of the ordinary here.