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I wish I could, but sadly, my bank balance is now a big fat 0.00 :wounded1: Kudos to Andy for taking things in hand

@ Crossbones: I'd vote for the Cartier Going out for the evening, but keeping things casual Happy New Year, amigos :drinks:

I like the sound of that recipe, best of luck with the project

Very nice, can't wait to see how it looks cased up

I just want to touch back on my above post and add that since putting my 1655 on a custom fat-strap, rather than wearing it on a bracelet, I am, wait for it, actually starting to like it... It makes no sense, as my issues with the watch were always to do with the readability of the dial, and of course, a strap change has no effect on that, yet I'm still happy to wear it

Z3k0: Absolutely stunning build, kudos indeed Rosnik: I love that custom strap with the deployant, it's always nice to see something original and different

That's a beautiful build, I love the texture of the dial

Fantastic

I have a Silix Prime Vintage Sub, but it will not fit any bracelet, other than a relatively modern bracelet (I believe originally from a modern GMT II)

Very interesting effect

I think that sounds like an awesome project, I can't wait to se how it looks

I'd say the 005 as well

You're very welcome, if you do need any tips on case abuse, er, I mean, accelerated aging, just let me know Thanks Mine is essentially a 6200, the original Rolex diving watch before it was even branded 'Submariner', but it is more a 'loosely inspired by', rather than an accurate replication. The most obvious issues (ignoring the bracelet) are the bezel and crown. The dial printing is also not quite right either, but, the dial decal was originally for an Explorer I, which I modified to more closely resemble the 6200 dial It's by far the most comfortable of all my watches, and while the dial is not quite as easy to read as the Tudor Snowflake dial, the numbers and baton markers are a nice change from the more conventional Submariner markers

Fantastic documentary, but the smug, elitist attitudes of the collectors made me want to commit hate crimes. The company heads on the other hand, seemed way more practical and down to earth about the nature of a watch. Shame Felicity Kendal wasn't interviewed more extensively, I'd've found her insights way more interesting than Mr Rehab and his Peruvian... Thanks for sharing

Don't forget, the bracelets are supposed to feel that way. people complain about gen bracelets feeling cheep and flimsy, when in reality, the bracelets were designed to be lightweight and practical, not made as prestige/luxury items

Best of luck with your search, I'm sure you'll find the right strap for it As silly as it might sound, some of the cheaper straps might actually be a better complement for the watch than some of the more expensive ones, which can start getting chunky, which I feel would over-power the watch. This is definitely one of those 'less is more' situations

I agree with everything you've said, but that sentence in particular, resonates very strongly to me with regards my father in law. He is in his mid-50s, and been driving for quite some time, and in his youth, would often go on road trips with his friends, so clearly had to drive and navigate by map and memory of the route. While he doesn't use satnav around the town, he does use it on any out of town driving, even to destinations he has already visited, and is thrown into a panic if the satnav loses the lock while navigating roundabouts (you'd think he would remember which turn he wanted from checking the readout 10 seconds ago... ) Okay, I've never driven, but that doesn't mean I can't navigate and remember a route, and I find it pretty scary that someone who clearly once navigated without difficulty, is now completely reliant on a technological device... And yes, I agree with your comments about the way the English language has changed. Of course, there are those who say languages change and evolve, and of course, that is true, but I think the way the language has changed in the past decade, is something of a backsliding rather than a beneficial streamlining of language

Wow, that really is a beauty, especially with the display back The NATO looks good, but my personal recommendation would be for a very simple dark brown leather strap, as I think that would better complement what appears to be a very slim and elegant watch

As above, the bracelet looks fantastic, even if it isn't the correct model for the watch. On my favorite watch, I had to use a 90s-00s era bracelet as nothing else would actually fit, even though it's a 50s era case, however, I feel that the raised curve of the endlinks complements the curve of the crystal, so while certainly not period accurate, I feel it works, just as that riveted bracelet works on the GMT Lug holes would certainly be a cool addition, then a little mild vintaging, and it'll be perfect

Yes, that's the ones I was thinking of Definitely worth avoiding, from what folks've said.

Certainly one of my favorite watches to have owned...

I'm still going with the Orlando Bloom 1655: I still don't like the dial, but I love how comfortable the fat-strap is

I may be wrong, but I believe others have mentioned issues with the asian copy movement (I might be thinking of a different movement though...), hopefully others can chime in here

Ahh, I forgot to say, the Tudor dials I have are not commercially available... They were gifts/project collaborations with another forum member who printed some water decals, then mounted them on existing dials I sent him, then applied luminous paint and varnish onto the decal. I'm not sure if Yuki takes dial commissions, but I believe Michael Young at Classic Watch Parts will take dial commissions, so that might be something worth considering so as to use the 28mm dials [Edit to add] The bracelet fitted to the watch in the top pics was taken from a GMT II, not the stock bracelet which the watch came on

It's something which varies from place to place, some watchsmiths are happy to work on reps, others won't touch them, the only way to find out, is to go in and ask them