TeeJay

Don't be disappointed Andy...We'll make it before midnight GMT

Not everybody can do it right now, but some of us can and will!

We are familly, I've got all my sisters brothers with me (Sister Sledge/Chic)

Thanks to all who can and to all who would like to but just can't

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

It is on a brown leather strap, with a deployant clasp. See the attached photos.

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

Thanks Teejay. I'm not ready to try any accelerated vintagizing yet, but I wear it so often it will get vintagized naturally.

What model is yours? I really like the vintage dial and the no crown guard look.

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

I've owned 3 rep rivet bracelets and theyve all been super flimsy and 'tinny'. Is yours similar? If not, is there anyway to find out where you sourced yours from?

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

Great taste. Actually I'm looking for one 18mm brown vintage leather strap

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

Unfortunately, Ms Bosker is another in a long line of pseudo journalist, who write these "Fluff" pieces for every newspaper in the land. poorly researched and no basis in reality for the most part. i would imagine that most of the young folks who are using their cell phones for keeping up with the time, will at some point in their life realize that hauling around a cell phone is neither and appropriate or in some cases safe device for telling time. Why did the wristwatch replace the pocket watch? Utility and convenience. Much easier to glance down at your wrist than drag your Elgin out of your vest pocket.It' pretty obvious to me that Ms Bosker did very little real research before she wrote this article. i would bet that she did a few Goggle searches, probably interviewed a few friends at "happy hour" after work,and called it a day. Plenty of research for a national publication!!

I'm appalled by the inability to speak and write the native language of this land, which happens to be English. I believe that much of it must be blamed on the shorthand language that todays younger folks use for text messages, tweets, etc.Unfortunately, this bleeds over into normal everyday communications. I can assure you bosses are not impressed with reports and other communication that is filled with grammatical errors, and is practically indecipherable.

I have nothing against cell phones, and other portable devices I have and use and Iphone 4, and find it a very useful tool in my work. Some of the medical and pharmaceutical apps are used on a daily basis, and I don't consider myself a Luddite when it comes to progress. I do think that many of the electronic devices we use are something of a crutch, and we become very, very dependent on them. Look around and see who is the most disturbed when the power goes off, and the cells die and the Ipads run down, and the tweets go silent? Not me, I can still find books to read, andIi can still tell what time it is with my trusty obsolete wristwatch.

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

Perhaps you were thinking of the 2836 movements decorated to look like Rolex movements, which are referred to as Rolex clone movements by the replica makers.

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

Does anyone have any thoughts about this Noobfactory Submariner (non-ceramic bezel) with an asian 2836 movement for $93?

http://www.timesshop.net/product.php?id_product=6416

It seems like a fantastic deal, and I was wondering what would be next level of replica above something like this, and what the critical differences would be. For me, the asian 21j movement on other entry level Submariner replicas is a dealbreaker, due to the 6 bps vs 8 bps sweep.

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

@teejay which dial do you use? Yukis dial have 26mm diameter? Yours 28mm! When we can get some 28mm tudor dials we can use puretimes 1680 watch!

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

Hi

That one is very nice´! Thanks.

A question in general, Is it hard to get service and repairs done to repwatches or will you often be turned down by local "watchmakers" sorry dont know the correct term for them in english but I guess you know what i mean..

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