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TeeJay

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  1. As long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters
  2. Today seems to be the day of the GMTs It's an awesome piece for sure Ahh, more of a vibration alarm?
  3. Looking good, bro, was that a project build?
  4. Sorry I missed this one yesterday, bro... That's a really nice watch, and I have a solution to the gibberish clasp lettering, put it on a simple black leather strap, like Captain Jack Given that Barrowman's a collector of Rollies, I suspect that the DJ isn't a wardrobe piece
  5. Looking forward to seeing what's planned
  6. I ran into some tasteless spiv last night while out with my father in law, and the subject of watches came up. He was flashing some gaudy gold and diamond Ingersol Breitling-wannabe watch, I explained what my 79190 was, and all he kept asking, was "How much...?" even after I explained how much Tudors tend to go for... Some people just have no class
  7. How about a PAM 112 on a cuff-style bund strap?
  8. Any time Wish I could be of help with the screw, but best of luck with your search Out of curiosity, what's the alarm like on a mechanical watch? I'd imagine they're not as loud as a digital... It still looks pretty good 'as is'
  9. Very nice, is that an additional GMT hand?
  10. Still making the final tweaks to the timing...
  11. Very nice indeed It took me a while to get used to it, but I've come to really love that dial layout, as it's a nice change from the norm of the regular Rollie dials
  12. To be fair, mechanical movements are pretty reliable, it is just like with a car, they need periodic servicing I'm not aware of any quartz replicas available which are of a decent quality. If you really wanted a quartz movement, you could always try looking for a cheap quartz watch on eBay with the right kind of hands, and then swap the movement into the Submariner
  13. That's a good day's watchspotting, bro, I've only ever seen reps one at a time in public
  14. Welcome indeed, you have definitely come to the right place for advice and information
  15. Indeed, a vintage DSSD sounds a very interesting project
  16. Welcome indeed, and a fine choice of avatar, I like my tea stirred the same way as Steed (a true Avengers fan should know this ) WatchEden is a fine dealer to do business with. Looking at the two watches available, I would suggest the $305 version for these reasons: - It has the black enamel on the etchings inside the clasp - It has the green sticker on the caseback (not really essential, but they do look nice) and - It's cheaper Best of luck with your purchase I don't believe that WM9 produces a replica of the 2010 Submariner...
  17. I know that there are belt buckles avaiable like the Pre-V buckles, maybe something like that might be worth a look? I'm sure you'll find something suitable for it, I can't wait to see how it looks once you've worked your magic on it
  18. You're quite right, over a 48 hour period, anything upto about +30 a day is tolerable (I wouldn't say ideal or acceptable, but certainly tolerable) without seriously impeding time-keeping, but indeed, it's when the watch is worn day in day out, that the timing needs to be a bit more precise Is the 23j one you can regulate yourself, or does it require a trip to the watchsmith? I took my 6200 in to my local watchsmith a while back, for advice on the 'stalling second hand' and he said that he no longer worked on Asian movements, because of parts issues, but also because economically, it's more viable to just replace an Asian movement than service or repair one Not that I'd actually leave a watch with him anymore, it took him over a month from the date of completing the work, to return a Sub to me (I knew by when the datewheel had stopped, and the date I picked it up ) and it took him well over 6 months just to service the movement in my 127 Of course, that didn't stop me going in to pick his brains over the issue
  19. I must admit, there's something magical about the Pepsi GMT I probably would have a hard time giving it up, but I sent a photo of it to my friend, so he knows it'll be on its way soon The GMT really is a pleasure to wear
  20. Awesome Might a belt buckle be available which might be suitable for the strap?
  21. Just trying to put the other side across I mean, sure, if a21j movements weren't regulateable, then indeed, the 'swiss' movements would command the price difference. When I got my first Sub, that had a Swiss movement (confirmed by two sources) but it ran at +45 seconds a day, and at the time, I had no idea how to correct that timing. To be fair, most of the reps I buy with a21js come running at about +15 (give or take), I just like to tweak them as close to +/-0 as possible so I don't have to worry about adjusting the time on a daily basis, and think it's nice that they have that potential for reliability. Of course, if someone swaps their watches on a daily basis, and sets them each time they put them on, then that level of accuracy really isn't necessary, but if the watch is going to be worn day in, day out, I think it's good to have it running as accurately as possible
  22. I'm kicking it off with my friend's GMT Master II, as I'm still just getting the final tweaks on the timing, and, as laying a watch flat, or on either side causes the movement to gain or lose time, it clearly needs the positioning of being worn to accurately gauge the timing Note: My friend will be getting this watch once I'm satisfied with the timing
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