TeeJay

I took this into a watchsmith earlier to ask about the movement issue. Either he wasn't listening to me when I handed it over, or maybe he misheard me explaining that I'd built it myself, but his first question, was "When was it last serviced?" and when I replied that it never had been, that earned me a glare over the half-moons, and a 'tut tut tut' tongue clucking... I repeated that I'd built it myself, and then it began to sink in His only thoughts were that the second hand might be temporarily slipping on the pinion, but said that he didn't work on asian movements due to past experience, and the comparative cost of the service over a completely new movement. I said that I could probably buy a couple of new movements for the cost of the service, and he nodded silently, and suggested that the best thing to do, as it's (still) keeping good time, is to simply wear it till the movement completely fails, and then just replace the movement Overall good result

I have no concerns about taking reps underwater...

Every since I got my PO and Breit with even weak factory AR I really am partial to it, which is one of the things that attracted me the fore mentioned review..

I guess I'll keep searching.

You can always have the crystal AR coated by Cheiftang... I'm sure any of the dealers listed here can get you the watch, but I doubt any will match a $40 shipped price... Best of luck with yor search

+1 TeeJay. No place for anyone trying to claim credit. The forum is all about community, and not personal issues/needs. Let's hope the remaining buyer gets sorted out too!

I really don't think anyone is trying to claim credit, and it's clearly been a cooperative venture which has got the results. Dissappointing that Marinamm20 hasn't received a refund yet, we can only hope that that will change in time

Personally, all I can say is kudos to those who put in the research and applied the pressure to get people their refunds. There is so much good will and generousity in this community, generousity in friendship, generousity with parts, generousity with gifting watches or money to other members, that nothing angers me as much as to see members getting rolled and scammed and very little, if anything, ever being satisfactorily resolved, as that is just such an abuse of the community goodwill, it really is just dishonorable. I appreciate that people can go through difficult circumstances, and that things can get out of control, but all they need to do is put their hands up about it and ask for time, not try and fly under the radar in the hopes things will just go away... It is certainly looking like there will be satisfactory resolutions, so once more, I would just like to say kudos to those who have made these resolutions possible, as that truly is the spirit of the community

What are peoples experiences with CQout?

One thing's for sure about CQout, using the securepay feature protects the transaction, and if things aren't as ordered, or the dealer gets kicked off mid-transaction, your cash is safe (I believe it's three negative reviews, and then a dealer is given the boot) I'm perfectly happy to use it as a site I believe that the Swiss Watches are being sold for higher prices than forum dealers, but there are some good deals on the lower priced Asian watches, and, as above, dealers have to provide good service, or they are booted.

Also the review mentions AR, but hard to tell on Cquot

That's true, but again, for the price, you can't really go wrong

btw. thanks for your nice comments, TeeJay!

You're very welcome, they're awesome shots, and the watch looks fantastic I'd been reluctant to get another Planet Ocean, as I didn't want to run the risk of it feeling like a 'substitute' for the ones I had to sell, but, as that's not a color variation I've owned before...

Likewise, still the same for me...

I'm still not sure what's going on with the movement, as the second hand stalls if the rotor spins very quickly, but checking the time with other clocks while actually wearing it, it would appear to be keeping accurate time. What with it being my favorite, I guess I'll just keep wearing it till the movement completely stalls, or something better comes along

yes i did tee-jay! IT's great.. I'll post a photo in the morning! I forgot to post it once i bought it! They changed the bottle a bit though!

Awesome, I thought you'd like it, it's got an awesome scent to it

Man that's really, really nice!!!

+1!!

Classic

Awesome photos, amigo Did you ever get round to trying that Mercadona deodorant?

You're thinking of the "Radium Girls," a very disturbing landmark in the history of workplace safety law in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls

Thanks for the link, I hadn't read the full story behind it before, I just remembered that it involved the brushes being licked to produce a finer point. Indeed, a very disturbing state of affairs...

Seems most of them on the 'bay are in the $50 - $60 range whereas the Tudor Subs command a much higher "ransom".

I think their newfound popularity might have something to do with that

It is real. Wha tmakes you question it?

To be honest, nothing, I believe it is genuine, but you never know who might pop up and say such and such detail is wrong Here's hoping the lady gets a good price for it

I have to admit, the watch itself has never struck me as my cup of tea, but that's some awesome photography, and a fine review Crazy thing is cerulean is my favorite shade

T, never been a fan of straps. Although some look nice I've never found them very comfortable and I hate fiddling with the buckle. It is on a vintage style non SEL bracelet, though! There have been a lot of Tudor Prince Date dials on flea-bay lately and I'm half tempted to get one...

That's understandable, I have to admit, I prefer bracelets myself as there's just no issue of if it gets wet or not However, I do like how a watch looks on a leather strap as a dress watch For me, function dictates the appearance If you find a dial a good price, go for it, it'd be an awesome conversion for the watch If you find you don't need the dial anymore, I'd be happy to give it a good home

I know I've been wearing the 1655 lately as the 6200 movement has been acting up, but I think until this watch actually dies on my wrist, I won't be able to put it to the side

I'm starting to like this one, it's very comfortable. I originally bought it to hack up for a project but I'm now having second thoughts...

Bro, put it on a black strap, and that'll look the business

I love it!

First wristshot of my first rep..

Damn that's looking sharp Not many shots about of the pumpkin numbers with the black bezel, but that looks really slick

Is it not true that Tritium was discontinued because of radiation poisoning of workers that handled it on a daily basis?

I believe it was more a case of ingestion, rather than just handling (licking the brush to get a good point), or so I've read...

It might have just been done with artistic license as a plot point, but I'm sure I've read somewhere that there were 'concerns' about the radioactivity of some old Rolex models, so replacement dials were made available...

I would say genuine... Might be wrong though...

Glad to hear you've fixed it

If you do use superglue, don't try and do it direct from the tube, or the drop will flood the dial area. Put a bit of tape on your work-surface, put a drop of glue on the tape, then use a toothpick to apply a tiny amount to the back of the dial marker (maybe hold the marker with tweezers or a rodico-tipped pencil for the application of the glue and the positioning). Best of luck It's a pretty easy fix to do, I'm still kicking myself that a few years back, I paid a watchsmith to do a similar thing when the lume came loose from the setting on my 16610 Sub We live and learn

There's a quartz version of the Ebel 1911 Discovery which is a pretty nice rep, but, the sub-dials are much closer to the center of the dial than on the automatic...