TeeJay

Absolutely fantastic

It's looking good, I'll be keen to see the project's progress

If you want one with no rehaut engraving, you can get them for about $30 at the right site, of course, they won't be anywhere near as good as the WM9... Just depends on how accurate you want/need it to be, and how much you're willing to spend

Nice purchase, I like it

+1 It'll probably be waterproof out of the box, 99% of my reps have been water resistant out of the box, and the one which was not, was replaced with one which was.

Indeed, I've been contemplating a laser etching of dial indices on the inside of a crystal for a while now... I'll be interested to see your work

Hmmmm.... Do I give up on Rolex and go back to a 42mm PO?... I have to admit, that watch felt like it was 'my watch' the second I strapped it on...

I remember a guy I went to college with, who was constantly late for lessons and everything, including a job interview, which surprisingly, he didn't get invited for a second

It's irritating, to say the least. Stupid thing is most of the time, he's a really nice guy, it's just the passive-aggressive crap he pulls which gets on my nerves

That is looking amazing, bro, a fine watch indeed Wear it well

I know a few people like that One such chump was bragging a while back about how he'd been doing some work in a guy's house who had a collection of watches, and he was sure they were real, because, get this... They were in the right boxes! That said, he's always been a bit of a muppet, and his normal response to someone getting anything new is always "How much?!" Yeah, real classy... But he's a mate... I know what you mean there about Rolexes, I didn't really feel comfortable wearing a Rolex till I hit 30 and was married. Before then, I wouldn't go so far as to say I was 'uncomfortable', but slightly self-conscious would be a fair comment

Many thanks, bro, it's all very much appreciated

Any time, and I'm sure it will be, especially with the trick about modifying the back strap of the strap to form a fabric keeper

I could leave the others, but I have to admit, these two rather caught my eye, and I'm not normally keen on Breitlings. I think with appropriate enamel to fill the bezel markings, I think both of those could actually be pretty nice fantasy watches

Damn, that looks tasty, bro My one suggestion/question, is if a silver datewheel might look more uniform, or if it would look too uniform... I really like how it's looking though Does the bezel scale need re-enameling? I did that with my new Daytona case after brushing the bezel, and it was not only easy to do, but made a huge difference to the finished look

Absolutely, a little mutual respect and courtesy is all it takes

Wear it well, brother

No, it's no good, I can't keep the thing on my wrist, I guess the 1655 just wasn't meant for me... Grove Street OG rolling through

Absolutely fantastic, thanks for the mini-tutorial and photos

I think my problem is that if I'm reading online, it'll be 'just one more refresh', and then there's something posted which I need to respond to right there and then Of course, other than the occasional misshaps like that, I am very punctual, and I don't get in a panic over time. Wifey, on the other hand, really freaks out about punctuality, and will leave early 'just in case'... I blame her step-dad, who would insist on leaving for somewhere at a certain time, say 10:40, but actually goes and gets in the car at 10:35 and spends the next five minutes gunning the motor and bitching about people 'not being on time', when he's the one running early... Fucking wanker

Worth the wait

Nice work, bro, my dad was a tool-maker by trade, and it's always fun to see the tools in operation

I like to be as precise as possible, and will adjust my watches to be as accurate as I can get them. For the most part, my time-keeping is pretty good, and if I know that something will only take me a set time to do, then I will only give myself that allotted time to perform said task: For example, a meeting in town at 2:00 PM, with a 30 minute walk, I'll leave at 1:30. However. If I'm doing something like reading close to that time, sometimes I can 'over-run' a bit and need to double-time it Now that is awesome

Thanks, it was purely coincidental, not planned Sadly, quite the reverse. Sure, the hands are incredibly easy to see, but the markers on the dial (not the cardinals, but all the others) just tend to blend into one, making the time an effort to read, so by comparison, the Sub is by far the better watch for daily wear or camping, simply due to better legibility. This watch is just such a mixed bag for me... I bought it as a birthday gift to myself, and performed a modification to it which, as an artist, I am extremely proud of, and boosted my confidence immeasurably, yet I just can't seem to 'get comfortable' with it... It's an iconic watch, for sure, and the dial layout is a true vintage testament to the era, with that 2001:Space Odyssey aesthetic, but, I can totally understand why Rolex started using Sub-style markers on the Explorer II (which should really be the Explorer III ) I'll try and keep it on for the day, if for no other reason than to monitor the time keeping

Thanks I like the fact I lumed the dial by hand with no loupe, I like the fact it keeps very accurate time (never actually measured it for +/- as I haven't worn it for a long enough period to notice) and I like that I re-set the hands so the datewheel rolls over bang on midnight, but the lack of a timing bezel, and the small dial markers are a really big hurdle to overcome... I feel like it deserves more wrist time, I can just never seem to keep it on my wrist very long