TeeJay

Give into temptation TJ . You'll be glad you did !

I think I might well have to

Thanks TeeJay. I like it

You're very welcome It's the one GMT color variant I haven't tried, but this is certainly tempting me Wear it well

Looking good

This is the dealer I got mine from

Looks awesome on my 20mm silicone strap

I've always liked this photo:

Tuesday my Ubifranken Tudor SF

And while watching TV, I thought the light was right to try a few homage shots No change in what I've been wearing, but a different perspective to my normal photos

I already wish you a happy BD but once more is never too much.

So, do you intend to open a "budget watch modding school"

Many thanks, my friend Good wishes can never be too much

I guess I could

Step One:

Buy two (or more) reasonably priced watches...

Step Two:

Dismantle said watches...

Step Three:

Swap the parts round, then re-assemble

That'll do for now

Happy Birthday TJ.. seen you go through a few buddy

whatever you do.. enjoy your 1655 it is an eye catching piece.. (to our community anyway)

AC

alni

Thanks, brother, it was a great day, with great company, so a top result all round

I quite agree, the 1655 is an awesome watch, I'm just thinking the GMT bezel would be more functional than just the AM/PM indicator, but, you never know, when it arrives, it might completely win me over, and remain in stock configuration Only time will tell

TeeJay, looks to have a few of the more important bits missing!

It's not telling time as well as it used to...

That is absolutely amazing

Here is a bad shot of mine all gathered together...

Cheers! Arty

That's a fine collection All the main models are well represented

I have to admit, I have previously thought that DDs/DJs to be a little on the small side, but, having seen the Rhodium dialled DJ I got my wife a while back (replacement to hopefully arrive soon) I think that it's probably a size I could get used to wearing, and if I wanted a real 'sleeper' watch, a DJ would be my choice. Subs/GMTs have the more luminous dials which I find easier to read, but, they're not really 'smart' watches. Yacht-Masters are certainly smarter than Submariners, but still more in the 'bling' range than 'classic elegance', and I think that's where the DJs truly come into their own

:thumbsupsmileyanim: :thumbsupsmileyanim:

Just the various military-issued Rolexes would make a reasonable collection on their own

TeeJay, thanks! When you average about $45 per Sub you can get a whole sack-full of 'em for just a wee bit of money!

Absolutely, and that means plenty of project fodder

The violation project has begun

Happy birthday TJ! I am sure we will see some mods soon enough on this one!

Many thanks, and absolutely

Gracias! and that GMT hand works!

Happy Birthday, my friend! Hope you'll have plenty more to come!

Any time, and that's awesome Mucho gracias, it was a good one

Awesome collection, amigo I just noticed, your EXP II has an adjustable GMT hand

If it gives me good luck...I'm willing to try anything.

I wuz gonna say I bet I knew where you got it from until you linked it, it's nice to have a kindred spirit on board! I'm sure it won't stay a "virgin" for long, "The mod side calls to you, Young TeeJay, it is your destiny"!

As far as budget, demsey has it about right in that it is a relative thing - to me, high-end is anything costing over $100. I like the "budget beaters" because it might show people without deep pockets they can have fun, too - plus I'm a "cheap ba$tard", at least I am according to wife.gov...

TeeJay, I have it's second cousin, a $32.90 Explorer II, on order (from same place my no-date came from) and I have no idea what I'm gonna do with it!

Oh, Happy Birthday!

I would've used the site you got the dials from, but I didn't have the spare cash for the WU fees (that would've meant no Pocari Sweat for me, and that was an urgent purchase ) so I went with David again As you say, it won't be staying virgin long. Just long enough for me to take some photos for the review, then it's going to be getting its guts pulled As much as I like the idea of wearing the same(ish) watch as Steve McQueen, the AM/PM function wouldn't really be of much use to me, where, throwing it into a case with a rotating bezel, means I can use my spare GMT insert, thus converting the AM/PM indicator into a functional GMT indicator

You're absolutely right about what Demsey was saying, and I openly admit, I'm also a cheap bastard, so 'bang for the buck' is pretty much my number one priority. I was seriously tempted to order the DJ for the woody instead, as that was £5 cheaper than the 1655, but I figured I'd wear the hybrid more, than I would the woody, so a £5 saving wouldn't be such a saving if it just sat on the shelf waiting for 'nights out' to get wrist time

And many thanks

That's quite a collection, bro

I would take photos of my Rolex collection, but it mostly consists of empty cases and half-completed projects The only truly wearable one, is the Snowflake Tudor, as I damaged the movement in the vintage sub yesterday through sheer laziness/clumsiness, and now the second hand moves as gravity takes it, which is part of the reason why I decided to order the 1655, rather than the DJ to continue 'project woody' I can see this being my future Rolex collection when all the projects are complete...

Snowflake Submariner on NATO strap (for hot weather/extended low-light situations)

Tudor Submariner (alternate beater)

Wood-dialled DateJust (for 'dress situations')

Black-dialled DateJust on leather strap (for more 'formal' situations)

Vintage ExplorerGMT Hybrid (daily beater)

GMTIICSubDweller (a project build purely for its own sake, which might not see much wrist-time )

(and whatever I can cobble together from any spare parts )

When I eventually get the LV Sub as the hand donor for my project, would you like the green insert for the 'virgin sub' on the bottom right? I wouldn't want it for anything, so if you'd like it, just let me know

Sounds fun. Happy BDay.

You...leave a watch untouched? Never...it will never happen. It will be extreme modded!!

You may well be right there, modding is just too much fun, but there might be a watch eventually which will remain in a 'stock condition' (or as close to stock as a home-build can be), I just think that the 1655 guts will make for a great combination with the low-profile case Thanks for the birthday wishes

@TJ -- Happy Birthday!...

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@TJ.... Happy Birthday to you too ;)

Thanks indeed, amigos, I had a fantastic day, I just had to wait for some cash to clear into my account before I could get myself my birthday present (I also treated myself to some Pocari Sweat, I've had some serious cravings for that since getting back from Tokyo )

Can't wait to see it, mate!

I'm rather looking forward to it myself, it's been a while since I did a decent review Having considered, I think I'm going to go with my plan to create a hybrid ExplorerGMT, mainly to maximize the functionality, but also, because the low-profile vintage case is just so damn comfortable to wear

Here's the dealer's listing, it'll be interesting to see how the watch matches up to what's advertised

Being an artist as well, the best explaination I can offer is this:

You may be a great painter and skilled with Acrylics, moving over to oils you have to start all over again.

Same if your an oil painter, moving over to acrylic, you have to start all over again.

The skill set from one is not transferable to the other.

I use oilers for the lume application, a good mixture of lume is the consistancy of snot, on a cold canadian winter's day playing hockey...

I have to admit, I've never actually tried using oils for painting, I never could get to grips with water color, and my skills with acrylics is 'limited', to say the least... What I really need to try my hand at, is tattooing... 100% concentration required, and almost no margin for error (I would say 0%, but sometimes, things can be 'fixable') That was the mindset I tried to have when working on my dial

So consistency wise, we're talking something like hairgel? More viscous than water, but not as solidified as Swarfega? Thanks for the advice

Thanks gents.

Happy B'day TJ

It was you HackR who alerted me to these Homer straps

Any time, and thanks, it was a great day