TeeJay

Is that an OP logo on the hood?

Not much to say, other than wow I noticed you have the DSSD on NATO, out of curiosity, is it 20mm lug size?

I don't suppose there're any vacancies going there ?

Just had someone enquiring about a tattoo design project, and as soon as I mentioned that I need paying, they vanished

Is my work really that crap that I'm not worth paying? Time for a new career, methinks...

Do you want fries with that?

The sound of music...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XEZwoTvN18&feature=related

Thanks alot to all of you. The love here is almost overwhelming and meets or exceeds anything I'm getting in my personal life. You want to get a laugh? I felt like sh*t this morning but decided to do something I love and go for a drive. I got f*cking pulled over! Hahaha. Not for speeding but for not using a turn signal on a lane change on an empty road. Actually, it is a happy story. He was behind me and following in an unmarked as it turns out because he is a car nut and I just got a new Porker as the Aussies call them. He basically admitted he just wanted to look at the car although the charge was legit. Nice kid. He didn't ticket me for the signal violation of course. It was right on a straight and I asked him if I could open her up when I took off and he said go for it as long as I broke before the next rise. I did and it was fun. Man, I love the sound of a good motor and whining turbos. Is there anything like it in the world? If I died today that would almost do...

Awesome outcome, bro

I have to admit, I've always pronouced it 'porsh' since I was a kid, and despite knowing the correct pronunciation, I've just never been able to 'reboot' that language subroutine to say it properly

Cool runnings

Take a look here:

http://www.bucklecity.com/Belt_Buckles_Pewter_Belt_Buckles_Skull_Belt_Buckles_s/2.htm

http://www.christian-oliver.com/Online_Store/Buckles/Buckles.html

Thanks for the links Bucklecity is a site I'd already had a look through today, but I hadn't seen Christian Oliver's site, and there are some really nice buckles on there, thanks indeed

I had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction earlier when the buckle on my favorite belt decided to break where the tang attaches...

I got the belt last year on my birthday, in Spain, and worn it almost daily since. The leather is still in good condition, so I figure I'd rather put a new buckle on, rather than just get a new belt, and I wondered if anyone might be able to give me any suggestions on some good buckles? The plainer the better

Here's a photo of the belt and it's existing buckle to help with matching...

I quite like this one:

But wouldn't wear a buckle like these guys...

TIA, amigos

Nothing new here, but time for a new photo

Now....that's a beauty........I mean both!

Thanks, bro Taken on one of the best nights of my life, certainly one of the most memorable, and actually showing the GMT in full use (and a watch which has proven itself worthy for a place as one of my 'special projects' (No abuse planned this time, just 100% creativity ) ) I think it's a good job Emily was with me, as had I gone out for a night with friends by myself and gotten that drunk, I'd've been in for a roasting when I got home

Fantastic work

Here're a few of my favorite shots

I'm just sitting here stunned, and trying to thing of something, anything to actually say. "Sorry to hear", and "Get well soon", don't even begin to scratch the surface of how upset I am to hear you've been so ill, bro. I guess all I can say, is stay strong, and keep the faith One thing's for sure, and this might help, it might not, but everything you've gone through in life, and now this, well, when the time comes, you're definitely going to be getting VIP admission 'upstairs', no doubt in my mind about it. Take care of yourself, bro, and come our birthday, I'll be sure to drink one for you

Very few 6541s were ever sold, which is why Rolex ceased production in '86 & by then they were only producing a relative handful each year. With such a rare (valuable) watch, I think it is pretty unrealistic to expect to see them worn on the streets.

Maybe they would have been more popular, if they'd had the lumed hands If I was in an AD, and saw a 6541 sitting next to a 1680, I know which I would choose

It's very easy to do. No need to touch the bezel or crystal. Just unscrew the caseback and set it to one side. If you see where the stem goes into the movement, look at the top surface of the movement, a few mm to the right of where the stem goes into the movement, and you will see a raised, round button, about a mm in diameter. All you need to do, is gently depress this button with the tip of a fine screwdriver (or something similar), and while holding the button down, gently pull the crown straight out. Simple as that Putting it back in, is just a case of reversing the process Best of luck

That looks like an awesome experience, Freddy, and thank you for sharing The other day, my wife and I were in town, and there was a busker playing, who, although not sounding exactly like that specific artist, had the same kind of 'clean cut' quality to their voice like artists like Bobby Darin, Andy Williams and Kenny Lynch, it really was like being transported back in time listening to them

and the parts i have...

thank you in advance

raffo

Hmmm... From the look of the edges of the case, I am guessing that Part #2 is some kind of roller/bearing assembly which will enable the bezel to rotate, not freely, but with a smooth feeling of slight resistance between each 'number place'. It's hard to describe the feeling... With a sub, the bezel clicks 'sharply' from position to position, ratcheting into place. With the GMTIIC bezel, while there are 'points of pressure' while setting the position of the insert, it is all done smoothly, with none of the ratcheting of a Sub bezel...

On a regular Sub bezel, Part # 4 would go into a groove cut into the inner edge of Part #1, and that is just a case of getting it all into the groove... Part # 3 is a complete mystery to me, hopefully someone else might be able to shed some light on it... I hope I've been able to provide some clarity

I think it is a aesthetic thing. If you are a lab rat scientist, you can multiply by 10 and thus 1 becomes 10, 5 becomes 50.

The watch was for nerds/geeks of the day. Set it apart from a Sub.

My theory and I am stickin to it.

Now that, is a good theory

Like you, I do not know the purpose/usage of the 1-5 indicators on the inserts for the 3rd version of the 6541. This numbering is especially curious considering that the initial 2 versions of the 6541 were fitted with early Sub inserts similar to this (sorry, I do not have a pic of an early 6541 handy)

It's strange, as at least on a Sub/SD, the breakdown corresponds to the 'tens' in an hour, but on the Milgauss, it doesn't seem to have any correlation...

Thank you very much TeeJay for your answer!

I will buy the version with A2813. I think they used exactly the same case, dial, bracelet in both versions. $138 is am excelent price.

thanks,

Alejandro

No problem at all, I'm glad to be of help Personally speaking, I tend to stick with Asian movements myself, as I have found them to be perfectly reliable as time-keepers, and I am sure that in most instances, the case, dial and bracelet are exactly the same

Actually, there is something about the Milgauss which I don't understand, and wondered if anyone could shed light on...

With the insert markings, is there a reason why they only have 1,2,3,4,5 markings, rather than the 10,20,30,40,50 minute markers on Subs/SDs?

Welcome to the party You might want to keep an eye on this thread about Asian V Swiss, and see what comments people make

Personally, I never take my watches to water. Reps or gens.

Mainly because I don't have to know the time when I'm swimming or showering. And I've heard enough horror stories of people ruining their super expensive genuines in water. These exact same precautionary things apply to gens as well... they have to be watertested too. The construction of cases is the same. If it's an old watch you never know who did the last service and how the case was screwed in/water tested.

But still, I believe 95% of the basic reps with screw down crowns are waterproof at least to some extent. Chronographs are completely different matter. But why risk it?

Personally speaking, I just don't like not wearing a watch and not being able to tell the time should I need to, so I prefer to wear a watch which I can keep on without worrying about if it gets wet or not

To address each in turn

Ok, but I'm still confused as to how you'd see your lumed dial and hands at 3am without turning on a light anyway? Even SL needs to be activated by photons, and even then the glow will only last for a short period of time anyway.

I charge the lume from an LED torch immediately before retiring, so although maybe not 'lightsaber bright', it is still visible through till dawn

Since you have eyesight problems, here's a recommendation or two. For late-night blurry-eyed 'what time is it' moments, I have small Lexon bedside travel clock which has a nice blue but faint reverse LCD display when you touch it. Also for late-night bathroom visits, we have a couple of red bulbs installed alongside the white spots, normally used to preserve pilot's night vision and is superb at not waking you up too much or causing that painful effect. Nicked the idea from a fantastic hotel we stayed at in Barcelona a few years back. Helps though if you have an internal bathroom, to avoid awkward looks from the neighbours

Thanks for the suggestions One of the things I have done, is put strips of luminous tape around the skirting boards in the bathroom. The house is never pitch black dark, but that just gives a little extra guidance

Teejay, why do you need lume to be able to read the time? Do you have XP or are you a vampire?

If I was a vampire, I wouldn't need lume to be able to read the time in the dark

The truth of the matter, is that my eyes are quite sensitive to bright light, so turning on a bedside light at 3 AM to read the time, is not only potentially disturbing for my wife, but also very painful for me, so it's much easier all round, if I wear a watch with a luminous hands and dial

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In recent years, my eyes have become increasingly sensitive to bright light, and I now have to wear sunglasses if traveling by car at night, to prevent the oncoming lights hurting my eyes.

If you're using the 'lack of lume' as a rationale to avoid the 6541, then you're really not one for vintage accuracy. "Practical" is not a usual consideration as the highly questionable dial legibility of the otherwise cool retro-looking 1655 will attest. Ask Nanuq if he can read under the bedcovers by the light of his gen 1665's lume.

The 'Gaussy hands didn't need mere tritium lume, those Dauphine beauties were easy to read in the dark anyway. If you were one of the 23 or so people worldwide that actually bought a 6541 when new, then you worked in some underground lair surrounded by copper coils the size of houses, an ID badge that turned red with time, and were subjected to a daily scrub down with wire brushes by a couple of men called Hank and Duke in a makeshift shower tent on your way out of the facility.

The 6541 is unpopular because as Freddy says it's a bitch to put together a decent project, gen parts are rarer than unicorn's teeth, and design-wise, like its 1655 nephew, it's a bit of an "acquired taste". I have a Silix/CWP hybrid rep, in fact it's the only cheapie vintage rep I have in my collection and is currently awaiting a new crystal.

I'm not one for accuracy full stop, Doc, I'd've thought that was understood by now

Sure as a collection piece, it's certainly a nice watch, and I can understand it being an acquired taste, but from a personal point of view, I like to be able to read the time easily from dial lume, or at least luminous hands. I seem to remember there being a link to a similar watch on eBay within the past week or so, and I liked the look of it, from an aesthetic point of view, it just wouldn't have met my own needs, so it never struck me as one I would want to add to the collection