TeeJay

Fantastic choice

Thanks, bro Since seeing this model Tudor dial, I've thought it would be nice to have one. I'm still keeping an eye on the above dial, just out of curiosity to see how high it actually goes for I have to admit, I'm something of a sniper myself Best of luck with your purchase

Thanks for the link As Chefcook mentioned, I think the size of that dial might be too small, but it might well be worth me sending an email for a general enquiry Thanks again for the information

A little rich for my pockets, but what awesome watches

You're absolutely right there. A while back, I spoke to someone who did work as an artist doing airbrush designs as nail art, and while the work they did was phenomenal, they said that the level of precision they had to achieve, effectively wrecked their sense of scale, and they found it almost impossible to 'scale up' again to working on larger mediums... I would really like to give re-luming a try, but I'm absolutely terrified about the potential results

Thanks for the input, brother, it's much appreciated I think I'm definitely going to add a Slevin to my 'wish list' for when I can afford one If the worst comes to the worst and I don't like it, I'm sure someone else would take it off my hands

Oh well, it's gone above my budget, so I guess I won't be getting that one

Very nice

I wouldn't like to say for sure if it is gen, but it sure looks nice

That's interesting indeed, thanks for the info, at least it explains the un-lumed dials. I guess I'd best keep my fingers crossed for a very low winning bid

Bro, I don't suppose you have a spare DSSD clasp knocking about at all, do you?

It could be that they had some complaints and decided to change their auction listing to reflect the lack of lume. I have to admit, I'm surprized that a gen dial would be without lume, but, I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles Indeed, a lot can happen... My guess is it'll stay relatively low, but then some fool will try sticking in a high bid in hopes of keeping it, and the price then escalating from there... Only time will tell

That's a real masterpiece Gorgeous movement

Thanks for the input That kind of price range is good, but definitely out of my reach at the moment... I'm hoping it'll stay below $30, but I expect people will start making bids and putting the price up I had noticed the warning about the non lume, but thanks for the heads up That's good to know that they relist, so I'll definitely keep an eye on them, as I think this model dial will work best for my project sub

That's very informative, thanks indeed

I don't want to start a bidding war, but I've got my eye on this dial, and wondered how high I should consider bidding, before it becomes overpriced? (assuming it stays within my rather meagre budget )

I can see this being a fantastic watch Best of luck with the project

Amazing watches, all

That's looking good, brother I'm really disappointed I missed my chance with the competition, but my category was shot while I was in Tokyo, so I guess it just wasn't meant to be

Thanks for the feedback, I wondered if it might sit better on the rubber strap Have you found any trouble getting the watch under a cuff while on the rubber?

You're not wrong there, they really are the icing on the cake

I'm liking the sound of your collection Have you ever heard of a collaboration/group called Desormais? As far as I can see, the iPod catalogues the tracks alphabetically, regardless of how they're uploaded to it. The iPhone catalogues alphabetically, but at least gives the ability to make a playlist

Thanks for the continued feedback Looking at the photo Pugwash has posted, the watch head itself looks 'rather substantial'... How does it wear on the wrist? I'm guessing not as slim as a vintage sub, but are we talking PAM 111 level thickness? Does the bracelet vs strap option make as much difference as it does on a 45mm Planet Ocean?

You're not wrong there, my friend, it's all things like that which make me not a fan of consumerism and reject brand names on principle, in favor for generics and reps. As you say, we know watches need servicing ever few years, but, I don't think the general public do, and I think ADs play on that. It's like when the Breitling AD told me about how during a service every part of the movement would be stripped and cleaned, as if that was some superdooper AAA+ level of service, rather than, as we both know, how it should be done anyway He even had a book showing an exploded diagram of the watch and movement to illustrate the point I guess it's just the problem with commercialism in general, not just Breitling as an individual company... You're right, a pressure test would definitely have proved if it was a failure of the gaskets, or just a case of the crown left open, but, I think it might get a bit confrontational if that was suggested in store... At least it's all dealt with now

No, not really false advertising per se, but still a bit of an unfair business practice to be on the receiving end of. Sure, great way of maintaining the revenue stream, so from a business point of view, great idea, but from the customer's point of view, a tad unfair, if the movement was to fail so soon after manufacture. Sure, the movements in rep A7750s might be coming dry, but they're coming from Chinese 'factories', not a Swiss clean room... We tolerate such things in reps, precisely because they are reps, it simply shouldn't be so with any gen product, certainly not all the time gen manufacturers are claiming such high standards of craftsmanship in their builds... If gen manufacturers are sending out movements in the same condition as rep movements, I really can't see any benefit of a gen purchase over a rep purchase, other than the prestige of buying the branded product with a warranty (which might still cost for work anyway) and any pleasantries the AD might throw in like chit chat and a cappuccino Like Lani's post where he mentioned driving a truck off the forecourt with no fluid in the power steering... Sure, mistakes can be made, but, if they're deliberately made to make the customer put their hand back in their pocket, then, yes, good business sense, but poor business practice/customer loyalty IMHO...