TeeJay

sometimes the people in the store dont really know much about anything other than whats in their store.

and sometimes not even that

No pic, but I'm wearing my 104 on a Toscana strap (putty colored) which is about 5mm thick, but incredibly soft and comfortable

The closest to a ladies' size Sub is the Tudor Mini or Ladies Submariner. So, they make one; just not with the coronet on the dial.

Is that what the 'reduced Sub' in CBR's post was?

After wearing Panerai for a year, a Sub will certainly feel like a womans watch

Joking asside, I recall a post from CBR which showed a 'reduced size' Sub. Does anyone know anything about where that might be available?

There are also plenty of ladies who wear a Submariner, and it looks fine on them

Awesome anecdote, it certainly gave me a chuckle

Absolutely the right thing to do, or rather, not do Sure, his might've been a rep too, equally, it might've been the real thing, and indeed, $15k is a lot of money, but I think definitley the right move by not swapping, just in case

i so don't have teh tools to tweak around

anyhows im jus gonna find a watchsmith.. lol i'd actually just junk this and get a new rep but i had the crystal double ar'd and would hate not to use it, lol

Bro, the only tools you'd need are a pair of dish-washing rubber gloves, and a cocktail stick/tooth pick

Put the gloves on, and, with gradual thumb pressure, unscrew the caseback.

Remove the gloves, so you have better fine controll, and with the tooth pick, gently ease the 'needle' of the regulator over to the right by 3 'points' on the engraved scale. (I believe that would translate to speeding the movement by five minutes per mark, so 15 minutes overall)

Put the gloves back on, and replace the caseback. (just make sure the o ring is properly seated before replacing the caseback)

You might want to initially try moving the 'needle' a single point at a time, just to double check the results, but honestly, it's very easy to do, and doesn't require specialist tools

Best of luck

Congrats TJ! Those first little repairs are the most rewarding...I've been there! (Actually, I'm still there haha)

Glad to hear your PAM's ok

They sure are rewarding Baby steps, for sure, but, all building for bigger and better things Now I'm really looking forwards to my planned custom-build PAM project, and movement transplants

It feels good to do it your self doesnt it!

It sure does Oh the projects I now have planned

...and the patient survived

When winding my 113, I noticed that when letting go of the crown, it sounded like it was 'un-winding' a little, with the 'big wheel' slipping back (I'm not too sure of the proper part names) At first, I was looking at the 'catch' which stops the 'big wheel' reversing on itself, and wondered if the small 'beak' on it might have worn away, meaning it wasn't interacting with the wheel's teeth properly. However, on a closer inspection, I saw that the 'beak' was actually passing under the teeth, so, very carefully, I pressed down on the 'big wheel', and tightened it's screw...

The movement now winds properly again, without any 'unwinding'

Only a simply thing, I know, but I'm really pleased that I managed to diagnose the fault and fix it myself, without killing the movement

Have you tried tweaking the 'needle' of the regulator? That might help... If not, best of luck finding a watchsmith

Awesome pics I'm just wondering, is that definitely still the .45, or could it actually be the .42mm?

While I can appreciate that modern forces might well favor the digital and the quartz, it's worth bearing in mind, that back in the day, Rolex were the issued watches for the forces, just as Panerai were the issued watch for the Marina Militare...

msnbc report

Is a sad day for Paul Newman fans everywhere. I am watching one of my favorite Newman movies today, Slap Shot.

In remberance, list your favorite newman movie, and if you have it, watch it...

That's a real shame. Given his age and eras, he must've seen some incredible changes in the world during his life. RIP, Sir.

Uhm, it depends on where they are virgin...

Personally, I like my women to have enough experience to know what they're doing

An awesome gift, and an awesome project I'm sure your brother will love it Who knows, it might even get him started on watches too

Transforming

Electronic

Exploration and

Justified

Assassination

Youth

Looking good What're your plans for the rest of the project?

Not quite the usual wristy, but my wife took this at a costume party we went to last night (was a great time until the obligatory irritating drunk got a full head of steam going... Oh well, I'm sure someone will have eventually given them a slap after we left, when someone gets that drunk, and that irritating, it's a foregone conclusion that someone's going to lay them out )

I agree, it's easier.

But a pretty decent improvement of the manual is under editor's examination right now...

Excellent

Gentlemen, the answer to the question is......Someone else starts wearing all your watches.

Now that, is very true

i heard somewhere muslim people are promised to get exact amount of 72 virgins if they go to heaven... pretty cool, hope some hot virgins

Sorry, but it's just anti-Islamic propoganda spread by the media to reduce Muslims to the status of sex-hungry degenerates... There is no such reference anywhere in the Qur'an making that promise (Nor did the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, ever make such a promise) so don't worry about that Besides, virgins are the worst fucks anyway, so who'd want that for eternity?

Let me look around in my spares... I may have a bunch of keyless works parts I can send you. If I do... I'll let you know. At least you'd have the option of rebuilding if you wanted to.

That's really good of you, but honestly, I couldn't repair the movement itself, so I'll just replace it entirely when I'm able to That said, if the remains of my movement would be of any use to you, you'd be very welcome to them It still keeps time and works, it's just a bit iffy on winding

Sure, my friend. Consciousness is relevant for a very small percentage of our whole being.

Between 1 and 5%, I would say.

Of course, one needs to bear in mind (no pun intended ) that there are different states of consciousness, deep medatative trances, for example Modern medicine knows so little about the workings of the Human mind, it's easier to 'learn as you go' rather than trying to 'read the manual' (which hasn't been completed yet )

Correct question. Allucinations and dreams are not consciousness.

Absolutely correct, yet, we are still able to experience them

well i dont know others but i hope i go to heaven with 72 virgins

Only 72? Why not 73 or 80?

I guess ya have to blow up something really big to get that many

Well, the Qur'an specifically forbids suicide, and never actually mentions the number of 'virgins' a person will have in heaven (the closest is reference to [people in general] having wives of perfect purity [which could really be interepreted a lot of ways) so anyone misguided enough to believe that such actions would lead to such rewards, really needs to re-check with the source material

Thanks for the input, guys I don't really have the tools (or the knowledge )to think about rebuilding the keyless works, and to be honest, too lazy to strip the two watches again to test further stem theories, so I'll just be transplating in a new movement when I have one available Might be a while (unless someone decides to buy my canvas ) but I'm in no hurry. The watch still works for the purpose of telling the time, and, despite it's sentimental value, doesn't see much wrist time, so it's not an essential repair to be done now, it's more a case of I wanted to find out what issues I was dealing with for when the time comes to get down to full on repairs Thanks again

Tony has them

Welcome, indeed

Looking good

Hi T, welcome to the party Awesome PAM you have there I know, it's the basic Asian model (which is the kind I like ) but I bet it keeps awesome time, and survives whatever abuse you've thrown at it