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I'm sorry bro, I don't see the point? Surely it's insured against lost & damage. Any service will remove any trace of wear... My gen LN gets regular wear. You should too!!

Rep on the left. Quite a number of reasons.

Nice strap!! Would look better on the Tour auto '12 IMHO, but still looks great! The AR is awesome!

There is no DW with open 6 & 9 for the Y3135. I tried to find extensively & there is no option other than custom made. DWO is not possible with the Y3135. YUKI sell 3135 hands. Depending on your location, company called Redrooster on eBay UK also sell 3135 calibre hands as does Wholesaleoutlet990 on eBay CONUS. Good luck with the build. P.

Thanks for the info. Can you be more specific? Having little experience with the Y3135, what are the common weak points? Truth be told, I may have to wait to add gen parts to the movement as finances are becoming tighter on this build. I've spent considerably more than I intended & the project is really nothing more than a collection of parts. In time I think I'll assemble parts then have the movement reserviced to include. Thanks P.

Yeah I have that lined up pretty much. Will also be looking to install a gen DW. I contacted a custom watchmaker who declined my business to repaint a DW with correct open font as per gen... Search continues in the meantime. P.

Thanks for that E, I'll keep an eye out!! P.

Thanks for the info. I went with option 3 in the end. Well, almost... Parts I have: ST3135 lug hole case New Y3135 Y3135 hands Gen 703 crown Gen 7030 tub Gen fat font 16800 insert Gen 16800 matte dial 93150 rep bracelet & clasp with diver extension WSO 501b brushed endlinks. The ST3135 also comes with ST bezel assembly & crystal. Should I consider replacing these? I've enlisted the services of a modder to reshape the case etc & assemble.

Trying out a new custom strap on the 297

Ahh crap. It looks like I'll need to speak to Angus to get this movement up & running.

Will a Y3135 stem fit an SA3135? I've picked up the latter movement in an M2M deal next door but has a broken stem. Thanks P.

BOOM... Make that 10

Is this the model with the decorated miyota 8500? Nice choice if so. I've seen a couple of the baby CrPO's & Aqua Terra's with them. Excellent looking.

I have a Rottweiler. Will post a pic once I am eligible.

Hi there. I'm looking to build a 16800 matte dial Trans sub. I've got various irons in the fire & really need to narrow down the route I need to take. So far I have 3 paths I can take: 1: try & locate an ST3035 and build from there. If anyone has one they are not using, please let me know. 2: buy/locate a 1680 donor rep & replace almost all parts except mid case (although will require modification) & bracelet (501b endlinks aside). Questions arise to the suitability of this as I am unsure if a gen dial will fit, if a more accurate 16610 style case back will fit, if the DW on the 2846 will interchange with 2836. 3: buy/locate 16610 case with lug holes & build from this- modifying as required. Any help would be appreciated, particularly from those who have completed similar builds Thanks P.

Plenty of scots here... Nice.

Hi folks. Registered a few days back (or weeks...I forget) . During such time I've remained inconspicuous and simply used this wonderful place as a library... Any who I thought it best to finally say hello and not be completely ignorant. Looking forward to hanging around and chiming in on a few topics. Nice place you've got here with a plethora of excellent info... The noob thread is particularly good at finding where you crazy bastards keep everything!! Recently made my first order from a fora based recommendation. I bought a few decent reps a few years ago but got caught up in a bit of gen buying. Now my wife has relented on my collecting, I've decided to fill the box... That's where all these lovely high quality reps come in... enough rambling from me for now... Till next time; Stay classy RWG P.