droptopman

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Personally I love the space dweller dial. He was out when I built mine or I would have used that exact dial. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Broke Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Beautiful piece. Well worth the wait. Dome plexis rule. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

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Great story Nanuq.

famished

When I get home I am going to smoke another cigar...It is 60 degrees today which is about 40 degrees above the norm.

True that..I just know a 1030 will fall out of the sky into my lap any minute now

that is just mean....I am still weeks out

I looked at the MQ dials and it was made in the gen spec fashion, just did not seem to have the same wow factor that the man with no name. Nanuq is right about costs adding up quick, and the prices he listed above or lower that what I have seen lately. A decent MKIII insert is now 700 and up. Crown and tube 600 ish for both. I have been searching for a period correct insert for months and you could buy a pretty nice car for what they are going for now.

Wholly smokes man that is gorgeous. That dial and insert match perfectly.

Gertrude Ederle-- I thought Nanuq would have got the fat olives post. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Thank you for the feedback. I actually have a <$1000 HR build that I bought to see if I really wanted to spend the money for a high end build. The HR is a nice piece but in the end does not give me what I am looking for in a 6538, mainly because it will not accept gen parts, but it did prove that I indeed did want to do a real deal build. The stem height issue was the final factor in deciding to stick with a 1030, just do not want to mess with that. Been through it before and ended up replacing a movement then had to modify the case to correct the position and in the end never liked the way it turned out. Funny though....I wish I could build it for $3000, little more now days to do one of these

Fat Olives Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Responsible Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Ouch. That's an expensive ouch! Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Its 430 am and I am drinking Mayorga coffee and smoking a Punch cigar for breakfast before I head to the gym [emoji123] Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Confidence Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Thank you. The strap was made by a guy I found on eBay. Does custom work, very reasonable prices and I think his work is great. Super nice guy too. http://www.jack-foster.com/ Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Cylinders Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

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