droptopman

Here u go pic from the sales thread. DW Spinmaster. Gen crystal, crown and tube. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Good information here. I just picked up one of these on another forum. Not a PN, a stock 6263 with silver dial. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Seamaster that is for sale.... Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

RA sometimes takes a couple weeks or longer to reply. At least that was my experience. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Never had what you described happen. I get an email but it has same text that is in the pm. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Nice. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

That white bezel, white dial model is sexy and looks like a great dive watch with the nice color mix. How is the Lume on these? Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Wow amazing shots of a beautiful time piece. Very nice. I have been looking at cameras recently and plan to purchase something soon. I know less about cameras then watches so....reading reviews and doing some research. Hey maybe I should start a "what is the best camera for taking pictures of the best sub thread."

Suit today so a little dressier.

Shot with the new Fuji? Nice pic

Good discussion here. I tend to go the way of modding. For some reason the modded/franken pieces have far more value to me if I work on them and/or source parts for them. Part of the process is that because in order to source correct parts, I need to study the model and gain more knowledge about it in order to find the right parts. This process usually involves communication with other members who may have already completed a build of the same model, which is great as I get to meet and get to know more people on the forum. Doing builds seems to be a great way to learn and gain experience and interact with other members. I also get that some folks just want to buy a nice rep to wear and might not care about all the other stuff. I wish I fit in that category it would save me a bunch of $$. However, the last few modern OTB reps I bought, while excellent pieces, I sold rather quickly as they were not models that I wanted to do anything with or had a lot of desire to learn more about. I do agree with much that has been said about cost. As it is easy to build a piece out of market value. My 16750 is a good example of that. I did a lot of research and communicated with several experienced members--most of whom warned me about the dangers of the build. Of course, I had to have that model and proceeded anyways. Sometimes you just have to learn from experience. I am still new to this part of the hobby but I have learned from some of the mistakes I made on previous builds. My last two builds came in on budget and I learned a great deal about both models through the process. The car example is a good one. I have been building/restoring Corvettes my whole life and I rarely build one that I do not lose money on. It is more the process of building it the way you want it and the way you think it should look and perform that is the attraction. Sometimes when they are done you keep them and sometimes the process of doing it was more valuable than the end result and they are sold, generally at a loss. Either way it has always been a rewarding process, not financially rewarding, but emotionally rewarding. Watch builds are similar for me.

6538 today. Put on a rubber b until I can find a good bracelet. Like the look on a NATO but sits too high on the wrist for me. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

I have much less experience than some other members but I bought a rep 16613 (two tone submariner) back in 2004 with an Swiss Eta 2836 and it still runs great. I did have to replace the crown and tube a while back. But it basically ran trouble free for 10 years while never being serviced. I have a TC V6 but only had it since April. I would guess it will last for many years. Initially I had a bad movement but TC replaced it and the new movement works great and I am fairly confident this watch will last for many years. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Dave, what a cool time piece. Truly one of the last lug hole 16610. While I have an affinity for 16613 as that was my first gen, this certainly makes the voting difficult for me. Awesome build man.

Where are you at? It was 9 degrees when I went to the gym at 4:50 AM this morning here in Central WA State. It is a balmy 25 now:)

A friend does custom work on cars and motorcycles and is very good. He has done a lot of work for me over the years on show cars. What are you trying to do?

Really loving the 1016. Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Dome...check out this distortion. Crappy pic, but you get the idea

Nice work Jack. Looks great.

Awesome, Hey get some nice shots of my 5513 when you finish her

Hi Pan153, True and I do get it. It is easy to tell the difference. Maybe I am feeling guilty for asking so many questions over the last year.

Interesting topic. Here is a honest point of view from a Noob's perspective. Not meant to be any kind of disrespect or challenge more just my humble point of view from initially the other side. Several of you in this thread have helped me tremendously and I am very thankful for your time and patience. The sharing of knowledge and experience is one of the things I value the most from the forum. I look back on some of the conversations via PM I have had with experienced members here and I asked a lot of questions that might be considered the type that is being discussed here. Generally I always do searches for information and try to read as much as possible. I love the hobby and truly have a desire to gain knowledge and at some point watch building skills. Problem being; that especially in the beginning, I really did not know the correct questions to ask or in some cases what to search for. That process: that you don't know that you don't or in some cases even where to start. So I hope that I have not fallen into the category of folks that want something for nothing, as that certainly was never my intention. I have learned some things this year, thanks to many of you, I generally still take a lot more from the forum, than I am able to give it. I do plan to stick around and at hopefully at some point will be able to contribute more than I take. So while I absolutely agree with the topic and what has been posted, just wanted to give another point of view. I do get it. As at this point--since I have completed and posted some builds, I actually get those PM's that you are talking about. Generally the member does not want to do any work for the information and wants me to do the work for them. It seems pretty easy to tell the difference. Someone that has done some footwork and has a valid question versus someone who has no posts and just wants me to do their work. The ones that crack me up are questions about cost. For example, someone asked if they could build a franken Matt DJ like mine for less than $200 the other day...I was like, I doubt it since the dial cost $600....

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Wow, thank you very much. Very kind of you.

Thank you, I have a 5513 project going right now, soon as that is done I will send this off for some work on the case bevels, plexi and probably a gen insert. Thanks for the information. I am a little concerned about water resistance, as mine currently is "water proof"....allegedly.