Robert Thompson

More like over 5k after said and done!

This is just for the love of the hobby!

It really don't pay to build your own 16803 or 16613 unless your not that anal about parts etc..?

Over $5,000, that's a lot of wonga.

I envy you though, I would love to do something like that but I have zero knowledge of how to. I can take a link out of a bracelet (just), that's about it.

I always wondered with these kind of builds: do you have an estimate of what you want to spend before you start, keep track as you go or just do it on the fly and add it up when you are finished and have a heart attack when you realize how much you spent?

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Very nice build? It's un freakin believable! That's almost perfect. God knows what that cost. $4,000????

Very nice pieces to add to a collection.

Authorised by who? Rolex? I don't think so.

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Looks like Sea Dweller hands.

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This is going to happen, it's a rep. If you are bothered by this I would suggest a new hobby or you will become very frustrated very quickly.

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These generic watch winders are very overrated. The ones you see from $100-$300 generally don't have a way to change the speed settings on the winder (stay away from those). All watches have different movements and should have their own different winding settings, not just one setting for all watches, and those winders can get really expensive, as they should because they are keeping some very expensive watches in tip top condition.

As was correctly pointed out the oil lubricants that are used now are so much better than the old stuff that used to gunk the watches up so the odd wind or shake of the watch is sufficient (just look at your car oil:you used to need an oil change every 3000 miles but now some cars can go 13,000 miles before a change).

Just a shake or a few winds once in a while and you should be ok.

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That thread was hilarious.

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