plaifender

damn.... sold for 1500 bucks!

What do you want us to "check"??

Kingkaiser, this topic has already been discussed... so don't ask... haha

It will!! Great to have you here! Read read read. You'll get the hang of it soon!

Don't think that's what Tee-Jay was saying Dave. I think he was just pointing out.. that a watch purchase shouldn't be made as an investment decision.

I don't understand your question.. you're asking about where to send your watch, yet in your signature you have 2 other APs that are currently being modded by francisco as well as watches that have been modded by domi and concepta... I'm guessing you should have a full servicing done on your chronopassion.. seems to me you already have the contacts and know-how to get this problem solved. Good luck

love this watch.. the AR looks great

Only answer: NO

Very nice.. congratulations!

Access to AD parts?? offrei and cousins.. I have 2 extra sets of crowns and tubes just in case! haha.

gets my approval.. Wear it well!

yeah.. it's completely normal Mashk. On the gen model it was also designed to fall out randomly... haha.. I was being facetious. No. this is not normal. Contact your dealer, mess with it yourself, or have a modder/watchmaker on the forum check it out... I think those are your only options

It sounds daunting.. but this is one of the easiest mods to do yourself. I wouldn't send it off anywhere... The two most important mods in my opinion are crystal and crown/tube. The bracelet will set you back half the price of the GEN almost, you can do this project for a reasonable price.. if you want 99% franken.. might be more worth it to get the gen.. If you want a 90% gen watch.. you can do this for under 500 bucks yourself.

DSSD is a great watch.. i wear it almost everyday (like 3 times a week) and it feels great. Heavy yes.. Balanced.. also. With regards to the Panerai "wanna be" statement.. I don't the the DSSD is trying to be a panerai at all... it's chunky yes.. but in general on the wrist is not as big as people make it out to be.. I think my Breitling blacksteel wears bigger

Here's a short list in no particular order... Some people would also debate the SuperOcean Heritage.. but i hate the way that watch looks so I'm biased. breitling Steelfish Superocean Chopard Mille Miglia 7750 Sinn U1 IWC 3717 IWC Top Gun V2 PAM 005(2011) Rolex Milgauss Green Breitling Blacksteel Skyland Avenger Omega Ploprof V2 Hublot Big Bang series Omega UPO no happy feet

Because if you have been around the last 2 years.. you would know that I had been working on a crystal project for this watch. The project has gone cold. and I DO have a sapphire prototype.. but it is a bit shallow. So far... no acceptable sapphire crystals for these watches

Keep it and buy a DSSD ..

Brave man.. one slip and you slice your finger.. or worse... your case!!!

You don't think 8 seconds is good at all? COSC is +/-5 seconds.. Those are the strictest standards and are more than acceptable in swiss manufactured watches. A chinese replica off 3 seconds more than the strictest standards is not that bad if you ask me... That is.. unless you're trying to compare your mechanical watch to a quartz....

haha.. that's funny....

I guess.. Just realize.. that it can only be used to open your DSSD..

was gonna say the same thing

My avatar has changed over the years.. although many of you might not remember. My first avatar was of my Breitling Steelfish... Placed over a rubix cube. It then changed to my (then) favorite PAM253 V2... Once I got a blacksteel, I knew I had to put it up.. It was quickly my favorite watch.. but has lost its place to my DSSD or my UPO... I don't change my avatar, cuz it's been up for a while and I'm used to it now. As for my username.. once upon a time, I actually had time to play music. I've always been involved with music.. first with the viola when i was 8.. then the alto saxophone till I was 18. Around the age of 15 I heard Jimi Hendrix for the first time and he changed my life. I started to play the guitar, and as a Jimi fan the only guitar adequate for my needs was a Fender Stratocaster. Back then I was on a guitar forum.. and wanted the name PLayFender.. but it was taken.. so i settled for PLaiFender.. Most people actually assume it's pronounce PLY Fender.. but it's not.. I wanted it to sound like PLAY Fender guitars.. but my 15 year old mind back then in the 90's couldn't think of an alternative.. In hindsight i could have chosen PlayFenderstrat or PlaySTrat or playafender... but now it's grown on me. I ended up selling my beloved Fender stratocaster about 4 years ago.. and only have an Ibanez s470 electric now.. but I will get another fender at some point in my future!

Depends on the fit. With my UPO for example.. I don't need a crystal press to fit it evenly.. just use my thumb or palm and a microbiber cloth. The crystal won't break, I'm sure. Use your thumb or the palm of your hand and it should be fine. I've even used a pin hammer (the plastic side obviously) wrapped in microfiber to hammer a crystal side in gently.

The duct tape sticky ball is not as effective as the Horb Rubber ball opener.. but can be done as long as the sticky ball you make is as big as the outer ring of the case back. I had a hard time with the sticky ball and ended up getting an Horb and use it to open all my screw down casebacks now.