jigelow

Honestly, I have to agree - to some degree, in the fight for trying to get something right on you can wind up with headache and heartache unless you engage those that are masters in the craft... 

 

I think probably the best vintage sub-homage I've seen, feel free to disagree, is the Steinhart Ocean One Vintage

 

I will be buying one of these!

I'm debating selling mine. I'm unsure because I like it and it keeps the best time out of my three watches. But I kind of want a Gevril Tribeca.

Thanks, guys!

I'm familiar with that jewel. Unfortunately, my Yuki seems to be missing it. The date wheel and finger work without it, but I'm certain it's not good long term. I used a medium Bergeon oiler to put a dab of 9501 on it for the time being. I'll have to ask misiekped if he has access to these so I can buy a replacement. I may have to buy the whole piece, as the peg that the jewel would sit on doesn't seem very large which may be the reason it went missing to begin with.

As far as the actual jumper, it appears I was sent the wrong one. The eBay seller fortunately has provided great customer service and is sending me a new one. I suspect this one is for a similar movement (3155, perhaps).

I bought these. Nothing special, but their decent for the price.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JPXW0N8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Second hand seemed to be the culprit. I've got a Clark's second hand on there now and have no issues.

I bought a new date jumper, but it doesn't fit. It seems to be taller (there is clearly a shim or washer under the actual head that makes it this way. The date disc did transition smoother with it on; however, I can't get the dial on with this. I put back on the original after bending it a bit and lubing it up and it works, its just not snappy. I'll have to sort that out.

I then discovered that the date finger...well, had no finger. Not sure how it was even pushing the disc. It seems it may have broken off as there were now two holes (one to sit on the wheel and presumably one where the finger used to be). I replaced it with a gen and it seems to Ben running well.

Final mods will be aging the hands to match the dial and then tearing it down to send to jmb for lug holes. I'm pretty disappointed in the EL fitment. I've tried two sets of gen end links and their still a bit gappy. I guess I'll just have to live with it until I find a different case down the line.

Here she is as it is now.

Nearly done. A few bits to sort out but she's running and wearable.

I echo everything said here. I was in your shoes three months ago. I'm just now wrapping up my first build. I wish I had started with a junker as I woulsve gained the experience for troubleshooting and the dexterity to work on small pieces.

Good tools aren't cheap, but they make all the difference. Cheap screwdrivers and tweezers will be the bane of your existence and will inevitably end up in the trash.

Think I will never need a smartwatch, but I still remember many people saying they would never buy/own a handy.

A friend once told me about a time he bought a handy in Vancouver. She made him wear a condom for it.

Yes please, I'll take two!

I reckon you can go through life with appliances or with soul. I could drive a Toyota Landcruiser but I prefer a '63 Land Rover. I like Madshus skate skis but I prefer Trysil-Knut wooden skis.

These will all "get the job done" but a few will make memories as they do.

By "make memories" do you mean, "sorting electrical gremlins"? That's the only thing I remember about Rovers.

For today, a gen Speedy

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I've been looking at the Reduced lately. How do you like it? Have you had it serviced yet? I've heard the DD module can be expensive.

There's a 93150 for sale on TRF right now.

What are your usual channels? I can find them all day on Ebay

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Same. I picked up my 83 date 93150 on the bay a couple months back.

I was going to start building one of these, but all I have is the movement. DW it seemed had resurfaced a bit ago and there was a small flood of these on the market, but it seems to have dried up again.

I like going to extremes as much as the next guy, but why go with a Y3135 if you don't already have a gen dial and/or hands? In would think an ETA would be cheaper and a better out-of-the-box upgrade if you don't already have gen parts.

Always impressed, Justin.

What's wrong with Shiterland?

My comments are for a ST case, which I'm assuming is what we're talking about.

I was looking in to this and Ephry told me its possible. He stated you need to use Tc's flanged case screws and grind away at the slots in the case in order for it to sit correctly. He said it wasn't necessarily difficult, but it was tedious.

How about this. Sure to make someone's Christmas brighter for only $2900.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=231430556029&alt=web

Merry Christmas, all. I'm not a winter person, but I would be liked some of that snow tonight and tomorrow. Unseasonably warm here in the lower 48.

I know that gen hands can be broached to fit an ETA, but how did you manage the gen DW on to it?

Amazing YM. They're really starting to grow on me. These builds absolutely help that. I need to focus on my current build that is 95% done and these really give me scope creep.

Awesome piece! I'm glad it worked out for you!

More times than not, myn experience with USPS has been a disaster. When my gen 93150 came, they tried to deliver but it needed a signature. So the next day after work, I went to the post office. "We can't find it. It doesn't make sense, we have no idea where it is." They give me a phone number to call and send me away. Turns out, my wife did me a favor and went and picked it up during the day and they had no idea, documentation, or proof that it happened.

In my experience FedEx>UPS>DHL>USPS.

"Massager"

Also, these are not the first guys to do the whole "Swiss Made by way of China" routine, for mega profit. For $600 you can find a way better looking watch, for example any of the Rolex rep's from a TD or if you wanted to go name-brand get a Steinhart Ocean One Vintage

I have an O1V. Love it on NATO. In fairness, the bracelet is solid, too. I just like being able to change out natos quickly.

FYI, it was $600 shipped tithe states with bracelet and vintage leather strap with deployment. A lot for the money, if you ask me.

I love that dial! Now you have to make the hands match it. A very simple (and irreversible) way to add some tint is to hold a lit cigarette close to the hands (while they're mounted on toothpicks) and let the heat discolor them. Go slow.

Thanks for the tip! I'm going to have to find a new seconds hand as its slipping on the pin.

The dial was what made the build. It was the first piece I bought and I fell in love with it. It's odd since the hands are allegedly from the same watch.

As long as you have the original dial and hands it really does not matter what you put on the watch. I have a couple AK with Yuki 'Explorer' dials/hands and also have the original dials/hands so when I sell one they will be included.

They may sell better with the Yuki dials anyway, except to nutty purist types.

A 1002 etc dial will have the 'Certified Chronometer' blurb so they are not suited to an AK.

That's a good point. Didn't think of that.

Check eBay. Putting a rep dial on a gen piece feels odd.