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Rolexman

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  1. Curious About the price. If its under 300 I will order one instantly and do review + movement dissection.
  2. I really doubt that! True some older Rollies had the sticker feature which was nicely cut out in the round moon-like shape to exactly fit the rotor. This made it look like it was engraved. I haven't seen that feature anymore for some while now. Most rotors are nicely engraved nowadays and so is this nickel plated version I think.
  3. Probably not. Some are mounted with screws, some are press fitted. Besides that the 'wings' between deployments often have different shapes. E.g. I have a broken deployment laying around but I can clearly see that the wing won't fit due to the fact it has a slightly different shape....
  4. The answer is: tapping. If you see it move you tapped too hard. Just give it a firm tap. Set time accoring to an atomic clock on-line, wear it and time again after exactly 24h. Proceed untill you get it right. Years back before I got involved in watchmaking I always did it like that and it worked like a charm. Sure it sometimes takes a full week before you get the desired result but ... who cares Good luck.
  5. Sweet Better than those nose hair tweezers ey
  6. GUYS GUYS!.... I think the rep looks very good. Due to the poor lighting the case is being under exposed. The black reflections make the case look like it has the wrong shape. I bet that if this was photographed by a member it would look mighty fine!!! Take a close look. You can see the fat case and the crown sinking in it. Just like the gen. The black reflection makes it all look weird.
  7. Andrew told me the current one, with the platinum plated bridges is the final version.
  8. Andrew told me just yesterday the current one, with the platinum plated bridges is the final version.
  9. Never listen to Andy, white spirit is the way to go No seriously. Bummer! thanks for the info.
  10. The spring is usually a bit bend. Not as much as on your pic though.
  11. Yes, this bridge is the trickiest bridge of the entire movement. A lot of things have to be taken in to account. First of all the hammer spring needs to be removed. Otherwise all the parts will fly across the room. Besides that you probably have to reposition the tilting pinion, hammer and clutch before placing the bridge back on. If you've never done that before and don't have the right tools, tweezers etc. you will have a hard time getting it back together. Go for it if you have nothing to loose. Otherwise have an watchmaker look at it.
  12. Ah okay. You could look into the ultimate clones Angus is selling?...
  13. + 1 what Andy said. Try the little spring. But it highly unlikely that the little spring caused the main spring to unwind. Maybe 1/2 a turn but not completely as the click holds the main spring in place (large arm at 11 o'clock). Are you sure the reversing and the reduction wheel are properly seated in the jewels? Could be the 'clicky resistance' comes from the gear teeth not properly engaging. Let us know how it goes.
  14. Yep, Watch Material. Don't know anymore if he is a seller on the bay? What's wrong with the current 2836?
  15. let's keep it underground PS: WTF is that Twitter symbol doing in my full editor....
  16. Nice. Maybe I'll get to see it in real life.
  17. If this is for real I kinda find it inappropriate to post those pics here.
  18. Could very well be. I used a Dutch-English translator and it said: Wasbenzine = White spirit/ refined petrol.
  19. Broken or gummed up reversing wheels. Although ETA states not to wash them, I always give them an Ultra Sonic clean when dirty. After that hand winding is smooth as butter. If you don't have an US cleaner you can use some white spirit. Just leave them in for 5 minutes.
  20. So what? Dealers themselves are posting on Youtube and all the Social Media. Replica's are going main stream and dealers are just screaming for attention. Let's see how long this will last....
  21. Well, movements adjusted to +6~8 sec/day in one position run almost Chronometer accurate when wearing. All Asian movements can be regulated to be as accurate as a Swiss. Country of origin has absolutely nothing to do with movement accuracy.
  22. No. That's why it affects the rate of the movement. Moving the stud (pin) will make the hair spring longer resp. shorter. Just make sure you do not touch the hair spring itself.
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