HauteHippie

Here, here to that! It is indeed great to see the spark re-ignited! Looking forward, as always, to the pics of another completed Ubiproject!

Good deal. Ubi, I believe, used a Zenith out of a Movado for one of his Daytona frankens.

If anyone is sending me a SA crystal in the upcoming AR run, please drop me a note and I'll be sure to post the precise measurements.

Jawo, The Zigmeister did mine. He in fact actually removed the plastic markers and relumed the areas where they were. To finish it off he flattened the top of the applied lume and effectively created new markers of about 1/2 thickness of the rep ones. I call it perfect now.

VC Malte Grande in rose gold with cognac gator strap. Haven't seen reps of these in years though. So, in lieu of that, I'd definitely go with one of the Patek dress watches.

Ditto. Single AR is a very subtle improvement. Double AR is dramatic. I always tell people that it's much more difficult to differentiate between no AR and single AR than it is between single and double AR.

Hey guys, FYI: AR is going to reduce reflections to near 0, making it appear as those there is no crystal at all... But if the crystal itself has optical aberrations due to poor manufacturing (i.e. coke bottle effect), those are going to still be there and in fact maybe become more apparent. This is a problem I've seen on some Omega crystals as well. The best thing would be to find a higher quality sapphire domed crystal as a replacement. OFrei has a decent selection.

Panerai-style removal should do the job.

Gen crystal will fit. But why not just coat the rep crystal? Cheaper and just as good.

Bingo.

I gotta have tactile feedback for the qwerty keypad, so this would be a no go for me.

I have the 10 watch version of EBay item 310055703842, and wish I had the 20 watch version. But the case itself does the job and I'm happy with it. Acetimer is a good place to shop for boxes, too.

Yea, we should have known better than to get sucked in..... I've been fooled by horse or two before.

Take a vacation out here in beautiful Cali!!!

Wow. That's a SA done right and sure to turn some heads!

The minute and second hand are almost always out of sync unless the person setting the time really cares to align them. I personally never do.

Bingo.

Haha good catch!!! My rep Ziggified 3717 is better than this gen! Woo hoo!

It was a long shot, but I wanted her to steal the election...... because, ya know, it's been a long time since I've seen riots on TV.

Interestingly the pink/yellow/green AR was probably a better coating. But with the single surface coated only, sadly it just wouldn't be noticeable. In general, I'd say blue/purple or violet is perfect for 95% of PAMs. And if you're really concerned about the precise hue, you should not be... it's just too difficult to see it in normal lighting conditions anyhow.

Wow, love the 5445 and I'm not a dress watch kind of guy!!

Wow. Incredible.

Well done, V. And thanks for the trip down memory lane...... I wish. :-P

One night only. You can not keep her. And I think $50000 is a fair opening price.