HauteHippie

Excellent!!! I will also be installing the crown on my 7753 196. Did you have to shave the crown lever down at all to get it to close over the thicker crown?

I think it's total number of stars awarded divided by number of ratings submitted.

I would assume so. I have two 7750/7753 stems, so if I don't screw up the first time, I'll have a spare.

When viewing a thread, see the "Rating" selection in the upper right. This thread should now have 5 stars.

Even better!!! Save an additional $2.

kruzer are you looking for a pic of the rep date wheel or the gen?

Because they're being paid 5 cents a day? Just a guess.

Woo HOOOOOO!!! This must mean Palp crowns are being delivered!!! Spare stem ready to go!!!

Yea, good point. The Germans do have a sub that kicks all kinds of ass. Indeed.

It's true.

Your local Authorized Rolex Dealer has the best sub for sale currently.

Actually I'd prefer it to be chipped paint....Precisely cleaning up hardened glue would probably be a losing proposition.

Funny the things you can see at 50X magnification....

My caseback was installed correctly. I removed it to have a peek at the movement as I always do after receiving a new watch. Clearly, though, there is some sloppiness at this particular factory. We shouldn't be terribly surprised.

I have contacted Eddie about providing a replacement dial. I expect him to take care of this issue.

Hard to say. My guess would be it has/had to do with the (mis)handling of the dials at the factory and that the paint isn't just flaking off. They're all coming from the same place, and all seem to have this issue, which by the way I had never noticed with the naked eye.

"Bikes (the pedal kind)" Name the movie that this reponse comes from.... Is there another kind?!? BTW I have a Santa Cruz Superlight MTB and an Ibex Corrida commuter that I ride to work on.

Mucho. It hardly pays to run a private practice these days, which is why their are so few left.

Mine has the same problem.... Here's a 100% crop of my dial. You can see it in a couple places.

Crack it open, remove the dial, touch up with black paint, reinstall. Looking for pics right now....

Hmm, mine is on its way to Canada right now, but I have some hi-res pics on my computer at home. I'll check them tonight. I hadn't noticed this though. Either way, it would seem like a fairly easy thing to fix.

I'd want to use a press to fix it so it'd seal properly, but if you don't care about it being water tight then you could just press it in with your thumb.

I'm glad to know I don't have the hairiest arms on RWG... errr, I mean nice watch!!! I don't know why I never jumped on one of those Seawolfs...

Handcrafted crystal - Ummm.... Wow. Details please, olreon! Very impressive. Did you do this on a lathe?

The "just change the channel" argument comes to mind. This is an interesting post, but if you don't fancy it then just simply click to the next one. The good thing about these forums is that there are plenty of posts to choose from.