Sogeha
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@davdhaked90 Arrived on the scene and kindly let four members know his brother has the parts they are looking for just lying around. After I issued a warning for backdoor selling and hide his posts, I thought I would reach out and see what else they had.
i asked if they had a 6263 exotic dial. Very quickly he responded with pictures of exactly what I was looking for, lucky me. The pictures did all have different backgrounds, but whatever
So hardly believing my luck I asked how much he wanted for this rare genuine dial
$2000
LMAO
be careful out there
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I doubt you will easily find any pocket watch new of worthwhile quality at anything like an affordable price, let alone specific dial variations
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I imagine that there were some made back in the day. However I think your best bet would be to find something like a Waltham, American pocket watches still have a fantastic parts supply. It may need a service, and while it is stripped, get the dial reprinted to your specifications
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Good to hear from you. San Martin make very nice watches, I have a few
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No date 41mm Sub. My current understanding is there isn’t anything noteworthy as yet
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A timely reminder that not everyone is trustworthy and Christmas always seems to bring the scammers out. If you are contacted and offered a Watch by DM be especially suspicious. Is there a reason the seller isn’t willing to openly advertise it on the forum? Do they have any sales feedback? Are they active in the community?
As always an offer that seems too good to be true probably is
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It is not your question, rather your challenge that prompted me to step in
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@freddy333 is a very long time member and former Moderator. There are build threads for those watches as well as a long history of posting them here. As to posting them on Rolex forums, please familiarise yourself with the rules of this forum. Posting reps on a genuine forum is a banning offence. In my book encouraging others to do so is also a banning offence. Fortunately Freddy has more white in his eye and knows we don’t ever do that
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Kif shock protection does nothing until you drop it😄
YMMV but I see little point in such attention to visual details of a movement as signed rotor and engine turning of the same pattern on a rep of a watch with a closed back
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None of these cases are 1:1, there are tells, tells that won’t in any way stop you enjoying your watch, but which are there nevertheless. It will look absolutely the part on the wrist, but a really knowledgable expert will be able to tell it from genuine, and in my opinion that is how it should be, this hobby is about the pleasure of building more affordable versions of classic vintage watches for one’s own pleasure, which seems to be your desire, if cases were ever completely indistinguishable, it would just encourage scammers and fraudsters
Owning both Phong and other, cheaper Vietnamese cases, I’m not convinced Phong is worth over twice as much YMMV
Try Arsla5 on eBay for ETA movements, he is very genuine
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15 hours ago, Rxu said:
It's been at least 8-9 years since I was around, mostly lurking and learning, occasionally posting wrist shots and commenting on what others would post. I even made it to a gathering we had in South Florida so many years back. My collection has dwindled a bit ever since I got married but it's time to get back on board.
Cheers to all
Welcome home, it’s always good to see OGs return. Please show us anything you buy and let us know what you think of them
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15 hours ago, Brd said:
Where can I get this build?or do you have one for sale?
You have to build your own, it's quite fun
Although that dial is not available for sale, there are plenty of online sellers of dials for seiko movements
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Noob version is literally the first hit on a google search. I've given up spoon feeding unknown guys on their first post since not one of the ones I've given information to has ever stuck around to contribute a single thing to the forum and I got a couple of snotty DMs from guys with buyers regret
Anyone who wants to learn and willing to read, I'll help as much as I can. Anyone not prepared to put the slightest effort in themselves, less so
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The 3135 will fit. But if you want the same dial, Sogeha is correct, 2824 is what's in there now.
I thought you were going to say H4 pinion kit and I was kicking myself for failing memory. I can’t see why it can’t be swapped from the existing movement, but going to need one, and a date wheel swap to get the DWO for Rolex date window position
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No, should be plug and play. The original TC movement is a 2824 clone
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It will fit the case, but not the dial or hands. Why not just get an ETA2824 or clone?
I can’t remember which version of the case needs a notch cutting for one of the movement retaining screws
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We stick to trusted dealers, so I doubt anyone can help you. I have certainly never dealt with them
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Oh you are.most welcome😊
Really I was just following up on @martycus post. However talk of 1:1 always amuses us. There is no such thing.
So probably the best idea is to do what the rest of us do when researching a watch. Head over to your preferred dealer or dealers and see what is available, then research those options to see what are the strong points and weaknesses of each maker's offering and decide what YOU can live with and what YOU can't, which may very well be different from someone else's preference
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1 hour ago, curiousbunny said:
Never claimed that's the goal.. Watchmakers would charge GEN repair prices if they thought it was gen.. $100 for full service at local mall, $300 if they believe it's gen..... Occam's razor..
People buy close to gen as possible cause it makes them happy, OTHER WISE YOU'LL GET SOMETHING FROM DHGATE for $7....! By the logic by some on RWG/RWI are same as youtube and facebook comments.. I already sensed people accusing me of trying to sell fake as gen.
I've been suggestion techniques to make it BETTER than GEN from many post such as metallurgy and modern superluminova lume on vintage watches, sapphire crystal replacement on vintage watches.. That displease one crowd, fine.
I highly doubt genuine Rolex made in 2021 are nano-powdered steel after cryogenic treatment, otherwise they wouldn't scratch easily.
When suggestion techniques to make close to gen as possible, I get accused...
I'M OUT!
If by people you mean senior Admin, crew and long standing members, and if by accusations you mean concerns, then you are probably correct
There is far less wrong with buying a $7 rep on DHGate than in trying to fool others or yourself that a rep is genuine
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Ah, the famous P factory
If you are looking for 1:1 this is the place
If you are looking to read and learn about the best Panerai reps and how no rep is ever 1:1 and the Chinese Ministry for Accreditation of Counterfeit Goods does not award AAAAA+ ratings, then all the information you could ever want is in RWG
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6 hours ago, curiousbunny said:
Phong is 5k and thats diificult to concieve. Over at RWI, someone installed gen bridge and free sprung wheel ($400) on VSF Sub, a few were livid considering it insane expense...
This probably the closest 1:1 submariner in history.
1. ROLEXROLEXROLEX written surrounding the dial needs gentle hand polishing, machine polishing is quick but often remove too much metal. 2. A gen crystal. 3. A few proper size screws inside movement. 4. Balance bridge and free sprung system.
You'll fool a professional watchmaker.
To be honest, I wouldnt mind a solid gold two-tone root beer GMT by VSF.
Looking to fool people isn't what this hobby is about and if you think any watchmaker who has worked on genuine Rolex movements is going to be fooled by any clone movement, you are deceiving yourself
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Mod outside....ROLX guts?
in General Discussion
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This is one of the biggest WIS myths. If you don’t saturation dive you don’t need a 300 metre depth rating, if you do saturation dive you don’t need a 300 metre depth rating on your watch because you will be using a proper dive computer and not an obsolete piece of man jewellery
I have a PADI open water cert that covers me to an impressive 18 metres. 200 is cold and dark and unless you are very well qualified it will be small consolation to know your watch will still be ticking when they pull your cold lifeless body out. I did two seasons diving with a fake Casio bombmaker with a depth rating of zero. I still have it, it still works
Also if you open the watch, the depth rating is down to you and your greasing the seals and pressure testing