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Mostly concerned w that "flat" section between lugs...do you know of a good SS case to get shaped and plated...? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Womp wompppp. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the pics. Is the crystal higher? It looks like the same size gasket...but the bezel looks dif. Maybe it's a little thinner?? You should buy another gen bezel and swap it out...then take a side by side...c'mon...do it!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Talk about dangling a carrot....haha! What would happen after the case got machined down? Gold plating? Can we get a prototype?!?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a good questions. The washer has fitted to the movement side the movement spacer. This allows it to clear the DW same as it would with the dial. The trick here is to have a washer that's so thin it doesn't affect the stem or hand height significantly. I think if you look closely you'll see the movement spacer in the pic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Also...the watch I franken'd came with a DG2813 (similar to a miyota mvmt) so can't speak to the reps w eta/clones. Let me know how it goes. Also...gen crown fit mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk One more thing....since it's a no date dial...you could take off the DW if you were having clearance issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So...any chance for a good side by side photo series? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh man. Love it. Forgot what being 21 was like. What exactly are you trying to fake here? The luxury lifestyle or confidence? If the goal is trying to fake the luxury lifestyle...I'm afraid the watch isn't going to be enough...I size people up by things that can't be sourced from Chinese websites and assure you most others do as well...for instance...I don't look at just the style of clothing someone wears...but how it's cared for and worn. Is the person wearing the standard no brainer Rolex sub, or do they know watches enough and shop at the places that will help them pick a model that isnt rep'd by every Chinese factory? Are their clothes properly tailored? Pressed? Are the soles of their shoes clean and fresh? How bout laces? Are they worn? When going out .... does the style and brand of bank card one pays with match the "lifestyle" they rep? Does the person know the things that one should certainly know if living "the life"? It's so transparent when someone tries to fake the "luxury" lifestyle...because luxury isn't about what someone wears...it's about the confidence that someone shows when they don't need to prove anything to anyone. See...the last poster was trying to re-assure you that's it's OK to have the lifestyle of a recent college grad/intern. And in being OK with it...and perhaps having on a Tudor or Seiko...which is a perfectly respectable watch for anyone who's either made it, or on their way to "making it"...it shows that you have the confidence and know things you "should" know in order TO make it. Maybe you should perform a test...fake being confident until you are. Buy a quartz Nixon for $35 at an outlet...wear it into your new job and every time someone notices...which will be about 200x more than they would notice a Rolex...tell them you hate it, but can't yet afford a Rolex. Tell them you plan to work hard...that you plan to save up...despite your penchant for loving the "luxury lifestyle"...and that one day, when you've "made it"...you plan to put the Nixon in a watch box and save it for your kids to see...so that you can tell them how once upon a time you actually thought it was important what watch a person wore. Then...come back onto the forum...and tell us about how you view people who come to these forums and make their first post ever about how they intend to impress people by "faking it till they make" it with a watch. Good luck dude. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks bro...but incase you forgot...it was actually your solution that I stole! Only difference, was that I took the shortcut of finding a .001 washer. Being the machinist you are...you had told me to grind down a washer to that size! Guess this is the "city-boy" version... And...if you have any of those Tudor dials kicking around, let me know...I've got one of those empty cases just wanting to be built up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You're a genius...but something tells me a Tudor is beneath the OP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

An update to TC...looks like he is on hold w selling so definitely scope the M2M sections. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Something about they found the best sub...but don't want to share... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I remember in high school I was making $9/hr and didn't want to get a Toyota bc I thought they were POS. Now I'm making decent $$ and cant wait to trade in my BMW for a Toyota w a third row of seating. It's all perspective I suppose... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Heard they packed up and left w TC. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have built a 31mm oyster perp also. I have to say...it was actually easier than the 36 dj's ive assembled. Also...@jmb the Tudor cases I've used do not fit a gen dial...the dials tend to be too small, but the case overall is very nice. Maybe I have a different version? I started with a rep using a miyota movement and a crystal gasket cut down to fit as a movement spacer. The biggest challenge was getting the gen dial, which is considerably smaller than a rep dial, to fit onto the movement. I solved that issue with an extremely thin washer bought from amazon, glued to the back of the dial. This fits over the movement and right into place when the case is all buttoned up. The hands still fit, and I didn't find a need to increase the pinion height. Here is the watch: I posted a thread on rwi but they seem to be down ATM. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Btw...my case happened to fit a gen crystal gasket, crystal, and bezel. The bezel fit was tight, and there is more case showing around the edge than I prefer...it's not noticeable on the wrist...but you know how it goes...once we see it...it's always there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You can find omega speedmasters for $2k all day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Or even a Tudor black bay. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hmmm...Where to start...I know you weren't asking for my advice on life, but I'm going to give it anyways... ...particularly in FINANCE...most see a watch as a right of passage...a milestone marker... And probably expect ANY Rolex they see that's just too new, or on the "wrong" person to be a rep. Remember it's their job to size up the bank accounts and spending tendencies of people. So...when they see someone who is 21...particularly an INTERN...they will immediately think rep even if you buy a gen watch. Upon meeting you and getting to know your situation in life...they will either come to the decision that A)it's DEFINITELY a rep, or B)it's bad form to flaunt a Rolex when you're an intern. In either case...they won't say "hey look at this rep"...they will simply think it and "know it". Now...you sound like a very nice person...maybe even can "pull off" a watch at your age...but I assure you, you aren't impressing anyone unless you plan to rock something north of a $50k timepiece. It's finance after all...rolexs are about as common and unremarkable as beats headphones at the local high school. If you must though....here's some advice...get a gen Tudor, a gen Seiko, or a Gen omega. Those are watches that scream gen...and are within your budget, and well respected by any watch fan. There's nothing wrong with buying within your BUDGET. Particularly a good lesson to display in FINANCE. Now...once you've been working for a few years...and have a client list to impress...feel free to go nuts on gens or reps that you like. If you must...get a TC sub...any version...tape up the crystal, remove the movement, and put the watch case and bracelet in a coffee can filled with screws, nuts, bolts, sand...and shake around for a while....then, maybe you have something worth wearing. A slightly aged Rolex that will pass 99% of the closeup inspections it gets (which won't be any) but at least didn't look like you went to canal street the week before your internship to buy some fake to try to impress people. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Actually...I take all that back....apply for a credit card and take your $2k down to the Rollie dealer and go balls out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk