Shundi

Ohh... you missed a good one on the board here a week or so Do you want/need boxes/papers/etc or would you be fine with a new/preowned watch sans box, papers, etc? ... I'd check http://www.jomashop.com/ I've purchased from them with success in the past...

The search feature is located in the top right corner. Next to it is the "members" button. Since you're looking for a member, you'd want to use this. If you type in "Bk" you get about six members. The "Bk" you want is the one with the green "Collector" icon right below his name. His profile is here http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showuser=3107

Very nice...I like the Colt line... have some M&C Imperial to celebrate

Wow! Way to ring in the New Year!! That looks incredibly well put together!

Welcome! I think the ladies DateJusts are an excellent value... if you're going for a bit more subtle a ladies TAG or Cartier are great choices as well!

I think the screws change the effective diameter and thus the timing... I know Rolex uses them and I read somewhere that some watches in the 50's -80's had screws on the balance that didn't do anything simply because watchmakers thought "high quality" movements HAD to have them... I've read TZ arguments over which movement is better (Omega Cal 1120 or Rolex 3135) and Rolex fans usually point (right or wrong) to the 3135 due to the fact that (I'm paraphrasing) Omega movements (and ETA mvt's in general) have a regulating needle which can be supposedly be knocked out of place or can't be as finely adjusted as balance screws and thus the screwed balances are more likely to maintain their timekeeping in the long run... I own watches with the 3135 movement, the 2500 movement and (just arrived) my second SMP with the 1120 movement... all three watches keep COSC time around +1-2 seconds... my Bond SMP is from 2006 and my TT datejust is from 2006...two years in, they're keeping the same time and I beat the hell out of the SMP (diving, running, golfing, tennis... the things you're not supposed to do with automatics!)... My humble opinion is that screwed balances are a pain in the ass to adjust and are on high end watches because they've been seen as a mark of quality for many years... that being said, the reason Omega switched to a screwed balance in their new 80xx series movement was because they added a free-sprung balance and (I think) Breguet overcoil which are features that are said to enhance stability and timekeeping in the long run... part of me thinks they did it because they wanted to move toward the highest quality for their own personal reasons but in reality Omega needed an in house movement to compete with Rolex... I'll be picking up a new Seamaster once they incorporate the 8100 movement into the line! I hope anyone who has experience with both standard and screwed balance movements will chime in with whether or not there is a marked difference between these manufactures.

Sorry to hear that pho...would have liked to meet you in person! @rangie: I don't think it ever took off...I'm in town for another week or so but I could try to make one...not sure what everyone's schedule is like.

Congrats!

Very nice PAM! Thanks for the shots!

Agreed...it's very cool looking but if you had seen the gen in passing once or twice you could easily ID it as a rep...nice watch though

Glad to hear things worked out! Great photos too!

I agree- if it's from one of our trusted collectors they should take it back no problem

Holy...wow that lume looks pretty cool! Do you know if Rolex mixes their own proprietary blend or does RC Tritec supply them with lume? I never knew you could apply lume over other lume...I thought I read something about having to remove it from the indices first but I guess it makes sense that unless the colors are totally off it shouldn't be a problem...much like painting a wall in one's house... Thanks for the update and pictures! Can't wait to see some DSSD's relumed with this stuff

I'll second that!

Sander, Thanks for a very detailed pictorial and review! I can't say I'm surprised the cartel would pull this kind of thing...In all fairness, we'll need to wait for more comments/reviews but as you said, this does not look promising... Guess I made a good move springing for JAG's gen Seamaster instead of picking up a porto...

Yeah if I were to buy a UN it'd be the MM diver...

From what I recall the only thing you might run into is mis-alignment of the date wheels...happens in a lot of asian movements. Some are noticeable, some not, but ETA datewheels are a worthwhile upgrade imho.

Wow...amazingly detailed photos and descriptions....thanks Lani, Freddy, S....!

Either send it back to Josh or have it serviced locally?

I'm no expert and I'm sure an expert would tell you they'd need to examine the watch but fwiw I read something about this sometimes having to do with improperly aligned pallet stones? Not sure where I read it but I'd say find someone to do a service...

Nice to meetcha (officially)!

Hmm true... don't know if I've seen a 7751 movement before in a rep...wonder if it'll have the same reliability of the A7750...

He'd still have the stem issues though, right? Unless he had a custom mov't spacer...or would a spacer even work?

Love it...really nice watch and pretty good pricing on the gen parts... I remember Rex's service prices being somewhere between $100-200 depending on the movement / other stuff you wanted him to do... I've never used him but that's what he quoted me for repairing a dead movement/overhaul/some other stuff... fairly reasonable