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As I said over at TRC this sound interesting if price including shipping is "nice". It is the shipping costs for us here in Europa I am worried about

@jdknod IWC changed the model from 39mm to 42mm around 2006, so the one you describe is the new version. The 39mm rep of the 2005 mod and older is very close to the gen 39mm, mostly it is the missing AR that is visible. I bought the silver dial version from River, and it is great

Send Ruby a picture of the version you would like to get, and I am 99% sure she can find it for you. She got my wife a very nice TT Masterpiece with MOP dial 12 diamonds, and 12 diamond bezel that looks very nice. (I think that it is a fantasy version, since the masterpiece as far as I know only comes in "full gold" or "tridor" (Yellow, pink and white gold) but who really cares as long as it looks good )

Please update this with how it goes. I am VERY interested in doing the same ( Buying a BR10-92 and put a real 2892 into it ) but I am worried the hands might have a different pin dimentions since this asian version of the 2892 does not look at all like the "good" asian seagull copy that is close to the swiss in design. Alos how thick the dial is. I have 4-5 good 2892-2 and A2 laying around, but all was previously installed on watches with very thin dials and probably need some parts changed to work in this setup.

@mrnixon. About the hands on the IWC Fa Jones. It is not the hands themselves that break, it is the "blue paint" that they have used on them that easily get scratches. And I think most 6497 (Swiss or asian) is running good? At least all mine (8-9 of them) have only needed timing adjustments to make me happy. (maybe half of them was running 3-4 min/day fast or slow when I got them, but after 2-3 rought adjustements they get down to 10-20sec/day. No problem getting them even better, but takes time to adjust closer without measuring instruments. And as they say, gen's also have problems

@vmena. You are located in Europa I think ? Maybe we could do a "shared order" from JulesBorel ? You get the pack from USA, and just forward some of them to me I need at least 2-3 of these myself. ( Any idea if the "enlargement ring" could work also for a 2892-2/A2 movement, have several good swiss 2892 now and prefere it over the 2824/36)

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At last. the gen Pugwash REALLY want (and the rest of you also) is now for sale at ebay. Just click here and enjoy its beauty Nice watch (No virus/spam, and mostly worksafe )

Hi. Watch is now sold for $350 + shipping costs. I think $350 is the "normal" price for a used MBW 1680. Chronomat123 sold his modded one for $390, but that was really too cheap. Included these mods: "-genuine Rolex crown and tube installed by watchmaker, cost around $100 -upgraded crystal with better date mag and higher stance, cost $15 -upgraded the bezel insert, cost $35 - lugs re-worked, cost $50 " And I think "George" is selling them for around $430-$440, but there the problem is to get him to sell one to you. I decided to sell it because I found out I really prefere bigger or chrono watches. (And PAMs of course )

Hi all. I am planning to sell my unmodded Watchmaster 1680 red sub on the board today, but since I bought it used myself just wanted to get confirmation that it really is "the good stuff" before putting it up for sale. Also if anyone could confirm that there are no differenced between a MBW 1680 and a WM 1680 ? (don't want to do any false advertising ) It has the "Polex design" engravement between lugs, solid mid links etc. Here are the pics: Thanks for you help

@mrnixon. Then I think you have been tricked by reflections/light settings in the pictures. The "blue sticker" is just transport protection that most rep watches have on the crown when you get it. Just scrape it of as soon as you get it. There is no small hole under it (At least not on any of my watches) Here is a closeup of the crowns on my 2 FA Jones. Think you can see clearly there is no hole there. @Tourbillon1801. I agree the swiss is best, but the asian is "good enough". And you also get an engravement and other details that looks a lot like the gen. How heavy is the watch in swiss version ? My "normal" asian is 67g with strap etc, and the skeleton is 60g. I think the glass/crystal on both of my reps look ok. Both passes the "water drop" test, but only the skeleton feels "solide" when I tap on it. ( The skeleton also had a small sticker with "sapphire" written on in english and chinese when I got it ) Have no diamond tester, so unable to check them closer.

@mrnixon. Could you explain better what you mean with "little hole in the top of the crown" ? I have 2 FAJ (Viagra + skeleton), and both have a "flat" area on top of the crown, but no hole at all. As far as I know the gen also have this "flat" area there. It is avalable with swiss or asian movement, but only the asian have the "correct" engravements. I think the chance is very small the factories will bother to update the swiss version. Both mine are asian, and only need a tiny bit of tuning to run close to COSC standard. So I dont really see the need for swiss here. Especially since River is selling these for $89 incl shipping, that is cheap for this quality I think.

Hi. Have decided to start playing "watchmaker" and both upgrade some of my reps and build some "frankenwatches". Since it seems like the 2892 movement have a good reputation I thought it could be nice to use that as a basis. Have been checking ebay for some time, and found one seller offering a pack with 4 movements. The pics did not looks too bad, and he had good feedback so I decided to go for it. Total cost including shipping, WU charges etc was around $140, so each movement cost me $35. This is what I received. I was pleasently surprised. All four seems to run very good, and the 3 that have hands all keep perfect time. Any idea if Raymond Weil automatic watches have any value in themselves ? As far as I can see, all 4 seems to be genuine swiss ETA 2892, but would be nice if anyone could confirm this. Also does anyone know if Raymond Weil dials might use real diamond markers? They sparkle/bling a LOT more than what I am used to from rep or "normal" watches. Replacing a 2824/2836 movement with this should be fully possible ? Also thinking to buy the B&R BR01-92, and put in the movement it is supposed to have

Just received my FA Jones Skeleton from River, and just had to show her to you boys (This is real watch porn with naked movements parts) I especially like how the looks changes depending on the lightening. Vas really surprised about how clean the engravements was, especially for this price. I know it is a fantasy watch, but who cares. ( The serial number show this is #17 of #50, so can just claim it is a very small production given to friends of IWC )