Watchmeister

Welcome. I had totally forgotten about Slim Shady.

I always found the crowns were reasonably easy to find (albeit at exhorbinant prices). The tube is the tough part. $150 for both sounds fine. The gens I have seen with tube (but I am no expert) were always north of $400.

Congrats on the 29. It looks fantastci. On the movement and how the GMT hand sets whether like a regular hand or in hour increments I had heard that it actually depended on the watch. In the old days they all just set as another separate hand (i.e. you could set them off kilter with the main hour hand). But I recall certain folks saying that the GMT hand jumped in hour increments which is what the gen with 2893 does.

Isn't it going to be cheaper to buy a new one. The Doxa's seem to all be a thousand or so (albeit I know nothing about Doxa's) and I would think refinishing a dial will easily be $500 plus and not with tritium. Not very romantic I know but it may be pragmatic.

Oh what the heck, throw in a tourbillon or their crappy depth gauge. On a serious note if Panerai is determined to sell more and more expensive units I would be focusing on more unique materials.

Sorry to hear this. My guess is the getting salt water in the watch and not fixing it for quite a long time.

I understand the dislike of the attitude but it also goes to show how colored people's opinions (myself as well) become once there is negative sentiment.

Well this is one for the ages and I will be the first to admit when I was wrong. Subsequent to this thread a leading NY vintage Rolex dealer has certified this dial as genuine and untouched. And if there is any doubt he put his money where his mouth is.

+1 on the cross dressing. I wouldn't be too concerned about the JLC popularity. There is none. Have you seen the gen prices plummet? I do love the brand but they are the worst for resale. I learned that the hard way years ago.

Congrats and welcome to the club.

So lame. I guess you can't blame them for trying capture some of the Rolex Submariner market. But it is lame.

You can buy the gen for $4000 USD or less so I would stay away from gen movement, dial, etc. frankens. I evaluated all the options and decided to go with an older Swiss 7750 movement, gen dial and hands for 400 Euro's or so (not sure they are available anymore though) and declared victory.

My condolences. You get an A for effort.

Welcome. I suspect you will find your thrist for Rolex knowledge satisfied.

Davy- Welcome to the over 50 club. A number of us have shared your passion for watches over the decades. My first watch was a Roy Rogers watch at age 6. I have never looked back other than what in retrospective was the dark ages also known as the Quartz ages.

Adam- Welcome to the forum. You are now on a slippery slope. But it is a fun ride. We look forward to hearing about your first purchase.

Just remember it ain't the engine.....it's the driver.

There are pictures on his website. Is that the old rep?

Great rework and IMHO critical to using that case for the project.

Any thoughts on it? It looks like the date font might be improved too.

That sounds like America. After all, we did invent Harley's.

Thanks guys. It's my story and I am sticking to it.

Gorgeous projects. Well worth the effort and expense. Wear them well.

What do you mean? Who do you think makes all those BMW's and Audi's sold in America. They are made in South Carolina.

Looks good to me.