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I cant forget....I cant forget any news?

I have been looking for this thread for the longest time. When I read it I really felt we were onto something good here. Whatever happened? Anybody hear from Lello?

ummmm.....I don't........please elaborate. I just bought a Davidsen Ti.

I am satisfied with the perm marker results. In sunlight you really have to look for the chipped paint edge to see the problem area. If you know where the problem is, you can see it, but I know where it is and I had to look at it several times to locate it. The tell lies more wth the thickness of the paint than the color of the paint. I will eventually purchase a new set of hands if the paint comes off or fades, but for now......no way useless cause. What is more outstanding now is the shiney cannon pin fix which looks really good when sitting flush. Also to add another tip for other first timers...the hands bend very easily. Look at the profile of the watch after the install or in other words look at the horizon of the watch and make sure the hands were not bent while installing the hands. My minute hand was bend down slightly from my careless pushing and needed to be leveled off before I placed the movement into the case. Beautiful job all in all. Hope this helped someone.

I just placed the new cannon pin in (from the replacement practice movement I just got). It still was not tall enough. So I used the tip given in this thread (about filing down the minute hand). It works. I used 220 grit sand paper and sanded it down. I pressed it on.....with the wrong tip, and scratched the paint off the hand. Nice. So, I used a black perm marker on it and you know what, it doesn't look bad. I will have to give it the ole look in the sun tommorow and see if I need to buy a new set of hands because that color black seems to turn purple if memory serves me right....but for now it looks fine. Man what a pain in the [censored] it is keeping all the dust off the dial and the inside of the crystals. Had to take it apart twice after my first install. Anyhoo, I will look at it tommorrow and see how it looks in the sun. Keep you posted.

You sellin it?

if you can, please post the results. I would love to know. Thanks. PS. I recently purchased a practice Asian copy movement. It came with longer CP and HW. I will let you know the size and if it works tommorrow when I work on the watch.

The CP is friction fit so I don't know if I would change these pieces around experimentally. I am not gonna do it until I know I have the right parts. In other words, when working on cars, I would never try to use a Ford tire and "see" if it will work on a Toyota. I am not a watchsmith, but I know from other metal working that everytime you mess with a friction fit piece the connection loosens a little everytime. I think the same rule would apply here. Just a guess though. I am trying to find an answer as well on the CP and HW sizes, when/if I do, I will post them on this thread. .....you say you have the swiss ETA movement in your watch. after alot of previous research on here (unrelated to this thread, but about the Panerai rep movement) and my own personal experience with my own watches, I have found that although the Asian distributors claim that you are buying the Swiss ETA Panerai...its still just an Asian copy and therefore you will need the CP and HW swap. You sure you have a gen ETA? Every watch with a gen ETA (that I have known about) does not need the mod. If it is a gen ETA and it needs a mod that proves there are several sizes out there for the ETA and thus ,why should you waste your time and money on the wrong part. Let me know, I am curious....BTW pics would really help. You know what they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Good Luck. I'm working on this same issue too so we should def. share info about this issue.

Carefull. There are several heights available. The correct height cannon pinion and hour wheel may not be as displayed for the Asian 6497mod. Those may be the correct replacement parts for an ETA, but are those the correct height for the Asian mod we are doing. I found there are three or four different hieghts available from ETA. I believe I read the CP should be 3.15mm and the HW should be 2.15mm. Correct me if I am wrong. (Source=Cousins)

I dont get it either. No one seems to want to touch this topic. I think I will use these words ("cannon pinion mod") to stop all RWG disagreements and arguments in the future. With one phrase all communication ceases on RWG......Hey, this is better than being the moderator of this site. Think of the power implications

Law, you dont have to take one mans opinion. I believe the old DSN dial was one of the best 111h. It solved many of the obvious tells.....ie the spacing under the #6 and the incorrect font used for the "A" Yes, to a rep nerd like some of us on here, we could tell the difference, but for the most part, I would take an old DSN over a standard dial in a heart beat. With a lume job, you would really have something to be desired. The standard dial still have the most obvious tells from arms length. Again, this is one mans opinion.

He can dish it very well and this shows he can take it as well as he can dish it. He's alright in my book. Seriously, I do not wish harm on his eye sight, I was drinking when I posted that and admittedly, it was not well thought out. All ribbing aside, I hope you get better soon.

pics came out fine on another watch forum, but I don't know if I am allowed to promote other sites on here. Thanks for the kind comments. Please feel free to post pics of your workstation!!! Can always use new ideas.

Just out of curiosity....this same idea was suggested to me by several friends who saw this desk in person. How much do you think it is worth? Curious to see if it would be worth my time to build them for RWGers. Just puttin out my "feelers". Its a great way to store all my tools and gives me a portable work area and I figured I would not be the only person who would like this idea. I couldn't find anything like this on the net, cause I was gonna buy one if I did. Again some things are better handled on your own so I just built it. Took about 1 week to build this prototype. I think the layout is perfect for a service station. For more techincal work you obviously need a bigger work location with more tools but this will suit me for all the work I will need to do.

Dont know how that happened....sorry for the tiny pics. I cant get them to blow up. Any tips on getting them to blow up will be appreciated. A little info on the work station. The shape was designed keeping several things in mind. Positioning of the lighting. Tools pushed back and out of the way. An extended portion of the desk to bring my work area close to my chest. Height. When the front and back of the desk are clamped together, the hieght prevents neck and back pain. And lastly, a mint green color for contrasting the sand grain sized screws when I ricochet them off the backboard area of the desk. The foam felt lined cutouts were done by me also, but my girl and her best friend did the sewing of the felt.