Pre V

With Ubi's return to the scene with Prevendome as his central thematique', I figured: "why not grace RWG with a unique project"?

What you are about to visualize is a 6538 BC sparked off when T and I were casually discussing about a possible one-off "Tropical Project" which involved a whole lotta [James Bond 007] association, the 1960s, R.O.L.E.X, heritage, and a distinctive lustre of sun-bursting dial that chameleons according to the intensity of inward / outward sunlight.

Without further ago..I will first post this beauty against a black backdrop, with another marine blue to come in a bit.

Rushing off to work, 9pm till I come...

PAM-AM today....

I carried a bunch of gens and reps at any time - so I prefer a low-key bag.

Domke Reporters Satchel F-802 in Black Canvas (will fit a 15 inch MacBook Pro, iPad, handheld cameras + watches) Lots of compartments all around, very usable for stashing your valuables. The selling point for me the is the hinge that keeps the contents of the bag secure. It will take some strength to unlock it. Very stealth bag and I have gone through 3 of them in the past 7 years.

Price is around USD $ 120

Been looking at a more sturdy Canvas with Leather handles, and I came across www.travelteq.com, a Dutch company whose bags are manufactured in Italy. Price are quite pricy at around EUROS 450 and up....

Trash Canvas - EU 595

http://www.travelteq.com/Trash-Canvas

Trash Inside Out - EU 495

I dig the vintage one a lot. Just want to get a decent one. Ofrei sells "NOS" cases but the price alone scares me. Would love to find a nice viet case to make a Franken.

Indeed, well considering the price of a genuine SM300 vintage is hovering around 2500-3300 usd at the moment, I would say that this would be a good vintage to own. If you can find a gen T-dial, which I have seen at the 12 o'clock position, which was sold on eBay a couple of months back for USD $ 150-200? I was questioning the integrity of the dial as I have not seen those variations before....aftermarket? perhaps....

Pre-V, Show off! lol I like it in the NATO but that brown strap is nice.

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LOL! Ephry73: Trust me, when it comes to showing off - the images that Ubi, w00f, vlydog, Donerix, they execute a much better job than me.

On that note, the reason why I am posting these vintage SM300 is due to the lack of interest in these watches.

Take a look at the Trading Zone, it is almost always a catch and release for these vintage SM300 projects.

Is no one appreciating these under-rated SM300 these days?

From Yukiwatch, this SM300 features a screw-down crown, creamy superlume, very bright plexiglass, Swiss ETA, T-Military Dial, no lume on bezel, uni-directional bezel

Straps: Black Buffalo grain Gunny, Donerix black Cayman, Donerix golden tan Cayman, Canvas Green Nato

Enjoying the SM300 for almost a year now, no plans to vintagize. Scratched the plexi a little but this is a beater, so it has been worn. Would love to thicken the T circle, and maybe a slight pops / elevation to the pain on the letterings.

Along with my other favourite 5510 big crown sub 3-6-9-12...

what a mirroring image~

great photography, and story line!

Wow, I just looked at his website. He has great stuff.

Yes W, makes you wanna hit the casino royale tables, and hope to walk out with stacks of dineros...

if i lost my mind....yes

Thanks everyone for the kind words......that means a lot!

I'm a wee bit disappointed, but better alive than buried up there. Mt. Everest will always be there and as long as I'm alive and kicking, it's always

there calling my name.......so, until we meet again.

Don't be disappointed mate, like I mentioned before, you have already conquered Everest by taking that leap of faith of executing an explorer's dream. Tomorrow is another chance.

And I don't know if you guys heard or read, there was a plane crash in Kathmandu yesterday, similar plane and same airline we took to Lukla....out of

21, only six survived!

Good lord, I just watched the video on CNN. It is a miracle for the 6 survivors....

Swanky snowflake ~~ enjoy!!

Not sure about plexis for Tudor Subs but....

For Rolex 1680 Subs, there are 2 distinctive plexis.

The newer replacements are the ones with the bevels at the edges.

The older harder to find, known as "Tall Hats" are the ones without the bevels.

Personally, I prefer Tall Hats on subs ~

Does he have a site with stuff other then what he sells @ VRM?

Here you go db2.... http://www.hqmilton.com

But this seller always has the best watches!

second that, anyone from San Francisco should drop by Jacek's shop sometime to check it out..

Off topic to Sea-Dwellers:

Kicking myself for missing out a 1665 SD with a service case, Swiss T<25 service luminova dial, excellent NOS condition overall for 9.8k usd. Did I mention a NOS 93150 bracelet with 585 end links? Argghhhh! This was at his site for the longest stretch....oh well...can't buy them all

Am on a hunt for a 1665 DRSD replacement service dial with a single red Sea-Dweller lettering, SWISS, luminova....would be a unique dial for a project...if you ever see one for sale, grab it!! That's the closest one would ever get to having a SRSD which is rare as rocking horse sh*t.

A great seller and very nice price for a bluey Tudor sub...someone will be very happy.

Are you thinking of dropping a bomb on this one vlydog?

Congrats on your latest edition fitch! That non-matching 201/A is jaw-dropping.

Did w0lf build this from scratch? More details on the specs please ~

email nightwatch, he's very prompt and meticulous with his replies...Good luck on your build!

If you need his contact, PM me.

Since summer is nearing....

For casual, my vote goes to : GMT Master 1675

For suit, it has to be : Daytona 6263

Now, that is a Phat case ~ lovin' your blog Two Tone, great selection of visuals...

Taking this 2 liner Big Red for a test run today...

Donerix: I love that chapter ring build of yours. Just lovely!

Eton: That is what I call a 202A Grailicious.

Freddy333: As always, loving your collection of vintage Rollies.

If u want high resolution vector file, u have to buy it...

Or like me search from yahoo or google and re-draw it with adobe illustrator.

See my post in other forum...

http://www.discuss.c...&extra=page%3D5

I re-draw all these logo.

Actually, let me see if I can find some high resolution vector files in my HDD for you. Do you work strictly with .AI, .EPS files?

I don't have any modern Panerai ones, except for Prevendome.

Great work hykenny~ loving these...if you can do some Prevendome ones with a single FAT 6 like in my avatar, I am in for about 20 pcs.

I personally prefer simplicity and symmetry would be great....right in the centre or at the 6 o'clock position of the glass.

These are fantastic , how are these attached? I would to buy one of these pending price, great work buddy they look awesome

The_Rymeister: All you need do is to unscrew the 2 mini-screws at the bottom of the iPhone, and push the cover out, and reverse the process with hykenny's customized back glass. All in all, it's a 60 second installation process.

Been traveling with 4 max in the EU.

2 on the wrists, 2 in the inner compartments of my suit.

That's just 'cause you're such a playa!

I am actually leaning towards "floating" for the day. *walks towards the watch box and puts the plexi-babe under the erotic pillows* ...

Dilema of the chronographs....

I reckon I will wear both...one on the left, the other on the right....