Pre V

Welcome back T! Sorry to hear of your loss. Your enthusiasm elevates above and beyond! BTW, your T48 Crown is amazing. Had one installed on my PVD project and nothing beats it!

There are close to the genuine blue letterings, you just need to look harder to locate them. Pre-V models are closed-back casings - so no letterings. Your concern should be more on the case, crown guards, crown levers if you are avoiding "screams of fake".... More accurate a rep, the deeper your pocket will stay afloat....

Thanks my friend! gonna give it try tonight! Cheerios!

Still very much in love with my Pre-A 009....

Before i embarked on this trial, is it possible to polish a Brushed CG to Polish Finishing with CapeCod Cloth? Just wondering if anyone has done this before? Appreciate any advice from Gurus around here. Thanks, Pre V

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Swell!!! Blown away by the perfectorized work put into churning out such a historical piece! I hope this piece will stay with you for a long time to come!!

BigCrown: Amazing piece and project. One thing about the 5218-201/A, the crown is supposed to be a brushed instead of a polished crown. Love the FGD dial! In fact, my Pre-A 002 is in the opposite situation from yours, I have got a Brushed Crown instead of a historically correct Polished. Well, it's always a search in progress towards perfection!

Well, I am in the same situation as you. My wrists are 6.1 inches in circumference - puny, teeney whatever.... To have that thought of considering another 44mm all over again and contemplating is a thought in action. You know you will eventually get the 253 very soon. Why? Because you have pulled off a 111 in the past. The saying is true, "Your Past will come Haunting You." - it almost always does. To overcome small wrists, in my opinion is to strap on either a tapered strap like the OEM Calf with a 22mm thumnail buckle, or go to the extreme: Try unstitched 5-6mm straps with a Pre-V buckle - that's how I do it anyways. Chunky as they are, 44mm(s) are just about the maximum size I would go. A 47mm will look like I just got out of a Clock factory - sponsorship in progress. I am not sure how good the movements are. Remember that the more complications in a movement, the more likely of on-coming problems - logically that is. So that's where I would worry more.... Just get it already - a researched bought-and-proven piece that is - you will love. I believe that a 44mm 1950 case should be on par if not shallower than a luminor case (might be wrong on this), oh well, at least it feels like it.

Latest addition : Steinhart Nav B-Uhr Automatic

I was just going through the latest Rolex catalogue and the Milgauss was speaking to me too. Prices for the Milgauss has indeed dropped by a fair bit.... it really is a beauty!

Pre A 002

Historical Pre-V styles never seem to fade and glad that the surge is coming on strong... More you look at it, the more it speaks of fantastica...

Your Patek Rep looks to be quite well-made, asthetically. As for comparisons, I reckon there are few done before....side-by-side with Genuines... To compare Patek with Panerai is like Apples to Oranges.... Modern Panerais have dipped quite a bit, but Vintage Panerais still maintain their value. Same goes for Patek, modern pieces have dropped in prices....Patek SA has for the 1st time decrease their price to counter their decreasing sales figures. Panerai on the other hand, has not resorted to such means. So what gives? It is ultimately the perception of the collectors who percieve what real value lies beneath that case. Interests differ and forever it will be, to speak on behalf of the market, is like shopping for the best Tuna in the fish market. Yellow fin, Blue fin, Black fin....choices will always be omnipresent. A Panerai fan may be a Patek one too, and vice versa.... Realistically, the market and the direction of the watch companies speak for their value, whatever they may be...

A 5513 Vintage which has since gone to a new owner....on a 22mm Kangaroo leather NATO strap. One of the most comfortable strap I've ever owned..

Perfecto! Look at that teethy crown What a world of difference the road to perfection can be achieved by the experienced ones. A+++!

Perfect! Looking at this 202/A is like whiffing in a breath of fresh mountain (Canadian of course!) air! An example of what a collaboration of "ZF" can achieve.... *Faints*...falling in too deep with Pre-Vendomes...

What a Nero Beauty! 212 having a 1950 case, the subtle final touch of red I feel will complete this "phantom" is an application of red paint over the "1950" font. Why you may ask? Abeit this being a stealth piece, I would still want to command a tat attention from afar. Akin to a Red Submariner or DRSD, the red fonts implicate "instantaneous" recognition. That's what I would do anyways. Great stuff The Zigmeister!

Yeah I am now kicking myself for letting Quarks sell his...back then it was strapped and wristed for quite a number of hours a day. Love both WM's work of vintage art! kruzer00: That embedded engine is a brilliant beauty! Wear it in great spirits and exceptional health! Have got to get back to the deep sea hunting for a renaissance piece...

Looks like Watchmaster's work with a Swiss Unitas 6497 (circa 2005-2006).

10:08 - The Reasons Why (to be exact) Did you know that 10:08 is the time used in most watch advertisements? Here are several reasons why watch companies use this time: * The form of the hands has a positive effect on the view: the short hand pointing at 10 o'clock and the long hand pointing at 8 minutes is reminiscent of a check mark, which commonly means "ok" or "fine." Some observers further identify this appearance with a smiling face. * The position of the hands does not obscure the date on watches with a date-function at 3 o'clock or any other functions at 9 or 3 o'clock. * The position of the hands does not obscure the company logo, which is often printed under 12 o'clock. * The hands are nearly symmetrically balanced ont eh face of the dial at 10:08. The minute hand is 48 degrees right of vertical, while the hour hand is 56 degrees left of vertical. Exact symmetry would be achieved at 120/13 minutes past 10:00, approximately 10:08:13.8. Other symmetrical times would not meet the needs above. * At 10 o'clock in the morning, the day is young. There is still time to accomplish many things. * 10 o'clock is the time at which people typically wake up if they are able to sleep in. 10:08 is thus associated with weekend, leisure and relaxation. In short, this is a custom that has been practiced by watch companies worldwide, a generally accepted principle if you will. Replica dealers will photograph their watches in the same fashion so as to ride on the "common" images consumers are accustomed to. There is no reason for them to deviate outside the norm for watches are watches, genuine or replica, the differences lie in location and materials used in production lines.

What a beauty, Lanikai! This is the first time I have since a 5517 on a bracelet - what a world of difference. I suppose you used a different casing as the 5517 offered in the rep-market comes with fixed lugs. 5517 was definitely meant to be on a Nato strap but your project has since changed my perception. Military Masterpiece indeed.

Yet another Milestone FGD! 2nd generation to art of perfection... love your work on these dials.

The day it was announced that Rolex will discontinue their long-running offering of Rolex Sea-Dweller (SD) in 40mm, I thought to myself: Could this be the gravest mistake in the horological world? Perhaps...maybe not. Different schools of thoughts will always be omnipresent with regards to phasing out of a watch model. My long-running "Z-series" wrist-companion has been with me for the past 2 years. After tossing and turning with a wide array of MBW Vintages, it dawned upon me that it was time that I took a leap on a Rolex Sports Model. So I went into an AD to slowly take my pick. There were about 8-9 Sea-Dwellers in store at that time. I went through each and every one with great attention paid to detail, and my guess is as good as yours: There are variations on the dials. The year was 2006, Rolex was churning out "Z" series rolexes from Bienne and I was thinking to myself, how could there be any variations? What variation am I talking about? Fonts. The "Sea-Dweller" fonts on 7-8 other Rolexes were of an "Arial" looking design. There was only 1, the Uno amongst them all, that had the Vintage Font. The letters was visibly spotting edges around the angles, especially the "A". Pardon my picture above but I should have taken a clearer picture with time at 10:08. To be spending a couple of grand on a watch which will most likely be with me for a long time to come, I felt that I had to choose one that speaks to me the most. This one with the weird fonts was sitting tightly with me at the shop, never leaving my eye. Next thing to check with the crown. None of the Sea-Dwellers there had a crown, when locked down, that had the "Rolex Crown Logo" lined upwards (with the 3 dots at the bottom), except for the one that I have singled out. This was the day I thought to myself. That Sea-Dweller was destined to be mine and has remained till today. I have been wearing this timepiece as often as I can. The first scratch was a deep one on the bracelet. At first, it felt like a stake through my heart. But as time wore on, the notion of keeping a watch perfect in every way has dissipated. The scars on my Sea-Dweller are captures of the moment in time that have flashed by in my life, and will be stories that will be told and shared with my future generation. Timepieces are meant to be worn and never will I think of polishing the case, regardless of what dings or scratches that may come.