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First thanks and all credit due to Avitt. He did the work for me and it took some time to get it right, but boy was it worth it! Here are some quick and dirty wrist shots. I put a few up so you could see the different shades the DLC shows depending on the lighting. The DLC on the bracelet is definitely a shade darker than the watch, but in most lighting conditions it is not really that noticeable. Avitt will be following up with a more detailed post with light box pictures of the watch and bracelet. So here are a few teasers...

Terry - The boys and I are still getting together for beers here in So Cal. We have and will always keep a seat for you. Look forward to sharing a brew with you again...

You are correct in questioning how a SS bracelet would look on a Blackstreel. Stay tuned. In the next few weeks I hope to have a solution. All I can tell you right now is D L C !!!!!!

etacker - A little late, but one thing not mentioned in this thread is WHY the Skylander wears so well on smaller size wrists. If you look closely at the picture you posted you can see why. The lugs on the Skylander have a very pronounced curve in them that follows the contour of your wrist, unlike most larger sized watch cases where the lugs seem to come out straight from the case. The watch does wear "Tall" but as far as being comfortable on the wrist and not looking like a wall clock, I think you will be very pleased with how it looks and as important - how it FEELS on the wrist. Good luck.

Vlad, If you really like the watch and the rubber strap ends up being too small you, might consder Zulu web strap. There are several different styles and numerous colors. I put one on my Blacksteel Skylander and truthfully, I think it looks much better than the stock rubber strap. Here are a couple of pics to give you an idea... Good luck.

All 6497's (the mov'mnt in your 111) tick loud and certainly louder than a 7750 (the mov'mnt in a Skylander) I have both and you can barely hear the ticking of the Skylander.

Very nice CC. I'll bet Mrs. CC will be stealing this one from you to wear out. Don't set it down,,,, How about you and the Mrs get together with me and the Mrs for dinner again. See ya around.

Here's the update - I took the watch to a local watch maker and explained to him the problem and that the repair was to glue the underside of the hand to the tube. He said "No problem" Two days later I came back and the hand was now looser then when I took it to him (he told me it was "Something inside and there was nothing wrong with the second hand") Clearly this guy didn't have a clue as to what he was doing... After a little more asking around I found a second watch maker in the area and took it to him. I explained what seemed to be the reason for the loose second hand and he said "I can definitely fix it" I came back two days later and voil

"all watches needs a replacement one day" Yes - precisely! This is why you need to at least own a dozen or more watches. The more you own and rotate them through, the longer they last. BUY MORE REPS!

Thanks rollie man (and thank you too Rob) I feel like I just got schooled by Yoda!

Thanks guys - The general consensus here and with some of my friends is that were the tube meets the hand is loose. I will pull the second hand and put a little glue at this point and see what happens... Thanks again.

I am stumped! Can anyone help? My Breitling Blacksteel has gone crazy! If I run the chronos and stop them. Push the reset button - the second hand returns to one second past the last place it was. Like this - if it was on 12 straight up and I run the chronos and reset them, it goes to one second after. Run it again and reset it and it stops at two after, the next time it stops at three after, then four after etc and so fourth. The second hand was checked and it is not loose on the cannon pin.... Any ideas? AAAARGHHHHH!!!!!!!! Thanks in advance.

Lani, I did not ask to have it serviced. All I asked for was to have it re lumed. Actually, the watch is keeping COSC time! and although a transaction with Aaron takes a little patience, his straps are by far some of the best...

Hey Lani - I ended up with two of Aaron's factory spec straps after seeing yours and they are stunners. Absolutely gorgeous straps! I will be curious to see how your watch comes out when it returns from The Zigmeister. Interestingly, when I emailed The Zigmeister with a request to lume my 5002 I was given a reply by his partner that The Zigmeister would no longer accept a request for work on anything other than Swiss ETA and Asian 7750's. No Asian ETA clones or Asian movmnt's. I sent a picture of the movement of my IWC 5002 and his partner responded that he would not work on this type of watch movement. I hope you have "Special privilages" as it appears I do not. Good luck!

Nice point to bring up b - Also, I realized there is onemore thing... Add lume to the whole shebang and you've got an Almighty superdupertrooper rep! What was I thinking?

I agree with Delta who agrees with Lani... Delta left out one thing though - put a nice strap on it too! This take the watch into superdupertrooper Rep watch status! (Two steps above super Rep status)

No need for long winded posts ad nauseum. bk said it all right there! Nice job of making sense of the nonsense. I'll check back in a month or so for some more entertainment to see if the usual suspects are still boosting their thread count to this all ready beat to death topic!

Doc- I have had my WM9 TT Sub for about two years now and the Gold plating is just fine (I do not wear the watch everyday however) As you can probably guess from the different answers concerning George at WM9, the answer to your questions varies depending on the INDIVIDUALS experience. One thing I can tell you for sure is that you should email George personally regarding your concerns and George's "Gold guarantee." It is his guarantee and seeing that there is always a personal slant to what people post, your best bet is to go to the source. Ask specific questions to George and you will get specific answers. George may not always be the fastest, but I assure you he makes good on his word or offers a refund. BTW - I re-read your post and had to add that if you expect ANY gold plated watch to last any reasonable length of time when you do sports of ANY type that make you sweat (IE Basketball, Tennis etc) you are fooling yourself. Only solid gold will take that kind of abuse and even at that, solid gold will tarnish and wear abnormaly fast if exposed to adverse conditions like you have described. Basically- If you emailed me and asked for a two year guarantee on gold plate that you intended to wear doing sporting activities I would probably reply "Are you kidding?" and then suggest you buy your watch somewere else...

1. - SKYLAND - Blacksteel or otherwise - Crazy accurate look and feel! 2. - IWC BP 5002 v2 - Amazing quality and accuracy for the price... 3. - GMT II C IHS - First of the new case rollies to get it right. Honorable mention (as it isn't officially out) - The BK/WM9 "Who has the best Sub" 16610. From what I have seen, this sub blows every other sub out of the water and in terms of accuracy, may very well be the best "Out of the box" Rep to date...

I too tried to scratch the DLC finish on my watch. Not exactly scientific, but when I changed the strap I took the tip of the wrist pin tool and tried to leave a scratch by running the tip across the inside of one of the lugs. I used enough pressure that it would have certainly scratched the normal Rep Stainless Steel finish and it did not. I did not have the heart to try again by pressing even harder, but suffice to say, I was happy that the tool did not leave the slightest hint of a scratch!

By now it should have moved on. If it has not, copy the current info re the package and send it to your dealer. Ask him to check with the local Post to see what is up. I had this happen once and the dealer was able to correct the problem. Also, I have seen a status like the one above were the package, for some stange reason, was not being updated, but showed up at my door any how. Good luck.

Hey J That is exactly what I saw in the two different looks! I appreciate the input from everyone. I am leaning towards the dark grey/green strap. In real life it really does bring out the pencil lead colors of the watch and compliments it well.

Hey Sander - Spoke to Chief yesterday and he told me had sent yours out (I think he was trying to make me jealous - mine is still in the waiting stage) Sure does look good and I like that you reset your Power Reserve to full were it should be...

Additionally, for whatever it's worth Chief, when I closely examined the light reflecting off of the cyclops it appeared to be brightest on the surface of the cyclops. Don't know exactly what that means if anything, but I could definitely see the light source on the rounded edges (to each side) of the surface of the cyclops...

Ssurfer -I wouldn't take a bet against you. I think you are right... Chief, to get the crystal/cyclops the way you suggest with AR on one side of the crystal am I correct in assuming that you would have to double side AR a crystal, remove the AR from the top and affix an AR'd cyclops? In other words, my no AR'd crystal with AR'd cyclops is of no value for further experiment with this? I will send it to you if you can use it, but if memory serves me correct, it looks like I have to start all over...