thogaa Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 I'm leaning towards this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbazso Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Really good choice, I have to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 The pool duty rotation (that is, when I have the opportunity to even visit the pool)... If I had rubber straps for my PAMs, they'd probably be included in that roster as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Nice work on the waterproofing, R ! I wouldn't even know how to go about making my 16520 water tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 It's definitely taken some work to get everything Summerproofed! The 5514 and 1803 got new crystals and the 16520 got a new crystal gasket. New tube/crown and caseback gaskets were also fitted regardless with fresh 747 silicon. The only pieces that I haven't touched yet are these two... Waiting on finding a nice gen bezel for the 6265, and the Omega needs all new gaskets and probably a crystal. Somewhat hesitant to change the crystal since it's original to the watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 This is what I've had on in the pool all day* *Well, one swim this afternoon, and another dip a few minutes ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 :thumbsupsmileyanim: Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 :thumbsupsmileyanim: Love it +2. is that a gen 1803? Ubi - I like all of your pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Thanks dvn and TeeJay! This one is a stainless steel Day-Date using a caliber 1556, gen dial, hands, crown/tube, bezel, DJ case, crystal, 78360, etc. Many people think that these don't exist in gen form, but there are in fact a small handfull out there. Supposedly, these were gifted to the top students finishing Rolex's watchmaker's program. The cases are without reference and serial and there are variations out there using 1555, 1556 and 3055 caliber movements. The other speculation is that these steel cases were for in-house testing and as such were never intended for public consumption. Whatever the truth, the few that have turned up for sale have traded hands for ridiculous amounts of money. If you query 'Steel Day-Date' at some of the usual gen forums, you'll find that these have been discussed from time to time A few more pics... And I've got the parts to do another... Just waiting on new day and date discs along with a couple of other small parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Thanks dvn and TeeJay! This one is a stainless steel Day-Date using a caliber 1556, gen dial, hands, crown/tube, bezel, DJ case, crystal, 78360, etc. Many people think that these don't exist in gen form, but there are in fact a small handfull out there. Supposedly, these were gifted to the top students finishing Rolex's watchmaker's program. The cases are without reference and serial and there are variations out there using 1555, 1556 and 3055 caliber movements. The other speculation is that these steel cases were for in-house testing and as such were never intended for public consumption. Whatever the truth, the few that have turned up for sale have traded hands for ridiculous amounts of money. If you query 'Steel Day-Date' at some of the usual gen forums, you'll find that these have been discussed from time to time A few more pics... That's an interesting little bit of info, and in that case, it's only correct and appropriate that you own one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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