yodaddynukka Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 has anyone ever bought from this site? how good are the dials? thanks!
offshore Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 Have bought a couple of watches from him- perfect transactions. Can't speak for his dials though. offshore
yodaddynukka Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Posted April 19, 2006 im thinking of pulling the trigger on the gen pushers and a dial. the pushers are damn expensive. damn this hobby!!!!
Jetsons Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 Andy is an honest seller and delivers. I have purchased from him in the past with very good results. With regard to dials, I would ask to make sure it was 100% authentic as he does traffic quite a bit in refinishes. The refinished dial quality are of okay quality IMO (The Zigmeister can do much better) and the pricing can be a bit hot. I wish he would give up his policy of selectively posting prices. Jet
yodaddynukka Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Posted April 19, 2006 oh i see now. i went to check again and the PN dials are refinished. maybe ill just get the pushers. would you or anyone know where i can source gen dials? or is that near impossible? thanks.
krustybrand Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 They're near impossible to find, but a properly done refinished dial is fine. Timeman is quite reputable, unlike most of the dial sellers you may find on Ebay who will post a pic of a genuine dial from the back, but the one you get will have no such markings. The thing you have to watch on a refinished dial is the subdial finish. The originals are cut like a record - one continuous cut giving the impression of concentric circles, whereas the redials are usually flat and smooth in appearance. DW dials give the correct visual impression on the subdials, by the way.
ubiquitous Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 Have purchased a few items from him. Good stuff.
yodaddynukka Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Posted April 19, 2006 that is the exact dial i want!!! too bad the DW i am getting is the 6265...
Guest avitt Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 that is the exact dial i want!!! too bad the DW i am getting is the 6265... You should be happy that you're getting the 6265. DW said that the factory is discontinuing the steel bezels (due to lack of demand)...yours will be among the last.
yodaddynukka Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Posted April 19, 2006 wow that is indeed good news! it seems every piece i get becomes a 'collector' item. first the swan fiddy, then the 2893 063, and now this, lol.
Guest avitt Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 ...Plus, those steel bezels hold up much better than the acrylic ones. With the black bezel, there's a good chance you'd be looking for a replacement in six months.
yodaddynukka Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Posted April 19, 2006 i always liked the look of the black dial better than the silver, but i am sure once i have it on my wrist, i will be easily swayed to love the silver dial just as much. what are some of the "must have" mods for thie piece?
Guest avitt Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 i always liked the look of the black dial better than the silver, but i am sure once i have it on my wrist, i will be easily swayed to love the silver dial just as much. what are some of the "must have" mods for thie piece? In my opinion, the only real "must have" is a genuine Tropic 21 crystal (about $35). Pick up some of these spring bars from eBay: SPRINGBAR PINS OLD STYLE ROLEX & TUDOR 19mm They look good, and they fit the lug holes without the need to redrill. You might also want to upgrade to a genuine Triplock crown and tube. Maybe pick up a black bezel, so you can swap them when you feel like it. You're already changing to a strap....There's really not much more that you can do with the DW. It's a really excellent rep, just as it comes.
ubiquitous Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 Must concur with A- The DW's with the V23 copy movements are aesthetically 97% there as they come (provided DW has included all the right parts, like end links, etc). Only further mods that one could do are the crystal, springbars, and the crown and tube. If you're really picky, you could swap dials, but I don't think it's absolutely necessary.
yodaddynukka Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Posted April 20, 2006 i just ordered the bars, hee hee.
yodaddynukka Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Posted April 20, 2006 well i was thinking of replacing the DWs, but i was told that the DW pushers are decent and that the price for the pusher isnt worth it. so i dont know if i will be going that route or not.
yodaddynukka Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Posted April 20, 2006 hmmmm... what if i can source a v72 and decide to use the chronos? would it be worth it then? i mean i would like it to screw down properly regardless...
ubiquitous Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 The ones on the DW thread up and down properly. I think your money would be better spent on something other than pushers
ubiquitous Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 Well, the water resistance doesn't come from the pushers being threaded down tight enough, but rather the seals inside. All the screw down pushers do is prevent you from being able to engage the stopwatch function when screwed down.
ubiquitous Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 Holy smokes!! Comes with it's own wrench to snug down the pushers?!?! Can you post some pics of this bad boy?
halley Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) hmmmm... what if i can source a v72 and decide to use the chronos? would it be worth it then? i mean i would like it to screw down properly regardless... My advice is to not use the chrono of a 30 YO VJ72 anyway...but again I tend to be very cautious with chronos... And I don't have any problem with the screw down pushers of my DWs, they screw-down REAL tight! Edited April 20, 2006 by halley
Sherrington Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 The DW pushers are visually decent but functionally, I've only got one out of six that screws down snugly. All the others "slip" internally. This may not be a problem if you don't intend to use the chrono much (good advice). Chrono? Does the DW have a Chrono?
Sherrington Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 A DW does indeed, having the latest technology from ancient Greece. Not to be confused with the Asian "chronometr" or the lovely Swiss "chronometre" this is a new beast... heretofore known as "chronus interruptus". You may immediately identify Chronus Interruptus by one of two methods: 1) Upon activation the center seconds hand makes <1 orbit of the dial before halting. -or- 2) Upon successful transit of the dial the center seconds hand will continue on its merry way, ignoring suggestions of its master and owner, until it apparently dies of old (young) age. A reclusive beast, Chronus Interruptus appears likewise recalcitrant. HOWEVER it has been reported that sir The Zigmeister of clan Zumba is in possession of the secrets needed to tame the creature. Cheers! Well bugger me with a sharp pencil. So thats what those sticky out things are for on the case
Guest avitt Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 Well bugger me with a sharp pencil. So thats what those sticky out things are for on the case Or, you can just use them to scratch when you have an itch.
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