How do my cgs look?

[POTR]

Your bezel looks much better in the new photos... UPH still looks a hair outlying, but all else, otherwise sharp. Still a bit "chrome."

Again, Very nice.

[310jag]

Wow!.... Good eye!

And again, as someone else noted, it's amazing how great of an impact a small change like that can make.

[gioarmani]

Thanks for the plug, UB7.

I've never personally seen one where the crown sat so far away from the case--wonder if that was just a bad batch? I've had two and the crowns were perfectly flush, but the CGs always need a shave

Here are mine:

Rep:

Gen:

Rep:

Gen:

[POTR]

Wow Gio, I really like that dial... where did you get this?

Other than indices at 3, 9 and 10 being a little off, and the slight variation with the sub dials being a little rough (font big, touching at tops, finish off), nothing really bothers me about that dial.

[freddy333]

I've never personally seen one where the crown sat so far away from the case--wonder if that was just a bad batch? I've had two and the crowns were perfectly flush

Gio - New, the crowns always fit tightly to the case. But the models I used (& the look I was after) were all freshly serviced (by RSC) gens that had their crowns & tubes replaced. Although most service crowns fit like the original did (close to the case), I have noted a good number that sit away from the case (with a small gap below them when screwed down fully). Here are a few of the freshly-serviced gens I used as models for my watch

(watch on right had just been serviced)

I generally purposely install crowns on Rolexes with CGs this way so the watch looks like it was just serviced. Since most reps get tossed in the bin when they develop a problem, I think this gives the watch some added credibility ('if the owner actually spent the money to repair it, then it must be the real deal')

(I have posted my gen models for this elsewhere)

On the other hand, I always install non-CG crowns as new (so they screw down close to the case)

[gioarmani]

I see, I see...