pip
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Berkshire, UK
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Post by pip on Apr 13, 2021 0:57:36 GMT -8
Having missed yesterday’s I thought I’d start today’s. BYM 6106 Sealion for me. Iirc our good friend Leffe tipped me off about this one back in the day. (Or it may have been a different bym, whichever it was I’m still grateful!).  |
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Post by tempelkim on Apr 13, 2021 1:00:25 GMT -8
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Post by leffemonster on Apr 13, 2021 2:30:07 GMT -8
I can’t take the credit for that one pip - it was a 6119-8160 I tipped you off about 😉 This 7006-7002 from August ‘70 has been a bit of a labour of love (for that read ‘pain in the arse’) and is now something of a ‘bitsa’. The original train bridge was missing the arbor for the rotor so had to be replaced with the only spare I could find - a 19J bridge. Then the gear train wouldn’t play ball which turned out to be a worn pivot on the escape wheel, and the blue dial (which I really like) was missing a dial foot. When I did eventually get it running the date mechanism then started playing up, which turned out to be a couple of chewed up plastic teeth on the date wheel. To add to my woes, the NOS black one I bought from Cousins was useless as the teeth were too flexible and wouldn’t engage properly with the clutch 🤬 Thankfully, the date wheel in my only spare 7006 was made of sterner stuff (metal teeth) and works a treat. Runs a treat, and all the effort was worth it in the end.  |
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Post by russtmurray on Apr 13, 2021 3:17:17 GMT -8
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camrok
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Post by camrok on Apr 13, 2021 4:00:10 GMT -8
Caught a panda in the wild  |
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Post by 8trackmind on Apr 13, 2021 4:06:06 GMT -8
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trilo
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Post by trilo on Apr 13, 2021 4:17:10 GMT -8
Tried to do some restoration. Second hand (removed red marker pen) and 3 o'clock pointer (fixed the black line) turned out nice. Not so happy with hour hand (tried to fix the black line), but it's better than it was and I think things turned out nice considering it was the first time I did something like this. Anyway, I think it looks way better with silver second hand and new crystal!  |
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aac58
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Post by aac58 on Apr 13, 2021 4:35:29 GMT -8
This 7005-6020 has a curious faceted acrylic crystal, with not too pronounced edges. I've polished it a bit, but didn't want to make them disappear.  |
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Post by SeikoSoMatic on Apr 13, 2021 4:52:10 GMT -8
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Post by peterr on Apr 13, 2021 6:07:00 GMT -8
A beater watch for landscaping....my first effort at minimizing a turtle was an srp777, i sold it off, as i felt the bezel was just over-large to begin with. So i tried the same mod on a messed up old 6309 case that i had bought as a quartz/hybrid mod. This turtle sits on my wrist very nicely, it's about the best i can do with a 6309/skx sized bezel, and my last remaining watch of that size.    |
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Post by peenemunde on Apr 13, 2021 8:27:21 GMT -8
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suntzu
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Post by suntzu on Apr 13, 2021 8:52:33 GMT -8
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Post by bertnet on Apr 13, 2021 10:20:35 GMT -8
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longbike
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Post by longbike on Apr 13, 2021 10:44:58 GMT -8
Aloha Very Nice watch's today everyone. This today Louis Citizens Blue Angels .... A Birthday gift from My Wife last year. ( Still needs couple Links for it yet. )  |
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bolto
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Post by bolto on Apr 13, 2021 13:40:39 GMT -8
0823 - 5000 QT from August 1974. Hard to capture the dial detail. A little crystal refurbishment wouldn't hurt...  |
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cd_god
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Finna set up a HOOD next door to your richie phuk suburban mansion
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Post by cd_god on Apr 13, 2021 16:22:00 GMT -8
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Post by thianwong on Apr 14, 2021 0:19:31 GMT -8
My NOS Ricoh Medallion bling.. |
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