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| Looking at life thru a windshield  |
Love yours with the date, Laco makes one that is almost an exact copy of the original flieger. But I want a Stowa next. | |||
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résidait cajun regardant un couyon tête du pays |
I thought hard about a Stowa Marine... they are sharp looking... | |||
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| Freedom is the oxygen of the soul  |
My Latest Project Before: Seiko SKX171 (Oct 2005), Murphy Coin Edge Bezel, Seiko SKX007 Bezel Insert, Seiko Samurai Titanium Handset, DAGAZ Double-Domed Sapphire with Blue Inner AR  After: Seiko PMMM, assembled by Duarte at NEWW  NRA Benefactor Life Member Μολὼν λαβέ | |||
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| Knows too little about too much  |
Wow! Nice! RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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Seeker of Clarity |
That is nice. What are you planning for the strap/bracelet?  | |||
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| But don't the trees seem nice and full  |
Second what Rogue said and asked. Good stuff. Also, was the whole watch bead blasted or re-finished in some way as well? | |||
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| Do No Harm, Do Know Harm |
My pip fell off a few years ago, I found a guy who sells the pips pre-cut. It would be simple enough to do on your own, I suppose, but I bought some from him (I think he did $20 for 3 at a time) and replaced it, hasn't came off since. If you are interested, let me know an email address and I'll send you the information. Knowing what one is talking about is widely admired but not strictly required here. Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard. -JALLEN "All I need is a WAR ON DRUGS reference and I got myself a police thread BINGO." -jljones | |||
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| Knows too little about too much |
Chongo: Email in profile. Thanks, RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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| Eating, sleeping and boinking. Everything else is just Filler. |
Here's something that I've been wanting to do for a while. After finding the last piece (the case) I put it together. It's a Flieger style watch similar to IWC's versions...     All swiss parts, including the Valjoux 7750 movement. Total cost under $500.00 I love it here! My Gun collection: Too many to list. Lets just say that the zombies should look elsewhere. | |||
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| Knows too little about too much |
That is very special! Great work! RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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| Seeker of Clarity |
Valjoux 7750 movements are awesome workhorses. I really like the subdial layout a lot. Where did you source the parts? | |||
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| Eating, sleeping and boinking. Everything else is just Filler. |
I sourced most of the parts from http://shop.sk-watchparts.com/en_GB Some from ofrei, and got a great deal on the movements years ago on eBay. I love it here! My Gun collection: Too many to list. Lets just say that the zombies should look elsewhere. | |||
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That is really cool. How easy or hard was that to do? Have you been working with watches before this project? What tools did you use? | |||
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| Eating, sleeping and boinking. Everything else is just Filler. |
I have worked on watches before. But in a limited fashion. I have a medium sized collection so I have modified several in the past, and repainted the hands and dials of some watches with new luminous paint. My job has me working under a microscope to repair small endoscope lenses, so I was used to working on small objects. I bought a simple tool kit for watches, and away I went. The tools that were handy for this build were a back remover, some tiny screwdrivers (for working on the movement) and some good quality tweezers. I love it here! My Gun collection: Too many to list. Lets just say that the zombies should look elsewhere. | |||
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Thanks for the info. | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
Here's an article/interview about Alton Brown's vintage watch interests. | |||
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It is the fault of this forum that I gave in to a latent watch fever a few months ago, so I guess I need to post a picture or two. Here is the latest, a Ball Hydrocarbon Airborne. | |||
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| Prodigal Son |
He should do a TV show about watches. He could call it Good Beats. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
My mother-in-law gave my oldest son his grandfather's Rolex. This watch is probably from the '70, and more like the early '70s. Rolex made this version from the mid '60s to 1984. This needs a service, a crystal, and some cleaning, but the case is in good shape.  The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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Exactly like my dad's. Which, after he got Alzheimer's but before he was diagnosed, he sold to 'some outfit in Texas' for some pittance. Sig P226 .40 S&W Sig SP2022 9mm RIA 1911 Gov't .45 ...and more | |||
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