Longtime reader here, and occasional poster. But I had a unique question regarding if a faded bezel on my Rolex 1680 Submariner was a true faded bezel or possibly aftermarket. I think the look is pretty nice and I call it my “Galaxy Sub”…lol. I bought it from a longtime watchmaker I knew and he had this in his drawer for over 20 years. He said it’s genuine Rolex and I trust him. However, the one issue that I had was the raised outline/uneven texture of the silver numerals and indices. I…
Continue readingInteresting Speedy projects with a donor 1836 I am considering.
So I decided to keep my Omega Speedmaster 1836 "Sapphire Sandwich" since I just love looking at the high quality finished movement, but I wanted to make thing more visually interesting since now I have 2 other vintage Speedmasters that I woul…
Continue reading105.003 Ed Franken on The Bay
Seen this "Ed White" on eBay for a loooong time and surprised me that no one on OF has brought it up. Even a newbie like I could tell it's a franken. But when I talked to the seller (trying to see if it's cheap enough as parts), he …
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