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Dominic Hackett

Michael Young in Hong Kong used to be the go to man for bracelet repair. http://www.classicwatchrepair.com

looks like one to me. Cobra pro-style

Still kick myself for not grabbing their last Daytona for £4400

This.

The case has been badly refinished/ over polished. All four lugs are much thinner than they were. So much so the spring-bar protrudes thru the lug top left.

Probably why it wears smaller than you imagined.

I’d avoid that one.

I bought a brand new 16710 Coke for £1850 in 1998.

Everytime i get the urge to buy an Alpinist, i remind myself the hour hand looks like a bell-end.

This simple trick has saved me £££ on countless occasions.

54 years apart. Wish mine looked like yours.

Running it under the tap and turning the bezel has always worked for me. Toothbrush and warm soapy water if it’s especially gunked up.

Dibs the Cattle Prod & GT Bars.

8085 👍🏼

Resist the urge to condition them for at least 2 years.

Just brush them.

Love a Seiko Tudor size comparison. 👍🏼

Tramontina.

Looks like the old top hat crystal on the early ones.

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Love these. Especially the orange racing dial version.

Lack of demand could also be down to the season. Heading into the depths of winter isn’t usually the time when people start looking forward to bike-packing adventures.

These will probably fly off the shelves in April-May.

Right now i’d take a hip-pouch, key-ring or even a BRP wallet if one was available.

Keep going Scott.

I’d rather see more Flag photos tbh.

Before and after your restoration.

Everyone takes the piss but i don’t know the back story.

If you enjoy them keep at it!

These grips would work.

Thanks. This pic better illustrates the state of the plexi.

Replace or leave?

Purely because the micro cracks all over it seem to be getting worse. Hard to see from most angles, but at certain angles in bright sunlight the whole crystal is covered in small radial cracks. One bad knock could see them all joining up and the whole crystal falling out.

i'll try to get a pic to show what i mean.

I've had the watch since 2009 and they do seem to be getting worse. The crystal is at least 35 years old if replaced at service or 50 yrs old if original, and brittle i imagine.

Yes the minute hand is bent. Lume is also cracked in the hour hand.

I bought it from the original owner who had it serviced in Oslo in the mid eighties. Whoever serviced it also managed to mess up the caseback.

Most of the black dialed 7021's suffer from scabby dials due to a defect with the paint used. it doesn't bother me tbh.

Should probably just opt for a full movement service and get the hand straightened when doing the crystal.

Any recommendations for a crystal change & pressure test in London. Without having to send it off to King’s Hill.

Very surprised only 3 takers so far. The last lot shifted in a matter of hours.