processengr 13,520 Posted December 14, 2018 For TGIF... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thang 582 Posted December 14, 2018 15 hours ago, dave47 said: Nice watch! What make guitar is that in the background? I'm a self-taught picker and grinner. dave Hi Dave, It is an old Yamaha. I don't remember the model at the moment. I am also a self-taught amateur. the book I learn from was "Method de guitar Carulli" :-) Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave47 6,545 Posted December 15, 2018 Hi, Gang! Happy Friday!! For today's ride, this ROLEX GMT-MASTER II w/ ceramic-style Pepsi bezel I purchased from DHGATE for $58 + change. It arrived earlier this week. Well packed for shipping, it was a joy to open and investigate; it turned out to be a mixed bag of surprises: on the one hand, the case, dial, bezel and cyclops were truly impressive. From a short distance it DOES resemble a gen. The GMT hand is functional (in following the hour hand), but it's not adjustable. I could live with that; the seconds hand moves along quite smoothly, and the luminous markers are great -- for a while, before they fade. On the other hand, the "s/s" Jubilee bracelet was terrible, in that it arrived in a form that would have satisfied The Hulks wrist; moving the MICROCREWS was a challenge: I thought they had been cemented inside the links. Trying to reinsert them to size the bracelet proved to be useless. After spending almost two hours trying to rejoin the links, I gave up and took the bracelet and screws to one of my watchsmiths, who couldn't do it either. In his words, he said "The Chinese screws are poorly machined. They did a terrible job." The screws varied in thickness and length, so I gave up and put this beauty on a spare brown leather strap with a Rolex crowned buckle & went on The Bay to order a better made s/s Jubilee bracelet. Still, the watch is indeed very lovely and seems to be well made. dave: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave47 6,545 Posted December 15, 2018 8 hours ago, Thang said: Hi Dave, It is an old Yamaha. I don't remember the model at the moment. I am also a self-taught amateur. the book I learn from was "Method de guitar Carulli" :-) Rob THANKS, Rob. I've learned from various source, including my wife's brother-in-law (a bona fide musician), my wife herself (who played a little), and from just sitting down, experimenting, listening to songs to figure out both the melody and appropriate -- or approximate -- chords. One of these days ... . dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,520 Posted December 15, 2018 I am going to miss this one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,798 Posted December 15, 2018 Life is good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howitzer 1,974 Posted December 15, 2018 Cool! Mine says how do. Showcases my one and only successful self-mod - removing the case text for a cleaner look. I know the time is incorrect but had to dust it off for a pic when I saw yours Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repmaster1234 49 Posted December 15, 2018 This one won’t be leaving my wrist for a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paccbet 7,176 Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Howitzer said: Cool! Mine says how do. Showcases my one and only successful self-mod - removing the case text for a cleaner look. I know the time is incorrect but had to dust it off for a pic when I saw yours Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I’ve been meaning to do that too! 1 hour ago, repmaster1234 said: This one won’t be leaving my wrist for a while Ah nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,304 Posted December 15, 2018 5 hours ago, repmaster1234 said: This one won’t be leaving my wrist for a while That is incredible. I saw the pics in a few other threads too, just awesome. But what's the story, where did it come from? Seven months in the making I see, but by whom? You? Tripdog? Someone else? Please explain all - perhaps in a thread with loads more cool pictures....! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites