KJ2020 1,463 Posted December 21, 2018 9 hours ago, Genius said: Love this mod, want to try it on mine if I can ever find a gen bezel assembly cheap enough If you are doing it with reps, it's a lot easier to start with a GMT and swap in the Explorer dial and hands. I did it the other way around and had to tweak and mod the bezel assembly and retaining ring to fit the rep Explorer. I had to do it that way because I couldn't source the Explorer dial and hands separately. If doing it with a gen Explorer, the gen GMT retaining ring fits 1:1, and the bezel assembly snaps right into place. WSO makes an aftermarket retaining ring and bezel assembly that I have several of and I have a hard time telling which is which from my gen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave47 6,473 Posted December 21, 2018 Hi, Gang! Welcome to PAMSDAY (Thursday) in dave's world. Because a PAM is one of the better of the watches to help his aging eyes tell time easier, it's important that I wear one on a regular basis w/o ignoring other watches in my collection. Today? This nice looking PAM 111 on rubber OFFICINE strap w/ sandwich dial picked up M2M a while ago. dave: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 281 Posted December 21, 2018 14 hours ago, KJ2020 said: If doing it with a gen Explorer, the gen GMT retaining ring fits 1:1, and the bezel assembly snaps right into place. WSO makes an aftermarket retaining ring and bezel assembly that I have several of and I have a hard time telling which is which from my gen. Interesting you say that as I'd been warned by a modder on here that the wso kits were no good... They're cheap enough I'll have to get o e to try out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khronos 1,339 Posted December 21, 2018 Hopefully my last one for this year, the VSF GMT: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJ2020 1,463 Posted December 21, 2018 42 minutes ago, Genius said: Interesting you say that as I'd been warned by a modder on here that the wso kits were no good... They're cheap enough I'll have to get o e to try out The appearance is nearly indistinguishable from gen. The machining tolerances are not exact or uniform from one to the next. I had to make minor corrections to the inner diameter on all of them I bought to have them fit on a rep or a gen. I did one completely with 600 grit sandpaper, not wanting to take too much off. This took way too long but ended with a perfect result. The next two I did I used a dremel sanding drum since I knew about how much to take off. Much faster and same good result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FoxWilde 155 Posted December 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, KJ2020 said: The appearance is nearly indistinguishable from gen. The machining tolerances are not exact or uniform from one to the next. I had to make minor corrections to the inner diameter on all of them I bought to have them fit on a rep or a gen. I did one completely with 600 grit sandpaper, not wanting to take too much off. This took way too long but ended with a perfect result. The next two I did I used a dremel sanding drum since I knew about how much to take off. Much faster and same good result. Really want the new SM on Trusty’s site for Xmas anyways, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RussP 22,202 Posted December 21, 2018 18 hours ago, ShovelnTC said: Lovely, Mark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RussP 22,202 Posted December 21, 2018 18 hours ago, Luxuracer said: Kakaka............that's tastefully done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luxuracer 14 Posted December 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, RussP said: Kakaka............that's tastefully done Thanks, buddy! I love all your watches. I can't believe that I currently have 12 PAMs ... Kakaka! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waspy 306 Posted December 21, 2018 On 19/12/2018 at 18:21, HorFan said: Did you see this article? https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/family-stunned-watch-bought-300-2344537 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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HorFan 482 Posted December 21, 2018 Did you see this article? https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/family-stunned-watch-bought-300-2344537I did! KA-CHING! I'm happy for the family, a very merry Christmas indeed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoveAlong 23 Posted December 22, 2018 I should wear this more often! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystery Shopper 5,887 Posted December 22, 2018 This was my first rep from PWC back in 2010. Never had an issue with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
