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Modded the Snowflake Sub



Here are the parts I ordered for the Red Snowflake Mod...

Red Bezel Insert for Rolex Submariner watch (clicks right in to replace the black insert)
http://r.ebay.com/gAj8o8

GLOW IN THE DARK PAINT FOR CLOCK WATCH HANDS PREMIXED RE-LUME KIT PAINT LUMINOUS http://r.ebay.com/1AAxQf
Note - Use only a tiny amount of the vintage patina pigment ...

The Portuguese is somewhat of a grail of mine, not in the classical sense of necessarily being out of reach financially or so rare that it’s all but impossible to find but simply because it’s the one watch I’ve lusted after more than any other over the last couple of years but for some strange reason never managed to get hold of one. It seemed that whenever one was available the timing just wasn’t right; either a lack of available funds, space in the watch box or just too slow off the mark resulting ...

[QUOTE=oymd;2598907]nice review...and nice watch...enjoy it!![/QUOTE]

Great review. What about the time keeping?

So having freed up some funds in a failed pursuit of a grail watch recently, I knew instantly what my next watch would be and having listed a WTB for one of these for what seems like ages I finally managed to snag one. Lots have been said of these, and I’m not going to pretend to be adding anything that hasn’t been covered before but having now spent a week with my Explorer II I thought I would add my opinion.

So, most of you will be familiar with the updates but for those that aren’t ...