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w&w Instagram Round-Up #15
What’s on the menu today? Chronographs and vintage. Why? Because we’ve gotten soooo many awesome submissions of both. Don’t forget, what you see here is only a few of what’s been submitted. Look up #wornandwound on IG and you’ll see close to 4,000 images of killer watches. Enjoy!In order for your picture to be considered it should:a. include the hashtag #wornandwound and @wornandwoundb. be a watch related photo. It doesn't have to be a watch on your wrist, but watches should be at the core of the imagec. be awesome (naturally)Be sure to follow us on?Instagram?to stay up to date on what we're up to, what watches we're looking at and to be eligible for future giveaways. We also just appreciate your support!tokyovintagewatchcollector and a Universal Geneve Compax ethokin and a Seiko 6119-8470  zerosupport and Tissot Aquastar Regate @duckpindesign and a Hamilton Khaki Field Pioneer  @witzzspace and a Sears Tradition valjoux 7733 c

Orbita --- DOA!!
Having more self-winding watches than wrists, I picked up a cheap, Chinese, Steinhausen single winder a couple of months ago. I always lusted after a Orbita, but couldn't afford one. Looked on several websites, but too expensive, HOWEVER, I didn't look on Orbita's site. Lo and behold, I found a Sparta 1 Tesla Cherry single for $125 (on their 'scratch and dent' sales) and ordered it. It arrived the day after Orbita went on vacation for two weeks.The winder was DOA when it arrived. I checked the transformer, with a VOM, and found it was producing 0 volts. AFTER Orbita staff came back from vacation, I called and talked with Cheryl and explained my woes to her. That was on Monday 7/13 and she sent out a replacement transformer and I received it today (7/18) and immediately checked it out -- no problem, putting out 24 volts.Plugged it into the winder and waited and waited etc. Tried the on-off position both ways (as there is no positive way to tell on or off). Waited 25 minutes each time -

AP 44mm sapphire replacement cost
the sapphire crystal on my ceramic 44 got scratched, does anyone know how much is the replacement cost for it? thanks

Panerai Service Alternatives
I've recently joined the Panerai family and have what I think is an awesome 121. It is about 11 years old and looks pretty damn good. The two problems I have with it are that it loses about a minute a day and the top chronograph button is very hard to push. Now I know people are much more likely to complain about a problem than praise good or excellent service, but I am a little leery of sending my watch to Ft Worth (unlike my recent good experiences with RSC Dallas). So I can't find much about satisfaction with alternatives like Govbergs in Philly. They seem to handle practically all makes and models. And with this being an El Primero movement, the fact that they also are Zenith ADs is comforting. Any advice would be appreciated.

Sea-Dweller 4k Replacement Spring Bars
Has anyone picked up replacement spring bars for their Sea-Dweller 4k? I've been searching the forum, but I'm not finding definitive answers.From what I've found they are double-flanged 2.0 mm thick x 20mm wide x 1.2 mm tips that fit in the lugs.People say to pick up The Highest Quality Swiss Made Spring Bars from Otto Frei, but the max tip size for the 2.0mm x 20 mm are 1.0 mm and they don't appear double-flanged. I've read that using too small of a tip can lead to damage in the case.I see that Everest sells some but they aren't double-flanged and they don't say what size the tips are. They're also $10.00 a pair!!I'd post links to both, but I've been a lurker for years and not an active poster so I haven't hit my 10 post minimum in order to post links.I'll ping my local AD as well, but thought I'd try here first. Thanks!