The FedEx guy brought the packack and I tore into it. So far, I'm quite pleased. The dial is whiter than the previous model I had. How much so is hard to say until a new crystal is put on the watch. But here's how it looked right out of the box.

NOTE: Please excuse these embarrasingly bad photos...I guess I was so excited that these hand held shots didn't come out great....next time, the tripod!!! >



The hands look better than expected....I won't replace them.

No major problems with the case either. :P

So I jetted off to my my local watch repair center (these guys are Rolex guys through and through...top talent). Here's a shot of the movement.



The movement is REALLY clean...again, similar if not better than the last 1680 I had. We hooked it up to the timing maching, and it had a nice, consistent rate, so again, no issues.

I left it in good hands - it may need a new crown and winding tube as neither myself or the technician like how it felt when screwing down the crown - but that's minor. The new bezel insert is on order (NOTE: No need to write to me with offers to buy the old insert - I'm keeping all the original parts. ;D )