Arlequin

Congratulations. What I fantastic build. No reliable watch smiths of quality available to me, and the accumulation of parts.... How can you compete with that movement? My 5 year old 5002 has served it's time. I don't think I am even with 508 fanatic, I think I am with armanou-pascal. Go gen. or go home when it cones to something like that for me having seen that.

Look forward to that. I'd love that first chance I don't know whether I can did that deep. Lets see Boom Boom...Boom Boom Boom...Boom Boom Boom Boom

Hey that is cool. Can I be first for your next set of these dial and hands. In a heartbeat. Boom Boom....Boom Boom Boom.....Boom Boom Boom Boom. See, my heart races!!

Thank you sir, A good read

As a newbie a couple of years ago I asked elsewhere.... "A Newbie asks.... Why do you buy reps? I guess we all love beautiful things but what makes you buy or evan want a replica, price aside. What floats your boat? Is it just a hobby? What is that hobby? Collection? Making mods? Why do you purchase and collect? What are our individual motives? Many of the movements in watches we crave are form the same source as the gens and the finishes of the reps get better and better. The latest Breitlings, Steelfish and Chronomat and others are so close, for the man in the street that "no-one" (you know what I mean) can tell the difference. I loved the idea of a Navi, and have done for years but then I don't fly and don't need need the calculation functions so the people I know would wonder why I bought it. It's still looks great though, and so are the fantasy watches. Most of the people that see thse things on our wrists would know the difference between a rep and a gen, or do they even care? So is it just for us? but do we like getting compliments. Do we want to impress and show off without the cost? Do we want to fool people, especially the possibilities of a AD or a watchmaker? [ I know better!!! ] I know we want to get the ones that are as accurate as possible but are we obsessed about the minutiae? Are we worried that our purchase could be Tagged (sorry!) as not being a gen? We know that some "important people" will only waer a cheap Timex, Casio or whatever 'cause a watch just tells the time, right? I love watches but even I'm not sure why I'm now hooked into reading this forum. As I said, I'm so confused about my reasons too. So many questions. Just asking.... Arlequin" Anything changed since then? I've learned a lot (never went anywhere near an AD or watchsmith by the way - I was a newbie that behaved). The Chief does AR better than gens, The Zigmeister and Vac do outrageously good lume and the "average" gen is well overpriced For me, I guess it's just just what looks nice, knowing the flaws and the looks of a watch that pleas me. Mainly simplicity. Personal decisions as to what you like and the flaws YOU can live with or can change. The only 100 % rep is a gen! Arlequin