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Streammaster 300* *(Sounds like a urinary aid.)

Gotta go with this one today:

Too much Rolex! Omega chime in!

So today I was at Home Depot. I am replacing a window sill and I had to get some wood cut to size. The gentleman that came over to help me was, shall we say, somewhat "seasoned" in his years, very helpful and very pleasant. He remarked on how he thought it was great a "young guy" like me (I'm 46) would tackle a job like replacing a window sill "everyone these days just wants to replace everything. . .nobody fixes things anymore". As he set up for the cut with the table saw, I noticed something very familiar on his wrist. "That's quite a prize you've got there" I said pointing at his arm. He looked at the bruise mid forearm and said "yeah. I got that restocking. . .you bruise easily when you get old like me". . I said "no-no, your 1680" "my what?" "your WATCH". He glanced at his wrist and smiled a wry smile "yeah, nobody around here can believe I wear a Rolex to work around here" And he looked at my wrist, which was sporting my franken 5512 on Nato. "Neither can I", I said, "you really shouldn't be wearing that around here". He then tell me that he bought it off a friend "years ago". He was always asking his friend "hey Bill, when are you gonna sell me your Rolex?" Then he says one day Bill came to him and asked if he would still buy the watch "you see, Bill had taken his girlfriend on a little vacation and didn't want his wife to find out, so he needed $400 bucks quick to put back in the bank". "You paid $400 for that?" "Yeah, but then I didn't wear it for a long time. I stuck it in my drawer. A while ago, my other watch finally kicked. I was going to buy another watch but then remembered this (looking at his wrist) and whatdoyaknow, a gave it a few winds and she's been working fine ever since". "May I see it?" Sure, he says and slides it off his wrist. It's nearly pristine. A 1680, meters first, red dial, silver date wheel, Top Hat 127 all original fantastic patina. . . I've got a semi going. . .o.k. fine, I came in my pants a little. He then proceeds to tell me when his old watch died he was originally thinking of selling it "you know, get something new. Something better", but that something made him decide to keep it. I told him I was glad he did, but that he should still get a different watch to wear to work. "Yeah, you're probably right, people probably think I make too much money wearing a $400 watch, ha ha" "ummmmm. That's worth a LOT more than $400. . ." "yeah, I guess it's an antique these days, huh? I suppose it could be worth a little more than that now" "Try 15 times more" silence. "ah. . .you're putting an old man on, now. . ." I borrow a passer-by's iPad, log onto VRF and show him. He actually cried.

Just saw this on Jake's Rolex World:

Hi guys got my new 1675 Rolexaddict 1675 build on Have a great weekend Ry

Vlydog just out of interest what was your mothers maiden name?

I just had a similar thing happen to me: A guy that I have know for 6-7 years, he goes by the name "Vietnam Charly" around here and drives a pick-up truck that's missing the driver side door .... He saw my 1665 GWSD and checked it out. Then he told me that he has "one of those submariners, but it has no date and one of those with the red and blue ring around them". Turns out he bought both of them while he was in the service in the 60's and when they stopped working he sent them to his son in Arizona where they are sitting in a drawer .... I already offered to take a look at them

JLC today.... Maybe... Or perhaps a vintage PP.

Cool & casual today

Still cool enough to wear a jacket in the morning

Not easy, but is in the lead.. for now I love that Ebel, its just a great watch (wearing mine now as a tribute).

Joining ASCI with my 288. Have fun at the school reunion, man BTW, love the chillout session. Listening to it right now

Will be going to a 20th year school reunion party tonight. This is my gear for the evening. 288k And my Maui Jim`s Todays theme music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETGO6QEjx9Q&hd=1

Its sunny time for my pepsi, 1991 gen for a week or so

My SD build from J

Crazy friends from the Rose City... Really awesome...

im working on something special, if you have the patience it might be worth waiting. first sample, case already needs some changes thats all for now...shhhhh

I am bringing this one up. I need to know how many of you have installed gen inserts in this new superlumed SD? Also, can you give me the outer size in mm of the existing insert? Thanks in advance for any info!

I like the previous one better, this one is too boring and i think they're trying to imitate the PO

What a great comparison V!

The new model wins hands down imho

I did the work. A lot of customization including the hand fabricated movement spacer ring and displacing the crown to line up with the genuine movement. This one turned out great and I am glad you like the results. Enjoy!

That Steinhart is amazing! Congrats.

Evening all I think a really easy quick tell that someone is wearing a Rollie Rep is that the screws in the strap are so cheap and nasty looking. It only takes a second or two to see that the screws are nasty. Many do not have the little slit in the top (so you can unscrew it, name is evading me momentarily) halfway across the end of the little bar if you understand what I mean. I was wondering if these little bars are a standard size - that is, could I go tot a jewellers and buy some good quality ones which would fit? I have always thought that this a an easy tell which could possibly be rectified relatively cheaply. I am sure that I am not the first person to bring this up but could not find anything by doing a search so I apologise if I have missed a post on it. Thoughts anyone? Robsa

Quick tell on "most" Rolex reps? - The god damn ticking second hand! A vast majority of reps sold (hence the most) are the $10 Chinatown Canal street Times Square specials, with quartz movements. Probably a thousand of those are sold per every one Noobmariner. I think the screw problem is that there is one loose in your head.