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Ending the work week wearing my beater

I can almost see her Assolutamente.

After reading all these stories I can only conclude that people that get called out have got to be in few groups. Teenagers, High Schoolers wearing a rep and being chided by their peers...possibly even college. Or being young and wearing affordable clothes, driving a compact car etc..wearing a watch beyond their means. Or..people that hang out with incredibly rude assholes. Im at an age that I can afford most of the watches I wear. I've yet to be "called out" I don't think or worry about it. Sometimes I have a client/ customer in my shop ask what kind of watch that is...and I usually tell them it's a hobby and the watch is a frankin assembled with parts. The guys that ask me are usually watch guys, and often this leads to an interesting conversation. I've yet to get a bad reaction or be frowned at. I just think this is all relative to your age, what you drive and wear..and who you associate with.

I've been wearing my special watch today while getting some new tatoo marks and a new mask for my radiation therapy that will start next week. So this one will be glued to the wrist for the next week to come. Have a nice day Cats

I think its on the back burner at the moment mate.. AS for accuracy.... the Hublot gens all vary from models to years in colour of AR..... so the V6 versions do match some gen models when it comes to AR.... as do the V1s however TXs have the rightish height compared to the gens which the V1 doesnt and the V6 does... Just because the AR is bluish doesnt mean it doesnt look gen.... it depends on more than that...

Lol....I didn't want to say anything

That's the truth of it, brother, I'd run out of double sided tape, and was desperate to finish 'something' My 79190's dial is only taped down, and it's never shifted a milimeter. I'd use tape again on future projects, this really was just a matter of having no other choice

IWC - IW500114. Plenty to moan about in the detail accuracy department - Either way a nice piece / dress watch in its own right.

TC answer your flippin emails LOL

Aah!!! Thirteen!

Yep. A gmt click spring works fine. I've had one on all my gen subs as I love bidirectional bezels. Clark's are not as stiff as a gen which makes turning in both directions easier.

Your Post inspired me to share my experience, My father just passed away this last march and left me his gen 16803 that he wore everyday for the last 20 years it was never serviced and he basically took it off just to sleep. As you can imagine when I got it it was in terrible shape. I had no idea what a 16803 was and while i've always liked watches I knew very little about dismantling them and building them. The more I started to dive into reading about the 16803 and how to take apart the watch the more intrigued I became and the more I started to read and study up on TRF, VRF and here on RWG I ended up ordering a complete set of watch tools ( case openers, crystal removers, hand removers and pressers etc.) and took the watch completely apart I bought new gen hands , gen end links and new gen BI from my local rolex dealer I ordered a Serti slate dial which I love and a ThomasPerik case back which i also fell in love with I know its not for everyone. I put the watch together my self after studding every step carefully and then had my watchmaker give it a full service and polish. The end result after about $1200 and alot of studding and TLC, I have a watch that is very near and dear to my heart that reminds me everyday of the type man my father was and helps to guide me in my everyday decisions in the sence that I try to think how would my father have handeled this situation being that I have a constant reminder of him on my wrist, as well some thing special that I can one day pass down to my future son or daughter. Not to mention I have discovered a new found love for this wonderful hobby of watch making, I just ordered a cheap $15 automatic jap watch to practice taking apart and rebuilding a movement and as some of you know from my other thread am in the middle of planning my first build a 6538 Big Crown. Just thought Id share my own personal story specially since I just got her back from the shop yesterday she's ready for another 20y of abuse =). Pics bellow sorry orig pics were from my phone that's why they suck. Oh and by the way im 34 i defiantly appreciate the watch and what it means to me now way more than I would have at 24, my 2 cents fort the poster thinking of handing the watch down to his son when hes 30. Still waiting for my gen end links incase any1 was wondering had to put some aftermarkets cause orig were damaged and lose was afraid watch would fall off. Original Condition 20y of wear and tear: New Pieces and restored watch ready ti take a lickin:

Nothing wrong with wanting and buying a gen, after all..a gen is a gen. As far as handing down, I personally wouldn't hand down a rep..with one exception: if the son and I both enjoyed the hobby together. Gens and reps are two different things. I owned a 16610 and a Dj in the the early 90's and before that a few Omegas. I had to sell almost everything I owned to get through a bad divorce. I doubt I will ever have the extra money to spend on nice watches as I did back then and that's what drew me here. I'd say if you have the extra money and have the desire..buy a nice watch that fits your hand down plan and don't look back.

Yes, that's the one. I really like the bracelet, but it looks good on a croc as well. I saw the gen in a duty free and needed to get one. The rep is amazing. Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2