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Here's mine....and loving it: Having been in this hobby for 6 years or so, I don't give a crap anymore about 1-to-1 goblidigook! Who the hell could tell if its a rep from an arms length......and that is if the perp have enough time to oggle before you move on. In the midwest US, most folks doesn't even know what a Panerai is......Panera anyone? Rolex is all they know and most can't tell 1-to-1 or 2-to-1 whatever. Just mu thoughts!

My new babies. More pics to come. PAM111 - from toro. best $125 I've ever spent. When it was on the way I regretted buying it but when it got here wow! amzing quality for the price. Best lume out of the 3 watches by far. UPO - Now my daily watch. Amazing. Enough said. from tony. Rolex - I may be too young to wear this. The bracelet feels a little light/flimsy but thenagain I've never tried on a gen. from toro. Ask here if you have any q's

Wednesday... Oris Maldives LE .

I've been there a few times in the last couple weeks buying stuff for my new apartment. Availability is hit or miss since dealer paranoia seems to vary day to day. I've seen some pretty interesting stuff though, some Pams, Patek Nautiluses (the one with complications) on steel, AP Divers (V1 with probably asian clone movement), and the cream of the crop, an a21j AP RO 15300 that I picked up immediately. It's the only a21j version I've seen with proper angular dial markers, and the only 15300 I've EVER seen with a solid caseback. The Hublots of all sorts, B&R's, and AP chronos are on display plus your usual bevvy of dress watch reps. The other stuff is available, usually you find someone muttering "Rolex," tell them what you want, and wait on a corner while a runner grabs it for you. It's totally worth a trip if you're there. It's fun trying on a couple random watches you might otherwise not really consider but that look pretty good in person actually, i.e. a JLC Reverso with the best skeletonized asian movement I've seen yet

The newest addition to the family!

Thats not fair woof ............this one in the meantime...

A little project update for you all. Ended up going all gen on the parts for this. Just need a set of hands to complete the project Details will follow later with more pics once it's completed, but in the meantime, here's a couple of teaser pics for you:

- Tons of Gen Parts (gen dial, gen tachy, gen crown, tube, etc.) - Dubois-Depraz Chronograph, Gen Cyclop, etc. Amazing mods to case, bezel, case back by an AMAZING WATCH SMITH UP NORTH

My 372 from Kuvarsit on Donerix strap

my advice is send sometime today reading through all the review sections on here trust me by the end of today you will have ordered your first rep and will be taking part in stage 2 the waiting game for QC and shipping details

I think that it's also a matter of how much more would it cost to fix a non-serviced movement compared to servicing a working movement. By cost I mean money, time and effort. Let's assume that you want to keep the watch for at least 5 years. So, taking preventing measures you would pay the money and hassle no matter what, and probably enjoy it for the 5 years. Still, you have a chance, let's say 10%, that you would have some problems that you would have to fix. Taking the risk route would mean that you do nothing until something is wrong. Let's say that there is a 70% chance that it would happen considering the poor QC and assembly conditions. Now, X is how much that a preventive service would cost, and Y is how much that fixing a non serviced movement would cost. Preventive route cost: X + 0.1*Y (10% probability that something would go wrong after service). Risk route cost: 0.7*Y + 0.1*Y = 0.8*Y Now, obviously I made some rough guesses here, and some would say that peace of mind is priceless.. But, at least for me, I'm probably in the ball park. So, if trying to calculate mathematically, it all comes down to how much would a fix (Y) cost compared to a regular service (X). Here, the experts could chime in. My hunch is that the difference isn't that big. The fixed costs are much greater than the variables, and are pretty much the same in both cases. According to my rough assumptions, only if fixing costs are more than 150% higher than regular servicing, than, financially, it would be wise to go the preventive route.

Non-spanish speaking people might be looking for a crystal too.....