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Wearing my gen speedy that my wife gave me for my 50th BD. Today marks 52

Hey guys. My first review, so be gentle. Feel free to ask any questions though. First and foremost I would like to thanks Jeff (cougar1) for helping me with everything all the way from ordering the watch to when I actually received it. He holds a lot of information and knowledge which have been priceless in my scenario. So thanks very much Jeff, you're the man. Anyway here is the review: I ordered from Trusty Time the 16th of April. I received it one week and two days later since the day he sent it. The postal services in Sweden even delivered the watch to my door. When I opened the package and saw the watch, I was at first disappointed. It lacked that special "thing" from when you test the PO at the AD. It almost looked a little "bland" to be perfectly honest. After I took away the plastics that covered it, resized the bracelet and winded it a couple of times to see if the movement is okay, I put it on my wrist. It was very light. Disturbingly light. I've never had a Titanium watch/bracelet before, so the feeling was special. I only tested it with the blue rubber strap at the AD, so I wasn't sure how to react. Still knowing the properties of Ti compared to steel, I was not convinced. The watch felt cheap (weight-wise). Like those crap fake rolexes you buy for 30 dollars. I've been wearing the watch for more than a week now. And here comes the fun part; that kind of bad feeling I had with the watch has disappeared. I'm used to the Ti know, so steel feels too heavy. The best things with the watch are the following: The AR (immaculate!), the blue colour (which resembles the gen very much) and the lume. If I didn't know any better, these qualities really makes the watch look gen. The bezel is ceramic I believe. It really haves that special shine to it, makes the watch come so much more alive. It's still not any liquidmetal bezel, but the work is still really, really good. I've tested the watch for its accuracy, and it only lost 3 seconds the day I tested. So the Swiss movement masquerading as the inhouse Omega 8500 Co-axial movement, is really good. That is however my biggest issue with the watch (today). I love the fact that the factories really tried to create the new PO with open caseback (they look SO much better than the previous generation imho), but the giveaway of the watch really lies with the open caseback movement. It bothers me (even if the caseback it still absolutely amazing aesthetically). The pearl placement is also a little painful. I'm no watch expert or anything, but how hard can it be to cut a damn hole for the pearl more centre in the triangle...? I know it sounds as if I'm complaining a lot, but that's just my character (unfortunately). To be honest, I still love the watch. Besides those two issues, the craftmanship and hard work that has been put into the details is nothing less than amazing. The logos, markers etc are really good. It's the small details that gives an impression, and Andrew has really been successful with this. The blue pops out much more than the black imo. I've seen many people really staring at my watch. The colour really attracts a lot of attention. Typical Omega colour. I think I'll hold on to this until the ceramic SMPS come out in the future. Then I'll see what I shall do. But for now, even I can't stop staring at it... I'm not going to type much more, so I'll include some pics of the watch (I took them with my phone). Hope you found this review helpful. Btw, the pics don't do it justice. It's much more beautiful irl. P.S. I know the triangle doesn't look centred in the pictures, but it is in real life. It just looks that way. And the lume shot was hard to capture since the sun is out. But it'll give you a good idea. D.S.

Hey all, Thought I'd put some feelers out here to gauge interest on which vintage rollie dials are in demand. I'm a graphic designer by day and am considering trying my hand at replicating (to a high degree) several vintage dials. What are some dials you guys would like to see/need to improve?

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Poignant, funny, well acted and well written......you gotta see this......and Helen Hunt is amazing for her age of 49!

Pm me your address and the width of the flip lock and I should have the part you need

F sake!!!! Darling! Y didn't u pay the randsom!!! Sent u stuff ages ago but..... Silence!!

Thanks guys you were right about the date wheel :-)

Slightly less gaggage. Mostly because I've raced sloops for years and that's easier to time with than a Sub's bezel. Now you just get some secretary's white-out fluid and you can fix that beauty right up.

Definitely, not something I had heard about before seeing it. Great movie I recently saw on a flight.

And likely a lot more serious coin that the Daytona as well.

Here we have Lello casting her voodoo on Dad in an other wordly Attempt to gain his lunch . It's a well practiced technique, as Dad was overcome and mindlessly forked over the meal.

It will be limited for RWG members and hidden from search engines (Google etc.) and only watches from TD's will be listed. Buying with 100% confidence for everyone is my goal!

The case modding starts. First the rough outline of material that has to go. After one hour with the Dremel the first result. Still in unpolished shape. What do you guy's think? Am I getting the shape of a 1675?

That sucks. I ordered a PVD getat (sterile) Luminor homage a couple of days ago, just to try the Panerai thing out This being my first time ordering something directly from Asia - my timing is worthless But I guess the solution to my problem is easy, because he offers to ship from Russia instead, doesn't he?