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2013 was a big year for me but if I had to pic a favourite, it would be this.

The 16600 is the rare modern Rolex I enjoy wearing. After owning a variety of models, the Super Sea Dweller V2 was the one I had stuck with the longest. Despite the arrival of many wannabe super reps, the SSD v2 has held up extremely well. The only issue I had was the oversized LEC on the crystal. When the BP SD arrived, many went crazy for it. The LEC was gone. My SSD V2 had already been modded, crown guards trimmed, it sported a gen insert, gen crown/tube, PBDad had done a great job of reluming the dial and hands. So, I did the only thing I could think of - I put my SSD v2 for sale and opted to start anew with the BP sd. My SD had a small issue. The swiss 2836 movement had lost its auto wind capabilities. I posted a thread on this seeking help. With this issue, the offers I received for the watch were not interesting. So, I decided to buy a BP and take the case and crystal from the BP and put in the guts of my SSD V2. I was fortunate to be contacted by a true gentleman of the board - member Misiekped. He had responded to my auto wind problem and offered to fix it as he was a watchsmith. He has been a member here for 6 or 7 years. After a few exchanges, I told him I would send him both watches to swap out the parts and fix the swiss movement. He also told me would service the movement I was keeping. On my next business trip, I mailed him the goods. The work was completed within a few days if memory serves me. He provided regular updates - at one point, we were PMing back and forth for almost an hour as he was keeping informed of what he was doing! When I received the watches, everything was perfect. I sold the BP SD that was now in the SSD case and wore the 16600 SD for a straight week while I was on holiday. I just reported back to him that the watch stayed in sync with the clock on my phone! Awesome!! I am extremely happy with Misiekped and his work. I have since sent him a 1665 MBW double red that had been parted but I asked him to put it back together as I need to sell it. The work was completed very quickly especially considering I sent it a week before xmas. I have not picked it up yet but the pictures he sent me indicate that the watch looks fabulous. So why am I writing this? I asked Misiekped why he did not openly publicize his talent. At the time, the whole MD2020 fiasco was still very fresh and no one knew what was going on with MD2020. So recently, after the 1665 work was completed, I again offered to post a review which can contain much more than positive feedback. So here we are. Misiekped has worked on 3 watches for me thus far. I have been extremely happy with his service and the cost associated with his work. Communication has been perfect. The 2 watches I did get back so far came back in perfect working order. The 1665 is ready but waiting for me to get myself in Conus. I recommend him if you need work done. He even relumed a seconds hand for me! As we are always in need of a qualified watchsmith, I thought it was time that I shared my find with all of you! Misiekped, thanks for your work! You have earned repeat business from me.

Works for me! What's the date anyway.......................... PS yes, watches, tools for watches, straps, packing material to ship watches ,well you get the picture.

When the going gets rough, I do take off my gen Rolexes and wear a rep or a beater! I even took the pristine 93150 bracelet off of my R serial 16610 and put a rep bracelet w/ gen clasp on it so I wouldn't tear up the good bracelet with daily wear. But when I'm doing dirty stuff, I'll wear the 16800 franken or the Euromariner 16610 rather than mess up a $4K+ sub.

All I can say is what a bloody shame that 1 guy, a guy that has acted poorly after being treated so well has consumed so much time and effort of the really great, leading members here. Life sometimes throws these obstacles at you, its how you deal with them and make amends. Mike you have my utmost admiration for working tirelessly for the sole purpose and benefit of your fellow members. Best regards AJ

A new baby for me! Tudor Submariner I took a lot of pictures, if you are curious you can find them over here: http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/166357-tudor-submariner-modded/

Pam 89, I think it has had less than a week off my wrist since last may

Yes Have all the gaskets in place And in addition they greased them to I have mine tested to 7atm with no issues

Hmmm, not sure that one works for me @torobravo.

Daniel Thank you for the words I'm glad You satisfied with my work Just wait when you pickup the mail

1 the baton @3 could have been made closer to the rim on the dw like gen 2 the hands@6/9 are black with a red tip and @12 hand black with white tip 3 logo incorrect shape to gen 4 the batons longer then gen and wider lum then gen

I think the whole point is pricing accordingly and honest listing. If the watch has marks then it is not worth as much as a mint condition unless it is vintage. If the watch is not going and you wont fix it then it's a parts sale. Ken

Quick pic of my 7928 project almost complete, hopefully on my wrist by the weekend...

I can only admire your persistance and gentlemanly behaviour Mike, you know I certainly wouldn't be so polite if I were in the same boat as the other members and lived close by. Ever since all the facts came to light and all doubt was banished there can be no question about MDs feelings and attitude towards other people. My initial thoughts were wrong about MD and have changed in light of the truth, but I default to considering everyone is good unless proven otherwise. Nearly all people are good and I refuse to have such a dark, jaded view of the world by believing everyone is bad. I'll look forwards to the day when it goes to a criminal court and he's convicted, and I hope that result is plastered at the very end of this thread in LARGE font as a huge flag waving it's warning to any other scammers. Carry on the good work and let us know how we can best help.

Hi This is my first post here despite being an active reader of the forum for the best part of a year. I am really wanting an AP ROO (black on black dial with bracelet strap - seeing as you asked! Ha) but I can't quite get my head around the prices of the current wave of reps. Over $500 for an asian 7750 rep that is going to need a dial replacement and in all honesty a new movement to allow the crown to be lowered just seems an awful lot when the same level of rep in other brands is at least $200 less. Maybe I'm missing something about what goes in to making one of these reps but it seems to me that perhaps the sticker price of a real one means that the rep dealers add some price to theirs? Anyway I look forward to your thoughts on this and hopefully being convinced to bite the bullet and buy!