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5513 today

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Well, I just got out my gen 1680 to beat on for a while since I want to keep the 1665 and 5514 I built nice . Not sure what that says about me, but the frankens mean more. The flip side is a little wear and tear usually helps the frankens look the part. They all have gen bracelets and clasps (which take most of the damage), movements, bezels, dials (5514 is "pre-Comex" so a standard 5513 dial), etc. so this makes the decision easier. Other than the mid-case, any damage is being done to a gen part. Over time, the reps I most enjoy have become copies of gens I like. I have some great PAM reps (real dials and hands, Rolli dials, etc.) but I guess I never really liked the gen design so I rarely wear them. The recent IWC Portos on the other hand get lots of wear. These are also great reps since I would be really disappointed to pay 8K for the Porto automatic having experienced "the watch" for a while.

Good observation. I've never worn any actual classic dress watches because of my physical size. Like Cellini.The dressiest one I have is probably a rep Day-Date. And even that looks silly small. But yes. Of course there are some larger dress watches that are nice. Some IWC's immediately come to mind.

You can read all about it here: http://rwg.cc/topic/181702-the-updated-cartel-5513

Haha Nanuq, sounds like PAMs for you are like Rolex for me. Then once I got myself a WM9 Submariner I suddenly 'got it'...I love most of the Rolex models now. Funny I got my off a dead man too, this watch collecting business is more dangerous than it seems! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Another great tutorial! Thanks!

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You bought a PAM? Traitor!

Nope this is Poppy Red, one of the original colors from the early 60s, with Limestone wheels and top. How many times has it gone around? In 54 years? If it did 6,000 miles in a year that would be three times. I've personally done 65,000 miles in it so at least three. Maybe four?

Not the case with the 5513 ETA clone movement version I purchased. However, I modded everything anyway.