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  1. Ahhhh.... The best PN dial ever made for 7750 based Daytonas? I believe it is. Every time I make one I fear it will be the last. Those dials are so much better than any other he had made. If only such attention to detail was given to the others. The balance of proportion between the elements to adapt the design to the 7753 is absolutely optimal. It makes you wonder if the black second track is too small or if it's just an impression... Specs are as usual: DW case, dial and hands. Gen crown, coronet and crystal.
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  2. Members and Friends...and yes - there is an american "huge" difference between the two,,, greetings to all - but more importantly, a warm "hi" to our long-term members and those that can recall my contribution in horology and avatars... 8 1/2 years of membership with RWG and a similar tenure with our friends and repgeeks, rwi, etc... disclaimer: owner of $12k in genuine watches (breitling implied) and holy crap, over $100k in rep valued watches... first and foremost - to one of my most loyal friends, Sixx, "i suck!...pls forgive me"...pls know this, feel this - dude - i love you like a brother...life and a slew of excuses that are lame to say the least, have kept me away from keeping in contact...it's not from not caring - cause you know, and others know, i care deeply about our relationships and this hobby/obsession we share...my most valued watch is not one i own...it's the one, Hike and I sent to you when you we felt you needed it most...not b/c you needed it - but rather b/c we thought you did and loved you enough to care!...members - this is but one vignette of what's behind RWG...it is - what is, at the core of RWG... to members old and new - judge not...as some of you know - we all drift in/out of this hobby fior a variety of reasons... that said, hi to everyone that has drifted away...it's ok and expected....watch collecting and/or whatever we cloakly call this hobby is not the only interest we share...my family, my work, my other sorted "obsessions" take me way from RWG...but at the core, we are all connected... thanks to all of you for the years of friendship, knowledge and comaraderie... rock on and thanks...i am, and always will be, thankful for RWG... Rob
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  3. Damn I wish I could afford one of these, apparently sold out already. Well Nice
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  4. Got this beautiful gator strap from Mario(orloff) in the mail today; great piece for the price, i recommend him !
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  5. Going commando today. [emoji79] [emoji85]
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  6. Some of that Tag or Omega quartz reps are pretty solid mate, great price point and quality. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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  7. Gen Tag again today. Too good for a beater but the small size is convenient.
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  8. I wouldn't wear a watch of any kind when doing physical work but if I do, I would choose something like this: Can't beat the price at $3.29! I tread softly along the fine line separating raving insanity and lucid moments of ingenuity. The issue is I've no idea which is which mostly.
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  9. I'm pretty sure that he either took or... he didn't (sic) by now...
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  10. Hello guys... Today new entry.
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  11. yeah... I won't get the length. But I can match the teeth profile! At least I will try.
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  12. You can certainly remove the calendar works and then probably modify the setting lever spring so that it has only one detent for time setting only.
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  13. My new favourite, Noob 2824 Daytona with gem dial, bezel and crown!
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  16. Here's an old story from awhile back... repeated just for fun. This happened on one of those harbor tours out of Seward, Alaska. This is what reps are for! I was with my brother on one of those glacier cruises where the boat takes you right up to the face of a glacier and toots the horn so the thing calves off big chunks of ice and scares the hell out of the tourists. I was wearing a newer model Sea Dweller from Andrew, and we were all up on top of the boat, there were lots of tourists milling around in gore-tex and down parkas. I had already noticed a few times that the watch would leak and fog up, and I hate that. So I nudged me baby brudder and whispered "watch this". I held my arm up to ostentatiously check the time, and Rolex Stainless Steel glistened and glittered in the sun like God's Own Bling. I then sucked in my breath in alarm and said "IT STOPPED! Look, this thing stopped again!" and showed it to my brother. He clucked his tongue, shook his head, and said something about "as expensive as that thing was, you'd think it would work!" and I agreed loudly. A couple of heads turned toward us. So I shook my wrist a few times, and held it up to my ear. Shaking my head in disgust, I took it off and waved my hand around wildly to "wind it" and got lots more people glancing at me nervously. Then I unscrewed the crown and wound it up madly with exaggerated motions, elbows flying, and listened again. "It's STILL dead!!!" I said to him, and I could see him suppressing a laugh. More people looked, so I tapped it a couple times on the railing, and held it to my ear again. DING DING DINGGGG!! He was dying by now, trying not to laugh. When I tapped the railing the metal pipe sort of rang a little, and more people looked. I listened to the watch again and said "This bloody piece of @#!*$%" and hit it harder on the railing. He was biting his lip and people were starting to stare. I held it up to my ear again and said loudly "YOU MISERABLE LOUSY CHEAP ROLEX!!!" and I turned and bashed it really really hard on the railing 5 or 6 times, WHANG WHANG WHANG WHANG!!! and the pipe was ringing and people were stepping back. Everyone was staring, and I held it up to my ear for a moment, the pipe was still ringing, and I shouted "YOU LOUSY PIECE OF SWISS CRAP!!!!" and I drew my arm back, big pause for effect, and threw that watch as far as I could out into the ocean. It made a really nice high arc, glittering in the sun, and landed with a nice big splash. My brother was nearly wetting himself, tears were rolling down his cheeks, and I stormed down the steps to the lower deck as people parted and let me through, their mouths gaping in astonishment. It was glorious.
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