Canuck88

Don't panic - sometimes they take 3-4 days, sometimes they take 15 days... it's the luck of the draw. Rest assured that your watch will arrive. It may not be before you leave (this has happened to me to), but it'll be a nice treat when you get back One thing you'll learn with reps is patience - if you check your tracking number every 6 hours it'll drive you crazy

lol yeah - balance was moving very slow!

Yeah, but maybe a gen crown can now be fitted without need for the tube and drilling the case out???

Got mine - very, very nice - my 177H is almost done

oooh - also looks like they've changed the crown to be an internal screw down like the gen!

Looks great except the bezel pearl is really misaligned on that one...

One last question Vaccum - what did you use to remove the old lume, and once it was gone - how did you know where to put the new lume (did you outline the old stuff or something?) THanks!

Vaccum did you take off the old lume or just work overtop of it?

Yeah, I should have given a longer response than the simplified version It's a very complicated issue because many are assembled in china and destined for the chinese market... even the dealers have no idea sometimes whether the movements are swiss or chinese. In the end, IMO, it makes little difference. I have a chinese copy 2824 that isn't even a genuine ETA (it's in an Alpha sub) and it's kept perfect time for almost 3 years with no problems.

Nobody would ever notice the logo. Even a WIS looking at it up close is likely to miss it. 99.99% of people you meet will think it's gen. 99.99% of people you meet with the LV on are likely to think it's fake for 2 reasons... 1- most people are unaware of a green bezel sub and think it's fake, and 2- subs are the most replicated watch on the planet.

I've found that Omega's are always easier to pull off as gen. I just ordered the ultimate 45.5... the flaws (like the logo) will be unnoticeable at couple of feet away, so nothing to worry about. With Rolex, it's pretty much a fake until proven otherwise for most people

My waterproof beater is an Invicta Elite chrono... I've worn it down to about 25ft, diving, waterskiing, everthing - never a problem... cost me about $225.

Gold is the crappier one, Nickel (silver) is the better movement. There's more info if you search.

Enjoy your time away!

Autos = hell... just send it to The Zigmeister or find a local watchsmith that'll work on reps... manual wind movements (6497) are marginally easier

The font on my 177H from EL is perfect So some factories are getting it right...

Just ordered one of these so will post a review when it arrives!

C1 (white) is not as bright as C3 (light green) which is probably why Breitling chose C3... function over looks...

I would buy that strap in an instant

Dang - I was waiting for weeks for this one... and the old dial is better Those number cutouts are just as bad as the font spacing. *cries*

My reserved spot went to ThomasNg when he bought my 063... I bet it'll look great!

If she has them, let's do a group buy - I'm in...

Small error but the ploprof actually was rated for 2000' (600m), not 1300'...

Very nice chris - your pearl is actually centered! Which dealer? And can you please post a wrist shot (and what's your wrist size?)...

This post is better suited for the general forum, not the pics section (most dealers don't come in here, and thus won't see your post)... just a suggestion.