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Angus now as a new option for the 243 to order the kevlar strap and get the rubber and velcro ones for free. Other than the sub stamping being a bit off, that package looks like the one to get!

A local friend here asked me to make one up for him a while back, and sadly, I only took a couple of pics of it before it made its way to it's new home. It got me thinkin though, that some of the guys here would also find a use for something like this at watch gtgs or even just to display at home... Not sure what pricing will be yet, although I'm thinking between $250-350 depending on what options and such since it takes roughly a week for me to put one out. I can even use a Panerai buckle to secure it for the PAM guys Let me know what you guys think... Here's the one I made that's long gone... and here's the one I just got done with today...

Here's another showing the same shade of orange... I think the rep is a tad too light

pm me if you wanna sell your old bezel

From what I understand it's not black ss, but black plastic...

Looks great brotha! Glad you like the straps... lemme know if I can help further!

Mine had that same problem, but died within 5 minutes of setting the time... Rec'd in August, and been at the watchsmith ever since

Nice work man! grab some blue thread for the stitching and it will work very well with the blue dial

I'm on the fence for one as well.... I'll probably pull the trigger this afternoon or tonight. There's a ton of great info in these forums, just do a search on GMTIIc

That is sooo nice to know! Can't wait to get mine back from the dealer/watchsmith as it arrived DOA

ok, I did all that, and it's fine on my pc, but the apache is still comin up for my macbook

Let's throw a wrench in the works.... How many of the ones counted were also "sharpie modded"? Out of those, what percentage are defectice?

What if all the rubber were scraped off and we left the bezel black pvd? Ihave one on order and can't wait to see it in person!

I can almost guarantee you'll sell those like hotcakes depending on how they come out

Well, I finally had some time to take a breather today! Getting back into my old profession and nurturing a biz (not straps) while working puts a strain on free time. I finally got caught up and got home from sending out the last batch of straps... Decided to finally sit down and get to work on this thing before I start on some new straps. Here's how it goes: After reading DSN's post on his new stuff being available, I did some research on his pieces, and while nice, I wasn't ready to take a gamble. A compromise was what I needed, so I emailed him and ordered his 112 superlumed dial and hands. It was around the same time I decided that I was letting a few pieces collect dust and that my watch of choice was the 111... To me, my ideal collection would be the 111, 183, 249, and 112. Now I'm 3/4's of the way there with this new piece. The dial and hands are DSN's superlumed pieces, the high cannon pin came from Flav, and everything else came from Sead's 111h that he offered up for sale recently. I was so glad to see that the movement is the swan neck dagger with engraved bridge piece, rather than stickers or the needle swan neck. I also put some work into the crownguard and lever in tightening it and polishing the pin. I must say that I'm 90% happy with this, and I'm sure the other 10% will come along, as I'm waiting for a DSN crown to come in (2 actually, as I forgot I ordered 1 a week ago). Costs added up, everything came pretty close to ordering a piece from DSN, but at least here, I had piece of mind in knowing that any QC concerns would be my own. One question though, will the DSN crown fill that gap in a little better? Shot up a few pics... lemme k now what you guys think.

Wear it well brotha!!!

Someone's gonna have some new shoes for the dance....

Help me find a place to live then, as there bears and gators in my backyard. Obviously, by your point of view, they deserve my home much more than I do... Fact of the matter is, you're not going to change my opinion, and I'm not going to change yours... if you'd like to take this to PMs, let's do it, but I did NOT post my work to start a debate.

Dude, I think it has nothing to do with self esteem... People have differences in tastes, is what it boils down to. Maybe in the world you live in, exotic hides are all black market, but in the real world, tons of exotic hides, including elephant, are traded legally and ethically. Do I agree that there is a dark side to the exotic hides trade? Absolutely! I made sure this was legally obtained before I took ownership of it. Parts of Africa are overpopulated by elephants, just as Florida is overpopulated by alligators from over conservationism (is that even a word?). I can respect your stance and your opinions, as they are yours to have, but please don't push your beliefs on to me.

Mirage is GREAT! I was there for a week last year around labor day weekend, and made about $400-500 each day. Just about paid for my trip thanks to the Mirage! Did well at the Monte Carlo as well... Lots of drunk players. As long as you play your own game, and not get on tilt from the variance that river chasers put into the mix, you'll do well.

I hear ya man... and what I was saying wasn't directed at you, just in general really. As you said, no one is a saint, and if we all look in our personal lives, there are things that originated in questionable ways. I know the elephant strap that I wear was probably obtained more ethically than the Nikes I wear that were manufactured by kids in a sweat shop. As I said earlier, let's all agree to disagree... BTW, you gotta tell me where you got ahold of that Metta leather!

I agree... why is it ok to wear gator, which at one time an endangered species in the US, but now overpopulating. Elephants were also at one time endangered, but now in some parts of Africa are overpopulated... Shall the ones that die from natural causes, or culled from overpopulation be left to rot or even buried? If we're going to take the activist stance, I'd like to take into question the origins of the diamonds on these bling bezels, in your jewelry, and even in your wives' rings! The things human beings, our very own species, are going through to make these glittery rocks available to us, I would say is fairly unethical, no? Now, instead of comparing reps to animals, we're comparing humans to animals... What's your take on on that???

Nice man! I know that 1-2 can be a real grind!

We can agree to disagree.... The same thing can be said about the both of us and our involvement in a large scale counterfeiting operation, whether we want to call them homages, replicas, fakes or counterfeits.

After seeing one in the flesh this weekend, I thnk I'm going to have to hold off in getting one, as he also had a few problems with his Oris as well... sucks, as that watch really has some presence on the wrist!