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had a pretty good diet....but just cut the soy and the wheat....read "wheat belly" and it really changed me.....close to paleo but a few minor differences....only three weeks and all kinds of interesting effects....sleep is qualitatively better....mood is MUCH better.....and some strange things...vision,,,hearing and smell have all improved to the point that it sort of freaks me out....I said to my wife "what is that you are wearing?" turns out it was the exact same perfume she wears every day,,I just never noticed it....and did take off a few pounds...

it is totally ironic that pot is mostly illegal in the US...more than most of the world,,,the US allows all kinds of toxins in our food...in our bedding...and worst than that....the gov comes right out and tells us the stuff that is good for us (Gen mod wheat or fake burgers with hexane) is the very stuff that is slowly killing us... who cares if people are getting stoned? people in the US are slowly dying from obesity and other related degenerative disorders from a government that seems controlled by,,,I'm guessing monstano.. as soon as monsanto can make genetically modified weed...then it will be legal....

strap looks great.....sometimes its just dirt that slows it down...or worst case the threads are crossed....if its just dirt its just a slight difference in pressure...for that it just needs cleaned...if the threads are crossed its a big difference in pressure...your gut should tell you something is wrong..in watches....I never push anything that doesn't feel like it wants to be pushed...or turned or screwed...etc..

looks nice,,,,are the hands gold?

one of the best gifts my wife gave me was a movado....I came home and it was around a bottle of wine.....no box ...papers just wine...I really remember that...

its not like bronze is expensive.....perhaps they used actual bronze or brass?

I think this is a good effort....I know many of my vintage projects turn out too dark too....I bet there is a way to light'n this up a little...create some more texture...on the dial and hands...I think anohter round would be worth it...

very cool link,,,,,,thanks,,,

using the min hand over an hour is a pretty crude method...but I've found that if its keeping close time,,,,usually you can do an adjustment.....anything wrong with the hairspring usually can't keep time even over an hour....

can you stick on a min hand and time it?

you mean the balance wheel will not move at all...even with a puff of air?

this just in today...got a great deal on it....looks like lum is redone...but a very cool green... http://imageshack.us'>ImageShack.us

I don't use with clear case backs,,,,but for the money....worth it.....every so often find that I really need one..

can you take a pictures of the back with the case back off? Usually the case holder screws, if they are tight,,,should hold the movement and dial in place...the only thiing I can think of is that the movement holders are upside down...some movement holders are flat,,,some are bent a little...which puts more pressure on the dia/movement when its tight...if both were upside down,,could create a little space for movement...justa total guess,,,

awesome,,,,,,thanks for sharing.....the best memores ever were the births of my two kids....everything else is trivial....

Nice,,,I was just checking these out at panatime today.....like the patten..looks good on the fiddy...thanks for the link

wear on right but right handed....so beat the crap out of my watches...

I don't know sgtguk,,,,,not sure if it is pessimistic,,,just whats in my head right now.....and that's all I want.....an honest flow of what is in my head to what I shaire with the world.....call it zen,,,tao....or in christianity...Gods will.....there are a lot of names for it,,,but in the end it is just being what you are....gen... and here is the irony...on all the gen forums....there is a sense of fakeness....I mean...you can't talk about replicas...but as soon as you get to know someone,,,then it all comes out...oh yeah,,,I have this and that rep.... as least here there is a sense of honesty....being gen about replicas....rather than being fake about gens....

interesting stuff...yes..I know I think too much...even about thinking too much...and yes this is all in our heads....what isn't? We are in hour heads...our work problems are in our heads,,,,We live the world inside out.....every thing we think is out there is actually in our heads....that doesn't make it trivial....so the rep gen difference is in our heads...yes... as far as saving money...I don't know...my kids have every "need" they can imagine....certainly if it came down to a choice between watches and family...my whole collection would be reps (well. seikos and homages) ...and yes I guess I could sell my gen collection,,and give to a good cause...but the truth is I'm just not that good of a person...wish I knew someone that good..... as some of you know I tend to go on about the psychology of watches...but I see this as a general issues...I mean...does it bug you when some person is "faking it"...for ex..they say..how are you? have a nice day...while they are daydreaming? A person has on their shirt "I care" or "how may I help you" when you know they couldn't care less about you...there is a local sports bar where everyone has to wear a shirt that says "I love my job" at least here in the west....(prob all ove the world) we are a society of fakes....I guess if we were more gen as people....perhaps replica watches wouldn't bug me...

interesting...don't care much for fake boobs...but what would a homage boob look like? I do have a dievas pam homage and don't mind this at all....

yes,,,there really is something to this,,,,no I don't think I would toss it....and when a rep movement vs. a gen one might really ask what the difference is...what about a rep that was redone by a well know watchmaker..... in a way we are all reps....from our cells to who we think we are...we wake up each morning,,,and based on a brain with certain memories,,,and a body that looks as it did yesterday....replicate our sense of self into being....reps are, more a rule in nature than an exception.... so,,,,they have that going for them.. Yes to this also...always good to buy a rep first....but still not sure why I can just stay with the rep...save tons of money...or give away what Isave to a good cause rather....but here I am with two way too expense gens... and no reps other than what nature gave me...

Ok,,,know this sounds strange,,,,sure people will just say..ok..don't buy them but I just don't get it. just had a 005 and a 390 pam...now these were pretty high end things..only an expert could tell they were reps....sure they would have lasted a while....sure there were small issues...but even my two gen pams have issues..Every watch is like a person...it will have issues. So here is a list.. first rgw is a great place reps or not...so that isn't an issue. 1. perhaps it is just that every piece of art must be signed? Perhaps it is the connection with the watchmaker that is lost with a rep? 2. Perhaps it is something trying to be what it isn't? I don't seem to mind the homage vintage pam that is on my wrist right now. On the other hand...everything in the universe plays a game of not being what it is...so...in that sense a rep is the most nature thing in the cosmos. 3. It could be an over all..quality issue. that is,,,,a focus on appearance rather than mechanical quality. I mean. things like wr, the functional aspects of the crown guard, the movement are all cut back to keep the prices down 4. perhaps its just that I know...I mean...I would never run into someone who would care or know the difference. 5...something else? don't take this the wrong way..I'm just trying to figure out why? I know some people on the gen forums and black and white...but I really like it here...I want to own and wear a few reps...but just can't.. .

I am a huge fan of bronze also...even had a magnum anonimo.....which could hold its own IMO with any other bronze watch.(they were the first) ..was ready to dive with it and start the patina process,,,then I read that the patina is actually toxic....now I don't typically eat off of my watch...but still bugged me....I did more research and some suggest it is harmless....others not so.....guess this doesn't bother most people....

"The mantra of this whole hobby is patience....." so well put......

one for jogging and the other for the ritual in the us of overeating today....