Noel Fleischer

thanx - i dig it.

i have a 40mm gen also with a croc strap:

I just got a 111H from Josh with rubber strap. i came across a gen tan strap-

i think it adds some contrast to the black/black theme

Nice! here's mine from DSN also, but no mods

not perfect but very damn close. i just saw a gen today and the rep is awesome!

Here's one from Josh- said to be swiss. it seems like it is but its hard to tell from

the clones/hybrids. anyway- works great

of those - i'd recommend Josh jpc8118.com (perfect clones)

he's one of the best IMO

i have ended up servicing nearly all my eta reps over the past year. i must admit not on a preventative basis;

they ususally break down. some even have come DOA. i used to be [censored] off but i have factored in about $100

to these purchases. for example- $220 rollie DJ= $330. still not bad when then gen is $5500

wore this yesterday

i think there can develop a certain amount of obsessiveness with our hobby. certainly many people would think

its a waste of their time spending hours on end worrying about the state of the crown guards on the 33rd sub they bought.

like anything i believe moderation is a useful guide. (too bad i lost that awhile ago with my 51 watches!)

i think our hobby can affect our friends & family if we spend too much time here at their expense (guilty again).

it can end up being a kind of escape if we are not relating to those around us. yet at the end of the day, if this is your thing

so be it. other people know every baseball or football stat, we know every eta movement or PAM model #.

Happy Holidays

Noel, the dial of your daytona looks really good! Congrats!

thanx- its a nice watch, but i paid about $1200 back in the day- ouch!

it runs great may actually have a real valjoux mov't as advertised.

someone posted @ RG saying they thought these guys all went out of business. they didn't.

Ideal and Bestswiss are still around. they are lying scammers but they have sold some nice watches. see allergy

doc's post in rolex section of his TW Best YM. its really nice!

BTW doc- what's with the solid gold bezel? is it tarnished or peeling?

here's mine doc. i think the YM came from Ideal, the Daytona is from Bestswiss.

you're right- they happen to be great watches. i think the daytona has a real swiss 7750.

the movement, date wheel, etc. are really great. the newer mov't are not nearly this good.

isn't chris from Eurotimez from thailand? not sure if he is in bangkok,

but he may hang out in Phuket.

you're right- the dial is gorgeous. congratulations.

its better than my Noob.

very nice pictorial. i also like the color combination. more exciting than the aquatimer:

I have a 111 from Josh and a 089 from Davidsen. both are nice, about $300- 350. no problems with

the dealers. i have alot of experience with Josh, one time only with DSN.

the 111 seems to have a swiss mov't. the GMT an A7750

they're both nice watches. i also have a gen PO 42mm and its big enough for me. its also quite

heavy on the SS band. they say the 45mm UPO is a better rep than the 42mm one.

here's mine:

they're both nice watches. i also have a gen PO 42mm and its big enough for me. its also quite

heavy on the SS band. they say the 45mm UPO is a better rep than the 42mm one.

here's mine:

nice looking pix & watch there.

are they swiss, asian, or franken?

it may be technically possible to brush finish a newer rep but i doubt it would end

up looking like the old blackbirds. they were alot smaller (probably 38mm or so)

than the evo. better off just getting a brushed or perhaps a titanium model.

His Daytona will be no different than anyone elses. It will be thrown in a box and dropshipped. You will have to do something with it on your end if you want any life out of it.

sorry fakey but almost all these dealers dropship.

Very nice pix- i like that curved crystal. if i see one more of these threads i may have to get this monster

even after i said i won't.

congrats- really nice finish on that baby. for now i'm gonna have to stick with my $100 noob YM

with the economy as it is, i can't afford the new YM for $775 or whatever it costs now.