Noel Fleischer

how about a white Cartier Roadster or Rolex DD or DJ? or the TT Omega Constellation maybe?

one thing about the size issue, especially with the dress rollies- the reps are too small. they were alittle small to begin with, i read the noob is about .5mm less than the gen. also for some reason the factories have NOT resized for the new cases on these models as they did for the new GMT for example. so the DD & DJ are now quite abit smaller than the gens. the numbers are not impressive but they do wear bigger. if you put on a real WG DD you will see right away how much heavier and what a tremendous wrist presence it has. that's why IMO a larger man (like Tony Soprano) can wear the DD without it appearing so small. that said- 37mm is about the smallest i think a man can wear nowadays.

great review & pix as usual. yeah what is that- i've never met any women that could negociate the automatic watch thing either. they end up sitting on the wrist dead.

Here's a 'white gold' i got a few years ago from Ideal for about $800. they said it was plated. i'm not sure with what but it is more brilliant than the SS DD i've seen.

I went with the gen RG DJ today. back to reps tonight after work

i have quite a few gens but more reps. i think more often i actually wear the reps. i'm big into rollies- so i have gotten almost every single model they make. i have a bunch of DJ's and subs. i would never be able to afford all those gens. to me the reps are like shoes- i wear them to match my clothes. also- the security thing is a biggie. when i travel i never take the expensive stuff. usually a tag quartz and a couple of TT subs or something.

Ingy is a great out of the box rep. has alot of weight- abit heavy for me, but looks real.

the Ingy is a very good rep, abit heavy IMO. i got mine from Andrew.(i just got a gen Aquatimer- see IWC section for lousy pix.) the VC is also nice, don't give up on the Big Bangs either, i got a LITE version from Puretime and i love it!

BTW- speaking of gens; i just wanted to show this Daniel Richard i got @overstock.com last year for about $750. you can get some very good deals on these and other 'lower rung' swiss watches such as Jacque LeMans. they have real valjoux 7750 mov'ts which is worth the price just for that.

i'm not sure about the prices, but if you can get a good buy on the gen or rep strap i'd take it. i have a rep ingy with the ss bracelet and its very heavy. this titanium/rubber combo is light (but not too flimsy either).

yeah - i know gens are $$ new or old. by-tor was happy to pay about $3500 for his gmt -right? i happened to get lucky this time. makes up for some of my dud reps, lol.

i would add; carier roadster super sea dweller hb big bangs iwc- ingenier brietling steel fish & bce v2 bk mariner pp nautilus vc overseas rollie ym tag link chrono all very good out of the box etc, etc

No- washing a gen watch with ss bracelet will not hurt it. i use liquid car wax on my rep bracelets- its good for cleaning and lubrication. some people here have all kinds of home remedies for the bands- including olive or motor oil treatments.

thanx alot guys. its a couple of years old and has some small scratches on the case, but the band is new and its been completely reconditioned at the AD. i was just down in the carribean and they are going for about $5700 list price. i think that i may end up buying more 2nd hand watches in the future. the gens are crazy and the reps are all $400- 500 lately.plus the qc issues with the reps is ridiculous. maybe 30-40% have some kind of 'issues' from my experience the last year or so.

its titanium. btw- is this the 'slevin' watch?

Thanx to my IWC friends here, i bought this used Aquatimer chrono. it was a steal for $1000, no? sorry again for the lousy pix

i just got the TT blue sub from BK and its great for $400! check it out-

thanx- its from an aquaintence. they just want to sell it. he had some problems with it and it was fixed at tourneau. he got an exp.2 and doesn't wear the IWC. he needs the $$. i think i should get it asap! ps- its got a rubber strap-new.

Good question- i thought they were all chronos. if its not - is it still a good deal? i know that it has the white (or yellow on the rehaut)

to my IWC friends; i'm not much of an expert in this brand but i do have a nice rep Ingy. i have an opportunity to buy a used aquatimer for $1000. assuming its in good shape, i presume that is a good deal? i see josh sells a swiss version for that price. thanx

how's the bracelet? are there alot of sharp edges?

i'd like a rollie white gold big DD UN MaxiDiver Glasshutte Big Date w/ SS bracelet Chopard RG GTXXL PP/VC/YLC, etc

its funny- i was just thinking last nite what my favorite watch was : the Next one. i definitely have the disorder. right now i have about 50 watches, many reps. i've given away tons of reps & gens too! there's no question that it is some type of escape- reading, posting, buying, waiting, etc. etc. mostly it is a male disorder - to the chagrin of our partners. most women don't get the whole watch thing. i know i have a somewhat OCD mind- so this fits right in. the good news- its better than drinkin' cheap wine & smokin' crack!

most of the time i can live with the minor flaws. for example- i have a couple of DJ's with the small roman numerals on the dial. many have 2 #7's @ 7 and 8 o'clock. i never even noticed it myself until i read about it here. its so small- nobody would see it- so who cares. also- the real HB BB supposedly has a screw down crown, not the rep. again who would ever know the difference? i'm so glad i got a great watch for $300 vs $12k or so for the gen.

wow- congrats. i was just patting myelf on the back for about 100 posts. at my rate i'll be there in 2018!