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Phoband, Born July 1974 Started on RWG 1, in may of 05 first watch was from trusty june 05 Died October 2040 it sucks my member number here is WAY to high. i was on a hiatus when the board blew up. after the board was up for a few weeks i guess, some asked hey, remember phoband, maybe we should invite him over. I got the email, and joined up. i wish i had a cool number like 32 good people, good times,and experiences

ok, no danger but if you bought a phoband pen, i really need your help with writing a review about the pen you bought -- on amazon. This is appropriate under amazon policy as you don't have to buy the item from them to create the review. So, ONLY IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT A PEN FROM ME, please go to amazon and search skawronek and write a review. This is how you get up higher in the search. I finally sold 1 pen. it only took 2 months on there this isn't the road to financial independence, but my ability to find innovative woods and designs are hindered because of my divorce, so i need to sell more so i can have $$ to experiment with new materials. Reminder PLEASE don't Leave a review if you have not PURCHASED one of my pens. Very Important to follow the rules. thanks, PHOBAND

hublot are tools their new watch model, says, well, we already loook like an AP, lets try to look like a combo between that and a concord oh HUBLOT are the chinese target copy cats of teh watch world. I don't care if they are making watches that were made of gold that was mined out of Debby Gibson's ass (she is still hot) they BLOW but my dad wants this watch to as with all the other models, it will be way over priced.

the AR is ok, but, Chief AR, would cause me to spontaneously orgasm at least 5 times a day also its "synthetic" saphire, remember, thats mineral crystal. =- besides, my guy says its saphire, he gets it from the same horse's mouth that josh does i might look into getting real saphire crystals that will fit and have them CHIEF'd and just go wthout the mag

i can't run to the bathroom and take a sh--t before someone comes out with a new Nardin - i'm going through a divorce, at last they aren't all 400$ cause then, i'd be living IN A VAN!! DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!

Yeah, these are awesome. You only hope that we get some more sensibly priced watches. I mean, seriously, how much could it cost to make the 45th variation on a big bang. its the Same F-in watch. why are they all 4 million dollars

ah the memories

i had to stop at the first sentence and make a comment. THIS IS A SUPER REP. jeez people, 3 yrs ago, everything but a panerai came in the same case. AP, same case as a SUB, Same case as a Bell ross i mean seriously, we were happy when they spelled everything right at least on the outside of the polex case good photos- i don't think the num plate is brass, its the factory attempt at rose gold

i've had palm, blackberries, windows mobile the full and the dumb down version i SWEAR by the iphone, if you jailbreak it, it can multitask, do alllll kinds of stuff. I think its still one of hte most powerful by raw processor and ram. the keyboard takes gettign used to and i swore i wouldn't get one till i could get a real keyboard. Its still not AS easy to type long emails as the blackbery 7200 models were, but, it works fine. The APPS, there are so many developers, anything you can think of has been made into an app and you can get most for a dollar, expensive ones like tom tom - you search the internet for ones that "fell off the truck " i could likley give up an eye or a toe before someone took my iphone. and like is aid - i ws a MODERATOR of a Palm phone forum in 2002, i had like 4 different palm phones, that was when they dominated - then, blackberry, had 3 of those i think. 2 WM iphone puts them all to shame. haven't tried the android phone yet - but, its like when the iphone first came out -it takes awhile to build the developer base to have apps. Iphone is already up and rocking.

until this moment i never heard of a sandwich mag. I just went and looked at my mmd chrono i can't see a bulge, but on my blue surf, i do see a bulge under the crystal. Also i was told none of these are saphire, they are all mineral. From what i understand a "swiss" version will come out at some point. Thats why i was thinking buying my own saphire then doing the AR

its not built in, its glued on with a clear glue - the reason you can't just AR the crystal is it is done at HIGH temp and the glue melts and the cyclops comes off. Hence the need for the project. i'm trying to figure out how to best and cheaply create top notch AR and on a scale from Nothing to Perfect do something about the cyclops. I mean it can't be to place right? you put in the crystal, find the position, glue it on, let dry, flip crystal i know people have tried before and just failed or it was not worth the effort. But i have a real watchmaker to do that part of the work. I assume he is up to that task. I need to go over and ask him myself about this as well.

So, lets say i take my new MMD nardin to my jewler, he pops out the crystal, measures it and finds a comparable saphire. First any idea what retail on that might be? Then, i send it to Chief for AR. are there date mag's available on the market similar to the crystal? is it reasonable to assume a competent watchmaker glue the cyclops on? My guess is we'd have to try a few mag's till we find the one that works. If we figure this out, wouldn't this be a great nitch for nardin freaks? I imagine all in, it should be less than $100 with Chief AR. thoughts? ideas?

very nice job. I'm hoping to follow Richard Lawton's example and use that strap he made for the breitling blacksteel - this is a killer combo

I have a whole bunch of these coming, some with bracelets, i think the white looks best on the braclet, the black dimple dial on black rubber, and the blue or black seal can go either way. that one on the bracelet looks awesome man

I love robbie's looking for to a dimple dial purchase, i'm trying to sell my gen corum to pick up some stuff.rf I am very happy with the blue surf i have now, if it had chieftang AR it would be holy= [censored] wow. Still trying to figure out how to do that, eithr get new crystals, ar them and maybe attach date mags. still trying to figure it out. Re: who's got what - Josh and honpo have the same stuff re: being in love - yaah they had me at Freak. To buy a gen, - Yes, i could wipe out my collection for a Nardin Gen. However, i'm moving down the payroll scale not up. SO, doubt i'll get one. l as much as i love nardin - i am very happy with the reps - kinda like breitling, why buy gen. But, where is my zenith XXT chroono - there was a half ass attempt at the 40mm one, but, not the 45mm - i dont' get it, they never just make the small one. The dial is th esame, they just have to expand it a little, and do the new case. I think that watch, is so amazing, and it wears ALOT bigger than it looks. After getting my Breitling grail watch, feeling like the UN is probably on the way its the Zenith, which even if they rep won't be a 33,600 bmp

I have been looking forward to this explosion in Nardin watches for some time. What i'm most excited about is the pricing. If they were 400, i couldn't order 1 in every color - which happened to be my plan. I never understood the "sub" guys who had tons of different model subs with only minor differences. However, i love UN as a brand, for a variety of reasons. And easy to say it, the Maxi Marine wasn't my favorite watch of UN. And i Hated that new chrono. I do like the chrono now, it grew on me. And i couldn't see myself selling it at any time soon. I jumped on the blue surf special edition when it came out. this watch is typical of the maxi marine series. There are small differences between this model and the series of variations that have come out - in what i'm calling the Nardin-off. Now, argument #1 for my hypothesis. When your considered a premiere high end watch company, especially in the collector market, creating a watch with literally Dozens of variations on the same basic unit says something about the foundation. UN may not be patek philip, but, with the Freak and other artwork dial configurations i believe UN has established itself as much as any other in that high end category. However, what i assume is their bread and butter, they have sub 5, 6, 7k watches These divers are in that category. When i'm talking about the foundation, i mean, the running seconds at 6 w/ date and power reserve at 12. You have seen a few variations so far come out, but, there are even more, including sportier orange dials and rubber straps. There must be 30 variations on that watch available from UN within any 3 yr period. This is the basic watch case that i think UN puts on their back to move product. Now, why do i love this watch? Its complicated. First off i said this was not my favorite design. But, it is the closest thing toa "daily beater" that i have ever had. I wear it around the house and i don't wear ANY of my other watches around the house. Why? its 42-44 mm. This is that nice big dial look that is popular today, but of course without being obnoxious. Its a very unassuming watch. Second, this watch is thinner (top to bottom) than most of my watches - mostly because it doesn't have a 7750 in it., But, being round and only of medium height, it doesn't have the tendency to angle and cause pressure on the wrist due to he tipping forces of taller watches. Finally, the metal inserts in teh rubber band, allow for a unique comfortable fit. I enjoy rubber bands on watches. I think they are very comfortable and in florida, its hot alot and i don't have to worry about my leather band taking alot of wear and tear. But, the ingenious of these 2 metal inserts break up the natural tension that exists with the rubber strap and allows contour to your wrist. You get the light and comfortable feeling of those oh so popular rubber strap but, with a fit that is closer to a metal bracelet. Finally, its dead sexy. This is basically my case. To summarize, Wide enough dial to catch the modern look; medium height allows for comfort on the wrist; the strap has the benefit of Rubber but with a special UN only technology with those metal links in the rubber band; finally, its dead sexy - and to elaborate its available in dozens of dial variations, dressy, sporty, extreme (orange, yellow) all in 1 watch. I got to try on robbieg's Gen recently and i can say not only did i like it, but i think the rep is great. - (one caveat is it needs better AR) I can't wait for even more models to drop and frankly you won't believe what ridiculous UN collection I will have put together. having said that, i'm not tossing out my other watches, variety is still important. In fact, I have 1 more breitling i really want. But i want to suggest to any folks that have never seen a UN in person, or the rep, take the chance to try it on. We ALLLLL know that a watch on the wrist is ALWAYS different than looking at photos as we do, that are 10 or more times the size as the real watch. and finally - sorry to all those Sub nuts - even if i didn't say anything, i was thinking, - why do they want 20 watches that are basically teh same thing. Never really been a rolex man, but i do understand the motivation to put together a special collection. so - thoughts?

having gotten to meet the "real" robbie G, i can say that he is as cool as his signature is overly long. Rob, your welcome to come over and play with my pen factory anytime you want bro.

you may think i'm nuts - but Secret you know "strong enough for a man . . ." I was on a trip with the wife a few years ago - forgot to pacck my deodorant, so i used hers. that [censored] is awesome - and because of my meds, i sweat alot alot, so i know of wherefor i speak

i need the $$, i have other stuff i'm selliinng for that. If i had to give up watches i'd really be depresed, but my new orders is OUT cf control. I've gort like 10 watches all kinds of nardins and that Sinn'' THansk everyone.i need hte luck, to help keep my sanity.

sweet enjoy man, i hope to do it one day

yeah, no, its not a rep, no reason to take it down, its going to start soon. From what i understand 5pm Mid Atlantic time is the best time to have an auction end.

yeah, no, its not a rep, no reason to take it down, its going to start soon. From what i understand 5pm Mid Atlantic time is the best time to have an auction end.

NOT EVEN A QUESTION!!

cmon, can i get a "what what" for the pictures? I had to make it juicy so it would sell sell sell must feed the monstor

i post less because 1. i don't like the new board, have had a hard time with the search function only thing that is good is the PMs turn into discussions. also im out of $$ also i'm depressed cause im out of money and i have a bad backn annd itrs really bad right now.