Frankie

I,ve been into watches for ages and I was warned at the time I found this site that it would prove both expensive and addictive.................. and you were right. I am now coming to an end of my collection and currently happy with my selection and not looking at adding any more, then again how many of you out there said that So on to the pictures in no order. Sorry for the quality but I am crap at taking photos but have tried to show the watches + the lume shots to the best of my very limited knowledge of photography. This is my genuine Speedy, I sold my Seamaster Pro to get this and although I dont wear it much its a keeper. My genuine PO 45mm which I bought last year. Again a keeper This is currently my fav rep, the Slevin which I have only just got back from modding. Next is my gorgeous Ice Bang with the modded back. V1 28BPH My SA with genuine baton Dial and matching Vav lume for hands/Pearl Skyland Avenger with Vac Lume My Citizen Aqualand which I use as a daily beater for working and scuba diving My U boat which as you will see needs abit of lume work!! Porsche Flat 6. Now I am done buying reps for the time being, I am going to save for a genuine Flat 6 as they are going for less than 1/2 price at watches.co.uk No collection is complete with out a Pam 111, this one is the latest Sead 111 My Pam 088 which is away being done hence no lume shot, this is going to be modded, lume, CG, AR etc And finally as I read a post today asking what watch you regret selling, for me its the Breilting Aerospace. One day I,ll get another Thanks for indulging me and my watch collection, love everyone of them :wheelie:

Having seen your photo it might just have to have another trip overseas

Last year I bought an SA with the white dial and after a few weeks I sold it as I decided the SA was a bit big and white dials were'nt really me. Since then I found I was missing the SA so have bought another and sent it off the Vac for a dial change to a genuine black baton dial and the hands/bezel to get matching lume. So heres the photo. sorry if its not a great pic as I am no David Bailey and it was taken in a hurry but I will take some better ones latter along with a lume shot. The chrono hour hand at 6 looks like its misaligned but its now reset perfectly at the 12 mark. Its now a keeper once I get use to the weight and my gorilla strap on a Pro Racer buckle arrives

Its been a long old wait but now its back on my wrist its been well worth it. Its been documented about the delay in the AR process which was no ones fault but the long wait has been worth it. I sent it off in July last year for HH's AR, vac's lume and to have a genuine date wheel fitted. This is my first watch that I have had the HH AR applied to and all I can say is ....................... its amazing The photo below is before I sent the watch off. This next photo is after the love and attention which Vac and HH have spent on it. This is definately a keeper, I now just have to decide whether to get the bezel lumed. I have seen a slevin with the bezel lumed but its looks abit strange as it looked like a heavy coating of lume. I welcome opinions and feedback before I decide. I am in no rush to decide as I can't seem to take it off my wrist

What if you want to wear your bond watch when you go out

I need a bit of clarification regarding the crystal, can the cartel crystal and cyclops have the ar removed ? If both the DSN and the cartel can have the AR from the cycops removed then which is the best and would it be better to send the crystal to say HauteHippie to work his magic??

I,ve got the exact same problem, I have a DSN 088 as I prefer the dial but the crysal is no so good so wish to change it, there is a company that sell aftermarket crystals but I,ve heard there are not to good so would welcome any suggestions from fellow members.

I can't buy into the Ploprof as its not my thing but the Breitling is absolutely gorgeous, might just have to sell one of my modded watches to fund one when it comes out!!!!!! Love It

Reference the movement tells, here's a photo of my V1 Ice Bang and the modded movement. Love this watch !!!

Well, ive bitten the bullet and ordered a DSN 088, this was before I read Kbiz post regarding the watch so will be interested to see what turns up, will post photos for comment and feedback. Watch this space!!!

Hi all Pam fans. I have finally decided to bite the bullet on a new Pam 088 and am waiting to hear from DSN regarding buying one from him. Can anyone give me some feedback who have purchased his 088 as I have researched it and come up with mixed conclusions which are, however wrong they might be as follows:- DSN has the best dial with the secondhand dial being the most correct but the Crown and guard arent as good as the cartel The cartel Ultimate is a better watch but the dial isnt as good. I think I will go with the DSN if he gets back to me as I can always mod the CG but I would love to hear from people who own either. Over to you guys

I have sent a few watches to Vac in Florida by Royal Mail Airsure with tracking, have had no problems at all, costs about

. Talk to PT at http://www.precioustime-uk.com/. I buy most of my reps off him, He ships from the UK (London) and is a top guy to deal with. Delivery is within 2 weeks normally and the quality is superb as is his after sales backup.

I love the look of white faces but for some reason I dont like the look of them on my wrist. I recently bought a SA in white and at the same time bought a gen white baton dial to do a swap project but ended up selling them both. I keep playing with the idea of another white dial but havent found one I feel comfortable with although I do like the Pam dial. Watch this space!!!

Hi Have you got his web address as I cant seem to find it on google, or it could just be my New Years hangover and blurred vision!!!!

Is it just that I am unlucky or are more and more watches having a lack of Quality Control. I am not particularly talking about the Cartel but dealers that say they do QC before sending them out. I am not getting at anyone in particular as the dealers I use are all very good and have worked very hard to correct all problems, but the last 4 watches I,ve had all have had QC issues. 1. Porsche Flat 6 - chrono hand is very difficult to reset if its been running for more than a few minutes and the crown is very wobbly when pulled out. 2. Breitling Super Avenger. Stopped shortly after I got it and had to go to a repairers 3. Pam 111. The amazing backwards ticking watch (video posted on this site) This is now resolved 4. U-Boat. This arrived with a cracked crystal. Put this down to bad handling in transit but the main issue was the hour hand did,nt line up on the hour mark but halfway between the hour marks. Watch sent back. As previously said, I have no issues with the dealers after sales care as they have always helped which is why I use them, however apart from the cracked crystal most of the above faults could of been avoided with correct QC. I know QC issues are part of the world of reps and perhaps I,ve just been unlucky but I now open a new parcel with anticipation of a problem rather than joy of a new watch. Suppose its my advancing years I,m begining to be a cup half empty kind of guy. Dealers please help me get my confidence back for my 2010 purchses

KEEP IT!! , its such an iconic watch, Ive had my genuine for 3 years now and only tend to wear it once a month at most but still love it and the history of the watch. Have thought about selling it but think I will only end up buying another

Count me in, just need someone to remove the crysals first

I just got my SA and have a question on the bezel, my Skyland Avenger bezel is fairly tight with a nice solid sounding click when you turn it as opposed to my SA which by contrast sounds very tinny. Is this typical of a V2 SA or have I got a duff one ?? Thanks Gang

I have a SA winging it way to me and wish to do a dial change to a genuine one. Has anyone done a tutorial on these or any advice on how easy it is, whether mods need to be done or is it a straight change over

Bought this 28.8 Ceramic V1 from PT a month ago and since then its been forwards and backwards for mods which have corrected the mistakes which the factory send them out with, H Sticker, regulator, rotor bearing mods and wrong screws. I owe a big thank you to kimerathon for pointing out the Ice Bang never had black screws and supplying me with the part numbers for the correct screws and supplier, I would also say a big thank you to Francisco for his fine work and being very easy to deal with. I appreciate that some people cannot see the point as the caseback cannot be seen when you wear the watch but as it has a display back its nice to have it looking as authentic as possible, isnt that why we buy and mods rep watches, to represent as accurately as possible the original watch. It might only be me but once I know that there is an obvious difference it nags at me and I do get enjoyment from sending watches off getting modded for my own benefit and NOT so I can past it off as a genuine!!!, judging by the emails I read and how busy the likes of Vac, HauteHippie and The Zigmeister are, im not the only one!!!!!! So, one to the pics Wrist Shot Caseback Before Mods First Mods Regulator, Hublot Transfer, Rotor Bearing Final Mods with Correct Screws