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No problems wih bracelets but my wrist is allergic to some leather straps. SC for example. I wear one and my whole wrist swell up.

Can't wait to see which pieces Lani lets go.... Gonna be a feeding frenzy.

Sweeet..... Great work as always. I really don't know which amazes me more, the lumework or the turaround time? Both are unbelievable. I remembered my Slevin's time in The Zigmeister's spa. I emailed J to check if the watch has arrived. She said work was completed and was about to email me the cost of the mods. Awesome turnaround time. Cheers Siesta181 Still thinking of which watch deserves the The Zigmeister treatment in April

That'a a sweet looking watch arty

Wednesday - Ziggified Slevin I need new watches

Suunto anyone???

I buy what I like.... and I almost never sell my reps. Ratio of rep price vs gen price never comes into the picture. I also buy a rep based on its modding potential. Afterall, modding is the exciting bit of this hobby isn't it? My philosphy is simple I set aside about USD350.00 per month into this hobby. If it does not get spent, it gets carried over to the next month. If there's an expensive piece out there, I'll have to wait for 2 or 3 months to get it. Discipline is paramount. While you wait, an interesting piece might just come up for sale via the sales corner. Honestly, reps are rather affordable but its the modding part. Gen dial, crowns, luming, servicing, AR coating etc etc that makes this hobby a bit pricey. However, that's also the exciting bit. A one of a kind rep. Cheers Seesta181

Monday - Grey Skyland on Cajun's Cognac Gator Tuesday - Big Ingy I need new watches

Brent's da man to go to for gators... no doubts about it. I have 2 dark brown gators for my PAMs and a Cognac gator for my skyland. The skyland is still in my collection becoz of Brent's gator. Wanted to sell the skyland a couple of months back... Heard that he's gonna get hides of other colours..looking forward to it.

usd120 per piece..

Just got another Hamilton Khaki Aviation for USD600.00..... Guess max for this is USD 600.00. Shouldn't be paying more Have a great weekend guys. Happy hunting.

Hublot blows.....Brand with little tradition, no in-house movement, flashy ass pants for a fanbase. They'll wither soon enough... but then again stranger things have happened. Cheers Siesta181

Unfortunately no... I was informed that he is not doing any new DWs run... at least not in the short term.

You are right Lani.... Its important that the order form is filled out to your requirements. The details should not be left out especially if you are stickler for all these things. Being a noob, my knowledge of the differences between gens and reps are pretty shallow and thus I am easy. Watch serviced and lumed is all I need to know. If there's other details I know, I'll list it down. It's good to know that The Zigmeister's more detailed than I am as the watch will always come back to me better than how I expected it to be.

Errr... Tapping the watch hard to "free things up" does not say much about the movement does it? Definitely not a solution. Best you find a watchmaker to open the watch and see what is it exactly that is not freeing things up. I am in total agreement with Toad, the skyland's a wonderful replication. I have the grey dial on Cajun's Cognac gator strap. Awesome Cheers

I am not a stickler for accuracy when compared to a gen. For my case, I am happy that The Zigmeister lumed all the subdials when he was working on it.

Where do guys get these parts ???? Amazing. Looking forward to the end product.

Congrats on the new addition to the family...Always a pleasure to hear goods news. Best wishes to the Admin family. Cheers Siesta181

Quick update. Managed to snag a Hamilton 7753 for GBP 291.00 or about USD435.00 from fleabay. NIB apparently...we'll see The hunt for a Grade AAA+ PAM250 dial or a gen 250 dial (at the right price of coz) begins.... wish me luck Cheers Siesta181

Thursday - Back to my Ziggified Slevin..... look ma, no crystal

Threads like this always tempt me to send out an email and order a bunch of lume... I am an engineer by training and we are always taught that with enough proper instruction and training - ANYBODY can do ANYTHING. However I know better..... better leave it to the experts (for me at least). Cheers Siesta181

DoppelChrono..... haven't worn this for a while. Cheers

Like most ppl here, I dont have a beater in my collection. All of them have their time under the sun especially after I found this place. The piece that holds the record of longest time on my wrist is probably the first watch that I bought with my very first paycheck... It's gone through tennis games, diving trips, "jungles" of LCK and Shoalwater Bay. Got scratches on the Hardlex crystal and dinks on the case to show for all its trouble. Running fast.... too fast for my liking. Nothing a visit to the watchdoctor won't cure though...

Come on guys..... Be nice.

Shows what type of person the seller was.... but at least you sleep better at night. Don't worry too much abt it. With regards to your photos.... lighting is the key. Rule number 1: No directlight - use a lightbox And almost instantly pictures will look a million times better. Cheers mate - catch up with you one of these day. Siesta