siesta181

I have one in black. While its not attention grabbing, it grows on you. So the heart wants what the heart wants.

It has been documented that the hands a bit off for the UPO. Silix PO has bad dial markers so.... you can't win them all. UPO also has wrong Omega logo on the dial.

Dial Font???? Pass

TJ's spot on with Q4.

Where are all the Omegaristis ????

Magnifique....I am in love. I can appreciate the amt of work that went into realising this.

Wear it well.

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Siesta181

Nice piece Nanuq.

I was expecting your Orange Doxa to turn up. This piece nontheless trump that hands down.....

Welcome. All the dealers listed here have proven to be reliable and trustworthy.

In this hobby, patience is a virtue and relationships with the dealers are paramount. Read Toad's Guide to newbies. Its very helpful in navigating the forum.

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SIesta181

I'd buy the accurate Safari dial in a heartbeat. And yes I find the orangefor the volcano a bit to light as well.

Thanks to my ziggified slevin, this baby has been ignored for a while but its just the right watch to get over the midweek hump.

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Siesta181

Toadie's very helpful and has a wicked sense of humour.

You can't go wrong with the Skyland. Great choice of dial as well. Looks better than my Grey dial

You've been busy young grasshopper.... Congrats, nice pieces you've got there

Well growing up, i was not exposed to watches. My family was pragmatic, not one to splurge on luxuries when there are other things to worry about. I guess that's common when you grow up in an emerging economy. So no rolexes, omegas or what not. The simple yet practical Casio and Seikos were the order of the day.

Add to the fact that I have only been in this hobby for about 5 years now, I basically start from ground zero. There's no watch influence on me at all. My opinions of brands and preferances for brands are based on my research and discussions with my contemporaries. That explains the Monster (a very recent watch) being the watch that started it all.

If there's any influence at all, it would have been my interest in flying as a career. In fact that's all that I wanted to do after uni (college to you yanks). I didn't consider anything else. Surprisingly, Brietling's didnt quite cut it for me and I was drawn more to IWC and their history. Flying didn't quite pan out by the way, cleared all the interviews and aptitute tests for flying college but failed the medical. Sigh.... you can imagine the disappointment when I was denied the career of my choice esp when that's all that I wanted to do since young. Best laid plans.... lowest point of my life.

So what's my personal watch..... The Doppel to remind me of what I could have been and life's curve balls. It was the watch that I would have bought as a pilot. It also serves to remind me that setbacks in life can be overcome. Aesthetically, at 42mm, it's not out of place in todays big watches craze and yet subtle and classic enough not to shout "Come look at me". Kickass tritium dial at that.

So while I might collect Panerais, Breitlings, Omegas, Tags, Rollies and APs. The Doppel will probably be the one for me.

Answer to your 2nd question, I always thought that price should not be a factor for comparison for something that you really like, even if it might not be the flagship model. It might not make sense to others but the heart wants what the heart wants.

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Siesta181

If they made the movement more reliable, I am in

Looking at your PAMs makes me feel so inadequate.... Lovely collection, wear em well.

Thanks for taking the time to put this. Much appreciated.

that handlebar moustache.... priceless

200 maybe... 500 dials??? Kinda hard.

I'll take both orange and white dial to help

been seeing a lot of these lately....

Already called out for, but I REALLY would like this one:

Yup... you can add me to that list as well. Wouldn't be to difficult to have it repped, I would imagine

Nice piece you have there Chief... How do you guys make you pictures so sharp and crisp while I can only muster this.

Monday - Ziggified Slevin (probably for the rest of the week as well.... how can you not wear this baby?)

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Siesta181

Nice watch, Condemore. If the dealers decide to DLC the steel bracelet, I would be the first one to buy it.....

Wear it well.

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Siesta181

why bother

I'd second those thoughts. I dont know anyone who'd buy these.

A total waste of resource, resources which should have been channeled into making reps that we are actually interested to buy.

I would be very interested (white numbers) provided the lume needs to be very close to the lume on gen hands.

Price USD 80 ~ 120. Anything more, I'd rather save up for a Gen dial

I need AR... it makes all the difference.

Hi Guys,

Guess its safe to say that most of us are watch nuts who own more watches (both gen and reps) that normal people would.

But which piece is the one that started it all? Well for me, it all began with this.... the SEIKO MONSTER.

Let's see yours....

This monster is on a seriously distressed rep Radiomir PAM strap. Resized to fit into the Monster's lugs.

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Siesta181

I think somebody lost their marbles in AP. What were they thinking....

Hi Tiger,

Quick photo of mine

Hope everything's cleared up

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Siesta181

I have a DSLR and I shoot crappy photos.

Its all about knowing the settings and lighting. The latter plays a very big part in how the pictures turn out. Any of the entry level DSLR from the major players will do.

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Siesta181