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Drooool. I am pre-ordering this.

+1!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome. Go Blue!

I'm about to size my PO bracelet. Can I assume that the direction of the arrows indicate which way the pins should enter, and thus exit, the bracelet? A detailed explanation would be nice.

Any other tips would be helpful.

Thanks

The 4 most important tools for working with the PO bracelet are: (1) Good bottle of Scotch; (2) Full bottle of Excedrin; (3) Full box of tissues for wiping away the tears of frustration; and (4) telephone book to find number of nearest rep-friendly watchmaker to adjust the bracelet after you have given up in complete frustration and broken 4 of the pins.

One other tip: contact your dealer and purchse the beautiful rubber dive strap and install it. That's what I ended up doing, and it looks great.

Probably 2 of the best resources I have found.

http://www.seikodigitalwatches.com/

For Seiko parts lists go to Service & Instruction manuals.

They are all there, mechs and quartz!

http://casiodigitalwatches.com/

A fabulous resource!

Offshore

Thanks Offshore for that Seiko reference, It's a fabulous resource!

Replica pens in general look nothing like the real thing. Nor do they write like the real thing (unless you are looking for other than fountain pens and are using gen refills, but even then the "feel" and weight will be vastly different). As others have said, if you want to have a pen to actually use for its intended purpose, get the genuine article. If you like fountain pens, I've found that the best and most reliable modern fountain pens are those made by Lamy (especially the Lamy 2000, which you can find discounted for around $100 if you know where to look), certain of the Pelikan line, Aurora, and many of the Japanese pens like Pilot/Namiki, Sailor and Danitrio. A great Japanese pen is the Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point fountain pen, which works like a ballpoint, with a "click to open" mechanism you can use with on hand, and no cap to worry about. All of these pens can be found at huge discounts off of retail at various on-line places. I would never buy them at a COlorado Pen store at the mall.

I still think the best writing fountain pens are properly restored vintage pens, like the famous Parker 51. Common models of the Parker 51 can be found on eBay and elsewhere for well under $100, they have 14K gold nibs, and they are built like tanks.

Daytona 6263 White Dial $258

Size: 39mm

Case: 316L Steel

Glass: Plexi crystal

Function: Hours, Minutes, Sub-seconds, Chronograph

Bezel: black bezel ring with tachymeteer

Clasp: Double Deployant

Dial: White with Black sub-dials

Water Resistance: 30m

Specials:

General Description: Asian Lemania copy manual winding chronograph movement

One of my all time favorite watches. I was thinking about adding a vintage riveted bracelet like this

I know it's not perfect but it's one of the first ones that I found. The only thing my amateur eye can pick up is the crown on the clasp but I can live with that until I found a gen version. For $25, seems fair enough for a bang around bracelet.

I was hoping to get some feedback from members that have purchased this before... Thanks!

Does this rep have the 6 o'clock subdial frozen? Or does it "follow" the hour hand?

I'm wondering if the sunken datewheel might not be as noticeable on the PVD version. The SS version seems to make the date window stand out more, to me.

Be aware that even though the newer models now spell "Reserve" correctly on the rotor, "Scafusia" is still spelled wrong as "Scafuia" on the crown.

1928 38mm Longines:

1940's Gruen Curvex in white GF:

gen 39mm Speedmaster:

Thanks to both posters. I've spent hours reading these forums, it's addicting and I had NO idea what all was involved in

rep watches. One thing seems to be pretty consistent in the posts I've read. Sead, Angus, Paul and Ruby all seem to have

good reps and seem to have nice product, it's just hard to dig through all of the posts to actually find a site or a way to contact

these folks, most of the posters have been around for a while and talk in a sort of short hand that I'm still learning but having fun

doing so. Currently I'm trying to find the Omega Planet Ocean that I saw in an add in wired magazine. Chrono with black face, orange bezel and black

leather strap with matching orange stitching. I've found several sites it's just really hard to tell the quality, the price varies from $118 to $230 or more.

I'm assuming the more expensive would be better quality but who knows?

Thanks again.

Jim

I just bought the UPO planet Ocean from Sead and it's beautiful (warning, though, the bracelet is an absolute b**** to size by yourself; I broke 3 pins and one link!). He will inspect it before sending it to you; he doesn't drop ship. Like the above poster said, you may still want to modify the watch to get it to be more like a gen. I have ordered gen dial, hands, crown/tube from Ofrei and am waiting to get them. Once these mods are done the UPO looks scarily like the real thing.

Can someone post the link to the site? I'm having trouble finding it.

Thanks,

Jim

If you have a particular watch in mind, just PM Sead and ask if he can order it and how much. He can usually get just about anything.

Thanks to all!

Thats what I thought... I was thinking 950-1100ish with all the parts and pieces and a small premium on top for time of not having to send things off, wait in line etc.

I apreciate the 'blue book' estimates quite a bit!

-K

I recently purchased a V1 with ETA 7750 and double AR, for $800. I had it lumed and had the ETA wheels installed. Came to about $1,000 -- $1,100 total. So the above quotes are right on.

I understand Silix' version differs from the other dealers. Since you are in SF, I would suggest you order from a U.S. based dealer like Sead (supermirrors), for a couple of reasons. First, no customs issues to worry about (and we've heard horror stories about SFO customs). Second, Sead inspects every itm himself prior to shipping, so you avoid the problems of drop-shiping and know what you're getting.

Cheers.

I want a 45mm Planet Ocean but I'm totally confused looking at different dealer's sites:

Planet Ocean @ tt88time.com photos make the watch look clean and sharp

Silixprime.com 's PO photo's look a bit fuzzy and the back looks hacked up and rough

The pinned "ultimate" RWG review used a PO from Precious Time.

Now are all these PO's different/same or are the dealer's photo skills just different? Or are some dealer's using GEN PO's for the pix?

The more I read and check different posting/sites the confuseder I get.

Can someone shed light on the topic and unscramble my brain?

Thanks

A few weeks ago I had the same message, "inbound into customs LAX." Stayed that way for 4 days, then got the message that it was outbound out of customs, and I had it a few days later. No sweat.

Hi,

Seemed to me that everyone here has the ability to add/reduce links to/from the stainless watch strap to accomodate the wrist. At least nobody talks about it when buying reps.

Me, I even have to specifically instruct my dealer to do it for me for my 1st rep which has yet to arrive.

Is there something wrong with me or is this something (adjustment of strap) that can be done easily?

Cheers!

Cara J

Most bracelets are sized large enough for most wrists, evn larger ones. If you need to remove links, use this, which works every time for me:

http://www.ofrei.com/page237.html

I was wondering if AD's(Rolex) would be willing to sell me just a dial for MSRP, or is it strictly prohibited?

I think the AD could lose its designation as an AD if it did this.

I own one, and it's a stunning watch in person. Much nicer then the pics

IMHO, it's a far better watch than a Sub (but I still love my Sub reps!). It's also much larger and heavier and the bracelet is a work of art in itself.

As far as Seiko divers all being Sub clones, [censored]

Here's a link to the site for Tokunaga-san who has designed all the serious Seiko dive watches for decades. Just take a look at some of the new technologies Seiko has brought out. The first titanium dive watch, the first quartz dive watch, the 'L-Shaped' gasket that allows 300m WR and greater without the need for an HE release valve etc:

http://www.tokunaga.ne.jp/en/museum/list.html

Here's a couple pics of some Seiko vintage divers from my collection

Love the Kanjii day dial on that Seiko. I'm looking for a nice condition Seiko 6138 bullhead chrono (black dial) with Kanjii dial. Great watches that can be had relatively inexpensively. The Seiko spring drive is also amazing. Anyone who still thinks Seiko makes only cheap quartz watches should take a look at their Credor spring drive line: http://www.timezone.com/library/rdnotebook/200607314159. Also, remember that Seiko has been around for deacdes and always made high quality mechanical wathes. I love some of the odels from the 1960s, both auto and hand-wind.

Works again for me as well. Must have been a lengthy computer gremlin on my end. THanks.

Just what the caption reads.

Sorry about the non-post. What I meant to say is that I had always heard automatic movements would not work in zero gravity in space (hence the Omega Moonwatch being a hind wind movement). Is this true?

Sinn 142, Lemania 5100

"1985 space flight that saw the Sinn 142 become the first automatic chronograph in space, at the hands of German Astronaut-Professor Reinhard Furrer"

http://sinn142.fateback.com/index.html