bollobandit

Welcome Fred

Nice watch!!! Is this a rep? Looks gen to me.

Very nice

Ordered by BCE V3 2 months ago came DOA. Shipped it back to china end of May and it's now MIA

I friggn hate this hobby sometimes.....

Thanks bro...If I swap to ss bezel I'm considering getting oem ss bracelet....hopefully the bracelet will be reasonably priced.

Looks fantastic

Definitely does look gen

How much is the gen strap?

The gmt is gen right?

Yup GMT is gen. oem strap costed $400

My wrist are 7"...wear my bentley motors and gmt all the time and feel very comfortable with these but for some reason the santos feels a lot bigger perhaps I have the straps too loose. The OEM straps are definately more flexible and softer than the rep...night and day difference...the feel is so much better. Highly recommend getting the OEM alligator strap.

does this bezel just screw off to swap it to the stainless?

if so can the more accurate flat screws be ordered from the AD as well bollo?

Trust me the screws on the bezel is not noticeable....No one would ever tell. A guy in my office has the gen ss non-chrono version and handled this watch....he absolutely loved it.

I have the ss kit and may some day swap it but for now the tt will stay

Sorry for poor pic quality...just a quick snap shot. You get the idea...don't let the gold bezel fool you this watch is big.

???...i thought it was small.

I now want it.

Give me 15 mins...I'll put up comparison shots with my gmt.

looks fantastic bollo!

it wears larger than a SA or GMT?

Yup...it's huge!! I'll try to do a size comparison later with the GMT.

Sure does look gen.

How much does a gen go for and how much is this franken.

Tried the exact model several times at the AD and this is spot on. Just a massive watch wears bigger than SA or GMT.... Only visible signs are the flat screws on bezel and backcase...other than that this is incredibly accurate. Gen is approx. $12k CDN. This one is 12% of gen

Here's my santos 100 chrono two tone w/7753 movement. I replaced the rep strap with OEM and IMO it makes a huge difference. THis is apparently the 14k wrapped gold. I've sanded down the clasp and polished it..the gold plating looks like it's pretty thick cause it survived the sanding ...enjoy the pics.

Let's start with the strap. Left is the rep and right is OEM.

The watch

I sanded and polished the clasp...thought the gold plating will be gone however it survived.

It's back up.

And to think in my moment of madness I almost sold this today....whew!!

I am gong to pick this up tomorrow or wednesday.

http://www.watcheden.com/panerai-luminor-m...B0%7D1-p-1.html

I prefer the 104 myself

Deja vu??

Oh boy!!!! Down again

Thanks buddy

Picked this up from my man, Josh. As always excellent communication and super fast shipping. Very happy with this watch...solid weigh and feel.. overall quality is superb. The ss bracelet really makes this watch. Tried on gen at AD and IMO the 2 obvious signs are blue AR on rep and the color of the sub dial border. Other than that it's damn close.

On to the pics.

Yeah the clasp is defective but Josh is fixing it for me

Next to my gen Oris for size comparison

Looking good. Nice seal tech

I fell in love with this watch immediately when I saw it at the AD. It's the violet/purple dial motors...apparently these are pretty rare. I found it very difficult to take pictures of the purple dial as it changes tones under different lighting....but you get the idea

What's interesting about this watch is that it has 30 sec chronograph..really kool :cool:

That's just dust on the crystal

Here comes the risty shots...

Looks fabulous Dave. Being one of the only guys who owns the gen and rep, how do they stack up side by side? I have been waiting for 3 months for my gen white batons and am unsure if its worth the wait given the great rep we have.

Nothing like the real thing my friend ...I'm going to be putting this up for sale soon. PM if interested.

Great pictures. I bought gen rubber for my...it makes it look so kool.

Just amazing..I wish I can take pictures like this....wow!! Your pictures really shows the yellow dial. Congrats!