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Very beautiful watch, Mike. Val.

Ronin, that GMT is spectacular! It makes me think about eating rice and beans for two months. Sub Friday! We have almost Nanuqish temperature here, -13° C and no cloud on the sky. Great! Have a great day all. Val.

Core

Man, that's beautiful, Ronin! Gen dial? Flieger day today: Val.

Great work! The pics are outstanding! Val.

Great review! Thanks for taking the time! Val.

This thread is a great read, guys! It actually made me take out my PO of the box where it's been sitting for the last few months. These are great. WetWork, how about a wrist shot? Val.

I'm quite certain this is a fantasy. And it's quite bad, I find. But that's maybe a matter of taste. Functioning power reserves are not that casual, in my opinion. Maybe look at the big pilot, they exist with functioning pr. But they're biiiiig! Val.

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Wrong, Cats. But your watch today gives a clue. Val.

Thank you, A! It was a fantastic evening and I learned a ton of new stuff about watches. Looking forward to the next time. All the best Val.

Yes, Biel is not exactly the place a typical Rollie fan would spend his holiday. It's your usual western Switzerland industrial town, cheap housing, many ethnies and an amazingly high crime rate for Swiss standards. Rolex does not represent here, they do that in their other sites in Geneva, if at all. But Rolex has invested serious money in Biel and is one of the major employers. This leads to a high advertising presence with Crown signs on many higher buildings, which are usually badly built 70ies appartement blocks in need of repair. Not many people who can afford to buy a gen Rolex would live in Biel. I imagine Rolex mid and upper management all live in small towns nearby. Wanna get real depressed? Go to Le Locle, Grenchen or La Chaux-de-Fonds. All major watch industry towns, all worse than Biel. Val.

That sounds like a few very exhausting weeks. Good to hear it's getting better and good to have you back! All the best Val

Congratulations. It's good seeing you posting again, Pho. More old timers should come back. Val.

Hey, great review! Thanks for taking the time. I like the Spitfire. Killer watch! Val.

Great composition of that photo there, Pho! Val.

Very much looking forward to that! Val.

Great thread, Andy! Will I be able to see the Gen? I'd love to. Val.

That would be a Mini Fiddy. It's a fantasy 44mm Pam modelled after the 127. Not available in comparable quality, alas. Val.

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Hello Wayne, welcome to this great place! Many folks from Italy here, you'll see. Have fun here! Val.

A bit late to the party but: happy New Year, everyone! Val.

Welcome from me too. I don't think you realised but you were greeted by quite the Welcome Committee! All powerful and wise moderaters and co-Admins lining up to say hello! Must be a lucky start here. All the best to you! Val.