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given the value of the gen, there aren't a bunch of sources of "cheap" straps for the big pilot. your best options for aftermarket straps are hktan, strapluxe (although i wasn't very impressed with their brown calf strap) and frogman straps (here on RWG). hope this helps deltatahoe

nice to see you back K; best wishes for a speedy recovery for your little guy deltatahoe

if it were me i'd email my trusted dealer (who i order most of my new watches from) and tell him the situation. you might be surprised by the response you get if that doesn't work, i'd consider it an opportunity to snag one of reg's (now legendary) 42mm POs.... just my $0.02, deltatahoe

thanks chief -- good idea (and simple too). just now getting around to checking back in on this thread. deltatahoe

the answer, without a doubt, is a resolute YES. quality has most definitely gone up. i think this is probably one of the things that bugs "old timers" the most -- noobies complaining about a really minor issue and/or innacuracy with their watch (or the fact that it took more than 5 days to receive their rep), when they don't appreciate where reps have come from over the years. quality has improved immensely. just my $0.02 of course deltatahoe

beautiful watch i was watching this one pretty closely on the trading boards, but ultimately decided to hold off. if you ever decide to sell it, let me know deltatahoe

yeah, that blue dial is really something -- i'm squarely on the fence on this. although they are flat & wide, my 7" wrists just look plain scrawny with the super avenger random question -- is there a simple black reflector that you find does the job easily (and stands up on its own)? thanks in advance deltatahoe

wow chief -- looking good your pictures are making me reconsider my decision to abandon my genuine blue big wings dial super avenger project makes me wish i had twotone sized gorilla wrists deltatahoe

what's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.... deltatahoe

some fantastic pictures of a beautiful watch here; this is my favorite shot: deltatahoe ps, it's crazy how much prices on lightly used watches have come in these days

thanks F i know you've been wishing for one of these for a long time -- enjoy your new watch deltatahoe

if you're banging your watches into stuff, they are all going to accumulate dings and scratches -- both rep and gen. it's not like gens are using dent-resistant metal unless of course you're talking about a sinn u2, which is made from tegimented submarine steel... deltatahoe

now where's my sniper rifle? deltatahoe

x2 -- i'm curious about the same thing -- was it something about the genuine dial that needed extra gears, or was it the hand? thanks in advance deltatahoe

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first off, congrats on your new watch & thanks for posting M -- definitely a good read couldn't agree more with this statement deltatahoe

very interesting indeed deltatahoe

welcome to the 112 club deltatahoe

this is an easy, $10 fix (i can sense your sigh of relief already). for the blackbird, when you have the crown out at the typical date-setting position (ie. the seconds hand at 3:00 should still be running), turn the crown towards you as opposed to away from you to change the date now where's my $10??!? deltatahoe

i think that's the point of kruzer's topic -- they have changed it -- just check out the thicker font on the bezel insert deltatahoe

if you're interested in the pam 252, i have one of those for sale here deltatahoe

well the 194 should be titanium, so there's that.... and i'm personally not a fan of the 029.... so i'm not sure what to tell you maybe it would help if you told us what other pams you have in your collection deltatahoe

she's a looker doc here's to a speedy recovery deltatahoe

what an assortment of parts just amazing, and as everyone is realizing -- these "team effort" watches are some of the best!! wear it well deltatahoe

now that would really be something deltatahoe