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wood grain never gets old -- i think it lends a classy look to watch pictures. pretty much all of my pictures have a wood grain background too...

wow -- great looking strap. where did you source the leather? that is a really nice hide. deltatahoe

angus, this is great news. if you really are using superlume, i think you will find that the demand for this watch will be overwhelming. thanks for the update!!! deltatahoe

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agreed. @sydneysider, remember this discussion a while back? why the need to have an avatar w/ sexual content?

i don't think so....

i actually really like the looks of it....if it truly is going to be released by panerai (according to trusty's description), even better. anybody have a clue the story on this one (ie. will it / has it been released)?

i did a quick search on trusty's site but couldn't find it...could you provide some links?

this is a repost from the other credit card thread (which isn't getting any love these days -- silly to have two threads -- i seemed to have picked the wrong thread to post in)... i've been meaning to ask in one of these threads -- how do yall feel about a bank wire as an option -- is it better or worse in terms of disclosing information than a credit card processor? apparently washington mutual here in the states has free international wire transfers.... anybody know the answer to this one? to be honest i don't have a clue....

if the concentric subdials are definitely noticeable from a distance on the genuine and hardly noticeable (i just looked again and could see them faintly) on the sample dial with relatively close-up pictures, it would seem like they need to be adjusted on the sample dial. is it possible to make the grooves of the concentric circles deeper? also, no commentary on the lume on this watch doesn't give me much hope for the possibility of superlume...

i've been meaning to ask in one of these threads -- how do yall feel about a bank wire as an option -- is it better or worse in terms of disclosing information than a credit card processor? apparently washington mutual here in the states has free international wire transfers.... anybody know the answer to this one? to be honest i don't have a clue....

@ v, sorry to hear about this. i think pugwash's suggestion re: trying to get people to post on the forum instead of PM'ing would be a great help to all of the more 'visible' members such as v, pugwash, etc. i'm sure your inbox is flooded by PM's; it must get tiresome going through them all (particularly w/ all of the newbies that don't know how to use the search function). @ tt, the moment i read 'asshat' from cj's post, i was thinking (and hoping), i bet tt posts one of his (fantastic) asshat photos. keep up the good work -- let no asshat comment go unanswered. deltatahoe

hi angus, i hope you've had a good break over chinese new year! there are only two things that i can see at first glance (and one of them may be an optical illusion): 1) not sure, but it looks like the two squares above the 12:00 subdial are a little crooked. hard to tell for sure. 2) the marker under the 6:00 subdial looks like a (vertical) rectangle; from the pictures of the gen it looks like it should be a square (ie. it is too tall). now for the question i've been dying to ask: is there any chance we could get this watch with genuine tritec superlume? given the unique lume of this watch (see picture below), i started a poll re: superlume here to gauge members' interests in the watch with and without superlume, and for nearly half of the voters in the poll (currently 46%), having superlume on this particular watch would make the difference between buying the watch and NOT buying the watch. i think this is pretty compelling. also, it would appear people would be willing to pay extra to have this watch with superlume, with the majority of folks willing to spend somewhere between $25-75 extra to have superlume. what do you think? is it possible to have real superlume on this watch? check out the lume on the genuine: as always, thanks for letting the community participate in the replication of another amazing watch! deltatahoe

there is a sinn u2 on ebay right now that looks like it could go for a good price ($1,225 w/ one day left)...

i would be remiss if no one stepped in and vouched for ziggy's lume work -- it is top notch. i couldn't be happier with the watches he has lumed -- i really do get a lot of extra enjoyment out of the pams i have sent in for luming. deltatahoe

i thought it would be interesting to make a list of the perfect panerai rep collection of four.... panerai daily beater = pam 112h dress = pam 183h smart casual = pam 063 sporty = pam 187 deltatahoe

i actually just bought a leather watch case on ebay (here) -- the interior looked to be a much higher quality than most, and i have to say -- i am really happy with it (it lived up to my expectations) just my .02 deltatahoe

@CJVCMC, loved both of your poems. very good stuff.

this is great news. i would have missed EL's sense of humor. where else on the forum could you get a lifetime battery guarantee for your watches? or viagra blue AR coatings? or a 50 meter dash in the rain waterproof guarantee? no other dealer here provides those types of services sunshine.

the pics aren't working....

quality will continue to fall? maybe i'm crazy but in my mind the quality of our reps have only gotten better over the past year(s)...

Really? How do you explain all of the improvements to the HBB and BCE that the members here have contributed to? Angus in particular (who is the connection to the factory creating the Costeau Diver in question) has involved the forums in creating some of the most accurate replicas to date, using members' feedback to help correct issues and/or mistakes in the prototype versions. What do others think? Can we make a difference in the quality of replicas we see today? Deltatahoe

i didn't pay attention to this topic when it was first posted (assuming this guy was up to more bullshitting), and now that i checked it out i'm surprised to see so many legitimate responses to this thread (by experienced members no less). i'm also on team ziggy/pugwash/tjgladeraider on this one...

not sure if i'm interpreting your statement correctly, but real superlume doesn't "wear off" over time (meaning you won't ever need to re-apply the lume). if you mean that the luminosity decreases after being in the dark for a period of time, while this is true, you can still tell a meaningful difference between superlume and rep lume (not sure if you've ever compared the two -- such as a panerai w/ superlume and one without). in the dark you WILL be able to see the lumed surfaces (even several hours later) with superlume, whereas you won't be able to see the lumed surfaces (eg. hands / markers) at all with rep lume. deltatahoe

Given we're in the chinese new years waiting period , and this model is due to be released in the months following chinese new year, I figured it might be a good time to start a discussion about the superlume on this particular model. Hopefully if enough people express their opinion that getting the superlume right on this watch is important to them (potentially important enough to influence the decision on whether or not to buy this watch), then Angus will work with us as he has in the past to make it happen. I've pasted a picture below of the watch and also the lume (thanks sailboat641) on a genuine aquatimer; it is (in my opinion) a pretty unique and important part of this line of watches. picture of watch picture of superlume What do yall think? How important is superlume to you on this watch? deltatahoe