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@ronin, jinx!!! deltatahoe

me, i'd personally like to see a blancpain fifty fathoms: deltatahoe

one watch that this seemed to happen on was the big bang, which marked angus' return to the rep game. not sure how many people remember the 20+ page thread with updates and criticisms along the way, but that was one of the only watches where it really felt like the boards had a real impact on the final product (and look at what a high quality replication the big bang turned out to be). anyways, i know we would love to participate in these replications; i just wonder how much hassle the factories are really willing to deal with... deltatahoe

love this picture; what a fantastic shot nanuq, what kind of tent is that you were sleeping in? deltatahoe

first off, thanks for sharing -- what a story. just said a quick prayer for you and your family; as nanuq said, may you continue to give thanks and trust in the Lord in times both good and bad keep us updated (when possible) deltatahoe

good eyes chief i know that for older gilt dials (ie. pcg 5512) this is very common, but i have no idea if this is the case for daytona dials. freddy, any insights re: genuine daytonas "cutting off" the t swiss t on the bottom of the dial? deltatahoe

i guess i'm the odd man out here -- i think we're likely to see some top notch replications coming in the next few months. i think ubi's guess re: factories becoming more difficult to work with could well be true, which is why there have been delays on a couple of the highly anticipated reps that are supposedly due to come out this year. let's not forget two (relatively) recent top notch reps that have come out: i) the ultimate deep sea seadweller and ii) the much-neglected santos 100 (which i still have yet to see a single review on -- i've been holding out on purchasing that watch until another super rep comes out). i'm sure there are more i'm not thinking about at the moment. how quickly do we expect them to churn out these things?! deltatahoe

i was in the us virgin islands (with a short trip to the soggy dollar bar in the british virgin islands). such a beautiful place deltatahoe

definitely not surprised by the responses here; i'm actually surprised there was less outrage! it was an interesting experience to say the least, and worth trying for those of us that are addicted to watches let's hear some more stories about going without a watch deltatahoe

i went on vacation last week, and as i was in the taxi headed to the airport, i realized (to my horror) that i had left the house without picking out a watch (or three watches for that matter) for the trip. now i know my first mistake was not planning what watches i would be bringing along in advance, but i had been really busy leading up to the trip and just didn't have time. anyways, here is my confession: i went an entire week without wearing a watch of any kind the horror!! i was on vacation in the islands, so everything was on island time anyways. while it was certainly strange at first (i can't remember the last time i went more than two days without wearing a watch, no less a whole week), there was something really nice not having to worry at all about what time it was for a week. so that brings me to my question -- what is the longest time you've gone without wearing a watch since joining RWG? was it strange, fun, heartbreaking...a mistake like me, or intentional therapy? what was your experience while you weren't wearing a watch? looking forward to hearing people's responses deltatahoe

the strap may be (doubtful though) a genuine buffalo from a 5002, but hard to tell from the dark pictures. as lobster said above though, the rep is pretty terrible. for starters, the datewheel should be black with white writing, not the other way around. not to mention the datewheel window looks tiny. caseback is all wrong too. verdict: buy a bp 5004 from one of our collectors, then go about finding a decent strap (either OEM or hktan). hope this helps deltatahoe

see that's the interesting thing to me -- if the big watch trend is just a fad, why are we still going strong nearly ten years hence, with nearly every major (including rolex) making larger watches? deltatahoe

here's mine (on a genuine blue calf strap); it's my token blue dial watch deltatahoe

the 243 is pretty darn nice out of the box. one of my surprise favorite watches! deltatahoe

i think if your heart is set on the 116520, then i would get one with the asian 7750 movement from one of our trusted dealers and send it to have the graphite treatment and hope for the best. there aren't any "alternative" movements for this watch, and any quartz version you find is going to be too crappy for words. i hope this helps deltatahoe

admit it nanuq -- deep down, you're just jealous of my highly modded folex deltatahoe

while there are plenty of watches that i currently consider a "permanent" part of my collection, if push came to shove the one watch i would hold onto would be my rolex 1680 birthyear watch (it has a serial number dating the watch to the year i was born). it is in immaculate condition, complete with box and papers; i don't ever plan to get rid of it. deltatahoe

my favorite shot so far fantastic stuff; keep the shots coming deltatahoe

good thing i live at the beach deltatahoe

nice find with that sigma dial jojo -- not my cup of tea, but a fantastic deal (and as you say, probably not a bad investment either). here's to hoping it ends up here on RWG deltatahoe

first off, welcome to RWG to help folks answer your question, is there a particular version of the daytona you're interested in? modern? vintage? unfortunately the movement required to get the working seconds at six subdial on the modern daytonas (e.g. 116520) is very problematic (ie. unreliable), so you risk buying an expensive paperweight going that route. that is why you will see lots of people focused on the vintage daytonas (6263, etc), and while these can be modded to a high degree of accuracy, they can be quite expensive to put together. they are well worth the effort though (imho); click here for a thread on my dw daytona 6263 deltatahoe

looks great i'm sure everyone here would be interested to hear more about this mod deltatahoe

good discussion guys. i think i follow what you're saying seriously, i really appreciate yall's comments here -- i was planning on starting a thread along these lines to figure these sorts of things out deltatahoe