Chronus

Swiss made (???) jreweler living in someone's basement???

Agreed... and the rep is pretty good that with a supply of boxes some unsavoury person would sell it as genuine.

I have one of those

No kids yet, so no problem

Would love to go CR.. especially Praha... can anyone introduce me to some girls out there ?

I was in Cyprus recently where there was a problem, and we used a plug that had some sort of liquid in it that dispersed over time but kept the mosquitoes away. In Asia, we used nets while sleeping, and that is always advisable! Once I woke up after a long trip out there and had a mosquito buzzing in my ear Since that, my aversion to them is even greater and I'll clap my hands in the air and kill as many of them that way - even if there are more to replace them. At least in Cyprus there weren't too many and they preferred to bite my friend instead!

Thanks to everyone who has given me advice and listened to me trying to decide on going ahead with it. If I hadn't gone ahead, I'd probably always wonder and want to, so perhaps it was inevitable.

Just an update for anyone that cares... A little over a month ago I had the Epi-Lasek procedure done to one eye - this is the method recommend for professional sportsmen as no surgical cuts are made. This is an older procedure than Lasik (which involves cutting of a flap that may not "fuse"/heal for over a year [if ever] according to some) and has been around for 20 plus years. This method involves softening the top layers of cells on the eye with alcohol - the epithelium. This is then moved to the side and the laser reshapes the cornea as with Lasik (after the flap is moved). The epithelium is then placed back and it recovers over time (there is no direct blood supply to this, which is why it takes longer). The downside with this method is that it takes a lot longer in terms of recovery (Lasik is 2-3 days for final results in most cases). There is also pain, although for me it only lasted for the evening that I had the procedure done, and it felt like having a contact lens stinging. They did put in a "bandage" contact lens to keep the epithelium in place, so maybe it ws just this lens causing discomfort. The eye was blurry for the first 5-7 days and then i returned to work. Now I can use the computer with no problem, but the final results have not been reached yet. I can go swimming now, but no contact sports for the first 3 months, and I have to wear sunglasses for at least a year if I am in sunlight that would cause sunburn, but most people wear sunglasses in that weather in any case. Problem was finding a genuine pair of sunglasses with titanium frames - I settled on a pair of Serengettis which are great and lightweight. Most sunglasses that claim to be titanium may have nickel mixed in at some steel points or even worse, use a metal called "Monel" which is a nickel alloy - the cause of allergic reactions for me. I go back for a check up again next month, but the last one I had, I could read 2 more lines down the chart. Right now I don't have a contact lens in my other eye, the monitor is set back against the wall, and I have no problem reading this. One thing I've noticed is that I can't always see up close with the corrected eye, or make out faded-lume watches in the dark, but it is fine with my untreated eye. Perhaps the focal length has changed, to cause this, but it really is holding it up right in front of my eye - I have to move it farther back to get a distinct image, but it still isn't sharp in the dark. Once I'm happy with the definitive results in a month or few, I'll decide on going ahead with the other, but it is great not to have to wear glasses!

Try an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore... the best you can get

Ditto, and I am in London too

Agreed, or an Omega seconds at 3... or an AP ROO with seconds at 12

Ditto with that, the case size. If only there was a titanium rep... I guess it didnt sell well enough for more iterations of this.

I concur.

I heard there is a great place that serves Brazilian beef steaks, maybe someone else knows where. If you want to just have a down and dirty meet, go to Marcy Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn (I've been there). A Jay-Z AP ROO would be appropriate

This is a link for watchonpo's titanium version rep.

Yeah I get the same thing.... Oooooooooh, you're talking about the watch Ooooooooooooooooooou

price and service.

I havent seen any titanium Aquatimer reps, and you know I like titanium watches!

Did anyone ever get this one ?

latex is a better form of protection

And you're the guy that thinks the AP Royal Oak Offshore is garish ....! Personally I stay away from plated reps. Too much of a gamble. I love the PAM231 but the plating scares me off. Stick to solid gold (eg. FM Casablanca) or the older MBW's with solid gold midlinks (though the crown and bezel are probably plated). Only problem is that these will set you back a lot more, but will last a lot longer.

Simera Elprimerozen ehi rolex ??? Fix me up with a Greek woman and I'll start learning it properly

Where is PaneraiLord? I couldnt find you the past few weeks

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