ArkoN

mine is on the way with reg airmail, takes some time :-)

I^m going to make a "testorder" on http://diystorm.com from diffrent brands like Lacoste, Edhardy, A&F, Ralph Lauren and will report the quality :-)

josh gave me a complete bezel with the pearl^^ I removed the old bezel, but dont know whats the best way to stick the new bezel in. The old one was attached with some sort of double side tape.

Only problem I see is that the crown does not seem to be screwing down all the way. This is a problem others have mentioned, but it's a great looking piece.

is that problem on every rep?

I'm not a PAM expert either, but that one looks real good to me.

Has anyone else noticed how the quality of QC photos have improved in the last few months?

What dealer is this from?

From Joshua :-)

I'd buy it! One thing about the strap I've heard though is that if you have over 7.25in wrist the strap may be too small... So just keep that in mind if you're shelling out extra for the strap...

But looks delicious - my next purchase as well (just no strap due to the wrist size thing)

Thanks for the info, but I have read about the small strap already :-)

Hi,

ive just got some QC pics from a PAM 288 with real croc :-)

I^m new to Panerai and dont know the problems of these watches in detail can u have a look at it?

thank you

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looks very nice, what was the price with the gen croc?

ok thanks :-)

from which dealer do u get it?

Which is the best rep questions are a little bit boring I know.

But I searched the forums for a while now. And I did not find out.

Which is one of the best out of the box vintage Rolex watch?

Thanks for youre help

(Yes I found the smilie button)

pop it, repress it, done this many a time on received reps.

I never done that :-)

pop it? means, take it out?

Where in Switzerland are you? I used to live in Geneva.

I^m located in Basel

-- For more pictures from this watch, have a look at this thread http://www.rwgforum.com/topic/125419-just-another-dssd-from-josh-ultimate-version-correct-10/

(on the last picture on this thread, u see in the background the building with the big watch, thats the place where the "Basel World" is held)

I dont like the pearl on all these models^^

I saw some gen pearls, and these rep pearls are a huge first see giveaway thats a rep in my eyes.

thanks everyone for youre tips and help^^

So I when I rotate the bezel 180 degrees that the perl is on 6 o`clock. The crystal is still too thick on that side, but not that much anymore. So its a little bit a combination then.

But the crystal is from the number 40 to 20 in the bezel too high.

I dont know a rep friendly watchmaker. There some watchmakers out here in switzerland, but dont know who`s rep friendly. Whats the best way to find this out?

Thanks JKay I did not notice that. Can I take out the insert and re-glue it?

Hi everyone,

I just found a problem at my new DSSD. I tried to do my best to take pictures from it. I hope its visible, have a look

The saphie glas is too low on the pearl(or too high on the "30")

Is there an option to fix that in myself?

thank you, its snowy in switzerland, so I did some wristshots outside:

Hello watch experts :-)

I did some pictures with the iPhone 4 from my new DSSD from Josh, the "ultimate best version" with correct 10.

http://gallery.me.com/arkon/100054

On the background u see a catalogue that i grabbed from the Basel World 2010 :-)

I did also some lume shots. U see the blue color looks different one some shots. Thats the camera on the iPhone4.

If needed I can do some better macro shots with an canon eos450d

greetings ArkoN

by all means. WEAR your rep to work (as long as you don't work in an authorized dealer).. but shipping to switzerland is usually a problem from what i hear. Get the watch shipped to a friend in france, germany or Austria.

Shipping to Germany is more a problem then shipping to switzerland^^

I'm sticking to having a pair of BK WM9's slightly modded. I did run into a minor set-back as it seems the inner teeth on my latest one are wiped out

Where did u get the original rolex bezel in the left top corner with the number "101991614" ? how much did u pay?

its not illegal to own or order fake watches in switzerland^^^ so take it easy :-)

yeah, its a very well known dealer from here :-)

youre right, I did not see that^^

My old eyes certainly aren't as sharp as you young guys. I can't see any difference between 1,2 or 3. At any rate this looks like a pretty nice DSSD. None of them are perfect, but then a 400.00 USD rep isn't a 7-8 thousand general. The engravings on the bezel insert are shallowed and not as distinct as the genuine. The pearl looks really nice.and they are finally getting the OGEV ring is closer to correct at least the top of the ring lines up as it does on the general. Unfortunately they just can't seem to get the letter spacing correct so that everything lines up properly top and bottom. From the photos, you cabn't see the rehault engraving, but with the distortion of the DSSD crystal and the tiny letters, it's hard to see them without ideal lighting conditions.

My vote is

Ok thanks for the detailed review :-) I will post some better HQ pictures when the watch arrives here ;-)

will they fit on a noobmariner?

Yeah same watch on first 2 pics.

The one on the tester aint!

But why?

The time settings on the watch matches exactly the EXIF Information.