Ronin

Nice.

melody

You are thinking of the 551x slow beat. IIRC all 14060's are 28.8.

According to TRR Appendix I, and TRF - 501B is correct. Late A-Series have been reported with 593 in some cases. -or- If you are going to the factory, now might also be a good time to get 585's that could be used for those of us with SeaDweller 1665 projects. (See Freddy333's post about the desire for these)

I am in also, GEN ETA, Clark Crystal for me. Will the bezel accept a Gen insert? Also, I would be interested in SuperLume down the road. I would also me interested in buying, a second one, it in kit form, or additional pieces. (i.e. case & dial) Last thing: Did we decide on the NON-COSC dial?

Unfortunately, newsgroups are going the way of the Dinosaur. Like Gopher and Archie before. Problem is, most ISP's have dropped news servers, or contracted with third parties with bandwidth caps. That said, your only option is join and pay for a news service like GigaNews. Most of the content is available via Torrents these days, and the newsgroups ARE actually more closely monitored by LEA then the rest of the net. Back in the day I used NewsShark. Haven't been on usenet in about 5 years now!

(Older Pic) but fresh back from Zigmeister with new lume, correct red paint, full service.... Final Test Drive before the keep/sell decision...

Zest

Genesis (Land of Confusion Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oepXF2B5NK4

Billary

Hall

I like this shot. Excellent!

Sociopath

Go for something without a DATE or Chronograph complications. DSN 111 DSN 112 DSN 177

Ahhh, you need to make your way over to:

Ship

Invention

It has been an interesting ride for me thus far. Here are some of my thoughts. My first rep was in 1986. My second rep was in 1995. My next WAVE of reps began in 2007. In between those dates, I had many watches including lower-end Gens like Tag F1, Sector, Movado, and my favorite Seikos (Shhh- don't tell anyone, I think Seiko makes some of the highest quality watches). Between 2007 and now, I have built quite the collection. However, recently, I have taken advantage of the down economy and began purchasing more Gen's. I also befriended my salesman at an AD. Suffice to say, I have handled a lot of Gen's recently. And to Freddy333's point. The fit/finish and in the hand feeling is noticeable. It is nice to know the chronograph on a complicated time piece will work (consistently) out of the box... So where am I going with this. I used to think just like you and shared the same feelings of your original post. However, I am actually now swinging back the opposite direction- toward gens. I can honestly say Rep's have been a springboard for me to buy [more] gens. While I am not swearing off reps, I will continue to use them to test, try watches that I might like to have a gen of. My other focus going forward with reps will be to build Frankens, mostly vintage, the stuff that is fun to make/hunt for parts and otherwise hard to get. Ebb and flow, Yin and Yang. It is cyclical. Ohhh, and one last thing, I also find myself in business situations where getting called out on a Rep would have negative consequences. It always pays to have a few nice Gen's. And if you ever start a family, that "family heirloom" Rolex, or whatever, is kinda cool. Chances are you won't be passing down your [insert rep here]. The Gen's I have purchased, have been worth it-- to me.

New York

Welcome. Hold on to your wallet. This hobby can get expensive.

Pan