Ronin

The 4 mil serial number does place it as a "replacement" case according to some self-proclaimed experts on VRF. So, service case, possibly true. As F333's says it is a tough sell without papers at that price.

+1. This thing has been on eBay for months.

Great watch. I have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting on Bill over at MKII to get to mine. I think I have been waiting TWO years to get mine. I ordered the same configuration as yours.

Your only real option that should allow for a DW swap over will be the 2846. (2842 is a non-date), and 2828=?. The 2846 is a hair thicker that a 2824, but in general 2824/2836/2846 are pretty interchangeable.

IF you DW is just an overlay, which it probably is, you could un-glue it and open your options to a DG2813/Miyota 8215.

No question the Seiko Spring Drive is perhaps one of the most horolgically significant movement in the last 50+ years. Technologically speaking it SMOKES Rolex.

Great watch!!! Is that also also a GMT!!!

Nina FTW! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Drunk and listening to Gary Jules "Mad World":

Followed by Cash covering NIN

Gorgeous!!!

My Slow Beat (Gen Unitas) will go a full 48 hours+.

The high beat versions should usually make it up to 42 hours.

From the GEN 7750 Manual that comes with all SINN watches.

The way I do it on all my 7750's Gen's or Reps is to go PAST the time and "back it up" to the correct time, taking the slack out of the gears. Viola! (To be fair, this only works about 80% of the time, because any rotation when pushing in the crown will mess with the slack).

HTH

Similar thing happened to me. I later put two and two together and realized USPS and FEDEX seem to have some air freight/logistics partnership. My package somehow got routed thru and around the FedEX system before getting put back into the USPS system. A priority mail package that normally took 2 days took 2 weeks to find me.

As far as street cred goes on the above listed fora-- if you live in or near a major city (NYC, Chicago,San Francisco, LA, etc.) you can possibly do an "in-person" deal at a jewelry store / safe location. You can also provide references upon request.

The 3-5 day inspection is nice, but does not protect a buyer from a 'take the money and run' sale.

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Item #22. Guilty. But not from old age, but just loving watches.

I have had good luck moving >$5000 gens on TRF (The Rolex Form) even non-Rolex, and WUS (Watch U Seek). Trouble is-- if you are new with 0 posts and no reputation on those forums it might be a tough sell. The guys on TRF are also fans of "Bank Transfers" which is better than PayPal IMHO.

eBay scares the $hit out of me "as a seller" because of the whole PayPal dispute system...

+1. I did both courses as well. Worth it, especially if already have a natural mechanical aptitude.

There is also a new 3rd class IIRC.

The course is cheap, but if you buy the tool set and kits, it can get $$$.

Bond Homage, with Bond Dr. No/pre-Walther Beretta.

Lol, quite true, a pair of sketchers and a white gold daytona don't mix somehow ....but you never know!

The shoe thing is quasi-valid in a more formal setting. I have been know to sport a pair of Checkered Vans while wearing $$$$ GEN's. I also, know plenty guys wearing Gen's with their New Balance sneakers.

Yes, I brought my PADI paperwork, and the wife and I did it with with Trilogy Tours dive master.

Although it looks like they replaced their "SCUBA" links on the website with "SNUBA" (crap). Hmmm, might be worth checking with them. (It was in 2009 when they had Dive Masters and SCUBA on their boats. ) http://www.sailtrilogy.com/

Ball COSC Diver

Lume Shot

Pretty big takedown apparently one of the main rolex suppliers...not noob, has been involved, PO 42mm, some tag lady version and pam 300m gone down.

I can see this maybe affecting someone like WatchEden, Silix, etc.

I did my open water cert dives in/off of Maui. Nice 74 degree water, awesome sea turtles to see, and if you dive master is cool, some volcanic rock formation/arches that are fun to pass thru.

These shots were taken in Maui.

My thoughts mirror what Freddy333 said above.

I walk that fine line from time to time. If I were wearing my Ronin-1680 that is ALL GEN except the Yuki mid-case, I would never confess it to be less than genuine (just like I would never say a car is less genuine because it had some aftermarket body panels, after an accident). I tend to lead the conversation with, "actually, I restored this watch, it is a hobby of mine", and see where it goes. Usually nowhere.

On the other hand, if I were wearing my DW/Spin/Ronin Daytona or PAM 029 (as good as it is), I would come clean about their replica origin-- if the vibe and person were right.

People who immediately jump up and confess their Rep actually freak me out sometimes. It is as if they are so conscience and thus self-conscience about it they try and take the-- "I'm frugal, ha ha ha, don't judge me, I'm the class clown" approach.

Finally, on the RARE occasion these situations actually come up, I try and drop subtle hints. "Are you into watches, are you on ANY watch forums, Have you heard of the H/Noob/WM9-Factory?". To date, nobody has responded to those hints, and instead got the deer in the headlight expression. If they don't respond/know, I am not going to confess, and instead change the subject.

YMMV

This hits every 2 years or so. They generally hit the "low hanging fruit". The people producing the Canal Street Junk.

Our guys have weathered this storm at least twice since I have been around.

Time to convert this post into a Gallery/Blog entry.

Nice. Now he needs to do a GMT one, only that one might be even more involved.