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Actually I wish to change the end-links out between 1501 Date bracelet end-links and Daytona end-links. Yes, I have 4 bracelets I am thinking of Frankening.

I wonder if wider adoption of X-Ray machines is throwing a wrench into the works... Also, when dropping something at the post office, you can ask for a drop-off receipt to prove you handed over a package (if using USPS.com click-n-ship).

Best bet is is to use USPS Priority Mail "Flat Rate" materials. "IF" you can package it up in the Flat Rate ENVELOPE and it is less than 16oz, you do not need to do the Customs long form either. It will breeze right over. To make things fit, if it has a bracelet, detach the bracelet so it can lay flat with the head.

I could use 8 of these.

I'll 2nd Two-Tone anything. Sub's and GMT. Then Datejusts, probably gold. Vintage/Daytona would have been the special. [edit] I think Freddy333 was actually in attendance and sporting his White Pan-AM 6542. He is just acting like he wasn't there... LOL

GQ/Esquire/WSJ would probably tell you to go small (normal 40mm or smaller), and/or vintage. Your grandfathers watch is trendy these days and a good conversation piece. Blue face watches also got a page dedicated to them in the last GQ.

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Love this watch. I just saw a GEN in a store window in Geneva a few weeks ago. (which was funny to see a German watch in the Swiss watch mecca) I do wish they would get the size closer to the gen...

Love it, just Tweeted it to my followers.

Great review. Request for one more measurement. What is the comparison in thickness of the fully assembled case's? Also, any shots for comparison of the non-crown side of the case? Great job Angus!!!

Love it. The Jubilee is right at home on the GMT's

I just watched the Apple Keynote from Tuesday. They kept showing an empty chair that said reserved across it. I found that very odd. Either, they were planning a cameo by Steve before his health turned, or they knew and had the empty seat as some sort of reverent tribute. The Keynote is available on iTunes or Apple.com.

Sad, sad day... Rest in Peace. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/steve-jobs-apple-ceo-dies/story?id=14383813 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/apple-says-steve-jobs-has-died/2011/10/05/gIQALGtSOL_story.html http://www.npr.org/2011/10/05/123826622/apple-visionary-steve-jobs-dies-at-56

Perhaps not a good place to wear a Rep either. Imagine getting mugged/targeted/killed over a Rep. In short, know your surroundings and if you are going to be in a sketchy area or bad side of town, reach for the Seiko, Casio, unknown brand. It's funny, you would probably be safer in many instances wearing a Patek Phillipe, Vacheron, rep over a Rolex rep.

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I had a "white face" version as well. And the white face makes these look [larger] like wall clocks strapped to a small wrist. Great looking watch however...

A shot of my Ball COSC Diver Blue Face @ The Panerai Regatta in Cannes, FR a week ago. . .

First, make sure you are not confusing the watch serial number with the movements COSC/Serial number. They are two different animals. I have had TWO gen chronometers get out of sync in this area as the result of warranty service. If you read the fine print, the COSC cert follows the "original movement", but if you take it back a week later and the "Service Center" decides to swap the moment because they are too lazy to really fix it, you are now SOL when it comes to matching COSC paper work. This varies by manufacturer. My guess, is the original owner had an issue/problem with the watch. Took it in for repair, and some sort of 'swap' occurred. The owner, now gun-shy about his high end Swiss timepiece, decides to bail out and sell. -or- as mentioned, the jeweler screwed up in haste.

Based on CONTEXT: 1.) Interesting. That is making me think about something I had not though of previously. A lesser version of "Wow". 2.) Something does not look right, something seems off. Questioning something. 3.) Stalling for time. (e.g. Hmmm, let me check to see if I can come up the fund$ to pay for what you are selling...)

Very Nice!!!

Is it still GEN, ABSOLUTELY. Is it the same watch? Read this: http://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/theseus.html Anything mechanical, or with parts that wear out will inevitably require replacement parts. "Cosmetic" items like inserts, bracelets, (even crowns), crystals, DO NOT "disqualify" a GEN watch. Is a Porsche still GEN because you put different rims on it? Is a human no longer human because they have a prosthetic leg? The funny thing, the ONLY place I notice this absurd behavior is in the "Rolex" world of parts and fan(atic)s. Would anyone question your Doxa if you had an Ofrei crown on it? As long as the watch case and movement have verifiable serial numbers, it should be free game. Dial's get into gray area. Hands SHOULD NOT. If Rolex stops supplying hands for a 15xx movement, aftermarket is your only option. Fun...

So you were the guy that beat me by a few seconds to it. Add some better Gen parts and

Absolutely Love this! I can't believe this is an off the shelf Rep! Dibs if you tire of it...