Ronin

I'd say in the right skilled hands just about any rep (except for Hublots) would be doable. In less skilled, but still skilled, hands any non-chronos without a HEV and a screw down crown would be the best candidate. My Ploprof is good for 12ATM's.

However, I can't go past recommending a Seiko as well. An orange or black monster should be at lest half the price of any super rep + 12ATM (snorkelling quality) waterproofing service by a professional.

You mean the "Fsking Badass Seiko Monster that will make you cool".... (See post in Humor section on choosing a watch forum) LOL

To re-iterate, lets make this a date night for our other half's as well. Even if the girls are not into watches, they can gossip about us guys over glasses of wine, or geek out along side.

Every lady I know that has been to the place loves it.

Yikes...

Paul Newman "Daytona" Ltd Edition Watch by Gevril

http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item1c17e663c6

Can you believe this was $8000 new?

Thoughts?

I really feel the need for a smiley that bangs the head into the wall.... I have 3 watches on the way and EMS tracking does not show ANYTHING after clearing CN customs and it was a MONTH ago!!!

Express shipping my ASSSSSS!

Are yours that late as well?

Been waiting a month to the day today on parts from DW.

Hahahahahahah ROFL.

...although I think were talking about RepGeek when it came to the "Guns" part.

Root-Beer Float anyone?

Build a SOXA. Seiko Reliability, Doxa looks.

Actually, WM9 / BK Submariners, and MBW Sub/Sea-Dwellers are a safe bet. Just get them pressure tested at one of those "Mall" "Fast-Fix-It" watch repair places. They tend not to care about 'origin'.

R, come on down for a bracelet, if even temporary, I have been gathering parts. I have extra 78350/19.

Bumpity, Bump - Bump...

OK, now that the Holiday mayhem is behind us. Lets re-start this conversation.

The Venue is still a GO. We just need a date/time. End of January or Beginning of February. Weekday evening or Weekend afternoon.

Thought's:

Tuesday January 25th

Saturday Afternoon January 29th

Wednesday Feb 2nd

Saturday Afternoon Feb 12th

A real beauty R! Hope to see it at the future GTG!

These threads on getting past c____s are not a good idea guys.

I know they crop up from time to time, but giving away our secrets publicly is not wise. (Google indexes RWG, and I am sure we are watched from time to time).

If you have questions like this-- befriend a veteran member and ask them for tips in PM.

Have a look at this:

The reps are not using "Tritium Based Gas Lights". $$$

I knew some of the Eaglesoft crew.

@chieftang it is still not available yet thus the store is not officially open.

butter

Unfortunately ingod doesn't seem to have those GWSD dials at that price. As an aside does the Ingod dial have good lume?

Bummer. As for Lume, no, it simulates dead tritium, which would be correct. In my build, going for the service look, I have what would be the equivalent of 'original dial' but with Lumi hands and insert. Not uncommon for serviced Gens. So when I come in from outside the hands and pearl glow nice and bright.

Awesome. C64 was my 2nd computer after a VIC 20.

The Jumpman Series

Loderunner

Boulderdash

Winter Games

Summer Games

California Games

Hear of Africa

Paperboy

...were my most played games.

God, I ran a 24x7 BBS on a C64 back in the early 80's. @By-Tor -> the name of my BBS was "Red Sector A"

Load "*",8,1

Holiday congestion as well. I am waiting on a package from DW for about 3 weeks now. Previous Air Mail before the holidays was still a quick as 7 days.

ZoSo

Well said Panerai153 & TeeJay.

Very nice late model 5513.

Just saw your Crystal question. I got lucky on eBay with the Gen, still in the bubble, service crystal.

There were Mark VI service dials as such. However, Luminova, etc. That auction does kind of stink. If it were a "service replacement" it should be nowhere near as badly aged as that.

(Image is NOT hot linked to DRSD, rather re-hosted)

Looks real to me , but hey I could be wrong, although I have never seen a tapered aftermarket second hand. Here's an excellent thread from VRF for those who may not have seen it:

http://www.network54...Little+reminder

I'd post this up on TZ, but I've never been much of a TZ guy. The same post is up on VRF; however, everyone over there should already be aware of the link I posted.

Cheers,

JJ

JJ, that is an informative post. I do appreciate VRF and ourselves for helping point out the differences between OE Rolex and Aftermarket.

< begin rant >

However,the use of "Fake" in the post is rather disconcerting. Seriously, they are 'replacement' hands, or 'aftermarket' hands. I mean really. I would venture a guess there are quite a few "Gens" out there that were serviced by independents that could have these hands.

I am getting rather bored of judging an entire watch (Gen), based on some part that, god forbid, did not come from the holy land of Rolex. Parts that are either 'user serviceable', or 'indie watchmaker cost savers' should be embraced by the Rolex community for keeping their watches alive. (Disclaimer: I totally understand wanting a Safe/Winder Queen that is unmolested, but for the average person that wears their watches, come on).

Calling a (Gen) watch a fake or a rep, illegitimate, or sub-standard because it has things like: aftermarket crystal, inserts, pearls, bracelets or even hands is just dumb. That's like saying your car is no longer legit because you put aftermarket wheels on it.

Forgive the rant. I have been watching the prices of "Gen" Rolex Bracelets on eBay, and if I had a (Gen) daily watch that took a 9315, I would sooner and proudly wear it on an MBW/Rep/Aftermarket bracelet before dropping $800+ on a 40+yr old used POS Rolex bracelet. (Gen Vintage Rolex bracelets look cool, but in reality they are crap this late in their life). If some VRF/TRF guy called me on it....F-them.

< end rant about nit picking, thanks for humoring me >