Ronin

Yikes... Paul Newman "Daytona" Ltd Edition Watch by Gevril http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item1c17e663c6 Can you believe this was $8000 new? Thoughts?

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.

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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.

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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)

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 >

It just dawned on me. Someone needs to send the author a link to Bob's $65,000 Rolex eBay auction.

Yep. With "Blogs" everyone thinks they are an expert or journalist. I much prefer to be a forum loud mouth than a blogger...