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+1! Is that the really accurate rep? If so, you've literally got a gen for a fraction of the gen cost!

Glad to see you're not afraid to drive it properly!

Thanks for this, thread is now bookmarked!

Something from WM9 if he can stretch the budget. If he can stretch the budget a bit more, a franken of some kind. He could probably build a datejust out of gen parts (bar the movement) for that price.

Wheel replicas as well as watch replicas! lol They look good though What's the ride like with them on? Firm? lol Nice setup on the camera too. The Tamron lenses seem pretty good and well priced too. I might have to challenge you on BMW and Porsche leading in the fun stakes though lol Going round the outside of a 997 Turbo on a wet roundabout in my rusty french hatchback was pretty fun

Yeah, I did think that was the case - although what's to stop a company buying the complete movements and disassembling them to return them to ebauches? lol re: the B&R movements, I'm even less impressed with their pricing policy now... They either use ETA 28xx movements or the Sellilta, and as they're probably both about that price range in bluk, I have even less intention of shelling out

I believe that Bell & Ross have the SW200 in one of their models - the BR02 I think? I can't remember now, and it's not widely advertised. Are they all that cheap, Andy? Are B&R putting a

Nice Are they the 19s from the M3 CSL? Nice DoF on the second shot too, what are you shooting with?

That first one is a big boat... lol

BR01 homage on aftermarket strap today:

Looks great!

Still won't be able to get dial or hands though - I just can't see them doing them! lol

I'm confused, I can't see a picture?? Sounds like it's great though

And that, I would say, is the point lol I love my homages, one day I'll have a gen! But I'm not paying

The level of watch geekiness knowledge on this forum never fails to amaze me lol I hate Lost - I swear they just started it, wrote random things, then realised in this series (the last series) that somehow they have to tie all the ends together. Hence they are apparently going to leave some loose! The missus made me watch several episodes. I'm glad I've not had to suffer all the series! lol

This thread has made me LOL in places, mostly at the general amusement at just how OTT the Grahams are - I think most people are in agreement on them! This is exactly the way I thought and now think UNs have become increasingly attractive since Lani (I think?) posted the info about the quality in them (gen and rep), and aesthetically they're different but tasteful, which is a good thing. The Corum Admiral's Cup are nice IMO but I agree that the Bubble looks like something you'd buy at a market stall! Panerai... I think I agree with most that I don't understand the desire/need to own all the variations. I also don't understand why people pay $5k+ for a handwind model - wtf? Yes, well made and comprehensively tested, but if I had built one from the parts we can get and then spent the remaining $4800 in testing, improving and making it fully waterproof, I'd hope for something that was bombproof, waterproof to the centre of the earth and was lumed like the sun!!

Morning all! It's early, I've not had caffeine yet lol, and in my fuzzy headed state I was sitting here wondering... am I alone in just not 'getting' some of the seemingly more sought after watches, reps or gen? For example, the famed Hublot Big Bang... What's so special about it? It doesn't appeal to me whatsoever. The design is nothing special in my eyes and even the reps seem overly expensive! lol Also, the AP ROOs - what's with them? Another style that isn't groundbreaking or particularly stunning to look at, just very expensive as a gen. On the flip side, I never used to 'get' Rolexes but recently I've seen the attraction - clean and simple lines, understated, classic pieces that look good years from now rather than just being a passing trend. That's just the odd couple that spring to mind at this time in the morning lol Anyone else got any more?

Post a face-on pic, that should better indicate wokkiness (if that's a word lol)

Just an ebay cheapie for me today!

Thread from the dead? lol

Congratulations! Enjoy the period when they aren't walking, once they are it's a whole new world of trouble lol

Have a look at the collectors section of this board to see their feedback who you might want to order from. Buy the dealer, then buy the watch. As above, the seconds at 6 movement is very unreliable and likely to become a paperweight in under a year, so go for vintage models with seconds at 9.

Have a look at threads on the BK/WM9 subs that have been posted recently, will give you an idea on what they're like out of the box and if you would want to do any modding to them. I believe that it may be at least a 4 week wait before BK can ship any more due to Chinese New Year delaying things, so be prepared for a wait!

PM him and ask