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I have an idea!!!

How about some perfect crown guards???

Regular and destro would be great!!!

I thought AR was introduced at C...

Could you guys please just GET A ROOM?

Again... But this time with a MATTE dial and correct buckle:

Great intro post!! I reckon one of the tops in the decade... welcome

I'm in... Melbourne

But, please tell if you can remove a breitling blacksteel crystal... and if it really needs AR

Other than that, I may do a few PAM crystals, but not sure yet.

When will this run happen?

Numbers should have a patina color, and the hands would be lighter, or white even... Bright white wouldn't be preferable :|

Perfect crowns are a luck of the draw... at least you didn't get a loose one... you can file a tight one down, or adjust the tube...

Yeah... Davidsens cases really [censored] me off... I have a one of a kind Metta that got ruined on a DS case... Never again.

Dirk straps are typically thinner, and will fit great, but if you like thick straps, I think you'll just be angry

If you don't know what to do with it, I'd be happy to purchase it from you.

LOL

A watchsmith named Hacko....scary

But yeah nice watch at a great price.

Ken

But Hacko's prices are insanely high IMO... He's surely taking massive advantage of the US dollar

Buyer beware and check for better prices around the world!!!

Each year, a few people were drowning or disappearing mysteriously in Huadu's Furong Reservoir.

It was not until recently, when the son of a government official went swimming in the reservoir and was drowned, that the secret was revealed.

It is a 3 metre long man-eating catfish whose head alone is 1 metre wide! After cutting up the catfish, people were surprised to find the remains of another man inside!

Swimming in the reservoir is now forbidden because it is feared another similar man-eating catfish is still lurking in the waters

All I need is an EOD sec@12 and I won't need another watch... ever

Two Stories BOTH TRUE

STORY NUMBER ONE

Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything

from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.

Capone had a lawyer nicknamed 'Easy Eddie.' He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al

out of jail for a long time.

To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his family

occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of

the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City

block.

Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.

Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object.

And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he

was.

Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good

example.

One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done.

He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al 'Scarface' Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of

integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew

that the cost would be great. So, he testified.

Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to

offer; at the greatest price he could ever pay. Police removed from his

pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a

magazine.

The poem read:

'The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own..

Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon

be still.'

STORY NUMBER TWO

World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare.

He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific.

One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off

his fuel tank.

He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship.

His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.

As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned his blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward the American

fleet.

The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to

save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There

was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the

fleet.

Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one

surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now

broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his

ammunition was finally spent.

Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible, rendering them unfit to fly.

Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.

Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier.

Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent

of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in fact, destroyed

five enemy aircraft.

This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.

A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His hometown would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare

Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great

man.

So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's

located between Terminals 1 and 2.

SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?

Butch O'Hare was 'Easy Eddie's' son.

(Pretty cool, huh?)

Me too... I'm waiting for this one with baiterd breath...

I only wish that when and if they do it, they could make the dial more matte, as right now, the MBW and others are a bit glossy for my taste and especially compared to the gen.

I wear my MBW often... it's an awesome watch, and waterproof enough for swimming!!! Great quality!!!

Well... It doesn't seem like the lighting, as if you look at it from the side opposite to the crown, the curvature of the bezel is virtually the same as the curvature of the case, and the finish is the same satinized finish... there is a clear shade difference between the case and bezel.

Can anyone confirm that this is the same in the gen?

Hey everyone...

Just got my BBS in today... Beautiful watch for sure, but am wondering... Are your bezel and pushers/crown more black than the case?I have been looking and looking at mine and this is bugging me... immensely

Can someone confirm (Lani ) that the gen is the same way? I have taken some crappy photos and a video that clearly shows them as a different shade, which I don't know if correct or not...

Here's the video:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=jly9AdFYgUI

And here are some shots (sorry for the quality):

The Watch Cartel??!! :|

Who are these people? Are you taking the risk for the good of the board? :|

From what I see, 7 or so days ago, you mentioned it, and the indications from members were to go with recomended dealers, but you went with an unknown dealer for your first try.... can you tell us why?

So you've had all this time to make the decision and study what's available... hmmm

Hope you get your watch... I would stick with a known source.

Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending his company's

Christmas party.

Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn't taste like alcohol

at all. He didn't even remember how he got home from the party. As bad

as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong..

Jack had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees

is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table..

And, next to them, a single red rose! Jack sits up and sees his clothing

in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and

sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of

the house. He takes the aspirins and cringes when he sees a huge black

eye

Staring back at him in the bathroom mirror. Then he notices a note

hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on

it and a kiss mark from his wife in lipstick:

'Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make

you your favorite dinner tonight.

I love you, darling!

Love, Jillian'

He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast,

steaming hot coffee and the morning newspaper. His son is also at the

table, eating.

Jack asks, 'Son...what happened last night?'

'Well, you came home after 3 AM., drunk and out of your mind. You fell

over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway,

and got that black eye when you ran into the door.'

Confused, he asked his son, 'So, why is everything in such perfect order

and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for

me??'

His son replies, 'Oh THAT!... Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when

she tried to take your pants off, you screamed, 'Leave me alone, I'm

married!!'

Broken Coffee Table: $239.99

Hot Breakfast: $4.20

Two Aspirins: $.38

Saying the right thing, at the right time... PRICELESS!!!

How about an AP End of Days with seconds @12???

Anyone notice all the gens pictured here are at the exact time and date?... And it ain't at 10 & 2 :|

If you had purchased $1,000 of AIG stock one year ago, you would have $42 left.

With Lehman, you would have $6.60 left.

With Fannie or Freddie, you would have less than $5 left.

But if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND, you

would have had $214.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle

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so... i guess that would include not talking about Obama's Momma?

Those look great K!!

All I said was WTF!!!???

I reckon it's a beautie! Surely a keeper