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Legit 99.9% ... The date is bit on the low side within the aperture but it may be the angle of the picture.

I promised never to buy an Asian 7750 again...had two watches and they both died on me in less than one week. The last one was an IWC GST Ti which is probably one of the nicest looking chronos out there ... and one of the most accurate replicas to boot. Being serviced at the moment...had two faulty gears with missing teeth and apparently a lot of grime and dirt....(report from my trusted watchmaker)... I'm considering buying an ETA Valjoux 7750 movement and get it over with. Not sure about the new Asian 7750 high beat...I shiver when I think about the money I spent on watches that died 'in situ' within a few days of their purchase...you live and learn Cheers Alex

Exactly! The cg's on the gen 1680 were pointy...but it is impossible to tell with a comparative picture...and then, cg's changed at least three times...(square on the earlier models, pointy in the 70's and then the current configuration more rounded)... the pearl and the dial...impossible to tell without a 10X loupe I guess...I'm drooling all over the keyboard. Congratulations Alex

Hats off to you! Power Meister Poster! Alex

Bill, you never cease to amaze me... Alex

In the old days I used to stay 5 or 6 blocks away from Place des Vosges...a cheap place right of a "Let's go Paris"...then upgraded to a couple of blocks away from the Musee d'Orsay and the restaurant Le Telegraphe (sorry about my french spelling Pugs)...but the last couple of times over there...got great deals at The Bristol...compliments of the contacts of a former GF (and still good friend...she's english)... I go back everytime I have the chance...I used to fly out on a Friday and come back on a Monday...take a good book, walk around, eat cheaply during the day and drink coffee and port until late reading in a sidewalk cafe. Memories, memories...what an amazing place...you'll find love every time...even if it is with the city itself. Cheers Alex

This statement is just hilarious..." Im not gay either. I know ppl will say "yes you are! you sucked a [censored]!!". But no, thats what it took to make me realize I dont like guys" ... He's smokes a meat cigar and says he is not gay... mmm let's see ....100% of the homo population suck [censored]...0% of the hetero population don't (and an unknown % do it in the closet...but those are homos in the closet)...so...one can accurately say...with a 100% certainty...yep,you are gay...ah...you are a bodybuilder...then the accuracy goes to 110%

If she is THE lady (at least the one of the current year)...Paris, no doubt. (Prepare your wallet though. But you should be able to find good lodging values close to the School of Medicine or even close to the Place des Vosges ) In case you dated her for less than 2 weekends rent "La vie en Rose" or "Sabrina"...show her Paris and buy yourself a gen sub! Alex

Congratulations Andy!!! All the best to you and your extended family!!! Alex

Randy ! the loud thud at home this morning was my jaw dropping... It does NOT take a year to build a Rolex...you want a watch with the same level of craftmanship that really takes a year to complete? get a 'Randex'...! Congratulations...!!! Alex

Thank you....you just solved a puzzling issue... and the dial quality of either PT's, Josh or Andy's is excellent and accurate. The upside is...one less mod to do Alex

Hello guys, I don't want to highjack the thread, but now that we are at it...can you please report this cocky son of a gun? He's selling an LV rep (just like PT's) and he's been a [censored]-o on the email...I wonder why...here's the thread I started on Auction Scams... Yet another LV rep ... We should organize a task force

YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!! I was going to email you about it...didn't you win the Omega PO last week? It was a 3rd generation rep...did you pay in monopoly money? Cheers Alex

I have to agree with Kanerich...you MUST BE JOKING right? I don't know where your morals are ... as per your quoted appreciation he may very well be like you, but not like me and not like the vast majority of members of this forum...like I said...this is FRAUD...the stupidity or ignorance of the honest buyer will not condone it. :yucky: Alex

It could be possible, but it is usually the case when the auction is kept private...they jack up the prices and then they offer it to the highest real bidder saying that the winner pulled or never paid...etc etc. A

Not really, he is not selling it as a 'hommage' watch but as a Rolex... He covered himself by showing the movement and specifying it as ETA...so he is betting on the stupidity of others. Still, he is selling it as a Rolex -check the specs-...that is ...mmm....ah, yes...fraud. For every one we shut down...10 more appear Cheers Alex PS: this is my comment to the seller...I couldn't resist asking the question... This is by far the most money I have seen being paid for an ETA movm't...not a Rolex 'in house' movement....is the case, tube and crown genuine at least?

Congratulations Pugs! was that July's award? Beautifullll Alex PS: Your pictures are imprinted all over my occipital lobe and made me buy the IWC ti and now the PAM...you should start taking pictures of your watches with this...

Actually, even worse, 90% of the population of this planet makes less than $100/month... I got into a pissing contest with another scammer a couple of days ago...he swore on the 'head of my children' that it was real...but would not put pictures of the movement or additional pictures of the LV...we ended up insulting each other via ebay mail. I after reporting 10 or so over the past month...and seeing some of them going all the way to the end of the auction...I realized that sellers and buyers deserve one another...buying an LV on the bay to save a couple of thousand bucks? They are paying for the fantasy and delusion of wearing a 'real LV'...other prey on that character flaw or insecurity and make a lot of money in one shot ...it has been the way of humans in general for ever...I buy my reps knowing them as reps...I buy my gens knowing them as gens and for that ...like it or not...I go to an AD... :yucky: Cheers Alex

It's genuine ETA alright... we should let PT know that his reps are selling well on the bay...I must have reported at least 5 fake LV's in one week...oh well, another one Cheers Alex

You are absolutely right...BIG DENIAL...a 'HOMMAGE" ...I told this guy to better specify that this is a fantasy Marina Militare Comex whatever....before he gets grilled by the hardcore legion of WIS at TZ...he replied: "no, no, this is a hommage version"....Ok, I'm going to mod my hommage 'Explorerrrr' now while wearing my hommage submariner... Josh should reinvent his store as 'Perfect-Hommages' and Andy should be the 'TrustyHommageGuy' Cheers Alex

Hola Edge I actually followed the recommendations on your thread but I think this particular insert has a glossy coating on the surface that makes it impermeable to anything. I'll try bleach later on today!! I'll post the post experiment pictures... Cheers

Hello Bill, I only get my cubans from the duty free shop....(myself and traveling friends) Apparently is much easier to get cubans in Florida (no pun intended) and maybe your bartender has a source there. The one person to ask is your local tobacconist...mine used to get a few now and then and kept me posted...but then I moved. Another way to get them was to have them shipped without the labels and paper rings...those can in turn be mailed in a regular envelope separately... I've learned however and IMHO, that the non-cubans that taste more like cubans are the Davidoffs grand cru (I like #4 or #3)... Hope this helps...somehow PM sent...after 700club's post Cheers Alex

Thanks so much Randy...! So I'll be buying bleach in the morning... Alex

HAPPY B'DAY!!!!

A true inspiration Randy...thinking of mass producing these babies?...put me up with a few! Alex