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Sweet Omega !! It compliments your collection, and displays your timepieces with a touch of Class !! Live Strong and Wear them Well !! Aloha~Cheers Lani

The true measure of "Leadership" .. is the way the Leaders answered the call in the face of adversity !! the "ring" was not my primary objective, it was just a means to an end to help support this community that Ken and Kruzer and the rest of the Admin Team , and LR.... keep safe for us all ! So that the actual object of the "donation" is on it's way is just icing on the RWG cake for me !!.. Thank you to all you great leaders of our Community for the endless effort !! And to Omni .. you make me PROUD to know that one of the .. "Kupuna" .. (Elders) of this Froum hails from the Hawaiin Islands !! You make our membership from the Islands filled with "Team Pride".. Aloha~Cheers L

Going with the SMP Black Dial ~ Sunday

Magnificent Pics of a MAGNIFICENT Timepiece !!!! Live Strong and Wear it Well CC !!

.. ahhh.. not bad.. the first Corum I actually looked twice at ... ok.. maybe more than twice

Best Regards and a Happy BDay to the Wife S !! Have a great time tonight !!

Thank you Eraser .. I shortened your post in my reply since Urabus has answered in detail your inquiry.. but to set the record straight.. NO.. there is no "kick back" from any dealer .. I assume you meant that as a compliment, and I will take it as such,.. what I do along with many others here is for the community .. not to "sell" reps.. it would be a different story if we would be dealing in the genuine articles .. but members like to be informed of accuracy etc. and the only way to do that is by detailing the pics (macros) .. so you could call my reviews, a side bar, that grew for me .. out of this community .. otherwise what am I going to take pics of ?? seriously, I enjoy it in a crazy way.. out of 50 images shot 1 or 2 may be good enough to use (IMO)... it's like surfing.. your always looking for that .."perfect wave".. and with each great ride, it just makes you want to improve it one more time, with the next wave.. I have taken up photography as a hobby, and it was a direct result of my replica hobby and RWG. So thank you again.. and soon Urabus and I will have that minor flaw (that is not evident.. most of the time) fixed, and be posting more pics of this timpiece Aloha~Cheers R

thank you r.... these are both 45mm and are moddd frankens .. genuine dials, the black has a genuine crystal, the pumpkin has ChiefTang's Ar'd xtal, both have genuine tube and crown .. and have been serviced by Ziggy~

Thank you SR ! But this Saturday will belong to one of my franken PO's in support of M.P. !! On to London !!

also, rolex claims the 1655 to be in part a comerorative watch for Sir Hillary's accent to Mt. Everest .. this has already been proven to be somewhat more of a marketing gimick than factual as the 1655 was introduced before the Conquest of Mt. Everest and not after. My point is, did Rolex sieze on the opportunity to cash in on the 1655 through the "Ultimate" Explorer of the Time .. and thereby add the 1575 movement to the mix which thus added the GMT features to the 1655 ?? Because it seems that all the initially released 1655's had the 1570 as it's movement (?) btw ... this for me is where this hobby becomes so fullfilling .. the puzzle solving .. and reseach into the History of the famous events and items that were excluded (somewhat ) from the history books.. that leads us to fit the pieces together ourselves..

Black Steel rotation again for Friday

I'm In !! total on ordering ... Thank you !!!

If at first you don't succeed ............ call it ...V1 . . . . . . . Conversely . . . . . . If at first you do succeed try not to look astonished...... . . . . . . . and finally, for the clinically depressed ~ . . . . . . . . . If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

Welcome !! LSU Rocks !!! Aloha~Cheers Lani

Thank you JAG ... I'll sit tight ..

I remember the last communication we had was about getting the "Pumkin" UPO project started.. I finished it .. and wondered when you were going to come back..

I'll follow Urabus with my BR02-92 for Thursday

I am definately not a "Rolex Expert" by any stretch of the imagination.. but a lot of the references and history I am coming across of early "Mach I" models show the 1570 movement As was this tech data taken from a 1655 forum.. no pics were available as the seller just posted a feeler on the forum. Notice the servicing charge... yikes !!! I guess what they say is true.. "if you have to ask .. you can't afford it" Explorer 11 circa 1972 Model no: 16550-78360-B10 Serial no: 3299873 Cal/Mov.No 1570 Dial description: BK-10 t/n Serviced: 29 8 05 Service cost RM 1450.00 Mint edit add: Remembering my research into the 1655 .. it was meant for "Cave Explorers" and the orange hand was so they could tell ~ AM to PM hours (being deep underground).. so my thinking is that the 1655 was not meant initially to be used as "World Time" but for the specific purpose of simply night and day .. just a thought anyway

The dial in question is a "Mark I" initial release circa 1970-1972 .. there is a name for the lizard (feet) coronet that escapes me at the moment.. the second hand (if original) should be straight.. unless it had been to the service center at a later date.. also the bezel (if replaced) would be thinner font.. the thicker font would be the original part. below the pic of the "Mark I" is verification of this model as it was being offered for purchase. (don't even want to think about the listing) This piece also came from Canada .. as documented by the Service Center comments. Vintage used Rolex Explorer 2 1655, Freccione circa 1970-72 This vintage Rolex Explorer 2, model 1655, is perhaps one of the most sought after watches amongst Rolex collectors at this time. This is the famed orange hand Explorer Freccione wrist watch. The serial number in the 3 million range dates the watch to 1970 and is considered a mark 1 model. This watch still has the highly sought after straight seconds hand and its original bezel instead of the newer replacement. This watch also has the TSwissT markings on the dial. The inside of the caseback shows a date code of 1972 which is within the scope of production and also shows the service history of the watch, it appears to have been serviced at Rolex in 1977, 1987 and 1997, prior to the last factory autorized service in 2006. The dial is still the original model with no modification and the original hand set is still fitted. Note a small crack in the luminous of the 24 hour orange hand which I have left intact as there as it is not loose. You can see from the sevice done at Rolex in 1997, the dial and hands change was refused. The watch was just serviced by a Rolex authorized repair center and comes with a 1 year Factory warranty. I specifically asked that the case not be polished and the lugs are still very thick and have maintained the original shape. Added to this, I was able to obtain a copy of the last Rolex service performed by Rolex Canada in 1997. Two earlier appraisals from 1997 and 2006 are also included. There is no doubt about the authenticity of this piece, unlike many in the market today. There are no boxes or papers with this watch. This vintage Explorer is supplied on its original 20 mm folded Oyster bracelet reference 7836. A member here posted his franken awhile back with the genuine dial and movement.. it also had the (lizard feet) strange looking coronet.. I highlighted in red the comment about the dial and hands changed being "refused" .. interesting to take note of the desire to keep the original parts intact.. (lucky for the owner, if that was the intent by Rolex)

here U go .. young warrior http://www.jpc8118.com/bo0021001-instrumen...242-p-5334.html

This rep is IMO one of the most accurate reps of 08 .. although it came out in the end of 08 ... this is from Joshua .. @perfect clones out of all the 08 BR's this is the best as far as accuracy Aloha Lani

Just my opinion.. but if your trying to build a business relation with any dealer it may be wise to keep your communications with them private.. if ya get ma drift Or for a few high end reps you could just go for the gen. it's got some years on it .. but I like my watches with some "history" http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=190283609340 edit add: .. may I clarify my statement ~ many of us have been loyal to the same dealer for years , and in doing so have built a business relation with that dealer, any sales person is apt to oblige a good and loyal customer (if possible) but making public emails of any communications does not help with "trust" issues ergo .. loyalty on both ends . If this is the first transaction between you and the seller ... well, why not take it a little slower is all..

I am impressed !! A New Arrival and a "Supporter" to boot.. and the SOSF !! Thank you for supporting your Hobby Congrats !!!! you really did your research well, to get the SOSF as your first rep say's something about your desire.. As Rxus states ~ the strap will give you a another timepiece and there is also the rubber divers strap.. Live Strong and Wear it Well, Aloha~Cheers Lani

The 3717 w/ChiefT AR, HKT gator strap.. for Wednesday.. still in need of Ziggy's Relume @hank7502 pm sent re: image hosting