lanikai

Around 2 pm is my heavy meal.. Sushi today Hamachi maguro Ebi Unagi Uni Shake Poke Ikura Spicy tuna Scallop Kane Natto Tako Tamago Ika Chicken kurage Fried Tako Mountain veges think I left out a few.. washed down with Green Tea... and diet Pepsi is my diet of choice.. dr. Pepper too

Looks great B. ..... oxidize the case and with Ziggy's work ... Live strong and wear it well

IWC Aquatimer Chrono ss bracelet - aka. Slevin

it's with the Big Boy's at 46 or 47mm

the Rep is actually correct the official Graham web site shows the lever to be SS. .. however the genuine in person at the AD is in fact with the black lever..more and more genuine watch companies are giving misleading info on their web site pics (possibly because of replications).. i have pics of the genuine from the AD somewhere ..

PMed U Lani

got 3 genuines for 75 usd each ... who is selling these for 150 Tiffany's?? hope that comes with lunch..

the ultimate is still available.. the V-2 which is the same as the ultimate .. jus different makers.. they were released at relatively the same time.. 10 day's apart.. the V-2 is out of stock and will be replenished .. should be ready about now.. where are you getting your info from ?? these are pics of the ultimate BCE.. just got 2 back with lello DW swap.. my BCE Graphite is being serviced lumed and DW swap now.. this is the white with numeral dial this is the blue stick dial..

Congrats.. after my parcels clear customs in LAX I usually recieve it the next morning.. if it clears in the late PM i recieve it in the late afternoon the next day... alway's remember the first time..

thanks also xyphis... there is a story behind that colourful background.. a friend of mine was a struggling artist and too proud to take help .. so i told him i would buy some piece from him for XXX amount of $$ ... he just had some tubes of oil paints that he played with on a wooden board... and about a year later he started appearing in his own Art shows and galleries.. and he was doing that kind of work (the background).. but a little bit more sophisticated ..

either or both are available..

thank you .. the bezel is "tight" no loosness vertically and exact 60 clicks it is very well done compared to the last GMT's ie. 092 w/correct (supposedly) font and mag.. the markers are a little on the sharp side again 'fixable" they appear to be made of metal to me.. yes the CG will need a little bit of work .. but i have seen worse. I'll take it..

My PAM 252 North Pole arrived with it's updated dial... this is the latest dial to be introduced .. and I'm told this is by the makers of the HBB rep. .. so I had high hopes that the dial and the rest of the replication would be improved from the previous submersibles ie. 092 I am striving for effect of natural light in these pics so please excuse the crude handling of my hand in the pic as I am trying to manipulate the dial so you see what "my eyes" see.. the Genuine is directly below.. and the rep in the other 3 pics.. I am trying to duplicate the lighting in the genuine pic as the rep will change shades according to the light and sometimes looks almost black in the shade.. also the Ar coating comes into play.. to my eyes anyway it would seem that the dial colour is very close to the genuine,.. the colour of the lume also will lighten in direct light.. Movement Modified A7750 28800 for the latest updated dial .. it would appear that they did a above average job in matching the colour.. it will lighten at times to a flat navy blue and then transcend into a Azure and almost midnight blue according to the light.. then morph into a almost black in the shade.. i could not get the right angle to visually see with the lens the lighter shade of this rep dial .. but it is there ..the pic to the right of the genuine comes the closest to the light colour.. it does not get much lighter than that.. I think I was being to subjective in attempting it.. The hands to me look pretty much spot on in size and if there is a difference in the rep i cannot ascertain it visually... so I'm not saying it's perfect .. just that if you have to study it for too long .. forget about it.. it's passable. the cannon pin does need correcting.. but it is correctable unlike dial colour... Genuine the lettering is noticeably off on the "North Pole" it is closer together on the genuine and the L Swiss made L is off alignment... but you need a loupe or magnifier to see the error on the L Swiss.... so it is not a major concern with me at least... my main concern is the overall appearance of the dial colour .. so if you want to take a little off the dial for accuracy, as far as the L swiss and the lettering inthe North Pole ... up to you.. ... here is another shot of the cannon pin,.. (recessed) .. and the dial is not flush with the inner bezel as a member was concerned about .. a bit recessed.. and the Lume is greener than it appears in the pics.. but it will be relumed regardless,... the lume is good out of the box ... does not last long .. but thisto me is not a major concern as to repeat it will be relumed at some point and time ....the Date font and mag. IMHO there is no font out currently from the makers that is spot on with the genuine... so a Lello DW will be swapped.. also the mag.. i had to work all angles to get this shot.. the rep mags are just too distorted.. when you view a genuine the clarity in the optics is incredible as the pic of the genuine will testify to .. the only one that comes close is .. chieftang's cyclops.. here is a pic ... I did not have to manipulate the camera to get this clarity and see Lello's DW .. better... also this is a Ziggy watch.. where the Lume colour is what the genuine should look like on the 252.. the lume on the rep is very close but ..Ziggy... nuff said.. And now the Crystal.. on the genuine you have to look very carefully to see the AR.. as this rep has captured that very well.. but in direct light the AR will be pronounce ..not as in the Breitlings but as it is in the genuine Pams..IMHO again notice the colour change in the dial partial shade.. Bezel perfect 60 clicks and the problem with the fit of the bezel has been "fixed" there is no play as in my 092 and the alignment is perfect as far as i can tell.. this maker did an excellent job of addressing this concern.. or maybe it is not an issue with this factory..?? Ok.. I wish I had some earth shattering news that the makers had an epiphany .. and the CG flaws were now not an issue.. but we are dealing with a part that would be very costly given the machining for each CG etc.. so nothing new to report on the CG issue as you can see.. but the crown would seem the right spacing from the case, still aOEM crown will be fitted.. and with a little work the CG can be milled to fit a little tighter.. Lever ... the lever is pretty much Ok .. still needs mod. .. I did have to shave some metal off the lever.. it was too tight on the crown and causing too much stress on the stem.. the stem would be Doomed if i didn't release some tension.. just with a small file .. the metal is relatively soft and all you need is a hair width off.. Lugs this is a pet peeve.. the attention to detail when drilling the lugs ... yuck.. but fortunately we have the spring bars that will make this space look better at least... eBay...( they resemble the screws but are actually spring bars and I don't have to worry about stripping the threads Case back ,, the case back is very well done.. as far as the deepness of the etchings or engravings .. the markings .. since i am not adept in this .. some members may want to chime in .. the I series and the markings appear to be the same as the previous version.. but I dont know if this is exactly the the same since I have not viewed the previous model of the rep in person it has gotten too dark for any wrist shots so I will add those tomorrow.. So in conclusion.. the Replications of the Panerai .. is a labour of Love.. as IMHO this is the rep that will sink you in for modding perhaps more than other reps will .. not including genuine parts for say the Omega's but the rewards of the "hunt" are for me enticing ... I am very pleased with this updated version of the 252 .. my negatives were apropo since it is the most common with our PAMS .. but the negatives are "fixable", and that is all that's important to me.. or you can just "wear it as is" that is to me the personal choice we make..GTG.... or the search for perfection that keeps me coming back.. again and again Thanks for viewing.. Lanikai

sorry for the delay.. i will get pics up tommorrow .. lighting is very bad today.. rain .. overcast.. as i like to use natual light.. the 252 arrive yesterday.. so Sunday i will attempt to get pics and short words on it up.. Lani refer to this....pics and summary http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=66547

Exactly my point ... do we only point out flaws on certain collectors watches?? or is this an open forum no matter who the collector ?? or is it more about "Politics" @ Silix.....As Far as the "Greedy Collectors" comment .. was that necessary?.. it was never mentioned who was releasing the Heritage replication ..would you like to name these collectors/ as you are a collector yourself .. i don't find that very ethical to start name calling other collectors.. To pay 250 usd plus shipping for a rep with these many flaws,and it seems that the members making comments about how good this rep is, buy watches with these many flaws all the time .. if it was other collectors, would certain members be calling "rip off" ?? I am not in any way implying that this is what this rep is, but if the comments "defending " this rep isn't politically motivated.. then drawing attention to flaws should be done straight across the board and not favoring any collector or collectors ... it then becomes not an open forum but agenda and politically motivated one. but one thing is for sure, if the 2 members feel that this is such a great rep and good buy then I look forward to your reviews on this, that is if you are actually going to buy something and not just joust.... unless this is just another exercise in rhetoric...and if it is, then i guess I'm just waisting my time on this thread..

Looking forward to it

Who's complaining ?? just information.... this is not meant for you to take personally...... but if you feel this way .. answer is simple.. "buy it" .. do a review to share your findings... if you feel so stongly that this rep is good... BUY IT.... the choice is yours as it is everyone elses.

No doubt .. thinking same.. profit margin greater.. .. so the lesser would have to hit the market first

Actually .. can we call the soon to be released replication of the genuine SOH the "second generation" ? as it is 2 totally different makers and the current release is replicated using only pics and the upcoming release of the SOH is being made with the genuine as copy.. is only a couple months away. This may be just a play on semantics.. (1st generation - 2nd generation) but IMO ... I would rather opt for the rep. that is made from a genuine than that of one being made by drawings or pictures ... why would the collectors who are going to sell the replica made from genuine as copy sell another makers rep that was made from pics before the release of their original goal?... it would be like defeating the whole purpose of "product development" .. needless to say pissing customers off ... and not recouping their investment in the genuine copy... just food for thought..

IWC Aquatimer "Slevin" SS Alain Siberstein Kronos Asian 7750 working regulator

Thanx, JK.. rbt exactly my goal in this watch.. fun break away from the norm.. off the wall abstract time.. good to see others feel the same..

............ ......... ........ OK..OK..LD I'm ok now.. really.... ...... .... .... I think U picked the wrong year man..

The bracelet makes the slevin visually look bigger than it is .. IMO... the divers strap shrinks it..this is to me because of the mass of the links at the lugs..

more art than a timepiece IMHO... but this is the debut of the A7751 ... copy of the swiss 7751 with all the functions.... Ok still trying to figure out how to read and work all these needles and dials.. collector said .. "you can figure it out".. interpretation = "I dun know either" If anything this is a conversation piece.. what kind of conversation .. dun know... "how was your acid trip in college' topic?? Pics.. don't even think about a review dun know where to start . or the functions yet.. one thing though.. the AR is outstanding.. ............... .... Asian 7751 when I first laid eyes on this timepiece in person .. I thought i had a major melt down.... but after putting it on ... it did grow on me.. great casual piece probably more for spring or summer .. anytime in Hawaii