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when my ar crystal scratched... used aluminum mag rim polish .. if you don't have a dremel .. a rag will do .. took the scratch right out... works well on deep scatches on the metal too, for this you need a dremel .. after the dremel take out the fine swirls with a polishing rag and more Aluminum mag polish.. this works better than jewelers rouge... fine scatches in metal, just the polishing rag and some mag polish works great, ... get it at auto stores ...took out some of the ar coating too

WOW.... V .... .. that looks even better than the first one you posted ... i did not think such was possible .. what good is a great looking watch without a great looking straps would you put tractor tires on a ferrari .....wear ripped up shoes with a Versace suit .... Slippers (thongs) with a Hugo Boss Pinstipe ??? Then why wear a canvas rope with your Panerai...if you can manage... my point being everything needs to be complimented and finished with style... and since I cannot make a quality strap like you V... i WILL SPEND THE MONEY ... AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO KEEP IT IN HOUSE thankyou V,

Hello Someone call my name OH .... it must be Ms. Barrett .... Hello Well how can you pass up a greek hide... for all you know this historic aged hide could have come from an offspring of an ox that was born to a four legged animal that pulled the carts for the warriors in Sparta. Although I bilieved they did a lot of footwork.. Common VB what's next .. watches that is, what are you bartering for now .. WOW.. the 089 and the 199 are getting alot of wrist time ... got a dark brown alligator band on the 089 .. i really likes the look ....and the MP Noce is on the 192 Submersible.. man i gotta get my camera going... trying get down to the beach to take some wrist shots Just extracted 3 straps gotten over the weekend in E's crazy sale... the rest will be held in the shopping bag .. let E or Mara know if you want to put anything in the "BAG" on hold and pay for it when you are ready to ship ... dangerous way to shop

That is a really good looking "watch",.. too bad the case back is incorrect .. i could even overlook that ... and Tatalium comes from volcanic lava I believe ... very ..very expensive... obviosly no tatalium in the rep ... i could even overlook that .. i guess i just really like the combination of TI and polished SS ... and the blue in the hands really add to the look.... Good looking watch..... thanx for the pics Rolli

I go to the craft supply store and get the fabric permanant marker.... i had a brown gen alligator but with white stiching.. took away from the hide... i put down a black base coat and like sssurfer say's it soaks it right up ... next day i applyed the dark brown marker to it and came out with a nice deep brown to match the alligator hide.... like the gen pam gator... browns have black in them it just depends to what degree

it has been nothing but fun since your arrival on this planet... and i am superstisious.. and that comes from my day's of baseball .. gotta wear certian colours on certain day's .. gotta wear my fiddy during certain times of the day etc., etc. and as i write this all my auto movements are in their winders... i just like to watch them turn and turn and turn... i think i need an intervention again have a good evening and write some thing so i can be entertained again tomorrow.. thanks VB

chewing gum may do the trick for the time being...a little pinch in the lever

don't know why i keep coming back to this members post ... could it be the pic that is added to the profile ????

Why is it everytime I read a thread of yours lately there is the mention of FOOD and not just substance to eat but a great menu ???? and i am assuming when you talk of "sex" it has to take at least 2 people for the act to be called _ _ _ .. just wanted to clarify that because it is soo stylish to at least wear your panerai when indulging in aerobic activity So you are in an Italian Restaurant and you take off your Panerai .. isn't that sort of sacriliges (sp?) I bet sssufer or Lello would never think of abandoning their PAMS for the sake of red sauce .... Now that i have had my fun ... i will probably run into a PAM moment so my logic with the MP straps is ... when i think i may mess up .. i wear the Toscana PAV and when all is right with the world and my coordination i think it safe to switch to the MP PAV...isn't this a bit off the wall thinking???

he may not be on the board anymore but he is very honest and reliable for customer service after the fact ...so is Andrew... he and Joshua combine many projects together i have many watches from both... both are senior dealers with some influence with the makers.... the 104 is coming out next month .. or so i am told with correct font and mag ... Joshua is ,, perfect clones .. google that.... and Andrew is... trustywatchguy ... google that

From a very reliable source .. the GMT like u all know is coming out .... seems it is delayed a bit due to supply issues with the movement ... but SOON

By over ripe avacado i was meaning almost a black purple no where near green ... and the Senape or the Anacardo.. i guess would depend on your skin tone..i think the Anacardo would look good on the Ti or the 111h ... man i don't know that's why i got both ... and that's why i like Sunday Brunch ... get to eat everything ..Elliot seems to be inclined to give the Senape a two handed thumbs up where as he really did not comment on the Anacardo... Gotta get one of V's Pam logo buckles to put on the PAV 91 though.. going to see the leathersmith tomorrow ... i just hope he can do it or my strap may be off to V for re-buckling

Had a couple of friends play in Canada... freaky rules and bigger field.. I'm not at any level... V is the true strapman .... creates his own... the anacardo looks like an over ripe avacado in colour .. had to get a MP XI in papaya brown after Delta T's pics of his brown dial with one... should go well with my ti/brown dial... love them titanium cases (when oxidized properly)but couldn't connect the right colour strap until now... thanks Delta I don't know about the Europelli's ... but you are right.. Hard to beat the Italians for their hides and further ... hard to beat their tanning with their colours..generations of artisans and craftsmen.... although i am really tempted to try V's Greek hide ... Sparta had warriors and style.. Wearing my Davidsens ti/pvd that i got today.. with vintage dial ... off white egg shell lume ... glows bright though... need to try some pics... i have a italian bull hide dark mocha brown with really light brown stiching on it.. just imagine in your minds eye for now too tired to take pics (lazy) are you going for the Senape?? ... Life is a game of inches.... LIVE STRONG AND WEAR IT WELL

Do you know American football .... (the yards in a playing field?)..... let's just say i bought enough straps today for a first down ... yards for a first down is 10 HELP...... I'll stop if u will.... yeah right

Help I need an intervention .... sooo many staps ... soo little time and $$$

Well said V beauty is in the eyes of the ... yada, yada , yada .... exactly why i can afford to buy a gen pam but choose not to right now but a strap .. since you create your own and sell them ... i could not do what you do ... i could not create a PAV 91 .... People also spend as much in a bar or club in one hour or one night... so it's all relative ... agian WELL SAID

Looks Great DT .... i am recieving a Ti/PVD with vintage sandwhich dial from Davidsen ... it's taken 3 weeks but i asked him to take his time ... the Ti is a little unstable to get the PVD coating on so it took more than enough cases to get it right... i know what you mean about being able to order custom mod from the start.. i should be gettin it early next week .... and your MP strap looks good on the brown dial ... now i know what colour strap to use on mine .. i kinda felt it shoud be something darker than the dial so as to bring out the colour of the dial ..... thanks again for the pics.

Hail VB ... optimo ... maximo ... the best the greatest... what dealer deserves such acolades.... ah maybe sssurfer .. CT ,Lello, Flav,Ziggy,Kruzer,Delta the watch Gods of the Rep world.. Hail to thee .... Naaaahhhh...my fantasy.... 199 in Titanium ... but i inquired and the answer depressed me.. Got another PAV 91 BUT .. Toscana ... same hide though with a little bigger stiching ... exatamondo same hide as the MP ... you are not going to believe what i paid... go ahead you have to ask first.. may be going to sleep soon though ..LOL

I'll take it .... first come first serve???? VB... Delta we gotta get in on this ... maybe we can by it as a co-op .... then sell it for double on the bay .... V....you can sell ice cubes to eskimos .... aahhhh comoonnn.. what would it take to mod it????

I'm partial to southern Chinese cooking... so it would not be a bad thing wonder what the Romans wore with their sundials??? it had to be something stylish, imagine getting one of those reps I think they invented the real Bling.. Joshua Octavius ..... Andrew Augustus .. how's that for rep dealers handles?

wow that is crazy ... but i will confess now that we are laying our cards on the table ... i got 1...2...3 .. ..i may be just a little obsesive compulsive here... not that no one can relate to that sentiment. what if they run out and these are the only ones left in the free world????

thanks FW ... hope it stay's that way too

Thanks sssurfer... figured i would wait to hear your input... you validated what i was assuming ... since there is no chrono mod on this it should be better than the chrono version..... I may go ahead and get the 104 or the 220 .. i have confidence in you and Lello beating the makers to the punch on the wheel...

I am contemplating getting a 104 ... since some members are working to get the correct date wheel and i do believe they will achieve this before the makers do.. So with that said i am looking at the Asian Valjoux 7750b1 movement... tried to upload the file but I guess I don't have the rank yet... I have had some bad luck with the 7750 movements in chrono's ... but i think i read ziggy's info .. the Valjoux movmt ... to be one of the better ones available .. or am i wrong? input please