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4 color/6 color process printing is what I do. Depending on the quality of the original digital image that is provided what you are asking for is easily done. Excellent imaging in = Excellent imaging out. And visa versa. Like my Avatar suggests...there is more than one way to skin a cat. However there would be no 'raised' aspects such as the crown. The image is printed on 3m high peformance adhesive backed 1mm thick material. Only way to determine what it would look like is to try it.

A very wise man once said...long..long..ago.. 'Rep is just Rep'. Of the twenty plus rep watches that I have purchased in the last 4 years or so, 2 or 3 have malfunctioned. Only one has just up and died. Lucky I guess. Even genuine watches malfunction and die. Those reps are VERY expensive to service and repair. For the one or two gens that I might have purchased in the same amount of time, I would not have had the choice daily to wear what ever I feel like wearing. If I don't like one or two of those I have purchased I sell them, give them away, or let them languish in my watch case. When EL's new IWC is delivered, regardless of how long it takes, I for one will have forgotten the 'fiasco' posts... when wearing it. And trust me when I say...EL will still be around offering great deals for beautiful reps long after this one unhappy customer is long gone.

Whenever I feel it is necessary to tell some one to F*** off, I normally do it thru PM's. Much more personal that way.

Beautiful...Beautiful... Those Italians... It would have been a shame to put anything but Campy on that ride. Ride it well. I am still on a Specialized/Mavic/Dura Ace/, but maybe a new full carbon Tarmac this summer. Rode 40 miles today. Yea!!

Oh wow...dudes. I actually received MY tracking number this morning. Thanks Mr. Unicorn I will count the hours.

Bump a rama. Very...Very...FINE. Daytona's would be nothing without you.

We are glad.

If there is one dealer on any of these forums who is the most trustworthy it is EL. I have been off line for 4 or 5 days, and to come back online and read this crap is UNBELIEVABLE! Why anyone who has ordered 3 or 4 watches from him and has never gotten one that worked, would continue to order more from the same dealer is beyond me. Whenever a dealer talks about getting me a tracking number, I never look at it or give one damn about where the watch is, or how long it will take to get to me. It will arrive when it arrives. On a number of occasions watches have disappeared before they got to me..customs or whatever. Each time that it has happened that way.. EL, has made good on delivery. No questions asked. To suggest to someone to relax and wait for the watch is an understatement. CHILL is not the correct term. If you can't handle the wait or the lack of communication...perhaps your dealing with the wrong 'Hobby', or with the wrong dealer. Were I the dealer in this case, and I had to read the crap concerning this 'delivery'...the refund would have been in the mails by now.

Why were you banned?

My Tag Link Chrono runs approx 16 - 18 hours after removing it before it stops. When I put it on and wear it I never wind it. Simply wearing it starts the movement. For the most part all of my 7750's run about the same time after removing it and letting it sit.

Does this mean that if I am wearing my rep Pam 112 in Italy, and someguy decides to look at it closely, and determines that it is a fake, I can be arrested? Are there people that are actually running around looking at watches in the cafes all day, or are we talking about going thru customs. If I am wearing a personal watch on my wrist, some guy can make me take it off to examine it? I find that hard to believe.

VERY NICE. Great photos too! Wear it well.

How about are buddy Levi Lipheimer?!!!! The guy, with the help of a super strong Discovery Channel team has led every single day of the Tour of California. Today he cemented his win of the event with the fastest individual Time Trial of the entire field, beating every single guy by 18 seconds! Of the top ten finishers, 5 were members of team Discovery. US Cycling has come a long way in the past few years. Although Lance is gone, Levi has stepped up big time to take his place. This could be the best year ever for American cycling on the Pro Tour. Got to love it!!!!!!!!!

BMW......BIG MONEY WEEKLY

Granite!!! And Audi!!!!!!! Very nice, as usual.

Passat, you must be kidding. If you go with the 3 series get as new one... The new 3 series coupe is a beautiful car. For the money you spend on the good deal 2006 BMW.. I too, would recommend the Audi A4 over the beemer any day.

I too purchased my first 4 or 5 reps from Eddie. The first dealer to introduce Pams to the rep world. Always a true gentleman with a great sense of humor, and a willingness to help his customers, and do the right thing. I can only imagine that dealing with people that were ripping him off and filing paypal complaints, etc., has made it no longer worth the effort. He will be sorely missed.

I must agree on the 112 being one of the most beautiful watches of them all. I got the original 112 offered from EL way back in 2004 when they first came on the market for 400.00. Heavy AR coating and no blue screws. But who cares? I wear it with a beautiful Mario Paci black strap with ivory stitching. To me it is one of the purest dials ever designed. EVERYTIME I put it on I feel good, even if I'm feeling bad. Beautiful collection. Wear them well.

Nice. Wear them well!!!

Man I feel puny. 5'11'' 162 pds 6.5'' wrist

Yep. My next door neighbor, (a gal) cannot wear Quartz watches either. Only automatic or self wind. Claims that it has been like that her entire life. I got here a nice ladies Frank Muller, auto...and she loves it. Strange, but true.

I agree that one of the downsides to ordering reps is that you don't get to try them on before you buy. Even going to an AD and sampling the real thing doesn't guarantee that the rep will wear the same as the genuine. How a particular watch fits the individual wrist will vary greatly from one to another. Some of the watches I like best, seem to have thicker case sizes (Chrono's), that range from 13mm to 18mm, the difference in thickness as well as overall case size can make a huge difference on how they fit the wrist. Some models regardless of how thick they are seem to fit better than another. Only makes sense. How it FEELS on my wrist... is way more important to me, than how it looks...big or small.

Not only is going on over at TRC, (The HR Pop ups), it is going on here too. FOR ME. I cannot even log on at TRC, when I get a message that says.. Log In - I can't. And the pop ups RULE the screen. Please help!

I too have purchased a few MP straps, and feel that they are the best I own. All the MP's I have gotten I have found on the Strap forum at ViaPaneristi. A lot of great deals are available thru the Panerai Forum members. For the most part a retail savings of around 50%. To me they are the best available. For years MP supplied OEM for Panerai. You can't go wrong.

Bump. This was a great review of two of the best watches of the year. The conclusion by By-Tor... was spot on... Get both of these watches. But definitely get the TAG (brushed dial).