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Here is the link... http://stores.ebay.com/WHOLESALEOUTLET990

I got another Bezel Insert, the black one was kinda bugging me and I am still waiting on my gen bezel & insert to show up, so I ordered an Orange Insert from the 'bay...I know that putting the Orange Insert makes it "technically" inaccurate and a fantasy model, but I wanted to see what it would look like, and, I kinda like it... So...I am going to stick with it for a while...

Very Cool O/S...kinda looks like I imagined it...I was hoping to see a couple of rickshaws though

Your GMT hand may not be adjustable by itself. Heck, I don't think real Rolexs are either. It'll function perfectly by having it follow the hour hand. You'll notice that it will only make one full trip around the dial for every 24 hour period. You can just set the bezel to read different time zones. Your date "cyclops" is definitely on the lower magnification side...the date should fill the magnifier almost completely.

To set the GMT hand, unscrew the crown and pull it out to the first stop (not the second stop where you set the time), and turn it, one direction will set the date, and the other direction will move the GMT hand. To be functional what you should do is set the GMT/24 hour hand to the current time (i.e. if it is 1:00 PM, set the GMT hand to point the the on the Bezel (make sure that the Arrow is at the 12:00 position)), which from the pictures appears to be set correctly. The idea behind the original Rolex GMT watch is to be able to quickly read Greenwich Mean Time/Zulu time for pilots. Aviation relies on GMT to get everybody on the same time and prevent errors in coordinating local time zones. Here is a website about GMT use http://fejack.net/misc/gmt24/gmt24.htm I've always set my watches to the local time (12hr and 24hr hand) and then used the bezel to find my GMT time. I live on the West Coast, USA, and depending on Daylight Savings Time we are either -8 or -7 hours off from Greenwich England, so I would move my bezel to either 7 or 8 and read GMT/Zulu from where the 24 hour hand pointed on the bezel... Hope that helps and isn't too confusing

Loved the movie, hate the branding on the watch...makes it seem cheap to me, if you could get the watch without the logos, I'd buy it...but to me it just seems like a novelty watch...nothing special...but without the branding, it's a beautiful watch! I like the idea with the blacked out Top-Gun actually...That would make it waay more understated!

Hey O/S -I really enjoyed reading this and your follow up post about your conclusions on the trip...have you posted the pics yet? I can't seem to find them and I definitely don't want to miss them if they've already posted... Great Work! DB2

Wow, 8 years, feels like it could have been last year. The memories are so clear...I was there in 2007 and have a couple of pics of ground zero and the forever changed Skyline...Never Forget...

28 in December

I don't think that one would fit in a compact spot

These are NOT a bunch of cool cars! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKgP1rP-A4

Hey Ken...you could get a 2009 Nissan Cube - Dead Sexy

Suzuki Brat, Like a El Camino but not quiet as...cool...not quite the right word, Mullett included

Nice job O/S! I don't think I'll ever make the trip, but that sure sounds like an adventure!

3717 for Monday and Tuesday, I really need to get Chief on this crystal....

Nice watch Lani - I was also bitten by the Moon Bug after seeing Pugs'! But I also want a Gen, and can't really afford a gen, so I'll have to wait, but it will definitely be mine someday! Very Nice!

Yeah...I have a 3717 waiting to go to chief...did you end up getting it on yours Pug?

They're on the list, along with a dial, crown and tube, and maybe a datewheel....

if you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay? I saw it ad adorama for $199...can it he had for less?

Oh wait...I get it, I think..., the 50mm f/1.8 is not a DX lens so your only shoot a small section of the lens....where as the 35mm is a DX so you get a more "full" shot with the DX camera...is that right?

Ok, I checked out Ken Rockwells site and am starting to figure out the DX vs FX deal, but since it's a DX lens on a DX camera doesn't make a 35mm a 35mm and a 50mm a 50mm since the sensor and lens "match"???

From a noob shooter here, what do you mean a truer 50mm lens? I am considering the 50mm f/1.4, the 35mm f/1.8, and the 50mm f/1.8. The 50mm f/1.8 is the cheapest but it doesn't auto focus...so I've been leaning toward the 35mm and the 50mm f/1.4 because they do, but from what I read everybody says buy a 50, buy a 50, so...what is your opinion on the 35 vs 50? Thanks! DB2

Ah, the Mexican Fan Palm, my enemy and my friend - Makes great shade, but grows like a weed in SoCal, and that means I have to trim it, and I always end up getting stabbed by it in the process, no matter how careful I am! The one in my back yard is about 10' tall, with the last 18" of it growing in the last year!

It's a really funny Avatar - I like the normal/current one too, it was just a nice change , I am glad you got your moonie paid for, it's a great looking watch. It may jump onto my list of acquisitions at some point, but right now I am pretty happy with the current collection!

Hey Pugs' what happened to your short-term Avatar? I kinda liked the smiling lolrus