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ubiquitous

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  1. Just Some Thoughts...

    in General Discussion

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    There are some exceptions, at least for me to justify paying higher prices for certain watches in the trading section- e.g. high quality models that have been long since out of production like the Royal Oak Nick Faldo, or in some cases, modded watches with heavy genuine parts content (if done correctly and to high standards). These are all factors I would take into account when considering a purchase.

  2. Thinking Of Buying A Mbw Submariner 1680 Redletter

    in The Rolex Area

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    If you're going the distance to buy an MBW, I would say that it most certainly deserves some mods...

    Here is how they arrive stock:

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    Add a genuine insert and genuine Tropic 127:

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    And you get this:

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    Want to know the best way to improve the look of your watch to make it appear as close to genuine as possible? Add genuine parts! Follow up with a gen crown and tube set up, mill the CG's, drill the lugs and you're set!

  19. Sd's Hev

    in Rep vs. Genuine

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    If the manufacturers do decide to make a better 16600, I hope they also tackle the crystal and bezel diameter too. That's the even bigger flaw, in my opinion, as the genuine 16600 has a crystal that is almost 1mm smaller than the genuine 16610, and a bezel that is around .7mm smaller. The reps all seem to use a Sub caseband as the basis for their versions.

    Now... How much of a difference does 1mm make? Quite a large difference, especially if you've ever handled a gen 16610 and 16600 in your hands at the same time to compare...

  21. A Couple Of 'wildlife' Shots...

    in The Rolex Area

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    Your Daytona is giving me nightmares. That is the nicest Franken I have ever seen. I swear I can't sleep at night thinking about that watch.

    :) Heehee... It sometimes causes me to lie awake too. The rapid ticking that this 36.600bph movement makes causes me to lie awake restless. So, I usually end up putting the watch in a different room ;)

    Wildlife will be hunted sooner or later.

    No, that´s joke , don´t sell them!

    No worries! Even if I wanted to, my wife won't let me sell. I was joking around with her after I finished the Dayto and said 'Now that it's complete, it's time to sell it off...' to which she replied that after watching me fuss over this thing for a year, she's not going to let me do anything of the sort.

    Naah, no other mineral like granites... :-D

    Great shots ubiq.

    Thank you, my friend :)

    Nice shot, ubiq; did you use a polarizing filter for any of those shots?

    Thank you! Unfortunately, no filters or photoshop. I have been wanting to buy a filter, but never get around to it. I'd like to upgrade to a DSLR sometime too, as the Canon that I have now has seen some better days -_-

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