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Vero in Italian translates to 'True'; hence Vero Cuoio = True Leather in Italian- These are Dirk's Deluxe straps, while Buccaro is a lesser grade 'Deluxe' leather of the Vero Cuoio.

Dirk Gradry is your man for these- Those are his trademark straps and CF buckles. Dirks are my absolute favorite when it comes to 24/24's with sewn in buckles...

Size really does matter...

Agree 100%. There is no need to draw unnecessary focus like that to our hobby. It's best not to ask for that kind of trouble by posting reps on the gen forums. It accomplishes nothing.

HD-

Is this price reduction happening on a per-store basis?

Might have to go check this out tomorrow...

Some pics of my spare bezel...

Let me know if your planned methods don't pan out. You can resort to this extra bezel as 'Plan B'.

Hmmmm... Not sure which caseback could be used... This would be a tough one since the 40 had a production run of 200 pieces, and finding a back with this kind of milesimation could be tricky. Maybe you could request a caseback from David with the milesimation engraved as such, or get one without prod. numbers engraved?

My suggestion-

Get the PAM36, obtain a T SWISS T dial from davidsen, fit a solid caseback to it, and you've got yourself a VERY nice PAM40 that is unique to the rep world!

Weight of the Rolesium (plat/ss) and sometimes rotor sound will give it away- especially if it's a 21J Asian version, as they have a tendancy to sound a little 'rough'. In addition, the YM is a hard one to get away with anyways- You have details like the CG's (which differ than most others in the Sports family), dial color/tone, font color, bezel color, bezel markers, etc. that all have to be spot on, or there's a very good chance that it will get called out. When your day to day involves handling and looking at these things constantly, it's easy to develop an eye to identify something that just doesn't look, feel, or sometimes sound 'right'.

This is why I stick with vintage MBW's. When genuine parts fit with little fuss, it's much easier to find and build a much more convincing piece.

Arch-

Ink can always be removed from engraved backs. I removed the paint from my MBW 1665 shortly after I rec'd it:

Just use some of Mrs. A's nail polish remover Should work like a charm!

Date magnification for a gen 127 is pretty big- More or less 3x. This is because of the tall profile of the crystal, which allows for a greater distance between the cyclops and the actual date/date window.

Indeed... I see John has lowered the price back down to a more palpable $99 (instead of his temporary inflated $199). BTW, if you knew what he was asking for his Superdome 39, you'd be in major 'WTF' disbelief!

I have a good flash file of the commercial for the Daytona with the 24hrs. @ Daytona theme. Not sure how I can embed it into my post, though...

I 2nd that. You can pick up a good, cheap insert on eBoy...

I only have the one PAM with currently just the one strap so I don't need loads. Am I right in saying that they're used to avoid damaging the strap?

Ubi, that'd be great if you do have any spares kicking around

Correct- The tubes are used to prevent tearing of the strap at the lug ends.

I'll sort through my stuff to see what I have

Did someone say... The 'T' word...?

I've got an extra bezel you can try. Just found it digging through my parts box. Snapped it on my MBW Sub, so I know it's compatible...

Ludo-

Very nice!

We need pics!!

Very nice! And, excellent pics as always.

Nice thing about this service is it will provide confidence and peace of mind to the potential buyer; no worries about a watch potentially showing up DOA, etc. which I am sure both the buyer AND seller will appreciate!

ryyannon-

Just doing what I can to help

Hope you don't mind my saying so, but you've got one fantastic timepiece on it's way to you! A very rare and unique example, and not one that you're likely to see very often!

Enjoy that beauty! And please post some pics when you receive it!

Cheers!

R

I believe this is the one Spags has for sale-

Cali dial with WM's very unique (and cool) fat hands. Photo is WM's stock photo...

Although he is not in the UK, you can get tubes from Don Ginsler. Or, if you can wait a few days, I might have a pair I can send to you for free (I have to check my parts box).

I'll bet he'll be answering your pm soon (I see him signed on right now...)

Spaghettiman has a nice WM hommage for sale...