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That makes perfect sense to me. Years ago my father made a wood carving of a wolf's head. It took him many hours to finish and in the end, most people mistook it for an ass' head. Nevertheless, he was our father and over the passing years it has become a treasured heirloom. I'm so new to this hobby, I have yet to attempt a mod but I am about to replace a dssd bezel insert (lost pearl) and, I can see it becoming s favored watch after a certain amount of love/hate sturm and drang ... I'm thinking about trying to enhance the numbers and tics on the old bezel insert(for practice). If I l like the way it looks I might try it on the new bezel insert ... or maybe not.

My gens don't make me feel emotionally different from my reps unless its because they have some special significance. My great grandfather's pocket watch has special meaning. I also have a watch once owned by Bing Crosby. I wear it every Christmas. There are reps that feel chintzy and those with no discernable difference to me from their gen counterparts. Reps make me feel less guilty because they cost less to buy than my gens cost to service. I think most of us just really love watches. They are tiny intricate machines that tell time, a commodity that isn't all that hard to come by. We can get the time from our phones, computers or off the wall. My fascination with watches is somewhat pivate. They are usually hidden by my shirtsleaves. My attraction is somewhat inexplicable to me and I don't flaunt it. Unless I'm mistaken, watch lovers are rare. There aren't too many of us. Most people know litte about watches and own only one or two. The Fakemaster nailed it: People don't care.

Hopefully The Zigmeister will tell in time.

This has been a most extraordinary review and thread. Thank you. I'm sure there will be much more to add as other weigh in on the movement. I'm very interested in hearing what the Great Zigmeister has to say once he has taken apart and evaluated the A3135. It may also be that 316F SS will set a new standard for reps. Great work!

Thank you for the welcome. This site is an eye opener and could easily become a compulsion. I used to have free time.

I got the same watch from Tony Feng about two weeks ago. It runs a little fast but it is clearly my favorite watch. It fooled my jeweler. He sees replicas every day but he thought this was real and was astounded to learn otherwise. I have only gen watches except for this. I've only been a member of this site for a short time but have been avidly reading, soaking up and evaluating the vast knowledge base. It saved me from making some extremely bad choices. Next, I think I will try to find a Long Island, NY Watchsmith to lubricate it as per the Zigmeister's recommendations. This is my first Post. I've been traveling the "shut up and learn" route. Thanks to all.