PeteM

Mate...He speaks better English than what I does !! Plus you never know maybe he is off to a fancy dress and his Mrs is the watch...or it could be a Dominatrix thing !

lugs are 24mm buckles vary from 24mm to 22mm If its on deployant it will be 24/22

No my friends it cant be KGB..... I cant spell KGB !!! Just a bit of Cockney !!!.......But Nico as you are an adopted Cockney you will need to translate for D ;)

I much prefer this to the 253.... even the dial is in MHO better going by them side by side. I think you can see that in those comparison shotsof my 253 & 286

From what I can see they only had the gen for a short time and so their measurements were rushed.... Angus mentioned he was getting a gen dial/watch in next few days I have also asked someone on here if they could pass on the info from their gen...

Very nice mate.... The combo is very ice too.. Never come across this one before.. Congrats and wear it well mate

Another bromance blossoms !!

Glad all is well mate.... But surely the best way to get to the floor is to hit the roof first !!!

Just sent him some decent gen pics of the CG as its still shy of the case compared

Thats unusual on the Daytona mate.... completely changes the look of the watch on your wrist... The 305 strap looks nice but I kept staring at P's buckle...I think his PreA is better...what do you think? Have ABP got a place in the Tef or do you travel up alot to them ?

I have been on their sites a few times in the past when I was looking for a HB strap.... Everything I liked needed to be custom ordered and apart from struggling with their measurement forms.... I wasnt sure I could part with that much dosh without having never tried or seen one of their straps in my hand before... Afterall I can never bring myself to order my women off the inernet...I prefer to get in my car and see it all before I buy !!! ;) Really not sure on that 360 strap..... sort of looks like someone took a gas torch to it...if you know what I mean..

OK F now I know you hang around ABP...whats your discount like ?? Mate...whats that last strap?

Toad strap...whats wrong did you eat all the frogs ? Great comparison mate on the straps DSNs was never a goer IMHO but his destros have always been sub par.. Be great to see if you could capture that depth shot from an angle... So setting aside the dial ...is this a DLC of the rep 219 or are there are divergences mate..? Congrats and wear it welll.....I guess its off for a relume I had one of those OEM buffalos a few years back which came off a gen 26K, I never really liked it myself with the DLC...on my wrist anyway...on others it looked good...I guess its the Tats that clash !!!

Oooooo....ABP !!?!! You have too much money mate Very nice Were ABP OK then about sewing in the RFs PreA buckle? PS I dont like that watch... :p:p

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Congrats mate Always enjoy seeing those projects of yours... look forward to many more....

I am not certain on thickness measurements, so I couldnt say what they were.. I have noticed however that dial thickness' did vary on the gens I have had..not by much and only to my eye so again its a subjective opinion... Though looking at say what D did in his post I would say these are thinner regardless of the lume though with changing this you can negate the shallow rep look but wont acheive the full gen look... I think a lot of what you see on the gen isnt just the plate itself but also the build up on it of the base coat, top coat and lacquer...which the rep dials dont get or certainly dont appear to get... What I havent paid attention too and will do at the next opportunity is compare the dial feet and base plate thickness as this will also provide more information on the comparison of gen to rep relative to the way the CP and hands sit above the top plate. I dont think anything is going to change on this dial as when I spoke to Angus he said the only variation from this to the final dial being used on the 312 was the GMT... so given that the 312 is the final version its logical to assume this is the final GMT dial... I really dont think we are going to see much difference in any of these models now... the only outstanding part that I have been told is still not final is the shape of the CG lever but I think reading between the lines this doesnt inclue the distance of the lever from the case, which is another shame.. On another small point..none of these models will have SL.. it will be a decent lume but not gen standard Having said all that I still think this whole process has been a great example of how things could be progressed in developing reps.... if only !! These are still going to be nice reps compared to whats currently available... and until the movements are sorted the main flaw, the position and size of the DW, will always be evident so what harm does a few other flaws do overall !! ;)

Nice timing mate.. When did you order it..out of interest? I thought from what I was seeing on the boards only J and A were dishing out at the moment..

No mate Spend your dosh on other straps...much better value If you are struggling then I personally suggest you contact Orloff by PM he will make to measure for you a very good prices.... same as you pay Josh for most... Get some pics of what you like and attach them to PM

Ah...you cant beat approval from a memeber of the Ray Charles School of watch warranties

These dont come with a Swiss but it is the Hi beat unlike the others from the HB factory...

Only decent one is the 111J OTB mate.. If you want the 005K then wait or try other dealers or go for 318...much better on the wrist than the 111J...but the 111J does have a much better case All dealers sell the same watches if you know the version you want.... You will find straps in the strap section for sale

Awesome shot mate.... Nice share

Depends which strap mate...but start with the strap dealers section and try searching on Risti, VP etc Or just google...Manifatture Firenze, Greg Stevens, Dirk Straps, Heroic, etc etc

Hi mate PM sent