PeteM

Where did you source that? I havent seen one with black sub hands unless the dealer pics are out of date. Thanks mate

Have to say those watches mean nothing to me. But the PAM would be best staying on his desk Unless of course your MD has a wobbly desk then it might help under one of the legs! If you go on the search here and on Pinned stuff in RG PAM section you will find a rake of stuff on PAMs that will give you a basic understanding mate .

OK Then I would like to see DLuddy's top 3-5 PAMs.

Cant blame me for trying!!!

Good idea What you mean is you get to see what people have got then you go on your Ferret mission!! Personally I would like to see Dluddys 26 for starters

Tell us more on it then mate. Wheres it from, how much was the guy willing to pay you to take it away? Seriously whats the gen on it?

No mate thats the strap, the 000 came in a christmas cracker!! So Rob what will you do with your collection or has BikeMike got first dibs!

First - LOL Second - I know what its worth minimum and maximum. As mentioned some contact details are on my inventory for that purpose. I was wondering more what you guys would or have done. Someone could start a company like 'BuyYourGold' !! Buy your rep!!!

I was thinking the other day which for me is an unusual occurence! So I thought I would share it on here, in the hope of leaving a record of it for prosperity! Anyway I was recalling a few years back, having a conversation with some very good friends of mine. ( some sadly are no longer here but my memories of them live on). We were talking about if any misfortune was to fall upon us who would look after our gear and make sure our personal effects got safely back to our families. One guy (Bluey) mentioned a film he saw, I cant recall it, where a couple of characters had agreed to become 'Porn Buddies'. The idea being if one or other suffered a misfortune the other would clear his stuff of porn so his parents or wife, cant recall, wouldnt see it and feel any disappointment etc etc. So in the same vain we all decided to ensure we would make certain if one of us went the out the door, so to speak! That one of us would make sure nothing would be packed up and sent back that might cause embarrassment to our families, this wasnt limited to porn but anything. Also anything of value either money wise or sentimentally would be taken back personally when that guy returned home and put in the hands of the family with an explanation etc. Anyway I was thinking, as I mentioned before, what about now. I dont share this hobby/passion with anyone outside these forums. I have never met any of you guys, well I dont think so but I do remember 6 degrees of seperation, so its possible! My wife and kids know this interest I have, I dont think they realise just how much I enjoy it and certainly they dont understand my collection of watches. Nor does anyone else I know! So if tomorrow I was to crushed by a falling piano or run over by a steam roller, how could I ensure my family were able get the value of my collection without either being conned by someone or just diiscarding them or giving them away etc etc. Especially the parts. I realised I had no 'Watch Buddy' someone who knew the worth of my collection and how to dispose of it so it could benefit other guys like me, who would appreciate the stuff or put it to good use. And not go to someone who would take advantage of my Wife and Kids. So this being the case I have decided to start writing a pictorial inventory of my collection of reps and Gens and to some extent parts although this is less practical. I have also listed these sites and my log in details as well as info on some members who might be able to help. As I would be happy to do the same in similar circumstances. The thing is my wife knows I have gens she has an idea they have value but she has no idea how much, not that I hide that from her, shes just not interested. she knows how much I spend, Sort of!, but not invidual watches worth especially if I get a good deal, for example I bought a new 88 for less than half price she knows what I paid but despite me telling her she would not appreciate how much more she would get for it. Plus she wouldnt be really payingf attention to that sort of thing given the circumstances, (yes she would be too busy partying!!!). This is even more relevant with Reps, I mean she walks into a jewellers offers him an LH111 he says rep assuming he does or thinks he has a bargain gen and offers her a few quid she will say yes because she knows its a rep. Now I am not saying she would go into a jewellers its just an example. And god forbid she might research, say that LH111, do a google and think its gen, I mean she doesnt know about certs paperwork etc. Or the opposite she has a gen and its punted by A.N.Other as a rep etc etc So say she Ebays it, or she walks into an AD etc etc I wouldnt want her to suffer any embarassment or unknowingly defraud someone. So hopefully my inventory will help, I have told her I have it and she must use it in any such event. I have it secured along with other personal stuff but I have given a key to another family member to hold in case I lose mine or something happens. Of course it wont solve the issues above but it will go someway to helping her or my family realise my watches worth and prevent embarassment or worse still police involvement. So if any of you guys have had similar thoughts.... what have you done about it? Do you have a 'Watch Buddy'? Has anyone any experience of this? I mean there must be a few members no longer with us did anyone on here get involved with that side of things. I would be interested to know...... I hope this dont offend no one its certainly not intentional and I hope it makes some sense to you....

(Old Wives) Tales

LOL.... Let us know mate. Feedback seems to be for the sead model but I am still waiting to hear from him. I will let you know what he says

The 233 and 270 both come with roller ball lever from PWC and Sead. As you said 270 has better rep on movement. Both have tunnel strap but they are thin. Greyarea just bought one and will post pics this week, he loves it. From what I saw of PWCs it needs CP mod, Pin polish and flatten and tighten, AR removed. Rotor arm noise apparently has been improved. The rest lower DWetc I can leave I reckon Wait to see what Sead says but asked if he could do mod. Found these nice gen shots

I spoke to Nixx mate thanks. I have PM sead To remove AR I first tried CC cloth then Acetone but none worked well. So I tried stainless steel polish and microfibre cloth came straight off - just do it in daylight to check its all off. I didnt need to remove crystal from case. Just the movement was taken out for me. Plus SS polish doesnt harm any case finishings I used SS polish on Chiefs and DSN and standard rep AR all came off no problem. But I should say this isnt a prep for redoing the AR. But you cannot see a trace in any light.

(The) Hawks

Obviously I pressed the wrong upgrade button!!! As 4 blokes in Daisy Duke Cutoffs turned up offering me some RWG special wrist action!

WoW mate your a star. Thankyou I really appreciate the time you took to reply, Thanks To be honest I thought I might get some, not many, but some replies/photos. The info you gave is really useful and certainly when I can find the right one I will pull the trigger. The idea of swapping the crystal is a good one assuming the crystal itself is better if not I would just remove the AR as I did with my DSN 217. Unfortunately PWC wont seem to talk to me as I think I upset him replying to one of his curt messages when I bought from him, my fault. The trouble I have had as you say in your post is finding the roller ball lever and right date wheel. I will have another search mate. Thanks again mate, I really appreciate it

Thankyou Is it the Bond.... James Bond - Panerai

Not to keen on the 300 but the one TT posted is nice. What is that model? I prefer it because of the Tachy bezel. I am not keen on the blank bezel as its too much of a blank area for me. But do like the dial. 20K now thats a snip just go and get some old change out me piggy bank!!

And I now get access to all the secret stuff!!! Those other non plat guys dont know what they are missing!! So sign up!!

Thanks O/S. Just realised its only $15 difference so just went through normal route.

I tried to upgrade my membership but I couldnt find an option to go from VIP to Platinum.

kumbaya

Now thats a nice watch, never seen that one.

Lot of work in that mate but it looks well worth it. Thanks for sharing.

Caught what or is that a pun on jaws!