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I think any mass produced watch suffers from this to a certain degree. I remember having to take apart my gen Seamaster divers extension and correct the tension of the "V" split as the damn thing kept popping open every time I put the watch on (found out how to do this on the Omega forums as other gen owners had the same QC issue). Inline with your observation, the owner of a genuine watch has no reason (generally) to scrutinize his piece for inconsistencies with other genuine examples, while the rep owner is beleaguered by the prospect that his copy may have even the slightest of tells. Good eye and thanks for sharing. Regards, Ajax

Hey just wanted to give that link to the J12/gen sub comparison I mentioned. If you want to be the canary in the cole mine, I would say you have a good chance of coming away with a nice piece. http://www.rwg.cc/topic/171754-j12-subc-vs-gen-a-quick-overview/

Crumbs mate, would like to hear some more about J12 Rolex myself. Very impressed with their AP fit and finish, saw one positive review of their sub. Hope this thread gets some attention. Bump.

Thanks for all the communication gents, watching this one as well.

I have this great TC Franken (gen dial, bezel, crystal, crown). Would love to somehow turn this into a blue dial YM, anyone happen to know if the blue dial YM was offered in the original (non-supercase) watch?

Paneristi, get tied into that community, lots of great PAM trading going on over there. Side note: Of course we never talk reps on paneristi, but I always get a kick out of discovering bleed over membership (when the same straps for sale on the rep boards are also for sale on paneristi, I discover new friends).

Love this post, if this were any other illicit good what you write would be a walk in the park. Makes me appreciate the reach our TDs have...

Love hearing JCB talk watches. The Hublot line is starting to grow on me. We'll see...

On Safari today mates

Ooo I remember when I thought my $150 Fossil was a real splurge and super classy. Takes me back...

As it's a real chore to take my phone out of my pocket every time I want to check a text, email, etc I find myself wondering how I would go about wearing an iWatch or similar. My best guess is mechanical watch goes destro and iWatch goes on the left wrist (I am right handed). I will let you all know if this happens OP hang in there you are bound to run into a proper WIS at some point or other. Cheers!

Keep your LW pics coming gents. This is one I wouldn't mind seeing more of. Here's a rep on gen strap that I liked enough to take screen grabs of (watch was for sale on one of the boards, if it's yours now congrats, you beat me to a great watch).

Rolesium for today

Thinking of taking the plunge myself and found your thread very useful, thank you. As another member mentioned earlier in the thread, I also find the bracelet and clasp to be meh for this reference. Anyone want to offer up an opinion about putting a 16520 on leather? Cheers and congratulations on a great build.

Damn I thought the Yachty II was kind of dope. To be frank every time I try to get into vintage Rolex I get turned off by the lightweight bracelet and tuna can clasp. The updates described by the OP do not bother me so much, but then again I have only been collecting watches for 5 short years. I did not grow up on the vintage models, so to speak.

Martijnp, I'm not really a Breitling guy but this picture is stuck in my head perpetually. I will get a Transocean on mesh at one point, thanks to you brother. Cheers

Gents I've just purchased a TC based franken Yachty from m2m on another forum. My only complaint for this model is the old style clasp (works fine but feels cheap to my hands). Many gen owners have either the GMT IIc or Milgauss GV clasp installed for this reason. My question to the OP, how do you like the clasp on the latest noob GMT II? It seems this would be the better way to go (over the Milgauss GV style) as the newer YMs use this clasp. Congrats on that build, stunner and looks the business. Regards, Ajax ...a pic or it didn't happen

Wow, I really like this piece. Way more fun than a 15400 IMO. Congrats!

AJ that Kevlar looks right at home on your 389, better than on my 187 I think. Asci congrats on the build, that might be the hottest MN I've seen...

A little Milgauss action for today...

Interesting, when I buy a Noob factory watch, what am I really buying?

Who wants to guess what group the OP works for? Curious questions sir, the industry argument against replica collecting is based around the swindling of good intentioned customers. You can imagine the wrinkle lines when rep collectors use their free time to warn others of said fraud... My friend, you want it to be one way, but it's the other way. Cheers

Fraggle, I'm calling you the next time my computer breaks... On the real, most of the companies we do incident response for have been breeched in excess of 365 days before data exfiltration happens. As Fraggle says, we're talking Fortune 100 and government orgs here. And on that note, my apologies, I've hijacked the thread officially.

Hell of a hobby my friend. I've been designing software tools for incident response these last few years (I'm a scatter brained creative) and I have to say, you white hats could rule the world if you wanted to... Cheers!