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subbiesrock

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  1. This has ben discussed in a previous thread while the Kickstarter program was still active. The lug width is 28mm, Donerix was developing some straps for use with the iPod nano, and I'm sure he's getting onto this as well...

    Might be worthwhile for all our strapmakers to investigate making some custom leather straps for this one :)

  2. I probably wouldn't have noticed it at all without Andreww's well spotted notes but... Does thing even have a crown? It looks like just the crown tube.

    An aside, my mate has a street fake Bentley from indonesia that looks a lot like this with a brown dial. It's so bad. Besides not working, both the pushers fell off and the bracelet is actually chromed plastic! I should get a pic for the horror musuem thread.

    Cheap fakes of really expensive Breitlings are particular gruesome. Get a pic if you can, we all get chuckles from those rep nightmares :)

  3. Wonder how many more were conceived animal_rooster.gif

    Hurricane or not, human nature prevails :o) must have been boring as hell in the evacuation centers, no electricity, total darkness, I'm sure in 9 months time we'll see the results :)

    As for the passing of the hat, the 2010 fires in Kinglake brought in 350-400 Million, It makes me proud that in times of emergency and great need, Aussies really seem to pull together.

    Just watching some of the interviews on NineMSN, one man describes the eye of the storm passing directly overhead, and the total and utter silence... Then as it passed and the winds behind it came over, his house, it sounded like a freight train hurtling down the street at full noise...

  4. How about $1.3 Million ?

    Want to talk value for money? I just saw this exact watch in Gold being sold for the low low price of US$70... :o) that's a saving of $1,299,930!

    Shameless I know, but it had to be done :)

    As for the 300k Patek, it IS a bit rich, does anyone know what the sticker price was? Or are these released exclusively to auction houses? If so, very very clever marketing strategies being employed by Patek.

  5. A local watch store here in Burbank has one that is nearly identical to that Orbita model from the watch prince but it has two leather straps that wrap around it. It is black with polished S/S buckles and three individual watch pillows that sit inside. It's pretty nice to be honest. Great quality leather too. I talked them down to $60 for one, but didn't end up buying it at the time. Still debating if I need one or not.

    Happy to pick it up for you and send it if you like?

    People like this make the world a better place... :)

  6. I've got a strap from almost every dead animal, cow, ostrich, croc, cayman, gator, python... Never seen a cobra though... :)

    The trend for PAMs seems to be really good quality leather and immaculate, precise stitching work. Some Italian strapmakers are commanding higher prices than OEM for their quality of workmanship. It seems all the collectors eventually gravitate to the understated, high quality designs, which might be reflected in the general trend of responses to your question :)

    Having said that... The white cobra does look about 146 different kinds of bad-ass... :)

  7. Just be cordial, and pay a little extra for tracked shipping. The only reason they don't tend to like shipping overseas is all the Customs Declarations and paperwork. I was running a little eBay side business for a while and remember how much time filling all those forms out use to take... Intra-border deliveries are much, much easier.

    Good luck and show us some pics and prices, I'm kinda liking these watch rolls :)

  8. Agree.. It's definitely a Bentley GT.. but how can you tell it's a rep from those blurry pics?

    I think Andreww is right. Not only is it a rep, it's a pretty cheap one, look at the red lettering over the 6 o'clock subdial... Or lack thereof... Also the machined bezel looks nonexistent, but you're right, it's hard to confirm from these blurry pics, I did the best I could from the source.

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