gioarmani

Gen or Rep?

Excellent. Thanks.

The most recent Rolex rep's clasp code I've seen is "CL1", on Josh's and one other dealer's (which is the clasp code used from June/July of 2004 thru June/July 2005). For those who don't know, the clasp code is on the same part of the deployment buckle where it's stamped "Rolex, Steelinox, Registered Swiss made", etc: Here's a list of what is supposed to be the correct (gen) markings: YEAR CODE 1976 A 1977 B 1978 C 1979 D 1980 E 1981 F 1982 G 1983 H 1984 I 1985 J 1986 K 1987 L 1988 M 1989 N 1990 O 1991 P 1992 Q 1993 R 1994 S 1995 T or W 1996 V 1997 Z 1998 Z or W 1999 X 2000 AB 2001 DE 2002 DT 2003 AD 2004 CL 2005 MA 2006 OP 2007 (I'm not sure on this one) Most (rep) models now come with "AD10", which ran from the summer of '03 to '04. If I'm correct, I believe '03 was the first, recent year they started to make the (gen) cases without the springbar holes so for your rep case with no holes, AD10 should be sufficient. However, I would love to have a clasp that is marked "OP" or even whatever the current code is for the '07 model. Does anyone know if any of the dealers can get/currently offer this? I wonder if they can simply have the factory re-calibrate the clasp stamp machines to simply punch them with new letters...

Interesting--I could have sworn I read somewhere that the actual cyclops eye itself didn't have much at all to do with the mag, that it was all in the distance.

I know it's only a matter of personal taste, but I see so many of these models where the date literally fills the entire cyclops eye--which it's not supposed to--and I don't particularly care for its look. If the visual size of the date mag in the cyclops eye is determined by the distance from the top of the dial to the crystal, why is it on models like Josh's perfect sub the date mag looks too big? If the watch has the same mm rehaut measurement as the gen, then why would the date-mag be bigger than the gen? The reason I ask is my EL sub's date mag looks just like my gen did and its magnification is even the exact same size as all the sub pics in the gen owner's manual & on rolex.com, even though the rehaut on my model is supposedly smaller than the gen? How exactly does this work?

When I was an optician years ago, we had a machine that coated the lenses with the AR coat, after they had been milled to the right prescription. I wonder if you could just pay the local LensCrafters to put AR on your crystal...

Depends on the contingencies agreed upon during the original sale. Was it used? Defective? Why was it first discounted? The word "sale" is usually synonymous with the word "problem". If it's a manufacturer's defect, by all means it's their responsibility. As cumbersome as it is to ship back & forth (waiting, questioning, hoping...) and all that goes along with that, that is the proper way to have the warranty & repair/replacement handled. If you chose to take it to your local watchmaker, you should consider any original warranty voided & expect those new charges to come from your pocket, as the dealer/manufacturer no longer has any control over the quality or work performed and the liability for any future repairs or malfunctions have now been passed from his hands to yours. Personally, I don't put up with defective merchandise--regardless of the source. At the first sign of trouble, I'll immediately be looking for either a return & refund or a return & exchange. From my experience, if it starts having trouble at the beginning--to me that's completely unacceptable--it's only going to get worse with time, and if the trouble is that soon in it's life-span then it's only downhill from there. However, if it was a watch I was in love with, and I simply couldn't muster the patience to wait for the back & forth shipping, and the repairs were something I could easily afford to do, I would happily bypass the waiting and let the local smith take care of it--who in all honesty is probably much more competent than the factory's assembly-line workers who built it in the first place.

That is such a fluke it's not even funny. Attacks like this are so rare it's not even worth looking up the statistic; they do happen but until Steve Irwin gave up the ghost, no one in the news gave a [censored]. What that report didn't mention (this guy, not Irwin) is that he was probably in the boat fishing and either hooked one, or at least nicked one with a hook, which caused the ray to naturally flip out and use it's only defense. I was raised in a house on Turtle Beach in Sarasota for 13 years and used to swim through schools of them on a regualr basis. For all intents and purposes, they're completely harmless unless stepped on or attacked; they certaintly don't go randomly flying through the air into people's chests, contrary to the media's sensationalism.

No sweat!

Here's the same watch before mods: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=11218 (dif dealers, but I'm 100% sure they're from the same factory)

El's eta sub looks damn good. http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=12542 Slightly modified, but the only real difference is the crown--EL's is 1/4 to 1/2 a mm thicker.

I do mine with a home-sharpened 1 mm. Even my sharpened 1.2 mm just fits the groove. Try these: http://www.trustytime.com/index.php?main_p...products_id=731

realistically, they've all done & survived g.

I can't wait

Not really an opening, just a premier at the Toronto Film Festival.

It doesn't come out till Nov 3rd.

No offence at all--none intended either. I just can't believe someone would start a site hocking that stuff. Replicas never lead to the death of a species. But with the "intellgence" of mankind in the 21st century, why not replica elephant leather? It can't be that hard

Emailed. We'll see exactly how those [censored]ers obtain it. Sorry, but even if it's done through legal methods, in principle & symbolically that's still morally repugnant. Disgusting.

Elephant?! That's [censored]ing irresponsibly sick.

Think it's Cory Lidle, Yankee's pitcher.

Hate Halloween.

Lord, I hope not.

What's it made out of?

Yamaha? Roland?

Nice!