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Actually, on my rubber clad, there is a small gray spot on the lume at the 8 marker but the watch arrived that way...it just looks like uneven luming but its tiny.

Which versions did you buy? On the secs at 12 versions, not all of them have lume on the markers.....so the white paint it turning gray? Are u leaving them in the vegas dessert or something?

There is no reason chief would not AR a mineral crystal...only prob is if it had an AR coating which would not allow the use of polishing paste...making removal of the original coat difficult. I see other correct He seamasters on ioffer and am tempted but hesitate after the angela incident. I don't think the gen bezel on offrei works....people have tried and the bezel will not fit the rep case.....$200+ for attempting to extract the gen pearl seems abit too much to spend on a rep

Very nice! Where did u get the case....from ioffer Angela? What about the crystal? One of the problems with rep omegas is the crystal...some of the curved ones distort the dial way too much when viewing at an angle. Strange that I don't see this problem with the blue bond omega. -bosk

I just use tweezers....plastic or rubber and get as close to watch as possible viewing the watch at a side angle. Lay the hand gently on the tip and then press down gently from the top where the hand attaches to the post. GL

The ROO and the rep RO chrono are both 42 mm (excluding crown). They are the same size....the oracle strap fits perfectly on both models. The RO chrono is inaccurate in that the rep factory just used a ROO case to make the watch. As stated the gen is only 40 mm.

My Paris model which came from King (white datewheel) had a decent rubber strap....far from exceptional....but decent. This rubber does not compare to the Sec @ 12 rubber clad which has one of the best rubbers in the rep world, IMO. The dial layout of the PARIS model is one of my favorites and the rep strap does not do the watch justice. Simple mods include an oracle carbon strap and Chief's newest AR process which brings the watch to another level of quality.

The Kill Bill is VERY cool and would be on the top of my list as well as the ORCHARD ROAD.

The bezel seems fairly solid so I suspect it is a rubber covering over SS. The bezel has none of the rough rubber scratches I've seen on some ROOs so perhaps the factory decided to improve the process after a limited run. -bosk

My AP final came from Silix...it took about 1.5 weeks but J&A have the best pricing at ~450. Small problems...slight scratch on the case (very minor) and a bit of uneven lume at the 8 marker. Other than these two issues....watch is perfect and functioning perfect. I could not have expected a better watch. Lume is actually very good on this version....the watch glows in room after entering indoors....something my superlumed PAM and gen dialed omega do. Rubber strap is awesome. Silix is actually a very dependable dealer....just a few days longer in shipping but this was during the olympics so who knows. I'll take some family pics of my AP collection soon: EOD MBW, Themes MBW, Jumbo MBW, Paris RO chrono, modded 36 RO for size comparison, RG Wempe, and a quartz montoya. -bosk

thanks for the info. mine should be hitting the west coast today and into customs. -bosk

Has any1 tried OFREI's 35.5mm pink sapphire crystal on a PAM? its only 2 m thick instead of the 3.5 of the DVN. OFREI's would be a much cheaper source at $45. -bosk

Yes....oracle comes with endlinks...I just paid for an oracle kevlar strap 30 min ago U can even buy extra endlinks. I already have the carbon strap which is simply awesome. -bosk

swimming and diving with a rep chrono....wow...none of my chronos have seen water but I take my rollies, PO, and seamasters for a dip regularly after some waterproofing -bosk

I saw one on UK ebay but the seller looked abit shady....sellling some "gen" rubber clad bits like the strap, crown, bezel, etc. -bosk

u need to redrill the crown in the case....perhaps one of the new rep secs at 12 dials will work... but not sure. Gen dials are >$500 from those that I've seen. -bosk

The date window looks soooo horrible, IMO. Most the pieces are there, Y don't the rep factories just execute with more precision? -bosk

Curious if the rep makers addressed the asymetric chrono/crown issue. If they did, then with all other promised goodies (subdial and bezel screws), it'll be truely 1:1. -bosk

I have the same watch with Double Chief AR....looks outstanding and it's one of my top 3 watches design-wise. Mine has on a oracle carbon strap....highly recommend it. The rep rubber strap brings down the whole watch, imo. -bosk

Tanfo, Post some pics of your gen AP concept watch again and this thread will be silenced and in awe BTW, there are secs running at 12 AP reps out there....but they're just $3000-4000 -bosk

I agree..cool but it will difficult the execute and still have the watch look good. Luming on bare metal does not look that great unless u apply a lot of lume and then u'll have consistency issues. I'd love to see an attempt tho. -bosk

Its more like send them back...and not getting a refund...and having to resort to a CC chargeback from paypal. I'm still waiting to see if she disputes the chargeback or what PP's action will be. -bosk

Hey Chris, Nice watches. I'm so tempted to slap that black skeleton android movement into a PAM case. Of all my watches....I get the most complements on my PAM skeleton.

Custom built with superlumed hands and an IWC skeleton movement.