freddy333

I agree -- hard to tell with these pics, but it looks a bit too wide.

Ditto that, Angus.

You can say that again! Welcome home, rckh. Early Wednesday morning & I am still working late from Tuesday night & wearing my slightly too-blingy (but not for sale), 5+ year old 116520

Looking forward to them. In the meantime, here is an old pic of a few of mine to inspire you

I had just what you need (there was a link to it in this post), but it appears to have gotten lost during 1 of the forum upgrades.

It is the photographer that makes good pictures, not the camera. Most of my pics are taken with a 12 year old 4MP point-&-shoot camera, certainly far from state-of-the-art or even modern standards, yet, with a bit of experience (& LOTS of practice), I seem to do ok 1st, read your camera manual (if you do not have it, you can most likely find 1 via google). Then, read Pugwash's pinned tutorials in the Photography forums.

That being the case, I cannot imagine that any of the usual rules would apply. Wear whatever you like.

Traditionally, weddings are all about the bride, so gentlemens' watches should be kept simple, small &, for the most part, out-of-sight. But if you plan to attend without a jacket, this is obviously not a traditional wedding, so I would select a watch that is in keeping with your overall deportment. If you expect to be revealing body art, I would not fuss over this & just wear whatever you want.

Of course you can post a link here. Where do you think you are..........Timezone?

I have sold a number of watches over the years & never suffered from seller's remorse. None said 'Rolex' on the dial, which is probably why.

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A great video (that made the rounds here a year or so ago). Still, recommended viewing if you have not seen it.

Put this on for dinner & it is right where I left it (still Friday night)

Most likely answer - an Arab oil Sheikh.

Wore my Longines today

The seller has a variable selling history. That is, he has sold some good stuff & some highly questionable stuff. In this case, all the parts that you can see clearly see look legit. The problem is that you cannot see everything. Now, that may be due to an oversight, but it could also have been done purposely in an effort to hide questionable details. Specifically, I cannot see the stamping on the leaves of the clasp & the end links have definitely come from another bracelet (they have the telltale mangling/damage on their hinges from being unbent/rebent with tools), so you have to consider the likelihood that the leaves may have been replaced as well. As many times as I have seen leaves replaced simply to produce a bracelet with a specific date, I have also seen them replaced with aftermarket parts. Were it me, I would request good, clear pics of both sides of the clasp leaves (so you can make out the content of the stamping) or bid with the understanding that questions remain.

Ditto BGGodwin's comments. This will definitely be a very accurate 16520 (externally). However, I always question the logic in constructing these frankens when you can purchase a 100% gen 16520 for only a few grand more (16520s can be had in great shape starting around $10k). I certainly get the do-it-yourself aspect of the parts hunt/build, but, when you factor in the time it took to gather all the parts, the cost to purchase/assemble them & the fact that you can never sell it as a gen, it does not compute for me. Still

Not sure what a WSD is, but my (unmodded) MBW arrived looking like this Today, after replacing everything except the mid-case, my (gen-powered with working Hev) DRSD looks as above or like this

Wearing Goldie again today

I have not read the VRF thread, but, from the text of the letter, I smell something very fishy here. The letter seems to have been written by a non-English-speaking individual (I would guess Asian). Based on the letter's grammatical form, it is pretty clear that the author's native language is NOT English ('Send to you as a reminder that', 'I hope you'll like it makes a special decoration' & 'Don't forget to take the letter Sales Department'), which would make little sense coming from a 'John Ogilvie', Pan Am's U.S. General Manager, who, at the time, would have been based in Chicago. So I do not think it takes Sherlock Holmes to deduce that if the letter is fake.............. Now, on the other hand, my Pan Am incidentals are 100% genuine, so.............

For the 1st time in quite awhile, I wore Phase 1 today