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Congratulations & beautiful watch. Love those steel Datejusts.

Is Bush responsible?.........well, yes and no (and if Clinton -- either one -- were in office, the answer would be the same). Sounds like classic Bob Frei-speak and thanks for posting it. I believe this is just a case of one golf buddy (a US trade official or President (and it does not matter who that is, because both parties tend to deal with wealthy corporate campaign contributors the same way)) not wanting to offend another golf buddy (the head of a successful corporation). And without wanting to illicit a long debate into the ethics of politics or the oft-assumed machinations that oil (grease) the free enterprise system, let us just say that -- right or wrong -- this is the reality of the way things are done.

Beautiful. What did Ziggy do to/for it/them?

And using the same logic, she is just $30 worth of paint & canvas I agree with you on the one hand (that the monies being paid for these collectibles are way out of proportion to the value of their parts), but I think someone needs to slap some sense into you (about the way humans value things of beauty (note I italicized the word 'beauty' because I will grant that it lies in the eye of the beholder)) with the other.

Diesel -- Easy. Buy her some land on the Moon, Mars or Venus. Just the thing for the woman who needs more space for her shoes.

If you have any more pictures inside MBK (especially of the watches or watch sellers' stands) please post them.

Awesome watch in psst ('It's Time for the ultimate birthday Present')

Explain to the wife how the gen luxury watch brands are all selfish criminals and if it were not for the rep factories, who give countless numbers of poor people jobs, there would be more people starving on the streets (instead of working in sweat shops making counterfeit watches).

Mark - For what it is worth, I never had any dealings with you, so I cannot take sides. But, under the circumstances, instead of posting a blow-by-blow historical treatise of your past dealings, why not just post a brief apology, offer to clear up or make good on any outstanding issues and leave it at that. I would consider that the honorable thing to do.

Funny how the attraction of Thailand used to be for the sex trade, but now it is for the MBK/rep watch trade. Nice IWC, WT.

Jeff - You make some very good points. For a number of years (prior to building my 1st DW), I was quite happy with my Lemania/Venus-powered 6241 (Josh sells a similar (braceletted) version of the 6263) Although it has some problems (and its inaccuracies are considerably greater than the 775x that is the topic of this thread), it feels like a gen (to wear or operate), is built like a battleship (except for the crummy rep crown/crown tube, which is easily replaceable) & I have never been called out on it in the years I have owned, worn & enjoyed it (and I have received a number of compliments from Rolex owners even though they are not often the best judges of the rep vs gen debate). Still, whenever I wore the watch, the 1 thing I knew was a dead give away was the inaccurate (symmetrical) pusher layout. Anyone who knows even a little about vintage Daytonas can spot it as a 'fake' from 10 feet away because of the pushers. So, being conscious of this, I only ever wore the watch to locales & events where, although there might be some WIS's in attendance, the watch would be kept mostly under cuff and out of the direct gaze of knowledgeable eyes. I think anal is good when it comes to designing, modding or building a watch. But I think it is wrong to gauge any rep (save for the most meticulously crafted V72 DW) based primarily on its ability to fool the sharpest WISs or an AD armed with a loupe and 30 years of Rolex experience. No rep, including the most accurately built DW, can do that. I think what most of us want is to be able to wear one of these higher-end Daytona reps out in the real world in real company and without feeling like you are walking around with a trail of toilet paper streaming from the bottom of your shoe because your Daytona rep contains an error that could be seen from outer space. My threshold is a rep that cannot be identified as a rep by the guy sitting at the next table. To my eye, a watch like this 775x fits that bill handily, which is why I have been wearing it all over town without ever giving it a single thought. And other than my DWs, this is the only other Daytona rep (out of the 15 or 20 I have owned over the years) that I can confidently say that about.

Doubtful. On the other hand, I believe the case containing my 775x will. So for those with misgivings about the dial on the 775x watch, one could probably retrofit a V72 & dial later. I have not verified this, but I am pretty sure it would be an even swap.

Sorry, but the link is in the Supporters Trade area, which is only accessible to RWG Supporters. I just added a note in the previous post.

I do not know if DW's assembled watches were drop-shipped (my understanding is that they were not), but here is a gen 6241 that sold on Antiquorum for close to $60,000 a few years ago next to 1 of those '$2000.00 REPLICA!!!!' watches (built from a DW kit) But you are right about 1 thing -- It helps to have rocks in your head if you are seriously considering the purchase of either one -- gen or rep.

Good work.

What, your tomatoes will not fit into a salad bowl?

The comment was tongue and cheek & I wish you two all the best. Emeril Lagasse usually wears an always gleaming twotone Datejust, but I could not locate a good picture.

A very angry vegetarian. A meat-eater must have peed in his bowl of Mueslix when he was a kid.

When you come down to it, we are all gold-diggers & Neanderthals

Do you mean you are a good cook?

Houston's makes some of the best burgers (including a veggie-based burger) in the world. And my guttural repulsion to Lidia (and Julia) has nothing to do with randyness (my mother would tell you the same thing about Lidia and, no, my mother is not a lesbian (at least not to my knowledge)). And I have similar feelings about tv news readers (remember that thread). And look where Patrick Henry is today - dead. Pass the salad.

She may be a good cook, but, as with Julia Childs before her, I cannot watch a cookery show hosted by a woman that makes my stomach turn, no matter what may be dangling from her grubby wrist. Now Nigella She could brew up a vat of borscht with 2 dead beagles thrown in for lumps & my eyes would remain glued to the set (I hate beets & I am a vegetarian)

More importantly, ammonia (in many glass cleaners) will also remove AR.

And the cake if probably full of egg shells. Nice post, TwoTone.

I think I have discovered a new class of watch - The Daytona Beater (Sorry, no wrist shot yet) I have had this watch strapped to my wrist for the better part of the past 3 days and it has accompanied me to dinner and 2 business meetings with equal aplomb. Surely not hardy enough to be drafted into use as a daily wearer (my Double Red is that), but it is understated & reliable enough to be worn for those daily activities where no manual labor is involved. Yes, it has its issues, but, like the steel Datejust, it just works with everything - an attention-getter that does not attract too much attention.