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Wow, THAT was fast. A whole year already? Shazam! You're a great asset here... keep up the good work!

The one thing to really watch out for is the rehaut. Gen no-crown Subs are very thin and very small in diameter. Some dealers take the 40mm case and tweak the rehaut so it angles in to meet the smaller dial, and from face-on you see the big shiny rehaut ring. It should be nearly invisible face-on. From an angle, looking at the rehaut you should be pretty amazed at how low it is. THEN it will look gen.

Yes, but he also has used SS crowns in 5.3, 6 and 7mm for

Clint Eastwood, in Gran Torino: "Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have f---ed with? That's me."

Holy smokes. You want gen hands? Check out his other items too... crowns out the wazoo! Rolex hands

Boy I dunno ... old piece of junk like that. Hmmmmmmm. Maybe just the bezel then.

What about trades?

Yes, the T-115 is correct for the 6542, and the T116 for the 1675. But a little birdy told me the T-38 is a domed replacement, without cyclops. And it looks prett-tt-ty darn nice.

Wondering why Lani would have a tough time choosing which are the faves? Here's a picture of his "Warehouse #1" containing just a part of his small collection.

This person (me) is completely opposite "black and living in Madrid" both physically and geographically. The person beneath me is wondering what in the HECK this picture refers to.

Well said. Have you seen, for example, much of what passes for "art"? I can't speak for anyone else, but it sure seems like there's a lot of people that ascribe value to their "art" simply because it was expensive. Same with watches, eh? Thinking to themselves... "I spent over six grand for this thing, so look how wonderful it is!"

All Hail the Delta-Lex!

Hmmmmm. Take a look at the 3-line spacing on my "Radial" dial.

Okay, I found the capper... the final ne plus ultra rarity for your 6542. Behold, the glory of the tropic-38

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice. Is that a tropic-16?

Whose looks the fakiest? I nominate this one!

Verrrrrrrrry nice. I do like the first dial better. How about Kirk Rich? They were less than assuring when I asked them about a gilt dial for my 1675.

Man, that sucks. It's another example of why this site exists. Ripoffs and scammers stink. Spread the knowledge, folks.

You know what I'd like to see here? (challenge to Freddy) Post up comparison photos of the MY dial you've got there, next to a gen 6542 dial. See how many people here can actually spot the differences? That would be a pretty valuable learning experience for a lot of us.

Hoooooooooooooooly smokes!!! That is GREAT, Freddy! Spectacular!!!

The person under me changed places with me when I wasn't looking... I don't have any watches with working lume! Oh, and he's a platinum forum supporter.

Welcome! You're off to a good start, enjoy your time here!

Thanks Freddy, but that's the one I was trying to prove wrong from the other/better chart. Notice the reference for Sea Dweller is "1655" and the bracelet for the 6536 is a (19mm) 7205. It goes downhill from there. Here's another brief list: http://www.interwatches.com/rolex-bands-history#models

Can anyone remember the link to the ginormous Rolex bracelet/endlinks reference someone posted in the last 6 months or so?

They say you cannot melt a sapphire crystal with heat. Don't believe them.