Great thread!
I love this watch, tried the gen on at the AD last week - pics next time, I'll be there again next week. I took some pics of the AP Diver and didnt want to be a pig. I started a thread at WC last week entiled "Reps Suck" becuase I sold 2 reps in a row that were "perfect" when they left me, a stock PAM 26k, and a highly modded Laureus 3717 w/ a chrono grade eta 7750, and both arrived to the buyers with problems. The 26k was DOA and the 3717's datewheel was sticking.Both were packed to perfection. Like Hike here, they of course didn't blame me, buy I still hated doing that. I bought a modded Rolex with a gen eta that ate itself a couple months.
If there was REALLY a seller that did REAL QC and you actually knew all the seals were good, movement was clean and lubed, it was really waterproof, I'd pay a REAL premium for it, becuase I'm not a guy that works on my stuff like Hike meaning I have to send it to VAC and wait. I'm feeling now like I'd rather send the modder the money to order the watch, have him do what Hike did, or more, then send it to me.
Like someone said above, if I'm wearing a watch that says 4000m I don't want to take it off for a swim.