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Alright, so I've been pretty active on the gen fora as most of my collection is now gen. While on VRF some time ago, I read about a gentleman who unfortunately bought a 5513 he believed to be a genuine, but turned out to be a franken. Well, everyone weighed in and the opinion was gen movement (obviously), bezel insert, and hands. The case and the dial are definitely fake. Crown? Well, he reached some sort of settlement with the original seller, and I had remarked some time ago that if he wanted to sell it for parts, I'd be interested. Today he e-mailed me, and I ended up buying the watch as she sits. My question to our experts here -- Where do you think this case and dial came from? What would you do to improve it? What would you have paid?

Nice JMB Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After 8 months of scouring the east coast for parts long since impossible to find, a lot of sweet-talking my watchmaker and more patience then I knew I had... My Tudor 7909, back on my wrist Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I want the pros to chime in. Bracelet is obviously real, but something seems fishy... http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=253515 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

GMT IIc on grey croco Really makes the bezel pop Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hmmmm... maybe I just get used to yellow gold? It would definitely be the single gold piece in my collection! If you get tired of yours, my friend, I would like to call first on dibs!

So, I'm not a gold person (don't care for yellow, don't see the money for white/platinum when it looks like SS), and I've been thinking of buying a day date movement/dial and putting it in a datejust case. Specifically, an 1556 movement/dial in a 160X case. Can any of our experts chime in as to this working? --Jer

Freddy, I knew you'd definitely appreciate it. When I first came here and had more interest in lots of other brands, I remember observing you as one of THE Rolex guys here, and I didn't understand why -- until I caught the sickness. Now I'd say I fit in the third category as well. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Damn me?!? How many watches do you have in that box of yours? If I had your collection, I would have to have at least two three piece suits do I could rock those pimpin' pocket watches! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jackforster/2012/09/03/the-rolex-problem-a-semi-rational-look-at-the-worlds-most-recognized-watch/

In line with JMB... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There are ways around paying ANY annual fees You wanna talk about a ripoff.... what about all of the douchebags who pay for the black card. Any schmuck can get one these days. The only thing they'd be good for is throwing one across the room Batman-style like a ninja star

Not to mention the membership benefits are 1000x better, too :drinks:

Holy fucking shit! PLATINUM. Just like AMEX, but it costs a lot less than $450/year

I mean, it's not enough that we have NO idea what movement this thing contains, or whether or not the case is genuine Rolex or Tudor.... the dial's fake, the crown is from a DJ, the bracelet is Tudor.... I mean, we build Frankens, but this thing is just a turd!

:bangin: :bangin: :bangin:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolex-Tudor-Submariner-/261090233074?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3cca30caf2

That's no gen... that's Josh's new V2.2.4. You geezers need to get your eyes checked. In all seriousness, congrats!

Those are some substantial prices... Oy!

A gen Speedie that came to me from Israel in 24 hours...

LMAO.... JAG!

Alright... I just upgraded to Platinum. I want to be in the cool kids club... VIP simply isn't cutting it.

So if I upgrade to Platinum, I get to curse without it being censored? What the [censored]?

S, Simply AMAZING! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They're just bitter bc (in many cases) they pay 4-8 times more money for roughly the same watch, sometimes movement and all... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk