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panerai153

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  1. Gilt or not Gilt ?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The first photo looks like gilt to me. Just the reflections and the way real gilt "lights up" when the light is right. The second photo makes it hard to tell.

    Here is my MKII homage to the 6538 Black/Gilt dial. In the right light, no mistaking a Gilt!!

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  5. FRANKEN 5513 SOLD FOR $6k?!

    in General Discussion

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    Even though he was honest about the dial and the case, I still believe that selling a franken like this is basically wrong. This is not a homage to the Rolex 5513, it's a watch that has a "Rolex" dial and a case and Caseback that have Rolex markings. All that is meant to deceive the buyer. Which brings up another point, the buyer. Who in their right mind would shell out 6k for a watch that the seller has described as not an all genuine Rolex watch. I'm afraid that he is going to be a disappointed sucker when he takes this watch to any vintage Rolex expert. It would be a hoot to see this guy post his watch with some good quality photos on the VRF!! He'll get a real accurate appraisal pretty darn quick.

    Like Freddy said, I wouldn't be surprised if he got a letter from Rolex. Also, I lay some blame at the feet of EBay. When someone posts and expensive watch that by description is not genuine, EBay should be way more proactive in shutting down these listings and warning the seller that any more "shady" listings and they are banned.

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  9. looks like im in for it

    in General Discussion

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    I have been a member of several gen forums for a long time. Mostly forums that are either non brand specific or more obscure brands. I know that there are others from here who visit those forums as well as here.

    I tend to agree with automatico, however my caveat is the real snobs, idiots and disillusioned belong to the higher end watch forums. These are the ones who tend to look down their noses at everyone who doesn't have a genuine Rolex, Panerai, AP etc., etc.. It is incredible the lack of real knowledge the members of these forums possess. Their knowledge of even their own model, the brand history, notable achievements are a "dark forest" to them. And to make it even worse, they aren't interested. All they want is a venue to show off their watches and brag about what a success they are.

    Having said that, it does not one scintilla of good to go on those forums and provoke them. Nothing is gained and all it does is draw unwanted attention to the rep forums. Another point, I don't think it a good idea to operate with the same user name across a lot of forums, especially if these forums are at cross purposes to each other. Certainly there are a fair number of genuine forum members lurking on the rep forums. Some are here to spy, others are just curious about reps, some are interested in seeing how really good the reps are. I have no problem with any of them visiting as long as they are not here to pick a fight. I'm sure that reading posts, they pick up on forum names, especially ones that are pretty odd and not seen often. When they see the same name pop up on the genuine forum, it rings a bell.

    My advice like lots of others before me is simply do not mention anything related to, pertaining to or linking you to reps on any genuine forum. Nothing good comes from it. I have a great example of something that happened several years ago on the Doxa  forum on WUS. Dr. Peter Millar is the definitive expert on vintage Doxa watches. He wrote a wonderful book on the History of the Doxa Dive watches from the 1960's (Sub 300) to the present (About 8-10 years ago). Probably no one individual was held in greater esteem by the members of the forum. In a post he mentioned that he had purchased a replica Rolex Submariner and commented on the quality and closeness to the genuine. From the comments, you would have thought that he had confessed to molesting every girl in his home town Girl Scout troop!! Fortunately, most of the negative posters were folks who were occasional posters and infrequent visitors. Most of the regulars stood by his right to post what he felt was correct. Their support was at best lukewarm though. No one really wanted to go out on a limb and join his club!! He was very unrepentant, and challenged most who posted negatively to justify their position, which because of their ignorance they couldn't do. He survived unscathed to fight another day, but had this been just any regular member, they would have been tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail!! So when you are in the den of the bear, don't poke the bear!!

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  12. Source for 6263 style bezel?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks.  I have seen a couple others, though WatchNY no longer seems to be posting them on eBay. thanks for the heads up.

    No problem sir, glad to help. You might want to contact WatchNY via eBay message to see if he still carries them. The seller in Spain, Fabio is a member here. I have dealt with him before and he is OK, no problems to deal with. The one he is selling looks like a WatchNY assembly. The 110 has the correct spacing, the old DW inserts did not.

  17. New AP Diver chrono

    in The Audemars Piguet Area

    Posted

    Not too bad, but the price is pretty steep. The yellow one is WOW, YELLOW!!! Not sure I could pull that color off, but having said that I've had a bunch of Doxas that are as Orange as Orange  can be, as well as a couple of Yellow versions of the Doxa GMT, so who knows?

  21. Watchstation

    in General Discussion

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    I hope that you read the fine print with WatchStation which is puretimes wholesale arm.

    They are very specific in their details. They will not replace your watch if it is seized by customs, lost or stolen. No warranty against any problems related to the watch. Basically their policy is, once it's shipped, it's yours!! All of the above is why that watch is 100.00 USD cheaper.

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  23. RWG Amazing!

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    Thank you sir for the accolades. We really try hard to make this a forum that folks can feel comfortable and welcome while enjoying the greatest knowledge base on any of the rep forums.

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  24. Rep sub?

    in The Rolex Area

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    Glad to have you aboard. Welcome. With reps, as in all things in life, you get what you pay for. Although sometimes less expensive things are better, but you have to know what you are looking at and what the alternatives are. When you get into the higher end reps, about the only differences within a particular model from the same manufacturer will be the movement. Here you have to decide whether you want a straight up a2824, a a2824 that has been "dressed up" to superficially look like a Rolex movement, or possibly the 3135 clone movements that are built to look and function as the genuine.

    You will find that the members here are a treasure trove of knowledge, however they expect you to do the legwork. Folks are glad to help, but they aren't going to do your research for you. So my advice to you is..........

    Do your homework, read reviews on these particular watches, see what the TD's have to offer, buy and enjoy:g: (For a while) and then you will get the bug to make it better, so you add a gen insert, gen crystal maybe a gen dial, crown, etc. Now buddy, you are hooked!! :whistling:

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