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anyone else still waiting? i am. PALPATINE, where is my crown? have you shipped all out yet?

am i the only one who is still waiting for a crown? it is nearly the new year now..... palpatine, please respond!! i'm getting worried.

i own the same watch. the datewheel font is off, the crown looks dodgy, and the lug screws are too coutnersunk to be genuine. definately fake.

ends in 1 hour and is going for almost 4000 right now! i just emailed the seller but there is only 1 hour left. heh a link would be nice i suppose: http://cgi.ebay.com/Panerai-GMT-44mm-Stain...1QQcmdZViewItem

anyone else still waiting? bump

definately interested!!

i handled a gen submersible 24 i beleive and the lever was loose, but not as much as some reps i've handled. also it was not so tight against the crown. also there seemed to be no crown springiness.

and how is the caseback? this is an important feature for me.. but from front on, this rep rules!

i work in a starbucks in waikiki (don't be too critical, i'm in college), and the other morning i opened the store at 5:30AM. the first customer to enter was wearing something massive on his wrist, a genuine PAM024. he noticed my watch and said "that's a nice looking watch, see." and held his wrist out. i placed my custom built 001 (jimmyzfu case and guard, davidsen crown, crystal and hands, josh's b series caseback and dial, and a genuine ETA 6497-2 i bought on the bay for 70 bucks). he said "wow, great watches aren't they?" then i replied, "sure, but your's is genuine." he told me that before he bought his genuing that he experimented with reps, and that the difference between the genuine article and the replicas is negligible. i told him about my custom built 001 with genuine strap and how it cost me under 600 for parts and labour. at that point the woman with him shrieked "a 600 dollar fake?!" in disbeleif. i got a little defensive and told her i built it myself from the same high quality parts. at that point i handed him my watch and he showed them both to his lady friend and she said she couln't tell the difference. then he handed me his genuine 024 and allowed me to play with the crown guard. the action wasn't much smoother than our replicas, and certainly less smooth than jimmy's guard with bushing. the springiness of the crown was very subtle. the overall feel was not very impressive, and after finally handling a genuine, i am glad i haven't purchased a one (though i very well could--i own my 18,000 dollar car). but anyway i flattered him and said i should get myself a genuine one of these days. he then tells me that they are an old italian navy watch, to which i replied "yes i know, i am a big fan."

i have installed the davidsen crystal on a jimmyzfu case. the diameter size was not an issue at all, but i'm thinking that maybe the crystal is too thin. it sits slightly below the bezel rather than above like the genuine article or our standard reps. i think i will reinstall the rep sapphire crystal--it looks taller.

i bought a jimmy fu case and bezel set and my watchmaker calls me tonight to say they do not fit together, and that the gasket is too thick. i told him that i bought these pieces together, and that jimmy told me that they should snap together with a press. is this true? perhaps there is some technique, or special sequence to fit them together properly? he sounded somewhat annoyed with me when i told him they should fit since they came together, and that the seller told me that you must use a press in the process... can anyone help? thanks mates!

i posted this a couple months back when this watch was first available:

look out for some goyard replica bags, these are less common but totally class. sounds like a great time!

i recently purchased a panny case and bezel from jimmyfzu to go with his crown guard and a davidsen crown & tube (which fit perfectly, crown flush against case). i am at a loss however as to how to attatch the bezel. there is a plastic ring which i assume sits between the bezel and case. anyone know the best method to put this together? if not, i'll just email jimmy i suppose. any pointers guys? thanks.

p.s. please post pics!