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Damn guys, best of luck! Here right smack in the middle of LA, it has been raining ashes for the past 2 days!

Cheers to you!

Good point DLGates. L.A. is allergy city right now. Excuse me while I sneeze for the 2000th time today.

Excellent review. I enjoyed reading it. Lovely dial choice, too. Best regards

Jetsons, yes! U rememeber! The bracelet was essentially like new in mint condition. A real rarity. Stupid stupid me.

Ahhh, the Daytona. Can't live with them. Can't live without them. Which one is it? Never can make a decision. The debate rages on...

Also, the feet location are different on V72 & V23. Be prepared for some major headaches.

Who the hell sold you that joke of a watch? I'd be fuming over the QC - or lack thereof. My 1st 100 EL 3717 is perfect.

Tragic tragic news. I am so sorry for your loss. What a terrible shame. Best regards to you & yours, -From someone who really understands, Cheers.

@Freddy333: Fascinating stuff, thanks for posting those pages. Every now & then, I've wondered if I could find any traces of mail-order replica watches in my stuff from 20+ years ago. Thus far, to no avail. Anyhow, very interesting stuff. Best regards

Loctite is the answer to all your woes. Use the permanent one, not semi-permanent! Check screws each time you strap on the watch. I regret selling my OEM to Panerai153 a long time ago. Hey, Mr.P153, if you still have it, perhaps you'd like to sell it back to me

What? You went swimming with it? Never ever get it near water! The pushers are simply little buttons with no seals at all. Open one up and you will see what I mean.

Funny that this thread should be revived. I just got a call from my local AD - - I finally got my OEM links & Nylon strap kit for the Aquatimer. OEM of course. It will not fit the rep though.

Rolex cobbled some thin cased SD's a few years later upon stumbling upon a small cache of these thin cases. 2 diff. dial iterations were used. Rare and fascinating stuff. PS. Confusion is part of the vintage Rolex game. Nothing seems to be certain (like the reality that we live in )

Indeed I do! Traded an E32+E24 with my BMW mechanic for 'lifetime' service on my 8-Series. Lucky for me, my mechanic happens to be a good friend of mine - it's nice to have a buddy that owns a BMW shop! This car has been rebuilt from the ground up, with every conceivable upgrade added. Car is mint and in better than new fresh from the dealer condition. This car is now my daily driver. As with all things mechanical, you need a good tech to work on them! And always do preventative maintenance.

Damn Bob, nice to see 'em together! What a knockout duo!

I hear you brother. Nothing infuriates me more.

Yeah, yeah, I know... These pics might not be too great (backround, etc), but the subject matter is hot! Some more!

Lovely... Those brown dials are simply lovely. Crazy thing is that in the 80s dealers could not sell those browned dialed Rollies. They sat and sat until the dealers swapped out those UV-damaged dials. Too bad that I don't have a time machine.

Nice!

Thanks for posting... Great memories indeed for me! Cheers

Here's my Swiss 7750-powered, relumed, OEM day/date wheel masterpiece: