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In the current day and age of skinny and fatless, you all get excited over a fat lady... must be some kinky forum here.. Kurt, wear it well.. Highly deserved, and nice work! Great pics!

nope..

yes,that is the stuff i like to se, side by sides...

My sentiments exactly.. go gen totally

I wear a classic today, a IIc tomorrow etc .. love both btw i fell inlove with the explore II white dial all over again

this is a Review with a capital R. Thx a lot.

it is the dial... less bling in black

I'd guess.. rep logic, rlx logic: bezel will not fit dial will not fit

To all: Thx for the compliments, and yes it took some time.. but after hanging around here for 2 years i needed to give some content back. This forum needs donations, and content.. Btw I will not mod the IIc now, need to get my skills op to par first so I opened an old Lange automatic rep.. Only to find out that the screws where fake.. And that I have no clue how to get the crown of the stem :-)) better to practice on rubbish

Bracelet the easy way out would be getting a gen bracelet. have not seen them floating around so that is not an option. (i can check if they fit) the second option could be to contact WM9 for his yachtmaster bracelet (ex clasp) on the rep IIc bracelet, and gen endlinks (does anyone know if WM9 endlinks would fit?) third option, the bracelet needs work, and a lot, sanding and tightening the midlinks. I think the endinks couls be sanded down a bit but this would not fix the first link issue. Crownguards seem fine to me. Bezel numbers color need a change, a lasting color..

done :-) make some pics of the mods, regarding the engravings, a light brush would do the trick I'd guess

cool stuff, but what is the carve out in the case back below geneva switzerland?

thx and i do agree. but fussing over this stuff makes this fun. i keep wanting more reps of the gens i have , and the tools to mod them.. nuts.. i know.. but fun.. I build a house myself now i need the skills for the finer work :-) (ai.. and the ehh time... )

Then rep is going into retirement. :-) I have been at Starbucks twice since it opened almost three years ago.. I once saw something like that Oprah, how skipping Starbucks at young age could pay for your retirement.. that has stuck with me..

hit the search button, check the offerings of our collectors, check the reviews of our collectors, decide what you want, buy one.. or just be really smart.. donate and keep an eye on the sales section. And get one from one of the members here..

1 Gen: This is the IIc I got out of the deal with Justasgood, great transaction, solid guy. Highly recommended. Kurt, I hope your luck will change soon. You deserve it. About the watch: I can only say wow... 2 Gen Left, Rep right From this angle they look similar on a picture Only the Rolex Rolex Rolex engravings stand out. 3 Gen Left, Rep right Small differences, the gen case back is fitting better. Seems to be screwed in deeper. I don not have a burgeon opener to test the rep if there is enough thread left to screw it in deeper. 4 Gen Bezel: Colors of the bezel numbers are totally different. Coffee cream on the gen, brownish grey on the rep. Numbers on the rep are more bold (V1 bezel, CHS) Loupe: I tried to capture the "contra" magnifying effect (see the shap of the shade in the loupe) I think it is not only AR but additionally a totally new loupe with a tunnel like effect. Rep 5 Closer Gen: Rep: 6 Left Gen, Right Rep Position of the crow is not that bad on the rep. The rep crown is just looking good. 7 Clasp, closed they look similar But the engravings are way off. I'd expect that it would be much harder to reverse engineer the clasp then getting the engravings right... Seems like an not to difficult mod to get the engravings black (edding stift anyone?, then the size of the rolex logo engaving is still off but that is not a big deal imho) 8 Solid end links, way off.. I've seen what tribal can do with SELs, these can be modded close enough Final Verdict Gen: Wow. Non of the typical rolex issues (flimsy bracelet, 2 dollar clasp). Every detail looks and feels good. Really really good. I have some comparison material and this one is just in another league. Is it worth the retail price? No. I got a great deal, that makes it almost bearable. But this price for a bit of steel and a movement that is not much better then the top of the line eta's is just nuts. But I guess that is a part of the magic. Btw in my country we pay 4,5 euro's / 6,5 USD for a coffee with some milk in a paper cup at starbucks which is even more insane.. Three years of not drinking Starbucks coffee but the excellent Nespresso office coffee and this thing is paid. I smile everytime i pass the Starbucks :-) Rep: If they can make such a good clasp, such a great watch why o why is it then for the rep gods so difficult to produce a good bracelet. The difference in feel is surreal. The rep feels like a worn out vintage bracelet. That they where not able to copy the loupe I can understand, this thing looks like some in house Rolex magic. If you have tribals skills, and tools: work your magic on the bracelet mod the endlinks color mod the engravings on the clasp color mod the numbers on the bezel clean the movement (mine was a pos, but is totally reliable now...) give the rehaut a little polish to make the engravings less clear possibly install the chieftang loupe? Swap the date disc If you don't have this then the ETA IHS version is imho still a great investment. Compare those prices to what you get for the same amout in any department store. The rep really is good. I have worn the rep more the gens i have.

I'll post a gen / rep review today. might help your mods.

I am Dutch, not that bad is the highest form of compliment.. :-)

starting to look convincing! nice!

anytime

What is prettier a Ferrari or an Aston Martin. I'd opt for the latter.. But I do not know how and why this helps you in any way

It does not, since it is a pilots watch not a diving watch like a submariner :-)

get an IHS eta IIc. brilliant watch, good movement.

Yep, I have the same. But it has the wrong color numbers, too dark too grey. The gen is more coffee cream white. And our 4's are wrong. You win some and you loose some.. I have a gen comming in and will make some additional picks on a white background.