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Absolutely wonderful of you to do that double-T!

Yes my friend... We sure are in The Club... ...I completely agree with your observations above! And I couldn't describe the Single Red Bond better than you did! Amazing pictorial too!

Once again, congratulations on such a wonderful acquisition, laz! you must be pretty happy with it... And what an apt term you have coined for this beauty... The "Single Red Bond"...

And I agree with what dluddy has agreed with FGD... Great appreciation goes to T for dedicating the time, effort & energy in producing these even though there were a couple of hiccups along the way... thanks T! Oh, and what about producing the updated T48s with CGs too? that'll be perfect!

One of a kind, in fact! and siesta mate, it looks great! Wear it well!

There you go Raymond... if you can keep that a secret, surely keeping your participation on here a secret isn't a problem? Do show us some beauty shots of your Daytona when you get it, alright?

Andreww, you couldn't have put it better! ..lol: Ray, get the Daytona... and do what DBR said, continue participating & collecting reps in secret. You can temporarily store them with me thoug.

I'm gonna have to mount mine on after seeing laz getting his...

Glad you're loving your latest acquisition, congratulations laz mate! Hope that it is up to your expectations (as it was for me when i got mine) ...and as b16a2 has already accurately mentioned, the bracelet really is one of the most comfortable out there... Wear it in great health!

You're correct on both offshore & Tanfo (that guy has been the one with most watches for a long time! ) But as for our honourable lanikai, he once mentioned (a couple of months back) that he has enough watches to wear daily for at least 6 months, without repetition... By now, I believe that statistic is inching towards a year, perhaps? Me? I believe it like 17 reps & a single gen.

Completely agree with what ubi has so concisely explained! All it takes is a trip to your (rep-friendly) watchsmith to get it pressure-tested...after greasing all seals / o-rings, that is... Once that is done, you can play with all the water you want, with your reps on!

Absolutely spot-on, mate... especially the part about ASSHATS posting their reps on gen forums.

Welcome dude! you'll love it here...Take your time to absorb the the neverending wealth of knowledge and information here... something you'll find difficult to replicate elsewhere... And keep the 196 close to you... it is no longer in production and has become something of a grailwatch. There goes taka again with his double-AR'd 196... Mine "looks" AR'd too, doesn't it? You'll get to know the secret handshake soon enough, mate! hehehe... I believe the local dealer you mentioned is behind bars atm, mate, but cousl be for reasons other than rep-dealing... taka is quite sure too... Don't worry dude..Spin is an absolute stand-up guy... quite a number of us know him here... Yo dude, welcome to you too! As mentioned earlier, take your time to trawl on here...it's amazing! Looking forward to meeting up with you once again, mate! Any new stuff to show us?

Especially with the greasing of the rotor ball bearings... Great pictorial there, mate!

What a beauty... In love with it now...

I completely agree with that. Feel sorry for Andy...

Wow, that's an extremely handsome GMT you've got there dude!

As one can very clearly see from one of the most invaluable, knowledgeable & nicest veterans on here... he definitely hasn't lost his midas touch at all! Simply put, you create real gems, ubi... if fate permits, I would be honoured to meet you someday, mate (& strap on those Daytonas for once! )! lani, I am extremely sure (as if you needed telling, mate ) that this superduperfranken of a horological gem will spend lotsa time on your wrists... I feel envious, in fact. wear it in greatest health!

Wow wow & biggest WOW!!! With this project, it feels like you were never away, R! all of your works are nothing short of amazing... I am absolutely 101% sure its new owner will love this beauty to bits... Congratulations too! So R, are you getting slightly tired of either of your Daytonas?

Amen to that! Regardless of your nick changes, zig, you're still The One and Only!

Beautiful creations by FGD... & a beautiful collection from Pre V too. I think I'll catch the Pre V & A bug in no time... Thanks for your invaluable contributions on here, FGD!!

V mate, may your lovely son get better, sooner! Really chuffed to have you back on here... Appreciate the straps too

Man apollo mate, your excellent pics of this beauty are making me inch closer & closer to it! I'm gonna be broke again soon...

Amazing work, mate! Would love to see these beauties in person one day at our next GTG, perhaps?

Is correct. Laz, you couldn't put it any better!