mjmurphy926

Both you guys SUCK!! I tried to buy this same strap yesterday evening!! Oh well...Wear it well slai.

Awesome straps. I have a honeyz that is much more mild than yours. I gotta get me one of those gnarly, textured gators!!

The watch is trusty's best 104. Overall, a nice watch. One glaring issue is the seconds sub dial (at 9 o'clock). Instead of being recessed with the same finish as the rest of the dial like the gen, it is flush with the dial, with concentric circles machined in to make it look recessed.

I just picked up my SC Honeyz gator from the post office today. Once again, I'm totally impressed by SC straps!! I went with a pretty mild gator this time. Next time, I think I'll go for a Brownz and make it as bony and gnarly as possible.

Wow Tom, I wouldn't be happy either. I'd start by contacting the dealer and explaining the issues. See what he/she offers...

Hey Tom, I can't see pictures. All I see is:

I think the difference is the cut of the bevel on the underside of the bezel. The most current offering is not cut as deep (or as far, in other words) as some of the earlier bezels were cut. The most current bezel definately closer resemble the gen. I'm not sure when the factory started cutting the deeper bezel bevel (bezel bevel, say that 5 times fast ), but I have one of an first available SSDs and it has the same bezel as is currently available. I never bought into the "thicker bezel" notion. Not thicker, just less material machined away.

red, I know you're interested in DSN versions of these models (as am I), but here are a couple shots of Trusty's "best" 104 and a nice gen 104 shot I pilfered off the bay for comparison.

Congratulations!! Glad to hear Mom and baby are doing well. My wife and I had a baby boy 8 months ago. I've been dog-a$$ tired ever since!! But OH what fun!! Absolutely worth it!! Post pix when you can.

That's funny you post this today, especially when you say you have lost interest in PAMs in favor of Omega. I've been waiting for 6 months to get an appointment with the Ziggmeister to install a gen date wheel, gen crown and tube, and service a "sticky" movement in my Omega SMP chrono. Well, I received notification today that he was ready for me to send my watch in. After a nice email exchange with his assistant, I have decided to forgo the work for now, withdraw my place in line and spend the money I would have spent on this service on my current obsession, a PAM 104. I already have the "best" trusty version and will purchase a DSN version with the money I was going to spend on my SMP. Between these 2 watches, and with the purchase of other parts (yet to be determined), I hope to get back in line with The Zigmeister so he can help with this project as needed. I think it's natural to switch back and forth. I'm sure there will be a time when I kick myself for not doing the SMP service, but my watch fund is not unlimited and I'm just into PAMs these days. Besides, I can always reschedule the SMP work. Have any nice PAMs you want to trade for an SMP and parts? (Just kidding. I think I'll keep the SMP)

Tom, I thought PP wasn't an option. I am considering opening a moneybrokers account, but if I can use PayPal, I won't bother. Can someone please confirm that PayPal is a valid option? Thanks, Mike

Thanks cornerstone...I see it now.

It's 4:00 a.m. here. I'm on-call for my job this week and I'm up working a production issue and waiting for a coworker to get back to me. So while I'm sitting here in the dark doing nothing, I thought I'd use the opportunity to update my avi pic to a new shot I took on vacation to the big island last month. Ohh,Hawaii...How I envy Lanikai. I'd move there in a second if my job would let me telecommute from an island... Hey, It didn't work...Still last years pic...

a 100 emails and pictures? I realize I said several pix, but I was talking 4 or 5, not 100. Members of this board do it everyday. Check the members -> watches section. Panatime sends me a picture of the exact strap I order from them and that's a $40.00 item. It's called customer service. It doesn't seem like DSN had any problem sending an email with picture to petergunny. I'll just have a friendly dialog with him when I'm ready to order and see what happens. From things I'm reading here, it seems he does care about keeping his customers happy which only makes sense. Unhappy customers become non-existent customers. It's kind of hard doing business without customers.

WAIT...It says in your profile you are male?!? With a sugar Daddy?!?

Yep. Me too. BTW, If that's you in your Avi pic, I'll bet getting a "sugar daddy" to pay for a lot of things is no problem!!

That's good to know M. Maybe I'm being too paranoid.

Not everybody has a moneybrokers account. I don't. I still use paypal and have never been burned. If I ever do get burned, then I will reevaluate.

Not true. When I click on the upgrade button and the link to pay with credit card, I have to agree to setup a reoccurring payment. I won't do that. Especially with the way the USD has been performing lately. Who's to say the 30 euro won't be worth 100, or 200, or a bizillion USD in a year.

Simple answer for me. I don't have a Moneybrokers account and I won't agree to a reoccurring credit card charge. I want to be able to decide whether I send a renew payment or not without having to cancel the autopay prior to charge date. If I could use PayPal or send a one time credit card payment, I would have already done so months ago.

I'm trying to think of a way to order a 104 from DSN that will be a keeper on the first shot. I'm thinking of telling him that I will send payment for a 104, but I don't want him to send a watch right away. Instead, I want him to email me several pictures of the watch he will send for my inspection. If, and only if, I approve of that particular watch, he may send it. If, for any reason, I don't approve of that watch, he has to pick another watch, send me pictures of that watch, and let me inspect those. This process will be repeated until I am satisfied with the pictures. I will, of coarse, retain the right to return the watch I receive, for refund or replacement, if I am not completely satisfied. Obviously, this would have no baring on my receiving a watch that has a mechanical issue, but it should go a long way toward eliminating the possibility of my receiving a watch with cosmetic issues. What do you think? Does this sound reasonable, or would it just [censored] him off? Mike

Legend, Please keep me informed. I'm probably going to order the DSN in the near future (unless he totaly screws UJ over). I don't know what your plans are as far as merging the two, but I'd love to know if the CG from trusty's watch will fit DSN's case. I also would love to hear what you think of the crystal and date mag between the two (I love the trusty crystal). Thanks, Mike

Wow UJ... I didn't realize your issues were still unresolved (I should pay closer attention). That's definitely NOT good. I guess if we all continue to order from him, he will never be forced to improve on these short-comings. I'll be keeping a closer eye next week to see how things work out for you before I order anything.

Oh GREAT!!! Just when I decided to order his 104, despite the dial flaws (too far apart L SWISS MADE L and too short 9 marker) I see this. Both of those problems seem to be fixed. Just had my heart set on stainless and black dial... Thanks a lot gavidoc!! SONOFA... :cc_confused:

Wow...My gator is on the way!! I emailed Seth when I received my Legend II and told him how much I love it and expressed interest in a gator. He told me to go to their web site and look for one I like and let him know which one I choose. Once I did, he sent me an invoice for $139 +shipping and said he would pick one out as close to the one I picked as he could and send it right out. Can't wait to see it!!