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Couple questions, is that sapphire or plexi? If sapphire did it come with an AR coating? If so I wonder if those "smudges" are your AR coming off. If plexi find a product called PolyWatch and polish your plexi.

Holy cow! That looks nice, I get to use the kitchen table when my wife's not home!

Really great watch!

Just curious, but why would either your friend or the AD let a sale of a dead watch go thru?

I've purchased one recently but you need to read up on the forums a bit, there have been many reviews of both versions available and you need to make the decision on which version you want. Like I said, they both have their flaws, choose which ever one has the flaws you are comfortable with and enjoy! In other words, the question you asked is the same as "who has the best soda, Coke or Pepsi?"

Check out the trusted dealer section, choose a dealer you want to go with, and then choose your watch. Buy the seller then buy the watch. Keep reading around and you will find that mostly any dealer can get most any watch you would like, and that they are the same watch no matter if you get from one dealer or another. That I know of, there are only two makers of the watch you are looking for. The Noob version is $250ish for asian movement and the other maker is a bit more I think. The other maker does have a cheap movement version for < $200. You will need to decide which maker you want, they each have their own well documented issues.

Josh says the blue 16610 does have a black dial. I wonder if the bezel somehow is causing the crystal to pick up some blue hue and makes the dial look blue?

The surrounds look too thick, and the font for the date looks too thick. I wonder about the blue version. The description states black dial, blue bezel but the pics make it looks like a blue dial. I emailed to check, if black/blue I might be tempted to buy one.

Don't change the layout, I really like it and the mobile skin is a super nice feature!

Ok, you can have the burnt ends, I'll take that juicy, fatty middle section with some hunk cheese, bread, pickles and a nice cold beverage!

That sounds like a tasty idea... Drooling over here....

+1 for Texas for both BBQ and steak. Best BBQ is probably in the Texas hill country, and at a place that's only signage is a rusty old sign that simply says "BBQ"... BBQ must be with lid closes and with a real fire, never gas, you get better authenticity points if you made your own smoker, and super bonus points if it was made out of an old fridge! Grill, doesn't matter as much but I usually tend to go for lid closed with a mind towards the lower temp (4-500 F). I usually only want it just that side of done for chicken, burgers and pork. Steaks, lids closed for pre-heat and then I only give them 3-5 minutes per side with the lid closed as well.

Congrats sgt! now when you get tired of it and decide to flip it, send it to me!

Likely it would, however depending on your wallet, it might make more sense to get an Asian clone and get it serviced. The difference in price will pay for a service. In the last year the difference in price of Swiss vs Asian has to e up hugely.

This has got to be my favorite comeback response ever!

ummm, I think I'll leave that comment alone....

Often guys will use their own "stock" photos for wrist shots, Especially for their more commonly worn watches. I know, defeats the intention of the wrist shot but it is what it is....

I think the iPhone 5 camera is overrated, sure it is 5mp but the sensor is super tiny. Pics do look superb when taken on the iPhone and viewed on iPhone but don't translate well onto other medium. Like the forum or printing the pic out. It is a great point and shoot for when I don't have my camera, but they are still several generations away from replacing a decent point and shoot camera.

Could buy a new watch for parts, parts are hard to find and as time goes on you might need more parts.

Yes Doc that about sums it up.

Real nice, thanks for posting!

+1

cc - is that rainbow effect the lense or a result of the flash? Pics look great and the resolution looks great for the phone. I think I'll look into one of these, thanks for sharing!

I remember the last tantrum was between he and another member that got out of hand quite quickly in the public forum that ended with both members suspended for two weeks. I do not remember the over member with certainty so will not mention. I know that thread was locked and deleted so can't go back and research.

I remember him going off in the thread, it seemed like such a small blip compared to his previous tantrums.