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You guys are killing me  keep adding to my watch list with each post on here 

Thanks Mike for letting us know 

I've got a Vac Modded V2 mate and it's my first foray into AP brand.........it's stunning   I'm not too worried about the tells as the relume and AR mods make it 'feel' Gen 

Enjoy it mate 

Real man's watch   very much a tool piece, and yes I like it too ! 

I gotta say I agree with cougar on this one, to be fair we all know what we are buying into, trouble is that these days reps are no longer the $50-$100 purchase they used to be, as such they should attract attention to any issues when a so called 'Super Rep' has faults and basic ones at that upon release, after all it's a $300+ rep isn't it ? 

I'm all for fair play and lowering my expectations with reps but I do expect a decently lined up dial for my $300 just my 2c..............just wish Noob would get the Ceramic out soon too     

I don't blame you mate   and yes mymanmatt I've seen some of his work but not asked him to work on mine as of yet, only heard great things though   good luck with this one mate and keep us in the loop on the build too will be awesome I'm sure!

I would agree with that sneed is definitely the man for the job  

Your one of many people with pieces in with Mike Jbg, as Mike said already wouldn't worry mate he will get back to you asap  life has a habit of getting in the way sometimes that's all...

I've got very little experience modding watches but if your thinking of messing with a Gen dial clipping feet etc and have little experience yourself, you must have balls of steel my friend

My advice for what it's worth, grab ya parts and head for a modder   you can always practice on the rep dial after !  

Cracking looking piece mate and as always bloody awesome pics to   I seriously need to man up with my picture taking skills

Cracking piece Mike really like it     Congrats and enjoy it !  Meant to be yours mate as that's the first piece I've seen you get and be able to wear ootb    

and Mike your pics are really good these days..........do you remember the first ones you took        

Beaut looking piece Pilot   I wear a Seiko chrono most days for work and love it, workhorse movement too  yours is much better looking than mine though! 

Looks very much like the guys have said, a cheapy I'm afraid mate   Dial has happy feet, low grade bracelet, incorrect He placement etc etc, you wouldn't get a ban for trying to sell this for 120 euro, it just wouldn't sell !

Guys have already said it mate, and I'm sure you are already taking their advice chillin out sipping a cold beer    Waiting is the worst bit but you will get your watch no worries   

Nice piece, I do see some feet and they are happy mate    what's the spec on this one?

Keep the ones you love mate and sell the others     whichever you choose you will always regret selling them later on, ask me how I know     

Best of luck choosing you have some fine pieces there mate    

RiP 

Never been on it afaik   mind you never heard of it till today either !        RwG IS THE PLACE FOR ME 

I'd be on this with ya mate but atm it's mad at my place  cracking idea though ! 

 

Wait, I want to change my mind!

 

Mine is with Mike atm being fixed but I know exactly what you mean, Awesome piece 

Wish I remembered what this was.

 

It's a beaut whatever it is mate, 6263 ? 

Joey I couldn't have put it better mate 

I'll also offer another viewpoint on this from recent experience with a local  'Swiss' watch maker, so I take my Gen SmP in for a bezel swop and he gives me a price to do it, great, not cheap by any stretch but it's getting sorted and he's an approved Omega service centre, tells me he loves the new 8500 movement and how his tech's are trained to strip it blah blah blah, calls a few days later to say it's done, all good    

So as I have a few pieces in the box I don't really look at the piece for a few weeks then I notice that the insert is off (about a mm) to one side and is not aligned insert to bezel, not centralized if you like, no biggie just needs an adjustment and I'll drop it off to them to do it. I took the piece back in and quite politely asked for it to be rectified no rush etc etc, all I got was a look of astonishment from the watchmaker   and he said 'it's not much out, I wouldn't worry about it, not really a problem is it'   this watch new is over a couple grand and isn't a beater either, the guy is supposedly approved by Omega to repair their watches and was bragging earlier how accurate their work is in his shop, swiss quality ya know! 

Well needless to say I informed him of my intentions with regards to the watch and his anal passage and he then decided that the insert was indeed off a little and could be aligned asap, after and additional 3 visits back to him after leaving it with him I still have a misaligned bezel/insert, first time the insert was still off and very stiff to turn bezel, 2nd attempt still off and bezel nearly fell off, after picking up the last time insert is still off but bezel is moving as it should at least, at this point he won't be seeing me again.........ever   I'll find another watchmaker for my Gens !

My point is that it doesn't matter whether its rep or Gen you will find watch repairers who don't care      

bump for a great thread  

   at least when they are this bad the buyer has to be drunk, really really drunk to buy it !

Beautiful pieces guys     amazes me just how fantastic our hobby is     Thanks for sharing !  

Happy Birthday Mate     

This one for me today.........

@ mrhook thats a great piece mate     shame about that insert though