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This is good advice ... I second this approach

Sold my gen Rolex watches save two and used the money for a first class family vacation to Disney World for 10 days. Got way more enjoyment out of the trip than the watches I sold ever gave me. Nothing wrong with buying gens and at the same time having reps. You can have both and enjoy each for what it is. I go through periods where I only wear my gen Datejusts and then periods when I only wear a rep.... just thinking out loud.

I would suggest wearing the watch loosely on your wrist so that it can move around your wrist. I wear my watches loose in the hot weather and it help reduce irritation. Good luck.

I have seen the future and it is not the internal combustion engine. Electric powered vehicles are on the way but how about air power. Coming to Europe next year. Check this out. This gives me hope.

The Patek Gondolo Chronometro is my Grail dress watch. I will let the picture do the talking.

At that price I have to pass even though I really like the watch.

I would not spend the extra money because I believe that you will not be getting an extra $160 worth of value. This is just my opinion and I could be wrong.

I would sell off the gen and buy some higher quality reps which is what I did. I sold off several gens keeping my two favorites and added a stable of quality reps to enjoy and in the process put away thousands of dollars. I saw this a a no brainer move.

Here are my two vintage Rolex Gens. I love the older acrylic crystal Rolexes. I passed on two vintage DRSD reps because I wanted to make room for new reps to a couple of members here and maybe they will post photos.

I like it and you should too. It is a nice watch - Cheers

Ebay's feedback system now prevents sellers from retaliating against buyers who post negative feedback about them ... I tend to think that this seller is concerned that perhaps the dial may not be genuine and is afraid of negative feedback from a knowledgeable buyer. Ebay is essentially fraud-ville when it comes to Rolex and the risk of getting fake parts is there. I have asked sellers to verify authenticity of watches and parts I have purchased on Ebay and never had trouble from sellers over that question. Seems that seller is a little too touchy on the subject. I do not view your questions as out of line.

Elegant and natural appearing solution to a problem that really needed an aesthetically pleasing solution to make it work. Cheers

Beautiful and desirable strap ...you are on to something. Perhaps you could make a series of straps from used sporting equip and balls. I am thinking basketballs and soccer balls and rugby balls.

Given that Doc's watch suddenly stopped and later started again it makes sense to me that these movements were problematic and the factory decided to go back to the more reliable non-correct hand stack version. It is a possible explanation for the change. Personally I prefer reliability in this case over the more accurate hand stack. I hope that Doc's movement settles in to work OK for him.

Wow that is a beautiful watch. You are a fortunate man to be able to own that watch. It is a dream of mine. Enjoy.

I have admired BK's work on the Sub and Yacht-Master line. It is the best I have seen on the forums and I am very happy to have him aboard at RWG. Welcome BK.

That is freaky weird.

Very well said

I think an all titanium Coste on bracelet version could command a hefty dollar as an Uber Rep.

Genuinely nice ... that will get a lot of attention. Enjoy it and wear it in good health.

Ok .. thanks for the heads up Dani .. We have a Cabellas store where I live and I will pick some pepper spray up. CS gas is illegal in Canada.

I beg to differ on this point I don't know ... hope I never have to find out I did not fight with him or use a weapon on him ... I ran arournd house with him desirous of laying his hands on me and I called the police to remove him. I would prefer not to. I am not a trained killer so will I have to cross that bridge when and if I ever come to it. I would prefer the option of putting a 9mm into into a bad guy intent on hurting me or my family but I live in Canada and we can not legally carry hand guns. OK

So very true ... the world has changed very much since I was a teenager ... Carjackings and home invasions never existed.

There does that make you feel better now that you got that out? I have not been in a physical altercation since I was a teenager some thirty years ago and hope that I never get into one again. My first preference is to avoid problems when ever possible and I have no difficulty saying I would rather run than fight. I am a home builder and often am alone in my show home working late in the evening and meeting with strangers for the first time in a vacant home. My preference would be to carry a concealed hand gun for personal protection, however, in Canada extremely restrictive gun laws make this impossible. I carry a 6 inch Kubotan on my key ring and a CRKT folding Tanto in my pocket both for personal protection. In the past 3 years 2 real estate agents in my city have been beaten up and robbed. I have been chased around my show home by a drunk who could not run as fast angry as I could scared. he had to be evicted by the local constabulary. My wife and daughter carry key ring Kubotans because I believe that it is better to be prepared than to believe nothing can happen. There are bad people in the world who are armed and want to hurt other people and take away the things that they have and they will use violence to get what they want. Why should they be the only ones armed? I certainly feel better making clear my side.

What are you driving at Mentalist? If you have a point to make get on with it and say it in plain English.