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One last question, once the package is released from customs who will be delivering it?? Will it just come to me via USPS, or does EMS have their own delivery system in the states...just want to know who to be on the lookout for.

So is this the 7th Generation or just Josh's "Ultimate" which I thought was just the 6th gen.??

Well it appears it came through San Fran. It was released from Customs at 6:00pm yesterday evening. I guess I should just figure it will be here(Louisiana) by the end of the week.

I look at it like this and I may be different. I would buy a $15.00 Timex and wear it if I liked the way it looked. Look at all the Seiko, Movado, Bulova, ESQ, ect.(basicly your $200-$300 watches) you want and after a while they all look the same. Then look at a DeWitt, FM, Hublots, etc. they are unique and original designs that set them apart. While I am not about to dump $10K+ for an original looking watch I would have no reservation about spending $200-$300 for the looks. Much like the guys that build the replica Shelby Cobras, you know they are just replicas so to speak, but you can't go to your local dealership and buy one. My watches are what they are tools to tell time. I wear them to the gym, at work, working on the house, working on the car and they all have their scars, knicks, and scratches to show for it. Atleast I don't feel guilty about breaking a $200 watch like I would if I broke a $4000.00+ gen. I have 2 gen Gucci watches that were in the $800-$1,200 range when I bought them. In the last year I have worn one of them once. Maybe one day when I am older and slow down a bit I would consider buying a gen. knowing that it would stay nice long enough to make the initial expense worth it, but with my lifestyle now it just isn't going to happen.

OK Obviously like everyone here that has ever waited on a shipment I am getting a bit anxious. My EMS Shipment has cleared customs as of yesterday according to EMS tracking. Once this happens how long would it usually take to reach its destination in the States? Unlike UPS & FedEx EMS does not give an expected delivery date.

Just curious on the Seamaster Chrono. On all the gen.'s I have seen the Seamaster is written in red, however all the rep.'s are written in white. Am I missing something? Don't get me wrong I am not making a statement, more or less a question. I know there are always variations so there might be a gen with the white writting??

You will see things like this more often. Tiffany & CO. is currently trying to sue ebay for allowing the sale of rep. Tiffany pieces. I can't remember the exact figures but T&C found something like 120 out of 180 items being sold with their name on them were fake. Of course ebay is taking the stand that they have no obligation to verify the authenticity of any item sold, as they are only a medium to connect the buyer and seller.....much like the original Napster defense. I do see there logic as ebay themselves do not gaurentee anything being sold there, if you think about it T&C might as well sue the state of NY for all the sidewalk pedaled knock offs.

Thanks for the info. I am still researching the Subs. For now I went ahead and ordered a Tag Link Chrono as from what I can see and have red in revies they are 99% 1:1 of the gen. For now that will have to do until I finish my homework on the Subs.

Well this is my first post here, thought I have been lurking for a bit reading all I can. I originally never wanted a Sub, but the more and more time spent looking at pictures and reading all the info on them now I want one. I won't ask the typical "Who has the best" as I have pretty much narrowed it down through reading, searching and comparing pictures of the gen to the reps. I do have a few questions more or less on some of the mods that I have seen done here. I know the CG issue is a big one that stands out most to me. I have seen Josh's "Perfect" Sub in which the CG are supposed to be modded already. The only problem is the pics of his "Perfect" Sub and regular Subs show no different CG. Does anyone have a pic of the actual "Perfect" Sub for comparison? Lug holes is what I think they are called where the braclet ties into the case. I have seen posts about drilling them out to duplicate the original. Once this is done where do you get the gen pins to hold the braclet. Does the CG issue only pertain to Subs? I never hear any talk of modding CG's on a Sea Dweller for example? Lastly does anyone know the correct dial size of the gen Sub/Sea Dweller? I have searched until my fingers hurt and putting in "Genuine Rolex Dial Size" will show no results. Come to think of it the only way I got any results was to put 1 word in and filter through 100 threads.