Adeodatus

Actually, I just checked, I have two. Pm me your address I'll send them to you

I have one. Pm me.

Exactly.With small adjustment: They hate us because they think we cheat. Unfortunately, in reality the cheaters are the watch companies selling the original watches for unrealistic price. I think that those gen owners who hate reps are taking themselves too seriously and are defining themselves by "things". We all do it to an extent, but there is a clear line where you are willing to spend thousands of dollars on a product and hate anyone who's not willing to do so.

288 249 301 and as a bonus 292

If you're taking it from your list, I have 3 words for you, folex: buy a gen. Seriously, though: 288 is one of 10-12 best reps currently available on the market, of any brand and one of the 3-4 best chronos available. You missed the most important part of w0lf's post: Just remember: you're buying a rep and have expectations accordingly.

1911 Discovery. An almost perfect rep. Just get it - trust me, you'll be Y.M.C.A.ing for a week.

I'm more than willing to accept dings and scratches on "divers", unfortunately my 1665 and PO42 are as perfect as the day they arrived, but my Spitfire and now the 288 are dong... And they are supposed to be freaken dressy watches. ...damn it, I hate when I get all OCD on such things. (same with phones and code formatting - programmers here may understand this). EDIT: does anyone know if 288 cases are available?

Uhh, parts... Great idea actually. On a side note: scratched by a cat?! If it's your Defender's wheel, then I don't see anything wrong with this picture.

So I dropped my PAN288 a few days ago and it got a couple of dings right near the crystal (amazingly the crystal is just fine). The dings are very very small, but they are all I can see know when I look at the watch. And i love this watch. This bums me so much, that I'm thinking about selling it and buying a new one, the same one. Am I crazy?

Blasphemy! Burn this heretic!

As far as I can see the HE is low and the pearl is far from being great. It would be exceptable if this was a 45er, but on good 42s the pearl is almost perfectly aligned horizontally AND vertically. But take what I say with a grain of salt, because I'm watching these from mobile. Are these QC images? If not and you already bought it then who cares just enjoy a great watch. I have to say that my 42 hasn't left my wrist for weeks in a row. I just change from time to time to participate in a daily wristy

he he mission accomplished.

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Nice combo. Watch also...

Or if he's into vintage - Seiko 6139: Imho Seiko is a perfect first watch, one he'll be fond of even after many many years

Definitely Seiko. Get him a nice "fiver" and educate him about the brand. (in case he doesn't know already)

Forget about it, man. The watch isn't worth it. The movement may be good but more often than not it's just total cr@p.

no words...

Definitely one of the most comfortable watches out there. I have it on a croc strap, which is even lighter. Love it.

Love it, By-Tor! Which reminds me: when I was a youngster my Dad and I would put a vinyl of Rainbow Rising and headbang like crazy monkeys to Stargazer in the living room. Great times... I miss my Dad... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6IPBN6ARkE

HAHAHA, she's seriously reconsidering... LOL I love this woman....

Dear all, As I suspected, our fabulous community is to the rescue. Thank you all for this information. My wife's read all your posts and sends a huge thank-you and hugs (her words,not mine - a firm and manly handshake from me, gentlemen). As it seems that financially we should be fine, but I will definitely need to figure out a way to get a permit for myself as well. Apparently the most important posts were ASCIWhite's and Ken's. "Suddenly" the financial part of this "adventure" is currently much less important in my wife's eye. Her first reaction: "Forget about it. We are not going there!" . Gee, thanks for that guys, especially for mentioning the Redbacks, huge help... - now we are learning all there is to know about the Australian Flora and Fauna. Special emphasis: venomous insects and reptiles.

My wife is an architect and recently she got a very tempting offer from one of the firms in Melbourne to move to Australia for 5 years and to lead a few very interesting projects (yeah, unlike me, my wife is a freaken superstar). Apart from the obviously flattering offer and the amazing opportunity to live in a very special and a different place, we are a bit concerned about the financial part of this offer. While on paper her future salary seems substantial, we have almost zero information on Australia, we don't have any friends or family there and the more I read, the more I understand, that we need a first hand input on the financial situation there. The plot thickens since I ran a web design and development business, which I'll probably have to close, and we aren't sure that I'll be able to get a work permit in Australia. I might be able to freelance a bit, but we obviously don't want to do anything illegal, so we can not count on it. This may leave us with my wife's salary as a sole source of income for our family. My question is this: from your experience what kind of "real life" cost of living are we looking at? We've been reading a lot in the past few days, but all we can find is gov't statements, averages and promises from my wife's future employers, but not from "real" people. We understand that cost of living is a bit subjective, but given the fact that we are looking for an "interesting experience" more than living the "good life", we are prepared to compromise on our standards. We just don't want to go broke, haha. Also I'm interested in any thoughts you may offer regarding living in Australia, not necessarily financial. Anything you can think of, that can help us reach a decision. The reason I'm asking here is because apart from the watch aficionados I find this place filled with interesting people with wide scope of opinions, plus a more mature audience, if you know what I mean. Seriously, guys, any input will be highly appreciated! Cheers.