The PO is the watch I will consider for a gen, as the Ingy, once I'm done with Rolex.
That could take years though
You say "don't take money in consideration!"
I say "get a gen!"
And why not get it on the pre-owned market because saving some cash is always nice
I have a nice REP PO with double AR, genuine crown and tube.
It is a fantastic watch that I wear very often.
But...it's not the real deal
And I will NOT add a gen dial and bezel.
How many of our reps are running for years without any problem?
Recently I lost a crown (gen crown btw).
As you say, I cannot enter an AD and say "fix it".
And what if no cool modder of our community can fix it?
A franken is a franken. It has some value in our community but nowhere else.
Take the 6.5K 1655 which some guy is trying to sell for months now...there is zero chance it would be sold ever unless a super new comer believes it's a 100% gen watch not knowing it is a 90% gen parts and a fake case .
Our hobby is about building reasonably priced franken. Not thousand dollars ones.
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