Stephane

Yesterday and Today!

Going from 45 to 40 MM today.
BK Noob GMT Master II caught with some clouds that shouldn't last 

A beauty. I miss mine 

Gmt for me.

That is a seriously nice GMT !

Good old Upo in the Bay (San Pawl IL Bahar, Malta, November 3rd 2014)

Welcome to the forum !

Please consider that servicing a rep is a pain in the ass.

Most of the watchmakers won't touch it cause they could loose their license with the genuine brands.
That said, if you live in a big city maybe you will find one.

As others said: if you don't care about the inside and just want a nice watch, go cheap.

It will probably fail at a point but then replacing the movement is very cheap.

If you prefer peace of mind, go for Eta and it will last forever (if you have it serviced from time to time).

By the way, about servicing, opinions differ.

Some say it should be done as often as every other year, some say service should only happen when something goes wrong.
As usual, the truth is probably in between.

Most of my reps and gens were not serviced these last 5-6 years and they run fine.

Hope this helps,

Cheers
Stephane

Use to live there

lovely place but nothing beats home

Depends where home is  

Spend our honeymoon in Malta and enjoyed ourselves quite a bit. Great little island.

Indeed. Nice little island ;-)

Life's expensive there?

Not at all.

Of course you can spend a lot if you go to expensive restaurants and drink quality wines.

But, you can also find a 2 bedroom penthouse for rent at 500€/ Month with a sea view or buying one at 150.000€.

Not even mentioning cooking at home with local vegetables, fruits, meat ...My meal yesterday was around 3€ ;-)

Hi Stephane does that mean that you left Brussels and immigrated to Malta??

Absolutely.

Came here for three months in october last year, then for 6 in march and...I'm still here ;-)

Quality of life and budget are very very tempting...

View from the terrace of my penthouse 3 days ago 

I need to visit Malta after those pictures haha

Well, trust me, it's worth the journey.

But avoid july/august as it is very very hot !

I'm Maltese, but live in Australia. I'm visiting next year. =)

Sent from my Guide using the Sub-Etha Net.

Bongu!

This is probably the only word I know ;-)

Well, if you're here, drop me a PM and we'll share a Kinnie (or a bottle of Melquart)

Cheers

Stephane

Hi All,

Just asking as I do and it would be very funny that another RWG member does too !

These islands are quite small but there are quite a lot of expats ! 

Cheers

Stephane

if you guys were to buy a gen rolex would you get a 1675, 5513, 16610 ? Or something else?

I think I'm coming to the crossroads of wanting a gen..

Budget wise, I'm limited.

I owned a 1680 (White), my favorite, together with some other Rolex.

The only gen Rolex I kept is the 16610.

I would recommend you find one of the last lug holed ones ;-)

I'm lucky to have found the "rare" dial with SWISS and the flat S !

Just the last pic

Indeed. For some reason it didin't display ...Thanks

The gen jubilee in some of the pictures was picked up on ebay for $250 but I think I'm sending it back because I belive it was for a Datejust as endlinks and bracelt will not fit gen spec soring bars....., would you keep it anyway??)

 

Tony, I'm a little confused about this!

I don't see it in the pictures.

I love those pics of GTGs ...soooo many watches ;-)

PS: you look as insane as I used to be Mike. That is quite a collection 

post-midnight shot using my phone's night mode

Wow, I wish I could take the same kind of photos with my phone!

Great shot ;-)

Sent from my droptop using telepathy.

Fantastic watch.

I really need to find one soon ;-)

Finally got my watches back from the bank safe.

So I am changing almost every day ;-)

Today this is my choice. Probably one the cheapest in my collection but on the wrist it doesn't feel cheap at all !!!

And what beats inside this one ? HaHa

we like it nice and quiet in here, it's why we put together the hit squad in the first place 

 

Ken

Well said Ken   

Don't worry guys...we are all here and will stay here 

nice 5510!

heres his brother 6538

Lovely :-)

Lovely too 

Not that bad looking isn't it ?

It's been a while ;-)

So this is what I wear tonight for a birthday party 

Of course my friend drinks on me still waiting for your trip to NYC and thanks for the kind words.

Oh my god! It has been too long since my last trip to NYC...that is so tempting

Hey Mike,

Welcome to the team.
We trully needed some fresh young blood!

Ooops, your not young? Shit! 

Guess we will have to live with it 

All the best

Stephane

what do you guys make of this website, they claim that they sell the most flawless replica rolexes and for an average price of $1,250 i should hope so lol.

 

can you guys have a look and let me know what you think because my friend is actually mad enough to buy one and hes chomping at the bit!

Don't push people to such stupid places pls.

If you claim that they sell reps at that price, you  should know that it is scam anyway.

By the way, the link has been edited.