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how about a minimalist, hands at 10 and 2 design

I like that A LOT.

2 straps? LOL Try 6 or seven at least! It's a sickness.

2 straps is crazytalk. I go through 2 straps before noon.

Giving some heavy steel a shot.

I just find the deployant uncomfortable and I love the look of thick straps against a pam.

Puketastic rehaut on the SD.

I heard that he declared it as an April Fools joke and it was a rep. They then called for a burning at the stake.

Victoria has the bordeux OEM (I believe it's OEM rather than rep) strap for the 127. I WANT THAT STRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

We would need a whole other thread for strap-jealousy.

dalayclass - http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=66780

The thin-ness of the case feels so weird. I suddenly feel like driving to the country club to watch a bit of polo.

Just received this today. It's pretty different from everything else I have. Angus offered to replace my problematic 111 but since I got a gen, I thought I'd give this a shot instead. It instantly makes me feel 10 years older...not sure if it'll grow on me or if I'll just put it up for sale. What do you guys think?

Oooo, I'll have to include my orange monster in the comparison as well. I had no idea Seiko was using the "original" stuff.

Going with this today. Might be something different for the rest of the weekend if a certain package arrives today.

Yeah, I was expecting more of a bluish glow from the gen...then I noticed it sitting next to the 217 in my watchbox at around 4 in the morning looking exactly the same so I decided to try a more controlled comparison. Who knows...they could very well change in mid-run too since there are variances within the J series in the crown guard as well.

I used the PS dropper tool on the unresized 1 minute elapsed pic and both watches gave me the value 33cc99.

I'm addressing the colour and the strength of the lume over time. They're identical in those 2 watches... *shrug*

I did a search and couldn't find a thread comparing the two so I thought I'd give it a shot. I only have a P&S camera so I don't have manual control of exposure time. The comparison will just be for colour and how long it lasts, not absolute brightness.

Here are the candidates.

217 with C3 SL

Gen 111j. (I messed up the white balance in this pic)

Of course, it was a pretty quick decision to use this to do the timing for this test.

Immediately after the lights are out.

1 minute elapsed.

2 minutes elapsed.

10 minutes elapsed.

30 minutes elapsed. At this point, the camera can barely see a thing but there's still no problem picking it up with the naked eye. It stays at this brightness for hours.

Judging from the colour and how long the lume lasts, it seems that OP uses regular C3 lume and there's no need for any fancy mixing of pigments

Edit: woops, made a mistake with my image labelling. Corrected.

jkarpas in the other wristcheck thread inspired me to give the OEM rubber another shot.

thank you! i actually love how it feels, also is very dust repellent!

Ok, you've convinced me to give the rubber strap another shot.

my gen 005 on oem rubber, i just got it !

Congrats!!! Lots of folk getting gen pams lately. You need to check into this thread - http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=67110

How do you find the OEM rubber? I actually like my Angus rubber strap better than the gen.

and I'd like to see if I can get a custom (do I hear group buy/hug) AP Jules Audemars XX Chrono made.

I am definitely in for that.

You wanna trade a gen for a rep? Sign me up!

I just tried on gen Grahams for my first time yesterday. Wow...I didn't like them in pics before, but the swordfish is pretty sweet on the wrist. The shared running secs/hour subdial is cool! Was thinking about the rep after that, but no dAR would be disappointing, and I doubt it can be done aftermarket with the weird "biclops" setup.

On this pic the font seems clear white. Did Panerai change this back after the yellowish font on the H-series?

Awesome watch, Gianton. Wear it well!

Looks off white to me when you compare it against the running secs hand. I have a J and it's definitely off white.

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