archibald

Are you sure? I've heard from reliable sources that this is a no-go. If it is possible then here's another question--is the 7750 datewheel identical (in function, not print layout) to the 7753?

Speaking from experience, what palp says is exactly right. All these third pary "contractors"--CNC shops, printers, etc--have regular customers and more lucrative orders coming in. When one of their "regulars" or a big, time sensitive order comes in the door, you get bumped. That's just the way it goes. Patience is golden, guys. Palp, are any of the newest run 2.0 or 1.9?

I'll buy the ring & dial from you in a heartbeat if it fits the auto mvmt w/ the feet filed off...

I assume this is a 2.1? Will there be a run of 1.9's or 2.0's?

Wow, that dial makes all the difference--Awesome job! Question: Let's say you want the short pushers and the dial from the manual version but want to retain the 7750 movement. I know you'll have to shave the feet, but are there subdial spacing issues as well? Barring that, I think a correct dial project would be money better spent than a new crystal project, especially since the latest 212's are coming w/ sapphire from the factory. Then again, until they fix the back on the 212, the manual movement w/ the auto case/guard/crystal is the way to go since even if you have the auto movement, the second anyone in the know sees the back you're busted anyway. Might as well have the on the wrist accuracy...

With the exception of Hardball--which has it's share of talking points screaming over one another--I agree. Naturally I think Olbermann is the greatest--but the best "independent" these days is Lou Dobbs. He's a Republican, but he's a populist through and through, IMO just what the coutry needs. He calls it like he sees it, bashes Bush and the Dems in the same sentence more often than not, and seems to me to be genuinely concerned for the interests of people who work their asses off just to give their kids a better life than they had, which is the overwhelming majority of Americans. I don't agree w/ him on immigration, but he's also obsessed w/ paperless voting machines, which I think are the single greatest threat to Democracy, by a long shot.

I think Davidsen is trying to drive us crazy. He gets things soooooo close...but not quite there.

LOL! I'm going to have to use you guys' strategy: "Here honey, I bought you a watch...I know it's a mans' watch, but they look so sexy on you!" Seriously, I think mens' watches do look sexy on women , but unless they're going for that look which involves more than the watch, which they probably don't want to do every day, they probably prefer ladies' watches.

I don't think you want a Panerai, even though thats what most of us addiction addled fools are going to tell you to do. Try the Franck Muller ladies Conquistador. If that's too dressy, maybe one of the MOP Rolex Daytonas or the ladies' Vacheron Overseas w/ the black dial. All are very accurate reps, with the Muller being the most accurate, then the Vacheron, then the Rolex. The Rolex, unless you want to spend $600 on one with a Swiss 7750 Movement inside may have reliability problems. As always--please keep in mind the cardinal rule of rep wearing: If you can't pull off sporting the gen version, don't wear the rep or it doesn't matter how accurate the copy is.

You're not going to fool anyone: The wife knows better than you do what you can afford. The steady girlfriend knows you well enough to know whether you're the kind of guy who'd buy her a rep and pass it off as real. The woman you're trying to get into the sack with a watch (which is what I assume the OP had in mind) is going to go to get it checked.

Well said, Nanuq...and if that happens--people taking ten minutes out of every day to read a couple of articles in their local paper and think about them--both parties would stop 1/2 their [censored] in about ten minutes. If we had 70% turnout-in other words an engaged electorate--I guarantee we'd wake up to a vastly different county on november 8.

There has never been, and may never be again a two year period during which so many huge issues--issues so basic to our system of government--will be hashed out: The babance of power between the executive, congress, and courts; the application of the bill of rights in the 21st century, how we prosecute wars, which civil liberties each of us will maintain in a long term war on terror, the rights of states..and on and on and on. Even if only one of these were at stake, it would be worth ten minutes of your time....but they all are. It doesn't matter who you vote for or where you stand on any of these issues--what's important, essential in fact, is that we let them know we're watching carefully.

My wife and daughter would be repeat customers if these are as good as they sound!

The automobile, no doubt.

It all comes doen to the surcharge...Since this is still an instant tell for anyone who knows what an OEM movement looks like and utterly irrellevent to anyone who doesn't, I'd be totally happy if this becomes the standard"C-Class" movement, but I sure as hell ain't going to pay a penny more for it.

Now we know who to cast in case of a Serpico remake...

I agree that all the eigth grade chest puffing is dumb, but as per whom we might trust and/or not trust: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=14047 chronomat, is Panerai153 referring to you? Still got that Gators avatar?

No excuse for this. You are owed a full refund including shipping costs. And as a side note, Doc, having lived (like a king on very little money in South Mississippi) I can tell that you are a man after my own heart--an anestheriologist in South Mississippi who buys reps instead of gens. A sensible man, indeed!

I'm not a "Use the search function" guy, but when a thread that that discusses the same watch is available on the first couple pages.... Just for future reference, there is usually an existing thread on all new reps within minutes after the dealers post them. Pleae chech for such a thread before clogging the front page with repeated info requests.

Not that anyone here would be dumb enough to buy a gen Muller, given their insane markup and the proliferation of awsome reps but here are three--all immediately spottable by the crowns: http://cgi.ebay.com/Franck-Muller-Casablan...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Frahck-Muller_W0QQitem...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Frank-Muller-Casablanc...1QQcmdZViewItem

We're going to need a decent scan of a gen dial to continue., IMO...

I love the Onkyo sound...I use my old college setup--Onkyo reciever, Polk Audio bookshelf speakers--for sound on my PC. I'm no expert but it just sounds a lot warmer than the new system upstairs.

For a minute there I thought it was a result of your--mild, I thought--disagreement with one of the admins about terminology, which would have been absolutely preposterous. Glad it was technical and cleared up.

With all this interest in the orange I wonder if any B&R fans are contemplating asking davidsenjpn about a run of orange dials combined with a "group buy" of PVD service....I'd certainly be in for 2 if someone would do the leg work.