TeeJay

When I've got the $$s to spare, it'll be going back in the Platinum Pot

I'd recommend WatchEden

I love the look of the lattices, it'd be interesting to see how the dial reacted to other lightsources and if it had any internal refraction or just surface striations

I liked the photos of the watch when you first posted them, but that was a fantastic read as well

Awesome

Cynical, but likely very accurate... Caring is sometimes having to take the 'raw materials' of the out of the box rep, and having to finish the job The builders might not care, but we do

You might find buying cheaper reps more satisfactory than you think, ie less money down the crapper if things don't go to plan... CQout.com might not always offer the SuperReps, but the 'three strikes' policy is solid, even Tonyxkf aka WatchEden got struck out there because of buyers with unrealistic expectations complaining about the product or some minor glitch in the transaction, which forum members would understand and accept as 'part of the course' for our hobby. How many of the forum trusted dealers would still be selling here if the forum operated a 'three strikes' policy? I guess at the end of the day, it depends on just how important it is to you that the rep be 100% accurate to the gen watch out of the box... If I recall, Freddy's vintage GMT was built on a low-profile vintage Sub case from Silix, the exact same case as the current '6200 project' I'm wearing... It's just a matter of working with what's available at the best value for money

No. I had one PAM 105 which wasn't water resistant out of the box, the dealer replaced it, and the replacement was water resistant. The first 111h I ordered(different dealer), the power reserve only lasted a few hours. The dealer exchanged it for an Omega Aqua Terra which I customized as a birthday present for my dad. Oh, and I ordered a Rolex DJ for my wife which had a link fall out the bracelet (different dealer again, but again, the replacement was fine) Other than those incidents, I've always received satisfactory goods [Edit to add] I forgot about the Omega X-33s I received from Silix which weren't really satisfactory, and they also sent me the wrong vintage Sub, but that's the only really negative experiences I've had with stuff.

Probably Gaga's weakest work so far... Bad Romance and PokerFace were awesome, but this is just lame, made worse by the collaboration with Beyonce, who I can't stand at the best of times...

Mixing and matching rep parts like that can be a very mixed bag in terms of results... Theoretically, yes, it shouldn't be a problem, but in practice, it might be a different matter, it might be as easy to install the entire DSSD bracelet rather than sourcing a clasp, only to find that it won't fit to the links of the existing bracelet. Best of luck

That sounds like a good idea to me, bro To be honest, she already seems to be on the road to recovery, but it definitely threw a spanner in the works for a few days Things could be worse

It hasn't been the best week here either, bro... My wife came down with laryngitis, my tattoo artist had to cancel our consultation which was planned for tomorrow, another tattoo artist decided to insult my work, and to top it all, I got a threatogram on a bill in the mail demanding immediate payment...

I second the suggestion for a Planet Ocean, they are fantastic watches, clean, simple design, easy to wear and use, adequate for most situations, and unlikely to attract attention

Absolutely stunning piece, K, that insert really did finish it off perfectly I can't think of a better example of the brotherhood and camaraderie which permeates this community

I wish I had the cash to take one off your hands, but I had a threatogram in the mail today that wanted paying

I'm going with a silver dial on my pre-Daytona project for two reasons: Mainly because that is the dial which came with the case and was a gift, but also because the majority of my watches are black dialled (wouldn't mind another Y-M in the future) so I figured it would be nice to have a light dial as an alternative color-scheme, rather than simply swapping between watches with black dials

Makes the workshop sound like a diamond mine, I wonder how stringent their security is of their staff... Ahhh, now that's worker incentive and job security

Yup...

I noticed a few of the workers wearing HBBs, I guess Hublot pays its employees well

Of the two, I'd go for the Explorer II (which should've been branded the Explorer III, but that's another story) However, when I tried on a gen Exp II, I really wasn't over impressed with it at all, so if I may, I'd like to offer this as an alternate suggestion

Any time, my friend, and there's no hurry, it was a real pleasure working on the project As I mentioned the other day, the only parts I really need are a contemporary SeaDweller case for my longterm project, or a new movement for my Tudor Submariner, but the datewheel would need to line up with the datewindow (measuring at 8mm to 10.5) and I have a hunch that's going to be the proverbial needle in a haystack...

That's a real beauty, and looks pretty much pristine I wouldn't worry about the difference between dial and hand lume, it's certainly not readily apparent in the photos, and as you mention, on DRSD.com there're differences which would occur during dial/hand swaps during maintenance... It looks fantastic as it is