TeeJay

Thanks, amigo, I'm just glad that the world gets to see your awesome dial clearly at last While I loved the vintage feel of the NATO case, I just couldn't stand the strap's inability to get wet anymore, and, as the other Tudor Subs I've seen appear to have thicker crystals than a regular Sub, I thought the GMT Master II would provide a reasonable case, and I'm really pleased with how it's looking Of course, I might still apply a little aging to the case, just so it's not 'box fresh' (as the GMT hardly got worn) I think the credit with this one, still belongs well and truly with your awesome dial I will eventually be completing the NATO Tudor sub project, once I have a better dial in the vintage sub, but for now, I need the clarity and luminosity of the Tudor dial, can't stand not getting the strap wet anymore, and didn't like how the dial looked in the heavily vintaged case, so this combination was my only satisfactory solution, and I'm really pleased with how it's turned out Thanks again for such a generous gift, I look upon it as an early birthday present (next saturday)

That was certainly the thoughts I was having about the legality of owning reps, as opposed to anything else like narcotics/certain weapons etc which would definitely be considered 'seize on sight' illegal items to carry.

Indeed And it was valued at $50 by an expert Maybe he should have offered $450 and the watch

Congratulations Were there photos posted? I don't seem to remember photos being posted...

That's some fine vintage

Are reps definitely classed as 'contraband', or might they be classed as 'prohibited items', such as knifes, stunguns, pepper-sprays? If the latter, then local laws would apply for their ownership, while they could be permitted 'for personal use' in one area, but deemed illegal in another area/country (as with how reps are simply illegal [haram, might be a more accurate word] to own at all, in Italy, for example) An example which springs to mind, is the scene in Pulp Fiction where Samuel L Jackson and John Travolta are discussing the legality of hash in Amsterdam, and it is said that: "it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it, and it's legal to smoke it in your home or certain designated places. It's illegal to carry it, but, that don't matter, 'cause if the cops stop you, it's illegal for them to search you..." I wouldn't like to say how true this actually is, but certainly sounds like a plausible rational, and I'm wondering if it might be a reverse of that with reps, in that it's illegal to sell them, and illegal to import them, but not illegal to own them (for the sole purpose of owning, rather than selling)...

It's an interesting point to be sure, but, I'm sure someone once posted up some local laws which stated that reps in themselves, weren't illegal to simply own, only illegal to import, or sell on.

This is quite a different matter than someone simply wearing one on their wrist when they are on the premises and then getting it confiscated, as if someone was trying to trade them in as gen, then yes, they were breaking the law, but so were the ADs for confiscating the goods. I would love to see an AD taken to task over that. At the end of the day, reps (in the US and UK) are not illegal to own. Illegal to sell, yes, but not illegal to own...

In which pic do you mean? The one with the vintage sub where it's a bit murky, the filter hadn't been running a few days, but the weather was too hot for me to care If you mean the photo with the PAM, that was coastal waters of the Mediterranean.

Slight change... I couldn't stand the NATO strap any longer I took the case from this: And swapped in the dial/movement and insert from this: And wound up with this:

No chance for me

That's absolutely terrible, to think someone that's sworn the Hippocratic Oath would behave in such a way... I hope they throw the book at the parasite

I know, I guess it just works best to take the sentence as said by a guy, and think that the lady involved might have had an affinity for extreme insertions Certainly saves any bruised egos

Hopefully not what she said (but that is an awesome retort to just about anything)

I'd have to disagree there, those kind of reps really do have chrome plated brass cases, but I'd be willing to bet that this watch is a solid SS case In terms of quality, I would say it is easily in the same league as the watches which 'forum trusted' dealers sell in the $108 range. In terms of replication, no, it's not great, but, and this is a big but, it is clear which watch it is supposed to be, rather than a total fantasy model, and, chances are, the things like the insert and bracelet could be replaced, to bring it closer to the true DSSD specifications As mentioned before, the

That really is a gorgeous watch

Yes, the ceramic insert is one of the key features of the DSSD. The method I use to remove a bezel insert, is to remove the caseback, remove the movement, push out the crystal, and then very gently raise up the inner edge of the insert with a thumbnail (so as not to damage it incase you'd want to use it again) To be honest, I'd be happy to wear the watch as it is, because only someone who knows the details of the genuine watch would be able to identify it as a fake 'by sight' (although of course, anyone seeing 'Rolex' on the dial will get immediately suspicious ) Another thing which I actually quite like the look of, is the case looks to be thinner than on other DSSD reps (but again, I'd say that's a good thing, as I think the DSSD looks too chunky )

Brutally honest, you say... Well... In terms of flaws in replication: The bezel insert isn't ceramic, and, as you point out, not correctly indexed... The clasp isn't a glide-lock clasp... The caseback is also not correct for that model... In terms of viewing it 'as a watch': You've got what looks like a very nice watch Maxi dial and hands, correctly spelled and crisply printed dial printing. It might not be 1:1 perfect, but it's certainly a nice watch in its own right, and not an unreasonable price either Wear it well, my friend Of course, the flaws in replication which I mentioned above, might all be correctable with replacement parts

Absolutely so, I'd like to get Snowflake hands for my project, simply so I can say that I've built a project 'to specification', rather than just cobbling something together, but, as you say, love and personal passion, and my appreciation for the Snowflake dial itself, that supersedes any need for accuracy to gen

I have to admit, I can't see anyone here trying to pass a rep off as a gen (unless the person making the enquiry is a complete ass-hat, thus not deserving the courtesy of the truth anyway) but there're definitely those out there who would try and pass off a rep as a gen. My wife's bio-dad (who had the good grace to die before we got married, so I've never had to call him my father in law ) was definitely the kind who would pass off a rep as a gen. The scumbag left my mother in law in a load of debt when they divorced, and has now done the same thing to his widow, who never saw through his lies... People like that get found out in the end, and payback's a bitch

It's still very much a 'work in progress', but thanks, bro

Absolutely spot on, brother I wear watches which I like because I want to wear them, not because I'm looking for 100% accuracy, or to attract the attention of others... If I was bothered with accuracy, I wouldn't wear my Snowflake dial Tudor without the Snowflake hands (which I do plan on obtaining eventually for the project) but I like how it looks, the dial is clearer, and more luminous than the baked dial on my vintage Sub, meaning that's the watch best suited for my needs, so that's what I'm wearing

Thanks, the credit really must go to Slartibartfast for his awesome dial The pearl is looking better now, than when it arrived It was a huge bubble of lume which looked terrble, so I filed it flat... I know it's not ideal, but I do like to have a pearl in place for night use I think a sheared off pearl will look better, but that'll have to wait a while I'm just pleased I got the timing accurate Once again, the watch in your picture looks better than when I tried one on