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It's funny, that watch always looks so awesome in your wrist shots, but I tried one on when I tried the GMTIIC, and, just like the AquaRacer, it just did not live up to your photographic skill

I've seen a few examples of people doing that, and with business suits, it looks pretty silly I will wear a watch on top of a pair of ski-gloves, but it is still covered by the sleeve of the jacket I'm wearing I normally wear my watches low on my wrist, but I don't wear them tight, so if my hand does flex back, the watch just moves with my hand That said, I don't wear a watch so loose that it can actually rotate around my wrist. I can just about get my index finger under the bracelet of my watch, and can just about force it around my wrist if I had to, but it certainly wouldn't 'slop round' of it's own accord

That's a gorgeous collection, bro, really well rounded, with some really nice pieces in it A fine example for any n00b to learn from and aspire to

No problem, bro, I wouldn't want to swear to that info being accurate, but I'm sure I read it only a few days ago. It might be worth looking at the DSSD threads, and maybe seeing if an owner could measure the lug width I forgot to say, if you're using a Maxi Dial, you definitely need to stick with the larger hands as well. Regular sub hands are dwarfed by a Maxi Dial...

Indeed, I think it's only fair that additional costs put into a watch, such as modifications or recent servicing, be taken into account at a sale, as those are costs which the new owner will benefit from

Ahh, I misunderstood their tone, my mistake

Yes, Robbie is a member there as well. To be honest, I can't see there being a problem, as it's not a replica watch being passed off as a gen, it is, precisely what it is described as being

I'm glad you like it Hopefully, V2.0 will be better, and 'more consistent'. I hadn't originally planned to use the vintage dial, but I lost concentration while enlarging the center hole of the dial from the original Submariner, and overdid it a bit... Fortunately, I had the other 'spare' that I could use, and overall, I think it's come out nicely I know what you mean, to me, GMT is a function that can be used by many disciplines, so shouldn't necessarily be limited to dive watches. As for copyrights, if they want to use it, well, it wouldn't be the first time a corporation would have stolen creative work from me and not paid me

Awesome policy to take with things, and I completely agree with it I hope the GMT Sub meets with your approval after all this time it's taken me to actually show it properly She is indeed, and reminds me of Diva Zappa, and I just wondered if it might've been some kind of modeling shot of her

That's a fantastic watch, and a real pro-quality photo That should be in a catalogue

What an awesome story Out of curiosity, who's the person in your avatar?

Lani is a hero, full stop He gives with no thought of reward

Sorry, guys, I'm still wearing this one Although I did swap the caseback which was on the case (which says "Rolex Oyster - Original Gas Escape Valve" with the plain one from the Silix Vintage sub which also provided the dial)

I just remembered this one: "Sit your five-dollar ass down before I make change..." - Wesley Snipes, New Jack City

A few of my favorites: "Ezekial 25:17" as delivered by Samuel L. Jackson Answer to the old question "How long's a piece of string?" -- "Twice the length from the middle to the end..." "Such is life..." Ned Kelly A good tag-on to just about any comment about something... "That's what she said last night..."

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that that might be the same model of watch which John Barrowman wore in his portayal of Captain Jack Harkness... I've never found a shot which was directly on the face, but I've seen John wearing several Rolexes before, so I have a hunch that this is it... [Edit to add] I forgot to say, if you think the guy is reliable, then for that price, I'd go for it

Looking at these photos, I wouldn't have said that the crown guards needed shaving... They look pretty good to me

Thanks again for posting the comparison I'll be sure to post plenty of pics of the project, but with the financial commitments I have for the next six months (not only m own weddng next month, but also a trip to Tokyo in may, to combine my wife's birthday and my best friend's wedding) the project likely won't get started till after then...

Indeed, a fantasy model built by me I was thinking that a set of vintage-colored sword hands would complete the watch, but for V2.0, I was thinking of going with a more 'clean/modern' look, so I was thinking about using a GMTIIC as the base watch. To be honest, I do like the watch I've built, it's just that the lume on the dial isn't anthing special. Out of curiousity, was there a model of Rolex (or Tudor) where both the hands where sword hands? At the moment, all I'm fnding is one where the hour hand is sword-style, but the minute hand is regular...

Looking good

That's an absolutely fantastic review, thanks for taking the time to put it together I'm glad I'm not alone in my thoughts that the gen is not worth the ticket price, but is a really nice watch in it's own right Having handled the gen, I knew what it was like (although I have to admit, even in the AD, I didn't notice the color-engraving in the clasp) but I couldn't really compare it to the rep, as I didn't have the 'visual memory' of a rep to make a comparison. An interesting point about the engraving on the rehaut, as I have to admit, it was not particularly noticeable on the gen. Depending on how noticeable I felt the engraving was when I see the rep 'in person', I might indeed sand the rehaut down a little to make it less noticeable, but, if I like how it looks, I might well keep it as it is. When I've seen the watches with ROLEXROLEXROLEX slapped around the rehaut, I have thought it was branding overkill, but, as before, on the gen, it wasn't actually an obtrusive detail, and quite ignorable. My only concern for sanding the rehaut, is increasing the diameter and exposing the edges of the dial... I guess I'll just have to wait and see and then decide

The GMT Submariner is a bastardized hybrid of my own creation. There's a tag line on a British TV advert for a brand of wood stains: "It does what it says on the tin..." (the guys who actually advertise the product tend to look like they drink the stuff rather than staining their woods, but that's another story ) That is the philosophy I took to the watch I built. The dial says 'Submariner', but it has GMT Functions (it's essentially, a sub dial in a GMT case) so 'GMT Submariner' is the most apt description for it (other than POS ) What I'm considering for V2.0, of the above creation, is using the GMTIIC as the base, and jamming in a vintage-style dial, however, I'm debating between using one which is 'vintage colors', or 'new white'. I think that as the GMTIIC is a modern watch, then 'new' dial and hand colors would be more in keeping with the bezel and green GMT hand, although by preference, I think 'vintage colored' dials and hands look nicer

I like the sound of it With regards to life in general, I've always prefferred 'custom' rather than 'off the rack', and that applies equally to my taste in watches. The GMT Submariner I built last year and only recently decided to like, might well be a fantasy bastardization, and a real Frankenstein's monster in terms of parts, but it looks (within reason) exactly how I wanted it to look (well, nothing that can't be further tweaked) I think I read that someone said that the DSSD bracelet wouldn't fit on a GMT II C, as it's wider at the lugs, so it might not fit your plan... I find that frustrating myself, as I was considering using the same bracelet for V2.0 of the GMT Sub... Instead, I might just have to settle for a regular Oyster bracelet, as that at least has a diver's extension, and that's a must for me Best of luck with the project, bro, be sure to take a load of pictures once it's done

Thanks for the responses, amigos You've pretty much confirmed my original thoughts that 'uniformity' does lend to the overall image Bearing that in mind, I might still consider installing vintaged sword hands in my GMT Submariner, but I'm still in two minds about it... How do folks think a watch with a vintage dial and hands would look in a brand spanking new case? Not so much a 'factory fresh' case, as anything can be scuffed up a little But more of say, having the case for a current watch, but containing the vintage dial and hands? An interesting juxtaposition of the old and new, or just an inconsistent and jumbled mess?

That'll be awesome, thank you