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I was just wondering if there was any particular ruling or school of thought about if the hands and dial should match? I've seen a few watches with the vintage dials, where the hands have been much whiter than the dial... Should they match, or is it just a personal preference?

Thanks Maybe "didn't like" was a bit too strong, and doesn't really cover my thoughts completely... I think on another watch, I wouldn't have minded, but for some reason, they just struck me as out of place on that particular watch Infact, the bracelet was probably the thing which I disliked the most about it. The case was really nice, and when I looked at the watch with the bracelet covered, I really liked it. I think my thoughts on the mid-links might just be my personal taste... If it was on a regular Oyster bracelet, I probably wouldn't have minded I definitely think that I might have some plans for one, but only with extensive modifications I wonder how easy it would be to sand the ROLEXROLEXROLEX off the rehaut...

I got the opportunity to try one on today (gen, not rep), and I have to admit, I was actually pretty impressed Unlike the Submariner, this actually felt like a substantial watch when I put it on. Not really worthy of the near

I have to admit, I've never really had any comments made 'out in the wild' about my ink, but it's mostly pretty much covered. How much that'll change when I get traditional Japanese sleeves done, I wouldn't like to say I'm like you, I wear a watch for my benefit, and not because of what someone will think of it My only concern now I've started wearing my customized GMT Submariner, is that because the dial says 'Rolex' will it attract more attention than my other watches simply because the brand is better known That said, during the year I only had a Submariner, no one commented on it, so I doubt anyone will now

Some answers I've seen most commonly coming up to those questions during my time here 1. Flaunting a watch (rep or gen) is only going to draw negative attention, and get the wearer branded a poseur. That's not to say a watch has to remain hidden under a cuff, and only ever peeked at with a theatrical gesture and looking down the sleeve, but equally, doing things to deliberately draw attention to the watch is more likely to leave people with a negative impression, than being impressed or interested 2. Honesty is the best policy. People who actually try and pass reps off as gens deserve the ridicule of being caught out. However, that's not to say, as mentioned above, that anyone who just happens to ask, needs to be given an apologetic justification of the watch... In most situations, a simple 'Thanks' is all that is required to any compliment. To be honest, if somone outright asks if a watch is a fake, then that is just showing their lack of manners, so they don't deserve the justification. By all means, a simple 'Yes...' is certainly one answer, but if the person is just trying to make someone look bad, it's better to ignore the question entirely, simply because it is distasteful. 3. I may be wrong, but I believe many collectors who own both reps and gens, really don't care what others think about the providence of a particular watch, and are just as likely to say that a gen is a rep Sure, I can understand that a watch snob who only bought a gen because it cost X amount, and doesn't actually have an interest in watches in general, sure, they likely would get very irate at the suggestion that their beloved Rolex might be considered a fake, but for someone who actually loved watches, and collected reps and gens, I don't think they'd be too bothered.

Awesome watch, bro Just a quick shot from me... Rep watch, rep patch, real good

It's interesting to see the differences those options make. I have to admit, I think I prefer the black on leather option best From a designer's perspective, there are a few revisions I'd make to the design and layout, but it's till a really nice watch, and, as mentioned, a really interesting twist on the GMT complication

Welcome indeed Not the Mecca I was thinking of, but awesome pictures

I have to admit, those're fine choices, bro, it'll make for an extremely well-rounded collection A little inside scoop, is the GMT II C is going to be 'playing a part' in V2.0 of my GMT Submariner. I won't say what part, but a part I'm sending you a pic of the DTag collection via PM. I would post it on forum, but as it does contain personal data, it's probably best not put on an open forum

At least with games, you always get some kind of trade in on theme Offloading reps is considerably trickier I forget if I said, but with my DTag collection, I got some sleeves for storing photographic slides, and they're perfect for storing each tag, or each set of tags, and a little tape to seal the pouch keeps it all neat What've you got on order, bro?

That is an awesome watch, bro, and what an awesome twist on the GMT function That gets a big from me

I'm STILL wearing it!!! Could this be the end of my Omega/PAM addictions? Strangely, I briefly put my Sub on yesterday, just to see what I thought, and I immediately ripped it off I guess that means GMT = Sub = in my scheme of things... Oh well... Demsey, remember when I said about combining a GMT and a Submariner? That's what I came up with

Like I said off forum, bro, start collecting those Russian Dtags instead If you're looking to thin out your collection, then the way to do it, at least the way I found, was by reading RobbieG's threads, "If you only had 3 watches, what would they be..." and "If you could only have one watch, what would it be?" Just answering those questions, I found made a lot of my collection seem unnecessary and redundant. When I then dug really deep, and considered what it would be if I just had to have one watch, I was not only down to bare-bones, but really looking at the motivations and usefulness of said watch. I know that at the moment I'm really feeling the Rolex I built, and indeed, that would most likely be a candidate for my only watch (if I was 100% satisfied with it), as then, no matter what, gen or rep, it would always be the watch that I built, for myself, to do what I want it to do, and to look as I want it to look. A singularly unique watch, which is mine, and mine alone, and no other on the planet exactly like it. To me, that is a lot of sentimental value. Now, the SMP which I bought with inheritance money from my gran, is a reverse of that position... The watch itself, is widely available in both gen and rep, but, the money I used to buy it, that was a one off, no second chances source of cash. My Rolex, unique as it is, can always be re-built (and when I have more spare money, I am planning a V2.0 which will likely then be my permanant beater) but the SMP, while physically replaceable, in itself, is irreplaceable... Once you start thinking like that, you shouldn't have trouble in thinning out your collection to re-coup some of the costs

Not that anyone would want to go down that route, but there's a difference between someone genuinely wanting to end their life, and someone just making a cry for attention... I'm not surprized, it's such a gorgeous watch, it's just a bitch that there's not a rep of it available, or I'd probably have one in my collection Sweet There's another?

That was what I was afraid of Thanks for the clarification

I've been doing a little research, and have seen that there is a model of Submariner which has a sword-shaped hour hand (5517?) Is there a model of Rolex where both the hour and minute hand are sword shaped, as with some of the SMPs? Also, is the bracelet on the GMTIIc the same as the bracelet on the new Deep Sea? Is this what is referred to as a Rolesor bracelet, or are they both different? Does the bracelet on a GMTIIc have a diver's extension, or is it more like the bracelet on a Daytona? Thanks in advance, guys

I think that should read 'no room for error'... Once again, your lume work is phenomenal, an inhumanly high level of precision, and attention to detail which is just awesome to behold

As always, awesome work The appearance of the lume on these macro shots always makes me think of a well-iced cake, although I have a hunch luminova doesn't taste as good as it looks

A hand-written correspondence as well Classy Awesome result

I'm still wearing the DIY GMT Submariner Some of the work which I want to do to it, (including a movement replacement) is making me consider just buying a couple of new watches when I can afford it, and building something new (as in V2.0) instead

If you ever go down that route, remember to go elbow to wrist... side to side across the wrist is just for show PS I call dibs on your UN PPS Don't kill yourself, it's forbidden

I know that you said nothing about 'the truth', but I can't really discuss this topic without refering to it... Personally, I couldn't care less what movement is in a watch. Asian, Swiss, Swinese, I really, honestly, couldn't care less. It tells the time, that's all that matters. By preference, I will always go with the cheapest option, so that means Asian. I'm happy to do that as I find Asian movements accurate and reliable enough for my purposes. I don't plan on taking the watch in an AD and trying to get them to fix anything, so no need for a Swiss movement. With regards 'the Truth'. I think items should be accurately listed for sale, simply as a matter of courtesy and honor. I couldn't care less what is in something, as long as people are being honest about it. Anything else, it's up to the person to make the choice of spending their money

Tricky decision... I've been in the situation where a watch "just doesn't do it for me anymore", so from that perspective, I would say 'sell'. But. I would temper that with the circumstances. If it's just to buy a gen watch, then you need to be absolutely sure that you will actually like the new gen enough after the 'new watch feeling' subsides, that it would still be more popular to you than the others. As you say, some aren't available, or have been modded, so not easy to replace should you actually decide you want those watches again, so from that perspective, I would say 'keep them'. I'm only selling off my collection due to financial need, rather than simply to fund another purchase... If it was just a case of a new purchase, then I'd just save for the new purchase and keep the collection intact, so I'd say to seriously consider the value of the collection, over the potential value and wrist time of the new purchase. If you definitely wouldn't wear the collection any more, and only wear the new watch, then sell the collection and buy the new watch, but if you aren't 100% definite, I'd say hang on to the collection Of course, if you really can't decide, you could always flip a coin

The spring looks clean, so I'm guessing it wasn't glued on, or the glue would probably have fouled the spring... At a guess, I'd say it's unscrewed, as it's pretty hard to rip a screw clean off as the very least, I would have thought that you would have felt some vibration from the threads 'jumping'... When I had a crown pull out when I went to adjust the time, the entire stem came out, rather than the crown coming off the stem... I'd suggest de-casing it and seeng if you can re-attach the crown. A quick check would be to inspect the inside of the crown, using an LED flashlight to give extra illumination... Best of luck with the re-attachment

I nearly pissed myself when I read that Smooth