TeeJay

Teejay

Just let me know when you are ready to send yours to me I am booked solid through december and January is starting to fill up.

Cheers

T

I will indeed The 111h, which will be the dial donor, has been returned to the watchsmiths to see if they can correct their mistake. If they can't, it's not a big problem, the watch will still be useable as a donor for this, and potentially other, projects. I've been quoted a 2-3 week turn around, so I'm hoping to get enough comissions between now and then to pay for the relume and dial swap I'm sure that the lettering on the dial is incorrectly printed (too small, I think), but I'll be interested for your professional opinion of the quality of the lume, as it seems to be the best of any of my watches thus far

Makes me want to get my 111g worked on even more

Something I have noticed with the lume on my 111g, (100% untouched factory) is that following a charge under a light, it had a very bright 'initial' glow, but, any other light ie daylight, street lamp, will 'overpower' the lume, and the indices will appear as during the day. This 'initial' glow, only appears to last for a few minutes (although I haven't actually timed this decay, and, in itself is hard to accurately gauge due to my own eye's adaptation to lower light conditions) However, I can say that if I wake up at 5 AM, although the lume is no longer 'bright', it is still visible, and clear enough that I can easily read the time. None of my other watches have still been readable after 5 hours.

Maybe, maybe not! But those with more than 1 will be able to "freely watch" all their accounts being deleted.

Cos what I do know, is that every one of those miserable F*kkers, who still have more than 1 account in short time from now...WILL find themselves with NO accounts, and NO ability to be reinstated.

@TT, you are far too nice about this.

@All.... People we have far better things to do than to chase around here asking for dup accounts to be removed.

Realise that dup accounts are the 1st step to scammers acting here!!

I have just seen a list with many names on it, some well known and respected members. ( and to them, my respect is diminished) However basically it is just the nuisance value to have to send out warning PM's, and maintain this sort of info.

So come on people get rid of 'em, take a positive step for your forum, and assist us in our efforts to track and rid ourselves of these scammers.

Offshore

Having moderated a forum where multiple accounts lead to a lot of problems, I'll wish you luck in deleting and banning the multiple accounts. Setting up a new account due to a log-in error is one thing, having a load of accounts for the sake of trolling and arguing with one's self is just pathetic... Best of luck, guys

You are just so right about PAMs being an acquired taste... Only a few months ago (very few) when I joined this forum I simply could not understand all the hype about the PAMs...thought they were boring, all looked alike, etc, etc, etc,... According to my ems local website I will be receiving my 177 Davidsen at home tomorrow...

They're definitely something which grow on people, but, I have to admit, still not something which are to everyone's taste. I like them as the dials are so clear and easy to read. The things like the decorated movement and handwinding are just 'bonus features'

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Best of luck with the 177, I bet it starts getting priority wrist time

Yants are a whole different ball game than the gun !!!@ swdivad I'll give yours a test when I get to see you....you are imune to machete swipes now yes?

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That takes some cojones to do that, I most definitely approve

I'm a big fan of Panerai, but i just can't seem to get into the PVD look. I have never tried one on, and I'm sure that if i did, I would like it but...Im just not in a rush to go out and buy one...

This one is a real nice example, though. Great photos, too. Enjoy it.

Thanks I have to admit, PAMs themselves are very much an acquired taste, and, PVDd versions even more so. I'd go so far as to say it's very much a 'love it or hate it' look. That said, having gotten to appreciate the PAM aesthetic more and more, I think the PVD is something I've 'worked up to', and probably wouldn't've selected as a first PAM. Something else I do like about it, is it's, surprizingly, a very subtle watch, and 'wears' much smaller than the identically sized 111h. For some reason (well, I know it's the color ) it just doesn't appear to 'stand out' from the wrist as much, while still being eye-catching in it's own way

Nice watch.... Here's a good contrast for you:

Nice I have to admit, the strap I'm using is a bit darker than what I plan on using permanantly on the watch, but, until the 24mm buckles I ordered arrived, I'm stuck with the factory strap from my 111h I think a pale strap like in your top photo will be my permanant choice

Out of curiosity, how long have you had the watch, and how have you found the durability of the PVD?

You folks are braver than I. I have a tough enough time deciding what I want for breakfast never mind how I would decorate my body for the rest of my life. Tattoos give new meaning to the term - "Wear it well"

Teejay - Very nice looking design.

Thanks To be honest, the basic design was one I'd worked on, on and off, altering bits here and there, for about a year, so when it came to get it done, I knew I was totally happy with it. After that, I started going more on impulse, and trusting my instincts (the extension work on my arms and glyphs on my wrist (I have another on my right wrist which I haven't photographed yet ) ) but, because I didn't stray from the 'existing theme', never had a reason to dislike the design or regret the decision

I got this yant done a few years back... never a problem... and yes... a leap of faith

Fantastic Do you have any pics of it fully healed? Out of curiousity, how did you find the sensation of having it done, compared to your other tattoos (which I assume were done by machine)?

And we want to edumacate you.

Since you Wiki'ed you already know, Ssabripo, the barebones history of the Xa Mas Flottiglia and its historic importance to the marque.

But Panerai didn't really take off until an Italian-American actor who slurs more than speaks, spied a few chunky watches for a film he was making. He ordered a special set of them, and gave them to his high-powered California pals. In that decade and change, they became THE watch of choice for the nouveaux riche, the famous, the sporty, and those tired of Rolex.

Curiously, as I mentioned on Risti, Panerai is our generation's Rolex. It's a cult watch, par excellence.

http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=41501

Beats Scientology.

That's me summed up

As for Scientology... I read Battlefield Earth in one 12 hour sitting. Not sure if I should be proud or ashamed of that fact...

As promised, here're the shots of my 111h ticking away underwater in the Med. These were taken after some rigorous swimming against the tides (although not to any great depths), where the caseback was secured by nothing greater than thumbpressure with the aid of rubber gloves. Not a bubble, not a hint of leaking. I swam a few days afterwards, and again, no problem. This watch has never been pressure tested or waterproofed since purchase, and infact, was opened up and stripped down by a watchsmith (who succeeded in shredding the crown gasget a little) but it still didn't leak.

TeeJay here is some of my magazines and books from Japan its just a small part of my collection.

The tatto design books are a treasue if you like tattos buy them

Cheers,

Dani

That's a fantastic collection, and definitely awesome reference material, thanks for sharing it I've recently seen a Koi Carp Calender, which I'm tempted to buy as reference material, as it not only shows the fish, but loads of different color variations

Greatest turnoff re Tattoos................ones that remind you of a child's stamp collection.

If youre gonna do it, DO IT. Plan the eventual work then do it (even if it needs years of work).

Dont fall for the tacky 'I'll try a little heart here' & if it doesnt hurt/ if I like the idea I'll go & add that cute Dragon (# 487 on the wall display). etc etc. Till youve got the 'stamp collection'.

That is so true. Nothing worse than differing styles of tattoos clamouring for attention on the body. As beautiful as Angelina Jolie is, her tattoos are a shining example of the 'stamp collection'. The individual pieces, fine (especially the Yak Sant on her shoulder) but they just don't look so great viewed as a whole...

Even when I've expanded (or planned to expand) my existing design, I've always been carefull to either keep a similar appearance, or just repeat entire shape groups entirely (as was done with the expansion work on my biceps)

But if you want to take it to a whole new dimension..........search 'SAK YANT'

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Thanks for the suggestion. I'd seen the style before (Angelina's shoulder tattoo) but never knew the name

Their 'anonymity' is one of the things I really like about PAMs. I admit, my favorite thing about them, is that their large dials are very easy to read, but, when wearing one, it's nice to not worry about hearing the "is it real?" that Rolexes seem to always provoke.

Yes, it's a real watch. It tells the time

Ohh, you meant did I have to sell a kidney to afford one from a shop... I did not

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cbcvrF76ig

Nothing worse that a 'tramp stamp' or 'ass antlers' half-way up the back

The proper positioning for such a tattoo, really is just above the curve of the buttocks, so when undressed, the tattoo doesn't look like it's 'floating' half-way up the back... If it's visible above a waistband (and is a thin design) then it's too high up...

The good thing about humans is that their nature is constant, but their opinions always change.

Absolutely. This time last year, I'd've told anyone who'd listen about the 'evils of Islam', but how my tune has changed now

I think I admitted here I'm suggestible too, so I can relate!

Hee hee, I too once thought I'd never get a PAM.

Whoopsie

Oh, I'm sorry about that...you see my current avatar? That's my cousin at the time in Afghanistan. He got a tattoo to cover a (small) battlewound. He and I always swore never to get one.

But if I had a disfigurement? Who knows. Wouldn't be Seal though.

That's okay, it's a scar that I've always had, or rather, that I've had as long as I can remember. I had an aortic coarctation performed when I was 18 months old, so have a 'J' shaped scar running from the middle of my left ribcage beneath my arm, up and around the shape of my left shoulderblade. As scars go, it's aesthetically pleasing, ie flat, evenly jointed, not 'dotted', but, I've always been self-conscious about it, so I wanted something to distract from it

Very nice!

Thanks

Do you ever watch Miami Ink (correction, hehe)? It's actually in Miami Beach, obviously, but I pass by that place all the time. Wait, let me upload a photo later!

One time, I had to go in and translate for an (ollllld) German woman, who wanted to get a tattoo. Thank God she had drawing skills, else I would've made a pig's breakfast of her description.

I do indeed Excellent programme I have to admit, I think Chris Garver and Chris Nunes are more talented artists than Ami James, but it's always interesting to watch, and, I think, actually tempting Emily's mum to have a tattoo done

Skinny Emo! LOLOL...well, I'll say this. If you're under 30, you get a pass from me. The girl who went through an all-black pseudo-French intellectual goth phase can't cast stones at anyone.

But after 30, it becomes dodgy.

Maybe the skinny Emo was too young?

Skinny Emo was the best description I could come up with It wasn't their age that was the problem, as I think they were about my age, the thing that was ludicrous, was that he was wearing a T-Shirt, when the weather dictated a jacket and sweater for comfort as it really was very cold, and it was just so obvious that he was only wearing the T-Shirt to show off his sleeve. Another time, I saw a BMXer who had a design on their forearm. One sleeve of their hoodie was rolled up, the other was down Subtlety, folks, is the name of the game

I thank you enormously for that.

I'm fairly certain I won't take you up on your gracious offer, but I'd like to think there is someone out there I could turn to, for artistic inspiration!

No problem at all, it's an open offer, and, if you should know anyone else that might need something custom drawn, by all means let me know, just please, don't let them go into Miami Ink, as I can't stand how, on the show, if someone goes in with reference material, they're all "That's not so good, let's do something else..." Golden Rule of tattooing... Do what the client wants (even if it's garbage) as they're the one who has to wear the ink, not the artist... Constructive criticism and suggestion on a design is one thing, but what I've seen them do on the show (which I know is heavily edited for TV excitement) would make me leave a tattoo studio in a matter of minutes

Like some people swore they would never get a Panerai (me), these kinds of swears begin to prey on your mind. Then either consciously, or more often, unconsciously the idea filters through your mind -- willing itself to be contradicted.

"Why shouldn't I get a tattoo? Hmm, that Panerai DOES look rather nice...".

Before you know it, Glyph-city.

I know what you mean, but it really was a bizarre and sudden shift in perception. One year, I didn't really want a tattoo, then, I saw Blade and From Dusk Till Dawn, and really liked the idea of getting a tattoo (to distract from a huge scar on my left ribcage), and my design was predominantly influenced by the design of Blade's tattoo, as was the glyph tattoo, which, although similar to those from the first movie, is a unique design, and one I use as an artist's signature on work I do

Some people look magnificent with a tattoo. Some look like utter prats...

Like the son of Rupert Murdoch I once met, at a vernissage at Saatchi & Saatchi...he wore one of those glyphs on his arm, which he made sure everyone saw by pushing up the sleeves of his formal suit! Reminded me of a recent remark this week, about watches.

I don't think it's so much the designs, but the behaviour of the person. As you say, someone pushing up the sleeves of a formal suit to show off a tattoo is a pretty silly thing to do. I actually saw a prime example of this behaviour a few hours ago. Emily and I were planning on going out with some friends, but, once out, she wasn't feeling up to it, so we decided to head home. On the way through the bus stop, we passed a group heading in the opposite direction. One of the guys (a skiny Emo sort) had his left arm fully sleeved with geometric designs. Not a bad design, but, given the temperature was about 10 C, and everyone had jackets on and was hunched against the cold, and he was only wearing a T Shirt, made his attire more than a little obvious and foolish

If you ever change your mind and decide you do want a design done, just let me know, and I'll draw something up for you (I drew the stencils for all of my own tattoos)

Not a fan of tribal but that back tatto teejay was nice

I em thinking of half suit classic Japanse when i have build a ok muscle mass on my body.

Thanks I know tribal's not a style everyone likes. Personally, my favorite style of tattoos is classic Japanese, but, I do like things to be symetrical, and tribal is a style which lends itself well to symetry and repetition

A half-suit would look really sharp, but don't forget, it's not necessary to have a perfect physique for such tattoos, and, in the case of Japanese suits, they are often covering a multitude of sins

TJ nice and different design very distinctive, i ahve not had any work done for a long time and the person i want ed to carry on the work i have has just suffered very bad burns in a fire so he will be out for about a year, i will have a look for some photos later

Thanks That's a real shame about your artist, burns are nasty things, I hope he recovers well and is able to get back to work. Looking forward to the photos

That is JUST awesome, TeeJay!

I'm not much for tats, would never get one, but some people just look amazing with them. Wish you luck in your designs. You know why.

Thanks That particular photo is about 4 years old, and was taken when the design only went across my shoulders/deltoids, the photo above shows how I had it expanded a while later down my biceps and neck. Funnily enough, when I was younger, I swore that I would never get a tattoo, and couldn't even stand to draw on my hand in biro without washing it off right away, but suddenly, I had the urge to get a tattoo, and had my first one done (the small glyph on the base of my neck) the day before my 23rd birthday. After that, it wasn't long before I had the other work done, and about 3 years ago, I had the glyph tattoo repeated on my inner wrist. I've pretty much decided on what I think would look good with the UV expansion, but I'm waiting to hear back from the company (and then the artist) about the UV ink, so fingers crossed there

Im going to for my second session on my sleev on Nov 24 .....should be another 4 or 5 hour sit down... its also a cover up ... is coming out pretty cool alot of detail and money ..... the bottom is 99% done it took about 5 hours in one sit.... i have a devil about to plunge a sword into an angel on the bottom and an arcangel about casting away demons on the top ..... i wanted it to show the battle of good vs evil but also show that good dosent always win ... i really dont want to post a pic until its complete... but i will of only the bottom later today

That sounds like a really interesting design, I'll look forward to seeing the completed work

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wear it well! where you got it from?

Thanks PM sent

Very nice! But I wonder how it looks like on an all black strap

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It actually came on a black rubber strap, and I have tried it on a black strap which is an identical counterpart (other than color) to the strap it's on now. While it is very 'low key' on the black leather, the all black is a little monotonous, and personally, I feel the watch looks nicer on a brown (or tan) strap, to make the black of the case a more 'independant' feature. I can't get to the camera at the moment, but I'll try and get a shot of it on the black leather strap when I can

I forget if this is a subject which has really been discussed before, but I'm curious to find out how others stand on the ink issue. FXRAndy, Lanikai, I'm expecting good results from you, amigos. I've been thinking more recently about my own tattoos and thinking what direction I want to go with them. Not so long ago, I was contemplating a full Japanese-style bodysuit, but, thanks to the use of some costume 'tattoo sleeves', have discovered that I wasn't so keen on the result as I thought, so I'll likely just stick to my plan to expand the tribal design on my shoulders down my spine and further up my neck. Another idea I have, came from watching Season 1 of Smallville, and the 'Kryptonite-infused tattoos' in the episode Kinetic, and I'm considering having additional lines added to my existing tribal work, but with green UV-reactive ink, and I think if it's handled properly, I could wind up with two very nice 'complimentary/negative image' tattoos right on top of each other Here're a few old pics of what I have done so far:

Maybe if Overhaulin paid me a visit I'd end up with something like this:

A little of Chip Foose's magic, and you'd be well and truly taken care of You've got an awesome car there, I'm sure you'll get round to the restoration eventually

Wow, 56 views and not one comment, not even a rating... Is the watch really that bad??

"iz it coz it iz blak??" Bunch of snobby racists

Oh well, I like it, and that's all that matters Thanks for looking

Look everyone makes mistakes--my local smith, whom I'll stack up against anyone alive, scratched the crap out of a gen muller dial--but constantly destroying peoples watches and having the balls to charge top dollar for it is another matter. BTW, I like the guy who did the above mods. But greed does funny things to everyone, no matter how nice they are.

Sure, everyone makes mistakes, but, as you point out, constantly doing it and charging money is something else. If there'd only been single issues of damage with the watch, then sure, benefit of the doubt to the person who did the work, maybe an accident occured, and, on a single issue, shouldn't be impossible or too costly to correct, but that watch is something else entirely. As Lonnie pointed out, how the hell does someone butcher a screw like that (other than by using completely inappropriate tools) I don't know who did the work on the watch, but I hope the owner does name them, not to humiliate and shame them, but so I can know never to send any of my watches to them for any reason.

When I see these type of posts I am always disappointed to not find the person named who did the work.

After all, the reason this forums existence is to protect us members from costly trumpery.

Absolutely so. Something I've noticed, perhaps it's just my own perception, is that lately, there seems to be an ethos of protecting dealers and such, rather than buyers... Maybe people are just too scared to report poor services for fear of getting their supply-line cut... If that's the case, then should said dealers (or whatever) even be here? I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again:

On RWG, you don't choose Dealer, Dealer chooses you!

I have the same kind of problem with a modder with 2 of my beloved PAM. The story began in july when i decided to mod my 005 and 009. At the beginning it should be done in 2 or 3 weeks ... got it back in october . and the superlumed work was just crap, with a lot of scratches on dials ..... i have done him a second chance to fix this issues (error is human) ... but if it's not done at the end of this year .... trust me i'll post the most disheartening review that we ever seen on RWG !!!!! Just hope not to have it to do ....

Pretty much the same as my above post, by all means give the person the chance to correct their mistakes, but seriously, people have a right to know if the person their sending their watches to for work, are actually reliable or not. Keeping names out of things to 'spare blushes' might be noble, but, it also runs the risk of letting some other unfortunate fall victim to someone's 'skills'... Best of luck with a resolution, I hope it all gets worked out to your satisfaction

Wow. I know I've never really done any work on a watch before, but other projects I've worked on have required a similar set of skills (if on a much larger scale) and the amount of damage which has been inflicted by screwdriver, and the totally uneven re-lume, makes me wonder if the person who did the work had ever undertaken such a project before. Even worse to think someone paid money to have that done to their watch