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Yes!  Enamel is exactly what I mean.  Thanks for clarifying.  Anyone want to take a stab at it for a 34mm oyster date case?

Wondering if it's possible to make a pink lacquer Stella type dial for an air king or oyster date just. 

let us all recall that ted kennedy along with many other liberal innocents had recently been placed on the "no fly list" for suspected terrorist activity. I have little confidence in a bi-partisan anti-terrorism platform to be carried out within our own US borders until obama's cabinet takes over and literally decriminalizes our bureaucracy.

all one needs to know about sarah palin is that 1) she wants creationism taught in public schools 2) she adamantly opposes a woman's right to abortion even after rape 3) she thinks homosexuality is a sin. If this appeals to any HIllary voters to an extent that they vote for McCain, i don't want those voters in my camp regardless of the loss. Hillary said it best at the convention when she exclaimed (i'm paraphrasing) "were you supporting just me, or are you supporting my mission?". In other words, are you voting for me just because i'm a woman or because you are in agreement with my plans? Good riddance to those women who can't even understand the question.

Looks like seconds at nine to me...

pretty sure it is seconds at 12. the topic was discussed a couple months ago--just don't remember in what posts exactly...

Angus has been selling AP's with seconds at 12 for months now... under the "SE" moniker for $498 (there are several):

http://puretimewatch.com/index.php?productID=8

big timmy russert dead. devastating to anyone who watched him even a few times. magnetic and supreme. no one will ever come close.

Aquaracer and Seamaster are both priced above this Longines too and how do you know for sure that I will never have money to buy a limited editon 50 grand watch?

EDIT: Agree that gen price can't be really used as a barometer for repmakers.

I think Strat's point was that many of us could never pull off wearing even a 5K watch. For this reason there is certainly a good market for reps of $1500-$2500 watches. If the rep is good enough, why spend 2K when i can spend 200?

Josh's site is showing this:

http://www.pc-80108.com/0261-p-4663.html

I'm hoping for these to come shortly: http://www.prestigetime.com/item.php?item_id=7533

http://www.prestigetime.com/item.php?item_id=7532

yes, the gens can be had for under 2k but super nice...

Not to discount that his QC is certainly less than the best, but I'd like to chime in here with a very positive report on my experience with DSN. Received my 240 only 5 days after ordering it and it was gorgeous out of the box. Yes there are some minor inaccuracies like the cannon pin not being quite flush and smooth like the gen, but that is a flaw only a dealer MIGHTdetect. Apart from that, the fit and finish are phenomenal. The watch does require a bit of personalized modding attention. i flushed the CG to the case using the excellent tutorial found on Darkside, and this worked like a charm. I also filed the insides of the lever to smooth it out and applied glue to the inside of the pin (which i filed down to look just like the gen as well), filed down the top of the CG to sit flush with the contour of the case and give it that nice downward slope away from the case. The dial is stunning, the date font is perfect, the lume is far better than passable (mere sunlight hitting it makes it glow like a torch when you go inside) and DSN should be commended for his willingness to tackle these watches that no other maker or dealer will approach. To get the strength of lume we get from his sausage dials is unatainable from any other dealer short of modding for much more cash. I say bravo for this offering and i'll be ordering more from him in the future. I've owned TWP, Josh and Angus PAMs and this piece has 5 times more of a gen feel than any of those pieces did. Pics to come in a few days.

We're going to see the new SeaDweller soon!

how and where did you learn of this????

what bugs me is that the dial numbers are done correctly, but they can't do the sandwich luminor marina dials correctly!!

folks, check out Narika's offering of a 292 blackseal ceramic (version on the left in pic). it has a correct number 2 for this model, correct fonts (letter "A"), along with closed caseback and matted PVD finish. only problem is the low cannon pin which can be swapped, but this may be the opportunity we have all been waiting for--a near perfect PAM!!!! thoughts???

http://www.replica-watch.info/phpBB3/viewt...=17&t=39645

that pam from PC (josh) has mineral glass. try Narikaa for his newest 292 (one on the left in the pic). has correct "2" and matted PVD finish to look like gen ceramic. very convincing except for the lowish cannon pin which can be swapped for cheap. plus, this watch has Sapphire with AR (the ad says). If you get it relumed and fix the cannon pin, this may be the best Panerai rep in existence. He wants 85 GBP for it (about $160 U.S.) http://www.replica-watch.info/phpBB3/viewt...=17&t=39645

With the automatic movement it does not need a cannon pin fixas the dimensions of the canon pin is different from a basic 6497. The hands wont fit on a 6497 movement. Maybe you can ask Joshua if that case would take a 6497 movement as well if you use a different crown, just in case you want to upgrade it later.

Everything else is just fine for a budget version. The lever is not completely locked on the picture, but i think it will be possible.

However, I would prefer to pay a few bucks more and chose a Unitas6497-type movement, no matter if asian or swiss.

the gen looks to have black hands--can anyone confirm or dispute this?

also, the e,w,n,s on the bezel of the gen look to be way more sharp and clean than what josh is showing on his site, although this would be tolerated.

finally, the crown is off (surprise!).

if the hands are correct on the rep, this looks pretty darn good. with a crown replacement, the arktos would be just about spot on.

From what I can see here I tend to agree. The middle one looks like my gen F series crown, as far as I can remember as it's now fitted to a watch. However the teeth etc are very unclear and I would like beter pics. Needless to say, if gen crowns are available I'm interested in buying some.

Also interested in buying manual ss!! if available, please update us on the details.

Tanfo,

Post some pics of your gen AP concept watch again and this thread will be silenced and in awe

BTW, there are secs running at 12 AP reps out there....but they're just $3000-4000

-bosk

um... http://puretimewatch.com/index.php?productID=7

i would consider a smaller bevel than that on the Palp crowns. if you look at the gen crowns, the teeth go across the crown almost to the edge with a slightly smaller bevel than palp's. any thoughts on this?

i would suggest looking at the Davidsen titanium crowns that received much acclaim as being very gen looking. Apparently they are spot on, but the big problem was that his ss and pvd crowns are different. i'll try to post a pic soon.

after looking more closely, i don't think the DSN crowns have enough teeth. oh well

i would suggest looking at the Davidsen titanium crowns that received much acclaim as being very gen looking. Apparently they are spot on, but the big problem was that his ss and pvd crowns are different. i'll try to post a pic soon.

@ryyannon: your attempts at humor were exactly that, so i'm not sure what i might have misconstrued. STFU is kinda 6th grade girl talk for "i have been reduced to the red faced shell that i am". I guess i exposed you. Sorry for that. I'm usually sensitive to protect people's insecurities.

Regarding where this thread is going, i didn't intend to start a debate on whether our boys are murdering innocents. I mentioned the dead Iraqis, not to demonize our soldiers, but to demonstrate that tragedy has erupted as a result of this misguided war--a war that would never have happened if our media was responsible to a substantive information-demanding electorate.

Agreed that a draft might result in having unhappy soldiers in a squad. However, there could be fixes for this such as having these people do jobs that benefit the greater good without actually wielding weapons. Public service, Americorp etc. The idea that this would be a blight on our economy is frankly hilarious. Nothing like having millions of volunteer workers on the scene to hurt an economy. Maybe that would get the illegals to stop from crossing over borders?? Maybe we would be able to get that alternative energy platform off the ground. Or am i describing beaurocracy and red tape institutions?

ryyannon: this is not the humor section. people are dying at an alarming rate and many of them are just boys with real guns. Let's not forget about the who knows how many hundreds of thousand now dead Iraqis. I hope to never become as cynical as you seem to be.

i just visited an AD and the date fonts are pretty much spot on. The fonts are slightly raised with a nice sheen and i haven't seen the rep, so maybe someone would comment on whether the rep date fonts have that same sheen to them. Otherwise, the size and shape of the fonts for the XXL are accurate from what i've seen on the boards.

bring it boys. whaddya got?

count me in too. i like him. what would you say about meeting them?