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i had a real-time back and forth e-mail conversation with one of our dealers about a week ago. this dealer stated that he has full control over any changes or upgrades that are made to this model. he said there is no plans of making new hands for the 5004 big pilot because it is selling like hot cakes (exact words). i told him that there was talk about new hands on the forum. he laughed saying it's simply not true. i guess we'll see what new member nejad gets in the mail. standing by.

i have the login page saved as a favorite. that way, when i click on rwg, the login page comes up first.

excellent. i may send this north along with my other project shceduled for march. thanks for the reply and i'll be in touch soon!

hey rob, did you remove the original lume ... please advise?

nice collection!

a big congrats and all the best to you and your family!

thank you. a little off centered but font is good.

the 210 is a classic and i would not recommend any of this. it would be like a woman getting a breast reduction. if it was a rep it wouldn't matter but not a gen. i love the look of pvd but in all honesty, pvd is probably a fad. companies will produce them for a few years and then people will be over it. if that's the case, this will be very hard to re-sell. i see people from time to time change the hands to gold and then, what do you know? it's up for sale. i can only assume that they were not happy with the outcome. if it ain't broke don't fix it ... just my $0.02. all the best.

wow, that is terrible news. i have a friend in the x-games circuit and it will be hard to watch the sport again without thinking of that video. r.i.p. jeremy.

sorry if i'm misinterpreting you, but driving around with it in your car is not winding the watch. have you wound your crown clockwise 20 or 30 times?

nice watch, and thanks for the review! any better shots of the date font?

simple, a breitling blacksteel skyland avenger v2 ...

thank you for all the wonderful replies. i was actually able to find a professional picture of bill clinton's 089 online (see below). all the best!

chowder.

debaufre is the u.s. based version of steinhart. i actually ordered a gold steinhart but didn't like the color so sold it and ordered a stainless steel debaufre. although i really liked the watch, it was a little too big for me and therefor i sold this one as well. 46mm is my max. i know 2mm doesn't sound like a lot but trust me, it is. if you are truly considering one of these models, i would look at one of the 44mm versions. you can add the diamond crown as an extra as well. the watch and craftsmanship is top notch, so you have no worries there! here is a shot of both my steinhart and debaufre. good luck with your purchase. p.s. i am very happy with the iwc big pilot 5002 v1 (also see below).

i don't care for it ... just unnecessary in my opinion. my $0.02.

this strap is a little too light in color for me. but that's why straps are a great way to personalize your own collection. beautiful pictures as always lani!

1) go with the sapphire crystal 2) ? 3) big pilot

i'm not sure why that is? anyway, it was the panerai-panerai-063 and i've had great experiences with her.

hello rwg, this past weekend i attended the annual michael jordan celebrity invitational golf tournament. it is always a star studded cast and this year was no exception. we had some friends in town so i took them and my son over to the one and only ocean club on paradise island. my very pregnant wife was more than happy to stay home with a quiet house. to our surprise bill clinton was in attendance. he was guided by about ten secret service agents but was very gracious and signed autographs and posed for a few pictures. i was able to snap a picture of his watch (see below) but it is too classy for my vocabulary ... possibly a. lange & sohne? one of the tee boxes ... my three year old son enjoying the beautiful course .. michael jordan (basketball), toni kukoc (basketball) and bill clinton (president) ... bill clinton coming off the 11th with james caan (actor) ... posing for a picture ... zoomed in ... that evening was our friends last night in town, so like any good host i took them out! we decided to go to atlantis as they have the nicest venues on the island, not to mention gambling etc. many of the celebrities were there but the casino came to a halt when former president clinton walked in. i was very surprised to see a man of his stature walking through our local casino. he instantly gathered a crown and trust me when i say, the secret service were on point. i said to myself screw it ... i'm gonna see if i can go meet him. i obviously wasn't the only one thinking this and the next thing i knew i was in a mob of people. i kept getting nudged by a guy to the left of me. i finally turned around to see where the fire was, and it was boris becker (tennis)! i laughed to myself as he was more excited to meet clinton than i was. anyway, it worked out great as clinton noticed becker and came over to speak to him. he shook my hand first and we exchanged pleasantries. then he took a minute or two to talk to becker. needless to say it was exciting to shake his hand (enter jokes here). the next day my wife wanted to check out the action, so we dropped our friends to the airport and headed to the tournament to catch the final round. today bill (notice how i'm calling him bill now) was wearing a different watch ... could it be the 089 that we have seen before ... yes it was! i was only able to snap a couple of pictures and unfortunately i didn't get a good shot. i have zoomed in on these but it's very hard to tell. michael jordan, ahmad rashad (football), samuel l. jackson (actor), bill clinton and james caan ... zoomed in ... passing by in his golf cart ... zoomed in ... one panerai that was captured was when my wife was taking a picture of friends. i was lurking in the background. panerai 091. oh, and cartier pasha on the right ... the next highlight was meeting samuel l. jackson. he was very nice and took a picture with my wife and a couple of her friends. i got a great shot of his franck muller crazy hours as he was signing an autograph. before leaving for the airport ... zoomed in ... fyi, the tournament was won by julius "dr. j" irving (basketball) ... and john smoltz (baseball) ... thanks for looking and all the best!

nice watch and nicer pics!

from your comments, it sounds like new hands are on the way! that is the only thing holding me back right now. sorry i couldn't help with your actual question, but i'd love to see some pics.