cc

you dont need a swiss movement in this watch. my wife had this for a while and it always ran perfectly. it is an asian 7750 modified with extra transfer gears to make it a 3-6-9 layout. im probably wrong but if i remember correctly, it is 11 gears?

with the amount you will spend purchasing a swiss movement and installing it, you could have purchased 2 of these watches

great review D4M

btw, how is the green cyrstal on the gen compared to the rep?

congrats on the purchase chad. wear it with pride

It will never look the same as a gen.

thank you fakemaster. i'm sure there are plenty of flaws.

My Digital HD Cable TV service is $150 monthly and i dont even use it. Maybe i should invest in a BP 5002 V1 instead.

the 026k's have been sold out months ago. Went to the Panerai Boutique in Beverly Hills to reserve one and the list was 7 pages long!! this was 3 months after it was announced from Basel.

The gold wearing of is a clishee by now. Ive worn my gold plated big bang everywhere, and it shows no sign of wear, what so ever.

Go for it, if bling is your thing.

im actually thinking of getting this for my wife. she is heavily in the fashion industry and gold watches are coming back...mostly on trendy posh women. they are all over the place in posh boutiques all over LA. she has been bugging me for a gold mens Cartier Tank but i think she'll like this better.

I may be lurking in the wrong subforum but I wanted the opinion of the Rollie guys. I do have a Gen 80's Gold Presidential and the gold sheen is a dull yellow gold. I am not a fan of Rolexes, especially gold, but this has caught my eye. How is the color and quality of the plating? I dont want my wrist to turn green. What do you guys think?

I need something Blingy. Yup!! Gold IS coming back.....

great balanced collection. the 188 is to die for **wink wink**

Hey R,

Awesome picture. i am glad you are enjoying it that strap is sexy too!!

cc

mine was held over the weekend. arrived friday and didnt get it until tuesday.

Glad to hear you are back . Traveling does mess with your internal clock and plumbing...lol.

I am patiently waiting for my trip to France next summer as I've never been. Any "must see" sites?

cc

Nope.. many fairly close but none correct.

ok last try

1583

1694

2145

Ok guys.. no one has found it yet but since it is quite difficult I will give 2 choices each.

One of you is fairly close (not much so i don't weant to distract you and say numbers very close to the ones mentioned above)

ok. 1422, 1627, 2213

BTW both the numbers above are wrong.. at least Ross got the 3500 right

1522, 1727

SWEEET!!!

What you got under the hood?

its got 4 cylinders...

1979 Ford Pinto Wagon. She's a looker isnt she?

Pam 196

IWC Slevin

AP Roo

Pam 004

Pam 028

Rolex Seadweller

And Southern California

Killing Fields.

Ubi,

i would recommend Mario Paci, Simona Straps, and Ted Su Straps. Those are all winners. It all depends on personal taste....ie. thickness, length, stitching, preference of keepers, buckles etc.

cc

Seem like you guys are having a great time despite some detours....but hey its an adventure in itself right?? Safe travels and see you when you get back

cc

i golf with my manual wind pams and my SSD weekly with no problems. if you're breaking watches golfing, SLOW down your swing as you're swinging too hard anyways.

umm..........................................................i do the YMCA with all of my watches on my arms??

ok no really........... i always charge my lume with my car HID's before i walk into a bar, club or a movie.

umm..........................................................i do the YMCA with all of my watches on my arms??