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Understandable, even if I've never ever known anyone who knows what a BlancPain is Anyway, the Omega SM 300 black ceramic is a candidate. Changing to something different, a Tag Carrera or a Chopard mille miglia, a Montlanc Sport Chrono... Or definitively take your 1st Pam

Uhm... Bigdate complication in that location... No way on a rep... What about the chrono?

Try asking the dealer you got the watch from (hoping is a willing one!)

The noise comes from the rotor? Not a big problem. Of course some watch oil will help, but it's not that mandatory. Let's say that if you plan to keep it years, then servicing will be a wise idea. But be prepared because it's around 140€

Which movement has it inside? Gen 7750, gen 7753, asian clones of the previous, quartz.... ? Do you have the crown or you're missing that too?

Did you get the ETA mounting instructions @ETA lab web site? Here -> https://secure.eta.ch/CSP/DefaultDesktop.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=28

I've the one in the bigger picture in the center, in 2 versions, first I purchased is 10 watches on top with a 3 zone lower drawer I use to put straps and docs, the 2nd I took is the 20 watches one. They're around 30€ shipped in eBay.

What about the blancpain fifty fathom? Available @Toro with a great Sellita Swiss gen movement. But quite big money for it...

The best one is the model from Toro, 458$, but 2 weeks ago it was out of stock

Just wondering why UK customs are so loose. Is there any kind of agreement between UK and other countries or simply the custom staff is lazy? Ps: no, I'm not asking to have strict controls

@Daniel: unfortunately the depression is a real illness that involves deep brain functionality modifications (it's nothing like "having a bad period" or "being sad"), and if not properly cured (and even in that case sometimes) it brings people to these results Rest In Peace Robin, you gave me a lot of emotions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjxkbe_Vr4

@PM

In Italian "scannatoio" (Slagteri)

We were just looking at the stars an telling poems to each other. What did you think, you, perv! ;P :-D

That's the battery gone mate. Get some drunk guy to push it (hopefully with manual gearbox or you're fu_ked For sure better than me, when I was 21, hidden in a field with the car and a nice 16yo girl (that later became my love for 5 years), 50km from home, 2am, GPS still to be invented, impossible to explain to any friend how to reach me there, TOO MUCH DANGEROUS to call her father for help, and bloody battery when TFU...

Not a REP... It's a sterile one, with no brand...

In my man cave I have a fireplace, a cow carpet, some good drinks, a stereo, and a big comfortable sofa that can be deployed in a double size bed... Am I a pervert?

Nice one mate!!! It's a sin that I really can't get the specificity of these Rollie: to me it's just "there is the black one, the green one, the blue one and those which are a combination of them with too many hands"

Asian wrists are small. So it happens that the model used has a short strap. Get a spare good one, in any case generally the REP straps aren't SO good...

Waiting to see the pics and comments

Let's start the daily carousel Today Junkers 6060-5 Bauhaus style with Miyota 9132 28.8kBPH. 7.32AM going to work.

The gold clones are even better than the silver ones, as far as I got to understand. And yes, if it's a keeper and you want to preserve it for the next years, a service (and a waterproofing 5atm test) is the best option.

Yes, you're right. But unfortunately looks like that model doesn't exist. Even searching with the "Find your model" on the Panerai official website, there's nothing like that. Are you sure it's not a model WITH the data but WITHOUT the magnifier? Like the 359 or the 312?

Actually... Not sure I'll ever get a winder... Leaving the watches on it consume them a bit for nothing... At most I can take a single one, to use as a charger when I choose the watch I'll wear the day after...

Ah, yes, those 2 ones. I know they're important I'm leaving them as last thing... Because I'm scared to mess up with them and the incablock (on the plate) or the classic one on the balance wheel (and even more about the hair spring!)