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Checked the lume last night. I charge my watches under a reading lamp for 5-15 minutes. With the GMT-II C I can easily read the time at 4:30 a.m. and the hands lume much brighter than the hour markers, which lume quite nice themselves. This Deep Sea lumes stronger than most but the hour markers are brighter than the hands and it's lost a lot more lume by 4:30 than the GMT-II C.

Are the letters that compose the 'ORIGINAL GAS ESCAPE VALVE -- RING LOCK SYSTEM' inscription around the rehaut spaced too far apart?

I don't think so. They appear to be placed correctly to me.

Here are your pics, uhu0k! (I have your email at the office.)

I received this Deep Sea from Time4Direct, a dealer on RG and RWI, today. I think I paid for it on the 2nd. It shipped out on the 7th because I added a watch to the order. Delivery was attempted at my office on the 11th, Saturday, but I sure ain't working on a Sat. Yesterday was a postal holiday so I picked the watch up today. Fast delivery. The Thailand postal site is nothing like EMS tracking, though. Once it hits the U.S. you can track it on usps.com.

The watch was pretty covered with "factory" grime and had to be washed immediately after the plastic was stripped off. Once cleaned, though, it shined quite nicely.

As has been written by a few, this watch is a chunk of steel.

Here are some shots of it next to my Skyland Avenger:

It is as big as the Skyland, yet feels a tad more balanced on the wrist.

The clasp is almost as well constructed as the one on my GMT-II C.

The new locking clasp is great, once I figured out how to access it. You just lift up the end of the polished center part that is accessed after you open the clasp lock:

Then the bracelet can be extended by pulling laterally on the part of the bracelet that extends from the end of the clasp:

The gen can be adjusted 1mm at a time. I can't tell if this is the case with my rep. I forgot to photograph the divers' extension that pops out from under the clasp. Pretty cool.

Here are some more shots of the watch:

Crown:

Case back:

Pearl and engraving:

Here is my major complaint about this version. The numbers are poorly engraved or stamped into the bezel. The "3" in 30 is particularly bad. Here it is next to a shot of my GMT-II C:

See how nicely the GMT looks? Hopefully this will be corrected in the "super" version.

Some final wrist shots:

I've yet to compare the lume with my GMT-II C, the best I have. I'll test it tonight. My test is, after charging a watch under my full-spectrum light reading lamp, can I clearly read the time at 4:00-4:30 a.m.? With the GMT-II C I can.

As I implied in the T4D thread about this watch, I will likely upgrade to the "super" version when it comes out. Someone will get a nice deal on this one!

I would order from T4D again, given the right watch at the right price.

Gen makers have been known to do crap like this to thrown off low-IQ rep makers.

This does sound like the right forum for you. Welcome.

Brrrr......

A fabulous rep and a great write-up. I must admit, though, I'm surprised to hear that it wears nicely.

Why are so many reps coming out with RG plating now? It's like they're throwing it on everything. I don't follow the gens much. Is there a RG gen of this watch?

Edit to add: Duh. There's a picture of the gen in the thread, nitwit.

Just one noob question... if I do take the caseback off, will I need to do anything special to ensure it doesn't let water in? (other than screwing it on as tightly as it was before)

Nothing, other than greasing the seal.

I'm sure you know that a Daytona is a racing watch, not meant for the water. Rolexadict has found a way to make them water resistant, but I wouldn't let mine near the water.

Good luck with the seconds-at-six. Mine isn't behaving very well.

personally, quartz is the worst option for anything - If I see a brand like rolex, breitling, Panerai, etc. and see ticking - I think very cheap fake - If I see a constantly sweeping seconds hand, I don't consider it a fake unless I can spot another "tell"

Really? When have you seen a Rolex, Breitling, Panerai, etc. "ticking"? I never see anyone wearing anything more than a $200 watch you could buy at any mall. You see people wearing ticking reps?

Those are gen pics. You buying a gen?

You should let it go back to China. If you live in a small town where everyone knows everyone you might persuade the PO to give it to you. Otherwise if you tell them you're William Campbell at the PO they're going to ask for ID.

On second thought, perhaps you can call them and ask them to attempt delivery again, that the "front desk" didn't know you were in, something like that.

A stunning watch.

Fellas. Do you really want a weather station on your wrist?

Wearing the bling DJ:

Nice Noel. Good bargain, too.

Where can I find a list of trusted sellers? I here trusty time and perfect clones are good sites. I just want to make sure I have the correct web address

"hear"

Why am I thinking of JohnG?

That is a very cool watch! Can't wait for more pics.

How is the crown? Does it have problems screwing down? My SMP chrono, by the time I sold it, had some trouble screwing down. It was a common problem.

I tried changing mine up a while ago but had to go back to Clint because of complaints.

Bouncing boobs is always good. Not cool, but good.

The old RWG1 poopypants avi was a classic. Dave tried it on RG but was told to axe it by the mods.

Are you guys on drugs?

Only one person mentioned it so I will say it again - the center links should be brushed. I don't know how the [censored] you can screw that up on a rep, but there it is...

Very easy fix, though. Just a few minutes.

Ha!

Blade's avi. One of the best.

Just in time for Halloween here in the States.The "PumpkinTona."