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Here's one of mine next to a 40.5 mm watch: I got rid of it because I felt the skinny bracelet didn't properly support the heavy watch head.

PWC'S 111, superlumed by Rex, on a HKTan gator strap:

Saw Stallon at the Laker's/Utah game Sunday, first row seat of course. Couldn't see a watch, though. His face looked puffy. Nice work with the SlyTechs!

On SS now but I like this pic better.

On bling steel: TT: and what gorgeous weather you're having there! I'm envious.

Looking at the gen white dial, I can certainly see the difference in the batten markers. I would have to agree that it would be apparent to people who really know the dial. However, the other 99.8% of the population doesn't know the difference. Upgrading to a gen dial makes sense if you care about that level of detail or are worried about the .2% calling you out. But because of the lume, I would have to upgrade to gen hands, and of course, a gen bracelet...

Agreed that funky stuff is going on at RG. And it's good to see "facts" displayed, especially when lack of facts is the status quo. Honestly and forthcoming is always appreciated. My only point was, RG is busy. Right now they are the whipping boy for rep fora (perhaps for good cause), but they're still busy. Howdy, Spartan!

How about that Tim Lineccum? 4-0 and a 1.00 ERA! I see a third straight Cy Young for him.

I have the 10-20 4.0. It's been great for me.

When I ordered my SA from Josh on Good Friday, I didn't get the email from PAY95 for a day.

Back to the SA on leather:

Thank you , gents.

I purchased a white-dial Super Avenger when they were first released in 2008. Here's an old photo: I eventually sold it because I felt it was top-heavy and when I wore it it was "on my mind". You should be able to wear a watch without having to constantly think about it, as you do when you wear a large watch that doesn't feel balanced. This is also why I sold my DeepSea. Having heard such good things about the new V3, and about the rep Ocean Racer band, I thought I would give the model another shot. Josh's site says it's a 2008 model with a 2009 "New Dial Design". I'm not sure what that means. I did NOT want the 2009 model as the dial was copied from the SA Blacksteel, which has the too-large "30" and "60" on the subdials, like this: Although a small thing, I knew it would eventually bug me. The Arabic dial is nice, but then you have to worry about getting correctly applied lume dots, which isn't a concern on the batten dial. I ordered from Joshua on Good Friday and received the watch 7 days later. I must say that the Ocean Racer band balances the watch head well, making it very comfortable on the wrist--no top-heaviness at all. I like it so much that I'll be picking one up for my Super Avenger. (Hopefully it's available in that size.) The band has to be cut to fit, but the clasp has nifty micro adjustment settings so you don't have to worry about locking in an exact size. It's listed as 48 x 18½ mm: BIG. First, the best picture of the gen I could find this morning (lifted from submersible24g on another board): The dial is beautiful and the AR superb: Faults I've read about are the hour markers are two-piece on the gen and one-piece on the rep and the font on the subdials is different on the rep. I don't see the font difference at all. I can see the hour markers, but really, only on a macro shot. The dial with a little more light on it: The steel hour markers and hands reflect the light and give the dial a little "bling". Dial macros: The deployment clasp had some play in it and it broke after 3 or 4 days. A replacement is on the way. One of the buttons on the side popped out, followed by the spring. One guy said he had to go through 2 bad ones to get a good one, so the deployment clasp is a weakness. (The gen clasp is about $250.) Here's the micro adjustment. Press the button and make about 1mm adjustments, like Rolex's Glide-Lock clasp on the DeepSea: Side view: For size comparison, here it is next to a 47mm Marina Militare: Classic wristie: When the clasp broke, I ordered a leather band from Panatime. It feels better on the watch than the Ocean Racer rubber band. The buckle is fairly thick. The strap is 5 mm at the watch-head end and tapers to 4 mm. I think the gen calf straps taper more, but they also cost a lot more than $30. I bought the XL strap. Here's a link to Panatime Strap. (Type "repgeek" in the coupon box and get 10% off.) Then, someone put their rep SS bracelet up for sale and I picked it up: It's, well, a rep bracelet. It adds weight and picks up smudges like crazy. Also, it makes the watch feel less stable, IMO, like my 2008 replica. I probably will be using the OR and leather straps the most. This watch seems to be made well: the rotor is whisper quiet, it manually winds easily (so far), the crown screws in after several turns, and the chronos functioned fine the one time I tried them. The lume on the hands is slightly better-than-average rep lume. It's pricey at $308 + shipping, but it's a solid, beautiful watch. Here's a link on how to cut the rubber band: Sizing Instructions Photos were taken with a Fuji Finepix F11, a 6 MP camera fitted with Fuji's great Super CCD sensor. Shot in aperture-priority mode at 3 MP, Color Chrome setting. Image editing done in Photoshop Elements 4.0: cropping and slight sharpening using the more refined sharpening command, the one that corrects for lens blur, etc. Levels not adjusted; they never need it with this camera, unlike my Nikon D80, where levels always need work.

I think this is the '09 with the batten dial. On leather: On rep steel: An outstanding replica, IMO.

I just bought the black version of this strap for my SA: Panatime 1 It tapers from 5 to 4 mm, which is a little less than the gen. The buckle is good.

My old one: