Trevor52

I appologize if this has already been asked but can the Speedmaster co-ac with the date at 6 be repped with our current movements? I know it is is not pure to the original but I truly love the watch - I just prefer not to drop $4800 bones.

MB - I agree with you on the frankens. I think that it must be the passion of doing it and the fun that comes with it because you cant justify the costs etc. Or having a 80% gen watch with fake parts. Still is fake. Especially used gens that cost only slightly more. I have done just about everything with this hobby. I have purchased Gen's at the AD. I have purchased from Jomashop and I have purchased used. I figure I have spent around $15,000 USD on reps. Yes that is not a typo and I bet if we all told the truth I am not even remotely in the stratosphere on this forum in what I have dropped on reps. U

If you happen to go to GZ - I have gone for business in the past - I went to the watch shops but I did not find anything great and spent several hours. Since then I have just met Hont there as his office is at the market - you cant go wrong and you will get at nice discount for purchasing in person.

Well I am probably in the minority here but I like the colored dial Ferrari watches. I have the Red one and I wear it to work almost every casual Friday. If you like Panny's that might be the way to go. While in the Bahamas I examined the yellow dialed one for quite some time - while this term is used alot on this forum and there are many contenders - the Ferrari line is so good it seems as there has been a midnight shift at the factory - the dial and case are so exact.

Wow you are one lucky dog - that electric blue is amazing - I found this place long after the closed factory - my electric blue cost $1400 on Jomashop - yours looks great.

Holiday bro - he should be back by Monday.

Too good to be true buddy. A vintage VC in what appears near pristine condition for 1,000 euros. Run dont walk away.

Let me save you some time - you did this in reverse which many or really all who start do - first pick your dealer then pick your watch. I suggest studying up on the dealers here and pick the one that suits you best. Basically you cant go wrong with any of the listed dealers here. What do you value more - better price, personal QC, customs etc.

From personal experience with no help in GZ I spent several hours and got only a couple cheap Pannys $100 type watches. The next time I contacted Hont prior to going he sourced the watches met me at the market and I picked up dealer quality without having to search. I believe it is poor form on the boards to discuss pricing but general marketing would suggest that if you go to the source and purchase in quantity should should get a slight discount. Last trip I purchase - Tag Auqaracer chrono, 3717, Pam Ferrari Red chrono I do not remember the number, UPO with orange numerals, two BCE's - all great quality and I had pics to review prior to purchasing. I highly recommend Hont as he did a great job and he is in the watch market. So if you have extra time you can do some browsing - I would equate to a flea market after some work you might find some nice watches. But then again maybe not.

Unfortunately the crowns on the UPO are notoriously poorly designed. I believe some members have swapped with gen crowns and basically had the same problems. The threads are on the inside of the crown tube and well you can imagine that they are easily stripped. Slowly unscrew - then when you line it back up I try to go backwards gently until it catches then screw the crown in. Otherwise you will have to replace the crown.

Done - where's my pic?

You my friend are about 3 years late to this hobby - there used to be a closed factory edition of this watch that was good. This version does not match up - the dial is not very close in color at all. If you got lucky you could get this watch from sellers but you would pay about 60% of what a used gen would cost. I absolutely love this watch - I bought mine on jomashop - gray market about $1500.

Better than I deserve. You must be a Dave Ramsey fan. [ quote name='USMC8404' date='Jul 15 2008, 04:24 AM' post='488207'] I am 40 with a 20 year horizon to full retirement as well. This is how my investments are divided: large us equity 50% small / mid us equity 20% international equity 30% I invest 15% of my gross income this way and have for the past 6 or 7 years. In spite of the recent down turn in the market and high energy prices my balance sheet remains in the black and is growing. If you have paid off all of your debt, and established a 3-6 month of expenses into an emergency fund then start investing 15% of your gross as I have shown you above. But remember the first consideration to building wealth is to pay off all of your debt! It does no good to pile money into any investment with 10-15% projected return if you are paying your creditors 15-23%. The borrower is always slave to the lender! Good luck, hope this helps. Cheers...