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Sorry man - crappola iPhone pic - haha. I'll take some waaaay better shots with the Canon when I get it home.

So close I can taste it!! The watch has been running within 3 seconds on the bench... had to replace some parts, all replaced with genuine Rolex parts. I should have it tomorrow! Soooo excited!!!

woof! But hey, for $85 it is what it is...

dBane yours takes the cake man!

he sold a bunch of "not exactly genuine" Rolex's to John Mayer and others, including my boy David Ortiz... Yet he still commands authority and respect... He just sells high-end Franken's 1/3 of the time if he cant source what the client wants 100% gen.

I think it's a very fine line between looking aged versus ruined.

The logo looks high on the face - as does the date - likely a symptom of the movement? Do any of the features work or are they fixed in place?

that last pic there is quite nice!

Oh I do enjoy raffles

I've considered gently wiping down the insert with bleach to age it up a bit and then baking it to give it a nice aged tropical patina... I would also then paint the backside with black enamel. Then I would sell it on eBay for $2,000.00 jk ;-)

How readily can we get gen crystals? I'd like to add one of these to the box. I see this on eBay but does it cut the mustard? What of Rolex dotted crown engraving on the crystal? Is that present on the Milguass? http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-SAPPHIRE-WATCH-CRYSTAL-FOR-ROLEX-MILGAUSS-GREEN-116400-1-/170981408714?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27cf493fca

Gorgeous! My only complaint is it isn't for sale ;-) What's the movement?

The Powermatic 80 is a top-quality movement, it's COSC and a real juggernaut. I was reading some threads comparing it to the Rollie 3135. Very wise upgrade

Wish you and your family well. I lost my dad in 2007, not a club I want you to join anytime soon mate. Be well.

Oh man, Velodyne makes great affordable subs. You don't need high-end for MJ, not that I don't love him. I always asked people what they listened to. Metallica got one system, Mahler's 8th Symphony got another...

I am annoyed that he came back and froggied all over my thread...

Good riddance, thanks for keeping this a great place!

Here's the gen for comparison sake

Any issues with standing waves in the concrete form? They look really amazing. I sold high-end audio for years at a boutique shop... McIntosh, M&K, B&W, Linn, Meridian etc... I think a lot of it's nonsense price-tag wise except for stuff that's bench-made like McIntosh and lasts 50+ years. I grew up with Mc gear, and it still works to this day and sounds great. The problem I have with high-end audio is that people are always (not you, just folks in general) seem to be trying to re-invent the wheel and then charge *huge* money for speakers and gear that isn't any better than product costing 1/5th of it's price. Case in point in the watch world the new Grubel Forsey $300k tourbillon with a bump on the back of it... an ugly watch and probably uncomfortable. But it's haute-horologie and despite being utter nonsense they're all spoken for. Same thing happens in high-end audio with $20,000 speaker cables and other bullsh*t.

I'm wondering if the frog is back...

I'd totally buy one if it just had a regular non-gussied up ETA

I like your insert! Very nice job

Gorgeous!!

Archimede 42 Flieger on Nato today

Damnit... I thought this was a FS for a second and got all excited!! Gorgeous watch, congratulations on the build