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Last night, a man shot another man in the face after they got in an altercation out front of a nearby bar. The wounded man died this morning. I found out about the shooting after stopping by a local bike shop near the bar this morning and saw noticed the police cars & tape. What the censored is wrong with people. The particular bar they left is not a rough bar nor is my neighborhood but just like that, someone pulls out a gun and shoots someone in the face...seriously? I'm stunned right now.

Welcome to America, my friend.

Great, thanks... I'll give it a shot. It's an Ubi vintage insert... So I'm not sure which category that falls into, but I'll keep an eye on it.

Sorry... what is NaCl? Just plain sodium chloride? Salt?

Doubt I can do Troy. Steve, wanna do a mini in Chicago? I can do any time with a bit of notice (assuming I am in town)...

I'm not convinced the demand is there to justify the hassle, and this thread has not exactly done a lot to convince me otherwise.

The demand is here I think. But we need to have an offer to respond to. Show us a watch, please. Tell us a price, please? Propose something...then we will see if it is or isn't.

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Until then, I think I'll go scare that little brat kid next door that has been pulling flowers out of my front garden...

RG

Wow Rob. So sorry to hear and see that! Looks like it hurts... Please do not worry about watch work... take care of yourself and feel better. We will all be here when you get back... and all wishing you the best in the meantime. Best of luck.

Nice

yeah, we blew through those issues here it seems like almost 2 yrs ago - see the cartel threads -

buyers beware

its a shame, but the artificial increases in pricing are definatly the WORST thing thats happened to our hobby since asshats

Do I really need to ask again... What is an asshat?

Now, I ignored this thread, and sorry I did. Gotta have some drama to spice up the chilli sometimes. But, really it's all with good intentions I have no doubt as I have ultimate faith in the main players here. Let's just all breath in and out and move on...

Thanks Lani for trying to pull this together for those who need this mod...seems that helping out the crew is often thankless...

I won't buy one-- or any Brietling-- but God love you for writing this. You know they are listening... we are no doubt an important customer group.

@stephane- why the pref for the gen tropic?

Thanks to everybody who has been contributing to this site! I'm looking forward to digging thru all of your research and settling on a reputable dealer!

Welcome! You'll find more than dealer info here... tons of amazing stuff... enjoy the hunt!

To fit the gen movement...

But, I think I can buy after market hands to fit the movement, no?

This DRSD (with working Hev) is all gen except for the dial (soon to be replaced), crystal (Clarks), pearl (Ofrei), case (modded MBW) & hands (Clarks).

The bracelet, from end link to end link, is all gen. The drive train is all gen.

Freddy, why the gen hands?

Thanks, Pho. Glad I could help. Hope it works!

OK, so I have just ordered at 1665, and am thinking about how close I can get this thing. I think a gen movement with the right DW may make sense. But, obviously, no point (at least to me) to get a gen dial at that price. But, it got me thinking... what does the community think... how far is far enough?

For me, the movement is worth it because of the beat and more importantly the DW. Lug holes, sure. Bracelet, sure. But hands? Dunno? Insert, sure.

Your thoughts?

Are you freaking kidding me???

I mean seriously Corgi, was that meant to be a funny?

Oh my dear lad, if you were being serious you just lost two cool points with me. If you loose 350 more you will be on the same level as a noob.

Right on, man. I love all that mega geek stuff... superheroes, superpowers, austin powers...super freak... wait...

Jm,

Here's the list of gen incorporated into it:

crown/tube

bracelet

1570

dial

hands

insert

lume pearl

T127

Absolutely impressive. So, I am wondering... with the exception of trying to get as close to a gen as possible, what is the advantage of gen hands? The rest, I completely get, but are gen hands noticeably different? Are they worth the additional $800 or so?

I grew up in Illinois... I left for a reason!

Ok, that was just mean. No wonder my sister just moved out of Carlsbad!

Cool looking cases - quite serious protection!

That IIc will look especially great with an AR'd cyclops

No kidding... CBR, expecting an earthquake? You know, Illinois is much safer. I can protect them for you here.

Awesome watch, really first rate as usual!

So, let me get this straight... all gen except the dial and case, righ? Gen movement, hands, bracelet... is crystal and mag rep? the insert?

I have nearly sold all my reps to fund two gens, finally I feel satisfied and no longer need to buy a new rep every month, and may actually SAVE money in the long run! Hope you enjoy the before and after pics.

The 16610 I wear everyday, the Timewalker for evening or special occasions.

Would you ever sell up to fund your dream gen watches?

Not me. Too much into variety...love the gens though...

Hi all. I've got a question for you all... I've got an old Airking. It's in pretty good shape, and has a nicely preserved 1520 inside. Now, here's the question-- I don't love the airking. So, I am thinking of reusing the movement to make a 5517 (I posted about this a while back). Then I had second thoughts-- am I nuts to pull apart a perfectly nice gen just 'cause it doesn't get me excited? Whaddaya think, guys?

It's A7750 Chrono + GMT?

This one like?

http://www.pc-80108.com/cp10047-mile-migli...800-p-3708.html

Yes. For most accuracy you will want the white on white, because the gen actually has 'tachometre' not 'tachy.' But that one has a closed caseback I think... which is the only real issue. That and it needs double AR, which used to bug me but I got over-- Jakub could not coat it as its some sort of sandwich crystal. The rep AR iis not great, but aside from the AR its a very nice rep.

Hello,

I'm looking for a Superocean Steelfish: can anyone reccomand me a good EU dealer ?

* Are all Steefish of the same qualitly ? Or are there different versions ?

* And how's the lume of a rep Steelfis ?

Sorry for these stupid questions; let's hope someone is willing to help this newbee.....

Thx !

PS: I've read a little bit in the RWG forums, but I'm just beginning to find my way here.....

Welcome, Fozziebear. Try the search engine... there is a ton of info on SFSO available, asian v. swiss, etc. Also lots of good EU dealers.... you can find them in the trade area if you are a supporter...Eurotimez and puretime come to mind...