porschespeedster

Looks wonderful! Agreed with others' sentiments on cases; is there a decent modern 5512/5513 case for sale?

One on the right seems to have more depth and detail in the printing style. The 'R' seems a bit more elegant...the tiny serifs on the small letters seem a bit more pronounced...all the letters seem a bit more raised. This could also be the light/the angle of course...as the left pic is more straight-on

yep, that's for sure a french case...you can tell by the distinctive CGs.

you gotta fine DavidsenJPN aka DSN. He was knocking them up years ago. there are also a few 'homage' and 'microbrand' versions of the vintage-style BPFF...but they cost more than reps!

HA.

very cool.

Yep, one can't use PayPal or eBay if you want to sell and avoid even bogus charges from customers. In short, PayPal is for buying, not selling.

HAHA very cool!

its too cold in Germany 10 months out of the year for the barefoot thing. while at the beach? or out in the woods? why not. in the city? nah. glass hurts when you step on it, and in Germany there's a lot of glass around in cities. i just smoke weed and hash to get my necessary hippie vibes. not as public as going barefoot in populated places, but that's also kinda the point for real tho, good luck + have fun, everyone I know who does this is pretty kind and friendly..so maybe you are too.

no bears! haaaa

this is a great thread.

oh man, please tell me you put a movement and dial back in that 'born from dragons' case !!!!

I lost a Panerai once while surfing. Was on a NATO, it just went somewhere when I wiped out. (Head-high waves, and the board took a good chunk out of my left thumb when i was in the washing machine...it probably got cut off my wrist at that point, tbh.) Broke a JLC one time after laying down a scooter. Pothole bump got me after having a couple drinks with a conductor of a major orchestra. That was a mistake. Not since will i ever get on a motorcycle or scooter after having ANY alcohol AT ALL. Killed a couple more watches trying to work on them or mod them, but they were already dead. Oh yeah, they were reps. I'm waaaay too low on money to treat gens that way. Maybe one day i'll be like those gentleman drivers who wear their Pateks while they work on their own Ferraris or something... Till then if I'm doing something where there's a chance I could lose a digit or two I wear reps or Seiko.

OP: haha, u just did some 'aging' ! 'vintagizing' ! i love how reps allow us all to actually use watches. I'm sorry, i've owned a couple vintage rollies, and i've never taken one up a glacier or even fly fishing or cycling on fire roads. I'm not rich enough to risk that kind of thing. Reps? I'll rock climb in them. nanuq: holy sh----- what a story. also: you have a 6536????????????

that 'salt' on the subdial edges is unbelievable. so genlike and subtle.