Victoria
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FRIDAY
Well, people. I'm going on holiday soonish. Where to, I ain't sayin'!
But I'll need this lot to keep me warm and stylish -- my DSN 112 on an ABP Black Python strap.
Turn your wrist, and the sun catches it like a diamond. BEAUTY.
Thank you, UB7, for the Spy Targa II goggles tip!
SATURDAY
What can be more British than a Barbour jacket, DSN 113 and Savage's British Tan strap?
Bless!
Arrr!
Wow!
SUNDAY
What will I take? This Novatex gen is no match for my fake watches! I may not be a saint. But at least, I'm also not a...
@Fendushi: Awesome FM!
@Geeeyejo:
Run! Lanikai is comin' for ya...@Fendushi below: Thanks for the extras & comments.
Jakarta, eh? BTW, the very last shot is like a catalogue pic! -
LET'S CALL!!
Star-67 first.
@Rxus:
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Victoria, are there any aftermarket gators or crocs close to this oem in color and feeling? :
I wrote this above:
@Mil_Sub: Hope you read my reply here. Trying to keep my posting down for tonight!
Basically, the OEM honey red gator is unique. I think V would know better, but I have yet to find a really good mimic of this strap. I will research and let you know, though.
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Okay, I researched.
Basically, I could only find SteveToronto's which came closest, the strapmaker known as Molina. Here is an example.
I have this of his.
And his Jules Verne look-a-like is actually VERY SIMILAR to the pricey JV (Molina Nubuck Gator, it's called).
Go on, ask me how much his Wino Croc above cost me? $30. GIVE-AWAY PRICES!
(love your 190, btw)If you mean the one above, that's not mine. I don't have dark guy's arm hair!
For info on contacting Molina, please PM. I think it's against the rules to give out emails (he doesn't have a site).
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Stop the Presses!
One of the coolest buckles I've ever seen (unfortunately, the guy who made it, SanDave, says it's sold out). That strap is SEXY.
@Toots: Thanks for the info! My awkward sentence made it seem I was saying that about the buckle. But I meant the strap was sold out (when he posted the photo. Perhaps he has gotten more hide now).
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I once said I'd never again post a reunion shot of all my straps (it brought me bad vibes).
But here are a few of mine, just for you, Laz!
These are a few minutes old -- I was losing the light, and couldn't find the only MX logo I have. I hope to have it surgically implanted in my Metta hide.
REUNION SHOT
The following are missing from the reunion photo.
STRAPMASTERS SUB LOGO
DINO ZEI STRAPMASTERS
DIRK 5218-2
KAKTUS SWITZERLAND
STRAPCULTURE SC LEGEND I PVD
(Don't worry. I found the pin)
DAVIDSEN "OEM" HOMMAGE BRUSHED
REP "OEM" HOMMAGE
These are in the reunion photo.
REP "OEM" HOMMAGE TANG (ARDILLON) POLISHED BUCKLE / OEM ARDILLON POLISHED
STRAPCULTURE SC I LEGEND POLISHED / SC LOGO POLISHED
STRAPWORKS 1860 / GIOVANNI e FIGLIO POLISHED
TOSCANA POLISHED / MARIO PACI BRUSHED (PAV)
COMMEMORATIVE GREG STEVENS DESIGN POLISHED / GSD OLD STYLE BRUSHED
GREG STEVENS DESIGN OLD STYLE POLISHED / GSD NEW STYLE BRUSHED
ZEUGMA BRUSHED / SIMONA BRUSHED
MARIO PACI (NON-PAV) / MANIFATTURE FIRENZE BRUSHED
OFFICINE FIRENZE MARIO PACI POLISHED
MARIO PACI OLD STYLE BRUSHED (PAV)
That's clear nail varnish you see sometimes on the buckles. Helps with the nickel allergies.
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Vic,
You'd do the butler in the background... he looks like he might be Italian
HAH!
I'll have you know that photo was taken at the Sch
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ahh.. bless
Hey, I always say "Ah, bless" or "Bless". My septic friends tease me about it.
i remember my 1st rep.. it came up a toy bunnys butt.Remember when Swemoose got a rock?
Don't know why I mention that. It's just still really funny.
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13 'Just over lunch
Delicious.
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I am also looking forward for "V" to step in an educate us.
I noticed he hasn't replied to Laz' buckle post, and he is ALL over those usually!
(I am waiting for him to reply first, so as not to always answer posts immediately -- it's tiring to always see me as the first all the time, even to me.
)However, his wife is due ANY MINUTE. He may not be online, because of that. It's exciting days for him.
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I am thinking of making a 249 Homage but this watch already is a Homage to most standards, So who has the best (correct) 249?
Hey, Asad. I saw your posts over you know where, and I meant to congratulate you on your gen!
I feel V is the best one to answer this, since he posted pics of his special 249 recently. In the Search, one similar question was answered by you though!
You answered that Davidsen (san) had the best unbranded 249s. FxrAndy suggested contacting Homer. Someone else said Vaccum does too (I heard they were pricey, however). I'm guessing these are used as a starting point to mod them as better Homages.
I'm also getting interested in the 249, so this thread will be a good read.
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Why do many people feel that Jessica Simpson is beautiful?
Her beauty is mathematical!
:clap:First the report on the NATO straps, now this, Timepiece. You rock! PIN PIN!
Let me just say that you "updated" the beauty, since I once saw a study about Fibonacci explaining why people were so attracted to Grace Kelly. To my mind, the most beautiful woman America has produced.
Precisely what you mention -- it's mathematical!
However, I once called Jessica Simpson that "dismal sharkface", and I'll stand by it.
The Pateks, not so much.
*still reading*
EDIT: I was thinking about beauty, and the snipes about racism going around in the forum recently. Many people might be tempted to think, well, what's attractive to a white person, may not be to a Chinese, etc.
True.
But I believe no matter our personal preferences (round faces in China, big bottoms in Africa, big breasts in Europe), beauty is ABSOLUTE, IMHO.
3,000 years later, and Nefertiti is still a knock-out.
I've no doubt Patek and IWC will be too.
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maybe you know your TTK text from this page?
Dude, even the Tripoli treaty is there. Meh. I feel so...PWNED.
Special Note: The WTF rating I gave elsewhere, about this same info above, no longer makes sense. The poster altered his words, without saying it was editted...his post came as a duplicate late correction, ending in "oops" and that annoyed me since I had already acknowledged pwnage. What can I say -- I'm human.
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I've read all the posts since last night carefully. I'm most impressed by Andreww's, since I know TTK and he were and are good friends.
I pride myself on being observant, and I had no idea that he and Pugwash were on the outs now. That's a shock.
This suggests to me that TTK's ill-health goes way beyond what we have been told (blepharitis, glaucoma, diabetes).
When you start burning bridges so badly, as Two Tone suggested, and Admin confirmed, there's something ELSE going on than just the usual personality troubles.
Maybe, you know, members on RWG need to reach out to TTK, and PM him over at Repgeek.
Tell him, maybe you never ordered anything, but if he needs to chat to someone on Skype (so as to spare his eyes from typing), you'd be delighted. He sounds like he needs support from the community which has been his life for almost a decade.
And since RWG is his "home base", if you will, I'm sure a part of him he would never acknowledge, felt devastated at the ostracism. Believe me, for reasons I won't get into, I kinda know how he feels...
Lastly, I'll leave the thread with these thoughts.
Remember that massive response he gave in the Religion thread recently? TeeJay said there wasn't a rating available to cover that kind of reply. It was MAJESTIC.
Here it is:
http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?s=&...st&p=410035
Personally, never having ordered from him, thus never having spoken to him, that's how I'll remember TTK on RWG.
A brilliant man, done in by his own failings. The world's oldest story.
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wow that people dash out 5200$ for a 111 or similar models is beyond me.
Agreed. But we're members of the rep watch community. We know by now, what we're getting into with the PAMs. Overpriced 6497s with pretty details.
But there comes a time when you say, basta.
Tired of all the cack dials, tired of the floppy crown guards, tired of having to upgrade everything from lume to cannon pin to make it look half-way decent.
Going into a Panerai shop blind, and not knowing what you're REALLY getting is one thing. But I want to feel what Golfman feels, at long last. The reps just ain't doing that anymore (if I'm being honest).
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Vlydog has a 219, IIRC. The gen is going to cost 16% more -- the most of all the increases! What does that mean, do you reckon?
Look at the 232, long touted as a sleeper in the gen community.
It's 14% higher, whereas the white-hot 249 is at "only" 11.4% higher. Are we seeing the rise of the 232 at LAST?
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So hypothetically, will it be cheaper for me to fly over to Italy, pay in Lire (or Euro) and then come back to the US?
Euro for Italy, yes. Hmm, wouldn't this only be true if you had a fund of Euro already in your possession? You still have to convert your USD to Euro to buy it there. Factor in the airfare, taxi, hotel, etc...
Incidentally, I keep 1500 Euro in my home, in ready cash. Theoretically, I'm "saving" the conversation rate, if I use that for my gen purchase.
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Ah, I wonder how Victoria's 183 looks on this recently purchased 27/22 of hers ?!
Victoria, do you have pics?
Don't have my 183/190 back yet, but I found the pics you wanted of the strap, Timepiece!
This is a gen 190, on the OEM matte red honey gator. PURRFECT, like Cats said.
Closeup of my OEM on the DSN 232:
@Dluddy: I like the black shell cordovan one! I'll try it on the Europelli I have. Thanks!
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good news to all US friends
Panerai prices will goes only 13% higher
T, I wondered why this didn't get a bigger response. Let's put the increase in visual style, lifted from elsewhere.
Crap. My 111 will cost me USD 5,200. Don't want an used one for my FIRST PAM.
That's a lot.
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Good thing I didn't disclose my ethnic origins. Then maybe you'll accuse me of being a savage too.
It's not that, Anton...
I've seen that Dani has a great big heart for animals. He is aghast at any cruelty to them. But he acts with his heart, at times, not thinking all angles in a matter.
When his Staffordshire pitbull breed was outlawed in his homeland, he thought that was a step too far. His own dog is as sweet as child. Couldn't hurt a fly. He also posted a website from a group against pitbulls, showing their hatred for the breed. He was disgusted people could think this way.
Well, guess what? Dani, speaking to you now, since it's rude to constantly talk over your head -- apologies.
The organisations and people you donate moneys too often hate pitbulls as a mega-violent breed of dog. If you questioned them closely, you would soon find that out. They'd probably confirm that they think it's odd someone who is against cruelty to dogs is an owner of a pitbull, bred for the greatest savageness.
PETA (which I believe you don't like, Dani, right?) work hand-in-glove with activists who wish to outlaw pitbulls in the USA, e.g. That won't happen, because of the cultural traditions in place in this country. It's different in Norway.
To the Norwegian government, potential violence is as awful as actual violence, such as the process of making meat halal. And pitbulls are potentially mega-violent, so out they go.
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Mostly seen on black croc or SS bracelet a PAM0250 looks surprisingly good on dark brown TWB croc:
Ooh, yes. I've seen it before, but never realised it was brown!
A purple croc on a gen 111. Wicked.
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You guys are missing the point totaly, its not that they eat dogs its the way they get KILLED.
So if they're kissed to death, you don't mind if they're eaten, Dani??
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I think it is a decition from the Moderators, and I accept it, but in my opinion , cutting comunication lines, is not good for the forum, and for TTK.
Sam, when does a situation cross the line, in your opinion? Is it when people disagree violently, or when goods fail to be delivered?
IMO, no. Those are workable situations.
It only crosses the line of no return when threats are made. THREATS. For goodness' sakes, that's serious.
I am thinking of all the years T and the Moderating team dealt with TTK -- how much they liked him, and he they. The rapport, and sense of cameraderie must've been amazing between them. TTK is an extremely charismatic man, warts and all.
How do you think it must feel then, to have personal and forum threats levelled against you, given this intimacy? It must've been devastating to the Moderating team -- men with children, wives, and livelihoods to protect, if these threats were indeed as personal as they sound.
That's a line, Sam, and it was crossed.
If you need a go-between, should you not want to register on Repgeek.com, I offer myself to PM TTK on your behalf. I will even install Skype for you.
But don't blame the Mod Team for this closing of communication. It wasn't they who are at fault.
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Love that shot...
Thanks, Fendushi!
To my shock, since I was told that this is a Prototype (I assumed the only one of its kind in the world), I see this on another site!
Same strap and stitching, right? Boo.
And why are the Midweek Wristies so unpopular this week...few posts.
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I took a couple of cameraphone shots to show the box.
Doc, way to value your new Supportership status!
That's the watch I told Andrew I'd buy from him. He promised to upgrade the bracelet to SS. I'm glad I waited (it's for my boyfriend!).
Okay, bidding starts? If yes, to get the ball rolling, I bid:
U$50
China and animals
in The looney bin
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Point taken for the rest of us, but I'm guessing that Demon is a vegetarian.
Me, I wear furs, I eat meat, I've shod my feet and wrists full of cow leather, I have hunted and shot game. In short, I've lived the life of an English country girl -- taught to respect nature, and never to treat any beast with wanton cruelty.
Unfortunately, there are realities in life which some of us cannot reconcile.
E.g.: I know many vegetarians who are pro-Abortion, in effect, considering the egg of a chicken to be more worthy of care than that of a human's.
But that's another topic altogether...I only mention it to illustrate the point of human inconsistency. And shutting one's eyes when it's not convenient to our lives.