Victoria

I can safely say that Ferris, The Simpsons, and the Jason Bourne series are all our generation's classics. Man, that really sucks, TeeJay. Maybe, who knows, I'll buy it off of you for my dad...he's got plenty of black-tie events where his new Omega SMP just won't look well with those dinner jackets he hates (and the unfussy Pateks he favours are so plain...). @Chris5264 below: Wow, awesome pic! Love how the Seiko hands compliment the photo below.

EDIT: NICE, Robert! Love the Big Pilot now. I could've PMed, but I decided to be naughty.

Just in case people wonder, no I didn't lose a year off my age after our change. I didn't downgrade during the upgrade. I usually register on sites not using my real birthday, even if I stupidly did here using my real birth YEAR (ugh, I hate this, and no matter what I do, it won't go to "N/A"). So, I went from 31 to 32 because my birthday is coming up on August 7. *g*

Kruzer, it's like you KNOW me. I've already made discreet inquiries...

I went with Mean Green for a while, but now I'm on WorkSafe (boring, no avatars). I PREFER BLUE! T, please add a MeanBlue skin, plllllllease.

WELCOME BACK, RWG'ers!! Whew, now I know what a junkie feels like. FRIDAY Debuting here is my new PAM 217h from The Watch Prince with custom-made Kostas/V strap which has to be smelt, to be believed. Its fragrance is a cross between a Romanov hunting lodge, and a Greek taverna enveloped by the smell of old Turkish cigarrettes. I'd buy it again for the odour alone! Detail of his handiwork. Check out the thickness. The PVD buckle was the only one of my 24mms which fit it! And since V did a Louis Vuitton hommage for me, with special yellow thread, I thought it only fitting that it be photographed next to a real LV bag. The watch itself is fantastic. If TWP posts another, I may buy it! SATURDAY Have to continue on my PAM run, after posting my entire PAM collection earlier. Going shopping today, showing off my favourite of the Radios I purchased -- the 190, so-called "8-days" with gold hands. It'll be a hit! As Ferris Buehler put it, the Radiomir is "Very choice". SUNDAY Sunday is my "relax" day, most times. Going to watch the Bourne Ultimatum in Palm Beach, wearing one of my favourite gens -- my Mickey Mouse watch on Red-White-Blue grosgrain strap! You can't get more American than this. ...and a big "screw you!" to Matt Groenig in the Simpsons Movie for calling Mickey "the stupid mascot of an evil corporation". Shut up, hippie!

Bless you, my son! Yes, one cannot be a true collector and not be the tiniest bit obsessive-compulsive. That's why I am up at 2:33 AM awaiting an email reply from a Chinese collector...damn these timezones.

Mercy boku, Cornerstone. I know I have a lot of cheapie versions, but that's okay. There are a few that are not my cuppa, and if I had paid more than what I did, I would've been upset. And would've had less cash on hand to buy MORE. MORE MORE MORE! That's my by-word. I am Capitalism walking in high-heels.

HEY! How did you know I dyed my hair? Robert, you couldn't have made me happier with your comment!

Owning a Panerai is like... ...eating M&Ms. ...munching Fritos ...snacking on peanuts ...owning Jimmy Choos You CANNOT have just one. THANKS TOO! I am very proud. Of my collection, but also, a little proud of myself. *g*

I do that all the time, then my power goes off, or I press delete by mistake, and all my witty retorts evaporate before my very eyes. Just so that you know, I'm hilarious. THANK YOU, CARLSBADROLEX!! God willing, I will, and with the knowledge accrued here, I will improve the collection incrementally every day.

VICTORIA'S PANERAI COLLECTION ...well, so far. I first started collecting Panerai watches two weeks into my rep career, which started shortly before I registered on this site, 17 June 2007. A month later, and I had bought these 11 models. Sadly, the Fiddy seen to the left had to be returned, having arrived with that exploding "sapphire" crystal. But don't worry. There are 4 more PAMs on jetplanes, as we speak... And yes, I will get a DSN Ultimate Fiddy one day. You can take that to the bank. Left to Right: PAM 217h (TWP). Strap by Tootall, RWI forum member, custom-made model B2 vintage. PAM 127 (Forum Member): Rep strap. Buckle momentarily being used on above. PAM 199 (Paul): Strap by Greg Stevens Design, custom-made Crazy Horse in black stitch. PAM 183h (TWP): OEM calf strap. PVD Buckle by TWP. Left to Right: PAM 210 (TWP). Rep strap. But ordered a custom-made StrapCulture Rad Historic #2 for it, already. PAM 190 (TWP): Strap, the Metta Catherina -- made of 200+ year-old Russian leather hide salvaged from a shipwrecked Danish ship, via Risti. PAM 118 (Forum Member): Strap, PAV 91 via Timeconnection.biz. The Holy Grail of Panerai straps. Fantasy Mini-Fiddy (Paul): Strap by Officine Firenze by Mario Paci, "Medici, Vecchia Sella in Noce" via Timeconnection.biz. Left to Right: REDUX PAM 111h (Andrew). Strap by "V", forum member, custom strapmaker, made of select Greek hide. PAM 154 (Toro Bravo, Repgeeks in-house Collector): OEM "waffle" black strap. Have bought two OEM buckles on eBay, which are on their way. PAM 076 (Forum Member): Strap, PAV 99 via Timeconnection.biz. STILL TO ARRIVE: PAM 111h, PAM 177h, PAM 113 (Andrew). Lumed/ARed PAM 005 (TWP). Have bought 31 straps, with well over 25 on their way, including StrapWorks, PawMarker, Simona, Zeugma, etc. and also two by Savage of RWI fame. NOTE: The OEM straps above, especially the waffle pattern, I have been reliably informed are almost certainly not OEMs. Ah well. Comments not only sought, but welcomed.

That's a great shot! Your standards must be very high, carlsbadrollie. One of the best things about owning a Panerai is the appreciation one feels for the watch, from random people one meets. The other day I was in a restaurant, when the manager (an Italian) stopped dead in his tracks when he saw my PAM 111h on a PAV 91 strap. His eyes said it all. He knew. I'm still waiting for that oft-mentioned gesture watch collectors have, though, when they see a fellow marque-wearer and they raise their wrists to one another, with big grins, in salutation. P.S.: Okay, I was saving this for the weekend, but I'll post my own small Panerai collection tonight. "Watch" for it. (groan)

Good catch. But what model? For a second it looked like a 089, and though it's Titanium, it's not got GMT, or anything. I can't place the model at all...could it be a fantasy rep? *g*

Delicious photo...I want one...

Does it follow that diving watches would be able to sustain the beating of a firing range (as they are known in the US)? Not questioning, I genuinely am interested. Turns out that if I don't bring dad along, I can't shoot his pistols in that range I mentioned. They have to be licensed to me. Just means I'll have to get my first Handgun! Woo!

Heh. Poor Docblackrock. In his case, fortunately, he's not a surgeon so no chance of his knife slipping near your spleen. @FxrAndy: Ahh. I think I understand. Will do. Tangentially, one time I had dinner at a small little restaurant in Belgium, where the owner and his wife spoke perfect English. They were delighted I was there, and moreover, that I was British. When the owner asked about myself, I mentioned my father similarly to what I said above. Next thing I know, the man is giving me a bear hug, almost with tears in his eyes. The British had liberated his hometown and he never forgot the particular kindness of a ruddy-faced Tommy, who gave him a small lolly and a comforting smile... I get a little choked up just thinking about the sincerity of that hug.

Mystery! I like it. And if Veronica is me, dad has a few S&Ws, a Mauser, and a few other ones which I haven't bothered to inquire what they are. He's also British, so the whole "American" cultural smirks some people have (not necessarily here), are irrelevant about our particular family. He's just an ex-Guards officer, albeit he was the regimental medical officer.

A) I live in Florida, the land of 2000 golf course. B ) My boyfriend is coming down during that time, and wants to practise. C) Winter, what's winter? D) Right now, the heat is overpowering, and the midges are the size of Godzilla. E) I'm feeling lazy these days. Too many watches/straps...too little time. And yes, I knew I was being fished, but as they say when playing UNO, GO FISH!

OH! This reminds me, TeeJay, I think I forgot to reply to FxrAndy. What he said, my mother totally agreed on -- that some watches just look like dude watches, no matter how you dress them up to look like a lady watch. That's the case with the PO, I think. In compensation, Navi sent me the orange leather deployant strap, and it looks a little better on that! Mmm, you have great taste, mon ami. Now, you just need a white Hublot.

HEY! I resemble that. I always used to laugh inwardly at my foursome partners during a round. I would sling my golf bag and walk a few yards to the lady's tee, take out my number1, take a swing, and shoot it RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE...but only 110-120 yards long. That's a PW for Tiger. Many guys can achieve that with a 7-iron. Then, my partners would waggle their shafts like the pros, pose very macho-like whilst addressing the ball, and RIP IT 250 YARDS! ...landing on hole 8. Yeah, girly swings. Anyway, what was said about chronos and watches in general, is right. That's why Tiger had to come out with his own. I was THIS close to buying one from TWP, too, but someone beat me to it. I haven't played golf in years, but I'm thinking of taking it up in October, again.

Takes, a certain kind of build, age, and "look" though. Not impugning the poster's good lady wife's looks! Just sayin'. Yesterday, I got my first 3 Radios. First thoughts, fussy stupid little screws which will make strap-changing torture, and that's half the PAM rite-of-passage right there. Then I thought that they do look nice as dress watches, especially the 183h. My mother loved them for HERSELF, and that's always a good sign for ladies of a "certain age", if that is indeed the case with the poster's wife. Show her the Tag Heuer a member gave his girlfriend: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=14263 (EDIT: Upon re-reading the post, realised your wife doesn't care for the black dial version. Shame because TTK had the white one...but that does mean it's OUT THERE) And check out this thread: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=36006&st=0

LOL! That's hilarious. Maybe that's where Lizzie Grubman learnt to drive.........

First, as the previously loudest mouthed newbie, welcome to RWG. Second, I bet you it's not only Americans that are "closed-minded" and thought pounds=lbs. You're just lucky you haven't found out about "stones" yet. And counterpanes, anoraks, and plimsolls. Third, I thought the same thing, and I'm British. Guess I've been in America too long.