Victoria

EDIT: ok here's a story....when i received my pam 212 (i had purchased it off another member on the trading forum), it had a really loose crown guard lever (this had been disclosed in the sales listing); however, i was so excited about getting the 212 that i just couldn't NOT wear it that very day. so i wore it to dinner at a friend's place that night before having a chance to fix the floppy lever problem,

Because it's humanly impossible not to wear something you just got. I think Newton has a Law about this.

and literally every time i moved my hand the lever would shoot out perpendicular to the crown guard in the open position like a sword.

my friends could care less about what watch i was wearing, and i'm sure they didn't even notice that it kept on happening, but it absolutely drove me nuts....i was constantly having to either flick my wrist the other way or push the lever back into the closed position, and i was SURE they were watching me thinking i was some kind of nutcase.

so that is my ridiculous panerai moment....unfortunately it's the best i could do...

HAHA. I would've laughed and pointed at you too! Crazy guy!

that was by far my favorite part of the story....

Which reminds me, deltatahoe! Thank God RWG is not an academic or politically correct setting, as the word guinea might've landed me in hot water...

I'm only half-joking! The pain, the pain of academia.

Nope... I think it's just you

Hehe. And don't I remember a certain thread which my boyfriend pointed out, along these lines?

"Do you have sex with your watch on?"

That's ridiculous too! And mum's the word here.

JK... great story

Thanks, swdivad. I'm delighted this South American couple will have an anecdote about that crazy gringa lady they'll retell for years.

(Oh, and it's Tuesday Specials. I'm sure if you like the MP strap, Elliot will honour the price if you mention this "tomorrow")

Today, I went to an Italian restaurant wearing Andrew's PAM 111h on the newly arrived and always expensive PAM strap by Mario Paci, the Medici Noce, coincidentally today in Elliot's Monday specials.

So there I was, dressed well, looking slightly satisfied with myself because of the chicness of the PAM, when I realised one horrible truth about myself: I'm a klutz. Yes, no co-ordination here, at'all.

Always bumping my toe on something, slipping on stones, or when eating, dripping sauce all over myself necessitating the embarrassing use of a full napkin around my neck. *cringe*

Then with an inner scream which I'm sure others could hear, I realised, "I just ordered Penne with red sauce, EEK! I'll splatter this for miles". The Mario Paci would be ruined faster than you can say TeeJay's Guinea Pigs. So, surreptitiously, I slipped off my Panerai watch into my bag, but alas, the strap being so new it's still a bit tough to work the holes.

I struggled for a full minute with it, and then "borrowed" a fine cloth napkin to put it inside my handbag, hoping no one had noticed.

Needless-to-say, the couple near me did. Oh, they laughed at the crazy lady in the beige turtle-neck and black pants wearing a bib, with a ginormous watch on her wrist, putting it into her bag after five-finger discounting a ritzy napkin.

But since my watch is unbesmirched with "gravy", to use the word for ragu of my Neapolitan-American friends, I think the last laugh was with me myself and I.

Thus ended my first ridiculous Panerai moment. I'm sure I'm not the only one here with one. Anyone? Don't leave me hangin'...

I agree that life is short. But it's too short to have bad taste!

Personally, I would not wear a BMW t-shirt unless I had one. But that's just me.

Conversely, who the hell cares what other people think.

I agree with this 100%, despite it's conflicting messages.

Here's my thinking:

As a woman, I will probably never have this psychological problem unless Ferrari comes out with a pink car aimed expressly towards the female market. Ditto the Bentley. Moreover, I am not attracted to the existing Ferrari PAMs, thinking them clunky and ill-suited to the famed sleek lines of a Ferrari. The Breitling is just too masculine in general, in any version.

But as I say this, I'm also thinking -- who cares? An hommage to anything isn't tacky, nor is desiring to have something tied to that hommage ridiculous just because you don't have the original. If that were the case, no one would collect Elvis memoribilia.

Indeed, the guinea is fine, her teeth will have fully regrown in two weeks, it was just annoying that she'd snapped the two top teeth off, as that meant the bottom teeth also needed removing, so they'd grow back evenly. Had it only been one tooth (of either set) it wouldn't've required a trip to the vet. Oh well, that's the responsibility of being a pet owner

Indeed. Just goes to show that owning anything requires patience, love, and a good sense of humour. And money...

Here's a picture from when we got her last year...

Cute cute!

Name?

(always wanted to use that emoticon)

This is actually the one that Connery wore in Dr. No...

Kind of hard to justify spending so much on a bezel when the dial is so far off...

Blimey, I spent a lot of time investigating this and that was the only link I came up with, too. Thanks for the info, Keyhole!

I wonder where the linked to post got its info, and if perhaps like today's 007, there were several versions used in the first films (although I know that Albert Broccoli apparently slipped off his own Rolex, and gave it to Sean Connery to use). 550ft. Keen eye, but argh, ruins it.

Why do the almost all collectors always do this with their reps? It's as I said, it's almost on purpose, maybe out of superstition. I can't believe it's laziness, or just lack of quality control.

Not sure what to do now. Order it, in the version of the photo I uploaded because at $58 it's practically GIVEN away, or take a pass on an unrepeatable offer. How many substandard watches don't I have already? Boo.

Think of a number multiply it by your age add a zero or two!

Thanks, FxrAndy. Now the real question is, how will it look on a man's wrist (I won't be wearing this), NATO strap, or military strap?

Here's one from Angus (Pure Time):

http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/pure...nt=IMG_2467.JPG

NICE.

If there'd be one of the Submariners with numerals left in two weeks, I'll definitely buy one. (Watch at the top of this picture)

Ahh, I thought you had inadvertently answered my question -- about which version I should choose, as most authentic to the time period and 007 -- but no! Turns out Sean Connery wore this one in Dr. No, which will be my choice:

So thanks for nothing, TeeJay!

P.S.: Sorry to hear about your guinea pigs.

I should / I must fine tune my attitude in collecting reps, otherwise I'll get more suffer than happiness!

Drat. I forgot another psychological analysis point:

- Some of us have social anxiety disorder, which makes us live in sheer terror that we'll be called out by either a jeweler, or an AD for wearing a replica watch. Most of the time, we keep this in check and go to unusual lengths to make our reps look genuine, but we all know it's a matter of time, place, and the worst opportunity imaginable. But there are times when we fly very close to the wind, and almost dare people to do so (like entering AD shops, or going to a party wearing a $80,000 watch, where people know we couldn't possibly afford that).

Let's call this the The Zigmeister Disorder or Flavor Flav Syndrome.

I'm not 100% sure I followed all that..but yes I enjoy my collection,

Heh. It was a bit Felliniesque, but I bet we can't do in his language what he can do in ours.

I know the odd one isn't quite accurate or as reliable as the real thing but for the cost of one single mid range genuine from a quality brand I have a collection that now spans several watch boxes, I can wear a different piece every day for damm near a month if I feel like it.

If we were to put us collectively on a psychiatrist's sofa, I bet you s/he would find that:

- We were once deprived of something we really really wanted in our childhood. We make up for it now.

- We all say we prefer quality over quantity, by getting the best or 1:1 reps available, but is that true, seriously true? I say we all suffer from a "more is better" condition, also known as "being cheap" and "greed", if are being honest with ourselves.

- We have various levels of obsessive compulsive disorder, feeding it by the choosing/emailing/waiting/frustration/disappointment/joy which comes which comes with collecting reps.

- Strap collecting makes our consciences feel a little better about ourselves, as they are the one legitimate and oft-expensive piece that "legitimise" our reps (ergo, the more you collect, the more problems you have with your conscience).

- We like the stares and compliments about our watches, as reflecting something positive about ourselves -- depending on watch, it can be about originality, imposing strength, or suspicions of wealth it grants us. This is a self-esteem issue.

- Finally, we have vaguely criminal tendencies, one and all. 'Nuff said.

And yes, I know. It would have to be a pretty damn big sofa.

I call him Milhouse

LOL. Very soign

I'm in.

But can someone tell me which version I should order, in terms of authenticity, etc?

And question -- how much would this vintage baby run if it were real?

I just paid for my order of two watches - this is a very good deal if anybody is still sitting on the fence. Cheers

I'm in.

But can someone tell me which version I should order, in terms of authenticity, etc?

i'm sporting my 063 on prada strap today....

Sweet strap, deltatahoe.

I saw V's LV strap in the sale section, and wondered if there were other, more traditionally designer-fashion straps made for the PAM than "just" Mario Paci, MF, etc.

Today, I felt like the quasi-Maradona...

In case you all were wondering, my wife laughed, my boss laughed, and i think the dog even laughed.

Divorce your wife. Quit your job. And have your dog neutered. They obviously have no taste!

UPDATE:

Guys, I received the PAV 91.

O

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WORK OF ART. Wow.

How to describe the colour?

If you mixed burnt umber with a dash of Tiziano red, added copper, then melted chocolate and diluted it with a soup

Senape...guaranteed satisfaction I think......:-)

Thank God I emailed Elliot late last night to tell him to change it, to the Senape! I agree. I have too many brown straps now, and this one is very distinctive.

What do you think of the Natale? It looks a little like the Senape.

Thanks, too, Simon.

Nice buckle too for an MP .....understated and kind of "refurbished" looking

Don't hate me, but I think I like the flashy, shiny buckles more IN GENERAL. As the hip-hop crowd say, "I'm not fillin" the brushed vintage buckles.

yes, the 177 comes later.

but first some pvd projects.

rolli

Rolli, I now have a PAM 118 so I'll be posting some shots of that in the PAM forum, later.

Great pics, by the way!

Thanks for conveying the news to our small community of collectors with such feeling, TTK. I had PMed Reg only this weekend, when he told me of his father's fast deteriorating condition, which shocked me, as losing a parent must be utterly devastating...

I am torn between wanting to PM him, but not wanting to overwhelm his Inbox, which his clients may need -- but then I realised that there is no such thing in times like these.

But just in case of overflow already, my deepest condolences on your loss, Reg...

Victoria

By the way, not sure what the ginormous watch worn by Megan Fox was in Transformers, but if you see it, let me know. It looked like a man's Breitling on an aviator strap!

http://www.beyondhollywood.com/posterx/tra...ox-070518-2.jpg

Best pic I could find. And I rather think people here won't be concentrating on the watch. *g*

What about the gotld datona worn by the bank manager in the DaVinci Code, he tries to pass it off as a rep when the police notice it.

In the book the bank manager and the police officer had a funnier exchange than in the film (as ever):

"Do ll the drivers wear Rolexes?", the agent asked, pointing to Vernet's wrist. Vernet glanced down and saw the glistening band of his absurdly expensive watch peeking from beneath the sleeve of hi jacket. Merde.

"This piece of ****. Bought it from twenty Euro from a Taiwanese street vendor in St. Germain des Pr

The only few flaws I found is the AR on the sapphire is way too much. The gen looks almost NO AR in fact. Hence I wanted to remove the AR tint on mine. Any ideas how to remove it safely?

CONGRATULATIONS! That's a romancing the stone procedure still to come for me.

One question about AR, in general. I read an Omega review yesterday where the writer said he doesn't approve of double-AR coating on watches. If anything, just on the underside of the sapphire crystal, since having AR on top is more prone to scratching?

Confirmation?

hi admin,

how can i update my vip membership for the next 1 year ???

nothing works: http://www.payme.cc/

rolli

Rolli, unless it's different from my own newbier situation, I believe the Admin said he was giving everyone VIP access for the month, seeing as how we're having probs with PayPal.

So we'll have to hang tight until that gets solved. I too want to upgrade, since this forum really deserves it.

I had no idea Clinton even set foot in Martha's Vinyard.

Yep, he got the taste for it after visiting Jackie Kennedy's home there one summer (God, all roads lead back to that incomparable woman, don't they...).

Back to Kobold--great watches. Was pining for one before I fell into this odd little hobby of ours.

Some good info; thanks for sharing!

Ditto! Loved the F. Scott Fitzgerald mention.