Victoria

AND THE WINNER IS... DOC SAVAGE! "Tom's 'excitement' quickly faded as he heard the telltale crunch of the minivan's tires on the gravel driveway. His pants, upstairs, seemed a million miles away. Karen's smile grew broader as she tightened her grip...." (2 Gold Stars, 2 Funnies) RUNNER UP... CORGI! "Are you sure it's a good time to be doing this WHEN THE DAM IS FLOODING RIGHT BEHIND US!?!?!?!??!" (3 Funnies) And bringing up the Comedy Caboose... KENBERG! "I'm so glad you explained to me that the HIV positive on your medical report means you love it Here In Victoria" & NANUQ! "A penny for your thoughts?" "I just can't shake the feeling that somewhere... dozens of people are writing about me, and laughing..." (2 Funnies) ...congratulations, Doc! PM coming up.

Shundi! You rascal. It's beautiful. And a lot of the people whose tastes I admire, have a 111. Hmmm. My real love are the base models, like V and TWP say. But frankly, yes, I'll go with the gen 111. @Iglutikut: Nice!

REMINDER: The contest is until 24:00 EST (6:00 GMT) tonight. The one with the most ratings wins. Tie-breakers are weighted in order: Gold Star, Funny, Zing.

Ooh, very nice. But mum doesn't need a fancy one. The 27 Euro one from Silix (yes, watchsilix) will do her.

FRIDAY Fancy a dip in the pool with my new Slytech? Rolli, thank you so much! Hard to photograph, but easy to love. I like 'em BIG. Really BIG. Is it a diamond? Or a Toscana Carbon? Splashhhhhhhh! SATURDAY This Germano tan strap is FABULOUS. Light as a feather. And pretty as a picture. SUNDAY Andrew's Cartier Tankissime in YG will grace my wrist today. Cartiers. Impeccable. ...HAWGE!

Good post idea, Rima. 1- DSN 005 2- White Daytona w/ silver registers from Silix 3- Full gold Daytona (for mum) from Silix 4- TT blue Sub Rolex (for mum) from Joshua 5- PAM 229 from Andrew All these will have to wait a while as I am flat broke.

Evildee! Welcome back! And with such a beautifully posed photo and watch. Other than Newton's Law, what is holding up the watch?

A collector by the name of River sells them, but so does Davidsen. Both their details are available to Supporters, so you may want to consider upgrading your membership at some point. Also, Sean, you are one of the best new guys here but A LOT of your questions can easily be answered without a post. Searching "springbars" or say, "stripped Panerai" (heh), would've gotten you the response. I only say this because RWGers usually give newbies that reply ("Use Search!"), so definitely don't take it the wrong way. It's just how it is here, capiche? I'll PM you the info, this time, since you got the Biscotto -- a man of taste!

CONGRATS, SLAI! No more Slai Shots in the near future from you, because I'm sure you'll be showing the world the full watch. I would! (You know, me and my big mouth. Here I am blabbing to the world that I'm getting a gen this, a gen that, and so far, no gen PAM. That's it. Radio silence on the topic. Next post you'll see about it, will be me just wearing the bloody thing)

Yay! Well done, boyo. Looks a treat. (Are you in Belgique?) Since the thread has been deleted, allow a non-related comment about this Simona strap. ...doesn't that look JUST like V's Devil Red strap? Only his is better & cheaper.

I fixed it. I know probably few people care, but just in case it happens to you, do this: 1- Uninstall uTorrent (check Documents and Settings, go to C: drive or similar, then Owner or similar, then Application Data which defaults to hidden -- you'll have to change that in the folder options, then finally delete all the uTorrent files); then reinstall 2- Uninstall PeerGuardian2 (the folder in Programme Files does not fully delete, so manually do so); do not reinstall yet 3- Unplug your cable modem/router for 24 hours 4- If you STILL don't have a dynamically assigned new IP do this: a. Go to Start, Run, cmd, ipconfig/release b. Disconnect the plug both from the electrical outlet and ethernet cable from the computer c. Reconnect it d. Allow it to bring up a new IP e. Check it under Start, All Programmes, Control Panel, Network Connections, Local Area Connection or similar, Enable or Repair if needed You should obviously add port exceptions for uT and PG2 to Windows Firewall or any other firewall you have. I have McAfee and Windows running simultaneously, which is not recommended, but I've never had any conflicts. 5- Lastly, if you're using PeerGuardian2, when reinstalling the programming disable "Edu/Educational" from your allowed lists. There apparently is a conflict, as read via Wikipedia. You can add it later but not BEFORE installation. You are good to go. Pugwash, I'm coming after your job, watch yer back! Oh. What am I downloading now? Why Mythbusters: The MacGuyver Edition, of course!

Feta, my sweet cheeseguy , here is my suggestion FWIW. "Piaget Emperador YG White" Not sure if you'd care for a Quartz, but I think this watch is unusual enough so that NO ONE would suspect it to be a rep. It's pretty darn close to gen too. Had my eye on it for a while.

Not just company, but any position used to net you some gold bauble. Speaking of Vienna, my great-grandpa was a chemist and worked first for the Chemistry Dept as professor, then in the chemistry section of their library. After 50 years, he retired. At his retirement ceremony, he got a gold medal (Germans and Austrians used to love this) with the school Arms; a platinum pen (again, Germans and Austrians love pens and stationery); and a gold watch. I think he was holding out for the Key to the City, though.

The eagles one is the best, but there is an eerie incandescence about this photo: Photo of a lifetime. National Geographic should be so lucky. Do they have a drive-thru' Mickey D's where you are, Nanuq? This is the one in Pite

This is just gorgeous. More mustardy than Hike's schoolbus yellow, and though I prefer his a touch more, this is a great combo! What PAM is that supposed to be? Sorry, I am clueless about the PVD PAMs. I find them too masculine for me.

I changed my rating from Zing to Gold Star. I thought since it was school-related, it might look kindergartenish to give the latter -- but you know what? If anything deserves a Gold Star, it is this. CONGRATS, DUTCHY! And I remember your first weeks at Uni, how discomfitted you were, you scamp.

Well, Chubbchubb answered you mighty well, but I do know that Davidsen had one. Check to see if he still does, Demon. From RWI: http://www.replica-watch.info/phpBB3/viewt...f=40&t=6294 (Please delete this info, Mods, in case it's not kosher to cite another forum)

LOL! Gotta love the anthropological jokes.

LOL! Wow, these are getting better. You guys must love Hooters.

Happy Birthday, Scoobs!! May I suggest a new watch as a present? @Pug: Sweet watch. Looks great on you.

Wow! Stealthy. Few people would've chosen an olive gator, and it looks great. @Hike: Yeah, the first does nothing for me, sadly. But that second one -- I can just imagine YOU wearing the yellow with jeans, and a baby blue shirt. Mmm, mmm. @Lifter: Not everyone gets my humour. Glad you liked it.

I think it's important in PVDs, already so dramatic, not to overwhelm the watch. This stitching choice was FLAWLESS. Makes the aged markers pop out, without any gold stitching (the more obvious choice by some people). And what can you say about that sharky, Antonis! Perfect.

Gen 004a on a black Simona Shark with a hint of caramel stitching: What do you think?

Well-thought of, as usual, Sssurfer. I see that Panera suggests what I was going to suggest -- ivory (or off-white thread, itself). But seeing how V said this would go with his jeans, I think he made the sensible choice. A more daring choice would've been baby blue. The same blue as the Greek flag (the most beautiful blue there is).