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It would be tough to drive around in that silly putty egg with seat belts, wouldn't it.... Too bad those body kits are photoshop jobs.

Oh is that the Jimmy Fu? Are you using it on a watch?

Here's a (crappy) pic of the DW on my b13 : I've got to get a macro lens so I can provide some better shots. Oh, and, the 1 on the 31 isn't rubbed off - that's a scratch on the plastic case over the movement.

Control with the bottom (non-screw press) is not an issue. I have that exact press and use it all the time. And, to be honest, I think that screw press might be a little tedious... FWIW

Well, here I have two gen Breitling SA dials side by side. And guess what... there are some very noticeable differences. Some of the differences are not easily noticeable in the pic, so let me describe. **First... what's the easiest way to spot a V2 rep dial vs. a gen? Look at the 1 numerals. You see on the rep that the tips of the 1 are rounded, whereas on the gen they come to crisp, sharp corners. Then, of course, unless it's black, the color is wrong. And the rep lume is rather sloppy. And the subdial print is too bold. Etc... Rep dial pic below (borrowed from Sead)** Now on to the differences between two blue genuine dials: (1) The dial on the left has a bolder font near the date window. Especially the "CHRONOMETRE Automatic" font. (2) On the 12 o'clock sub dial, note the differences in the thickness of the three lines between the 30 and 5, the 10 and 15, and the 20 and 25. (3) This one is hard to see. But the subdials are also different. The one on the left has larger concentric rings than the one on the right. (4) The one on the left is stamped CF 615 on the back, the one on the right is stamped CF 611 on the back (but someone penciled in a 5 to make it 615). And, BTW, one similarity I've noticed with ALL gen SA dials is the lume definitely does *not* appear to be machine applied. It's is not perfect by any means... but a big step up from the rep still. The pic of two blue gens (pardon the crappy pic and dust) : A pic of a V2 rep blue dial (Sead) :

One of my RWG buds is in the middle of a truly ultimate (and passionate) Franken-EVO build, and I was able to find this genuine graphite dial for him... I think he's in bed right now, so before he sees it, will the EVO experts out there tell me how you think this one looks? Pardon the crappy pic quality and dust... Thanks!

I'm looking at purchasing an item off Craigslist and the seller lives in Pacific Beach, and works in Rancho Bernardo. If anyone out there lives in or near these areas might be able to do me a favor and verify this guy has the item in question (as it is a little expensive), I would be in your debt.... Please PM Thanks!

That's a good way to go... I have a dealer here in the US around the corner from my house that I've bought various odds and ends from over the years, and their on-site watchsmith begrudgingly agrees to my requests from time to time. Moderation is the key.

I'll second that... Find an AD with a parts account and a willingness to "bend the rules"... You'll be able to get what you're looking for at prices that are generally going to be cheaper than most.

Tony Kornheiser - whoever the hell he is (a random sportswriter and co-host of an ESPN show nobody watches?) - doesn't belong on the air calling live football games........ but not because of that (non-racist) comment. In my opinion.

Great post. Thank you for putting in all the time and effort.

Great info here, M. Thanks for the contribution and constantly "pushing the envelope" for the benefit of the forum!

Ubi, I know! I've changed my mind about my franken.... It just has to be blue!

The coatings themselves are totally different and applied by different processes. The result with eyeglass coatings is typically a greenish color with much higher reflectivity and less durability. Most opticians will tell you to use special microfiber cloths whenever you clean the lens... With a truly durable coating, though, you can use spit and a T-shirt over and over and have no problems at all. But the reflectivity is what matters most, and eyeglass coatings don't perform.

You don't want eyeglass AR on your watch crystal anyhow. It's not in the same league.

While it's a shame to see a valuable member of the community go, it's always great to see someone - especially a parent - with their priorities straight. Best of luck to you. Good things happen to good people and so I fully expect you will come out on top. Take care. B

Your dial looks awesome. The Zigmeister did a fantastic job, and I wouldn't be too worried about call outs..... but how about sending the bracelet up to Alaska for a little Nanuqizing?

Best rep AR coating I've ever seen.

I'm not a Breit expert, but believe the big wings logo is found on the newest dials and the smaller wings logo is the previous version. I'm not sure if they switched from the Pro-1 to Pro-2 bracelet at the same time they changed the logo on the dial. But, clearly, the only difference between the dials is the size of the logo, though. In any event, all dials in the pic are gen.

DT, I agree. I thought blue would be my third choice.... It's not Something about the silver on the navy just looks very sharp. Much better in person than in this poor pic too.

NY Daily News Article "We Must Always Remember" We must always remember Terror attacks were an act of war, not simply a tragedy to be mourned By DEBRA BURLINGAME Tuesday, September 11th 2007, 4:00 AM Six years ago, I turned on my television and saw the sickening image of an airplane flying directly into the south tower of the World Trade Center. I did not know that at precisely that moment, somewhere in the skies over the Ohio-Kentucky border, my brother was fighting for his life in the cockpit of his commercial airliner. It would be another 35 minutes before his plane crashed into the Pentagon's west side. Though the term "9/11 family member" had not yet become part of the Sept. 11 lexicon, my first thought upon seeing the plane turn and slam into the World Trade Center was of the pilots in the flight deck and the added sorrow that their families would have to live with for the rest of their lives, seeing this video. Until I was notified of my brother's fate, I was no different from everyone else that morning, horrified and overwhelmed by the shocking scene unfolding in lower Manhattan. After learning that people were jumping from the towers, I believe I began to depersonalize what I was seeing. The human psyche can absorb only so much. Anyone who had been inside the World Trade Center towers or seen them upclose knew that jumping from that height was like leaping from the clouds. The day was only beginning. A recent newspaper article suggested that the 9/11 commemoration "decibel level" should be "scaled back." Mourning the dead too loud and too long impinges on the living, the article said. Life goes on. I wouldn't disagree. But it is extremely important to distinguish between public mourning and public remembering; otherwise, the phrase that was as ubiquitous as the American flag six years ago, "Never Forget," and invoked with tearful or angry rectitude, is rendered hollow. We all meant it, whether the cause was revenge, retribution or simple recognition of our common humanity. None of us wants this to happen again, but as time goes by, why can't we all agree, as we did then, about what took place that day? There is a disturbing phenomenon creeping into the public debate about all things 9/11. Increasingly, Sept. 11 is compared to hurricanes, bridge collapses and other mechanical disasters or criminal acts that result in loss of life, with "body count" being the primary factor that keeps it in the top spot of "worst in the nation's history." Misremembering is as dangerous as forgetting. If we must know one thing, it is that the Sept. 11 attacks were neither a natural disaster, nor the unfortunate result of human error. 9/11 wasn't the catastrophic equivalent of a 3,000-car pileup. The attacks were not a random actof violence or insanity. They were a deliberate and brutal act ofwar committed by religious fanatics engaged in Islamic jihad against the United States, all non-Muslim people and any Muslim who wishes to live in a secular society. Worse, the people who perpetrated the attacks have explicitly told us that they are not done. Sept. 11 is a date that comes and goes once a year, but "9/11" is with us every day. The body count keeps rising - Bali, Riyadh, Istanbul, Madrid, Beslan, London, Amman. We now clearly know that the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was part of the holy war against America. When we previously dismissed this as a random attack by crazy men and declared ourselves lucky that "only six lives were lost," we effectively disarmed ourselves. Eight years later, six became 3,000. While the comparison to other "tragedies" may help us cope with what has befallen us, we must resist being glib and intellectually careless. Our fellow human beings were not "lost" in 1993 or on 9/11. They were torn to pieces. We must not give the enemy any quarter. We must confront the reality of their acts. We must refuse to be fooled by their propaganda, which is meant to appeal to our own moral vanity - the belief that we can appease them by responding to their outrageous demands for accommodation, their open threats and their hateful rhetoric with even more forbearance. Several months after the Sept. 11 attacks, I was asked to look through a thick, three-ring binder put together by the FBI, a catalogue of objects - photographed and numbered - that were the unclaimed personal effects of the 184 victims who perished at the Pentagon. They included things such as buttons, uniform insignia, house and car keys, wedding rings, shoes, personalized coffee mugs and, saddest of all, a miniature, hot-pink luggage tag with a flowery design meant for a little girl's travel bag. These mundane objects, the commonplace detritus of lives cut short, were deeply moving to see, perhaps because they were not some grand eulogy or noble tribute, but simple reminders of the fact that people like you and me went to work or boarded those planes on that lovely Tuesday morning, never dreaming that this was the last clear blue sky they would ever see. Perhaps it is human instinct to turn away from suffering that goes on too long. We should celebrate life rather than wallow in grief. But we should vigilantly guard against self-delusion and denial as a means of coping with the terrible reality that we all lived through six years ago. There was a reason that we felt unified then. The horror of what we experienced, individually and together, stripped away all the things that divide us today. We clung to each other, forgave each other, and were kind to each other, knowing that, in the end, we would only persevere together. Today of all days, that is something we should never forget.

Full list of the names of the 9/11 victims: http://multimedia.nydailynews.com/pdf/2007...ims_of_sept_11/

Here is a side by side of gen big wings and small wings dials. If you ask me, I'd say the small wings is a little nicer looking in person. And, to answer all PMs, I do still have access to some dials but they will most likely only be the small wings version. (Some people have decided to transplant their rep big wings logo onto their gen small wings dial! To each their own!!) The blue is really nice. I might just do my franken in blue instead of black after seeing all three side by side. Here's a quick pic...