Quarks

...and? c'mon... tell us more!

haha on a more serious note, what watch was it?

DAMN! What kind of shipping courier did your friend use? I ALWAYS insist on EMS, even when I have to pay extra. Man, I really hope your package turns up.

I want that hirsch strap... :S

Goodness!! Great collection of watches and straps!

Wow..Great Pics!! And a wicked watch to boot!! Congrats on your first purchase. Excellent choice......... here comes the question: Which pam do you plan to get next?

Xamas!! Ravishing!!

Awesome!! Good luck on yr project.... and thoses straps and buckles *drools*

Lost? whatcha mean?

Well, I always tried to look at the E situation in a neutral way, I like his straps (and sales of course)... I could never really understand the extreme feelings people had about this guy...

Using someone else's reputation for financial gain without recompensation or recognition, and especially without permission, is pathetically unethical... low as all [censored]in buggery.

No more business from me E. I hope Mr Paci gives you the boot too!!

Now, I think I'll go buy me a nice REAL Dirk

swdivad, I am in total agreement with you. I have been neutral about Elliot all along and like you, never understood the extreme animosity held against him. I gave him the benefit of doubt after all the drama that occurred here as well as other forums. I was one of the few who wanted Elliot to stay and told him so via PM.

Now the [censored] has hit the fan and I am not impressed with him using the name 'Dirk' to sell his straps. Whatever the history is, is between Grandry and him, I do not want to know. This is simply bad business imo. Like I said before, I have never gotten straps from Elliot, however, I have gotten Dirk straps from Big Bruce which I am very very happy about, in terms of customer service as well as quality of straps. I guess my impression of Elliot has changed from this point on.

Nice one!!

it is a rep...he got it from ken...

Oooo...yeaaah!

Nah, not UGLY but FUGLY....hahaa Out of my mind, I am. Always... lol Clearly I was sorely mistaken. This is one of my fav watch atm. The markers are very thin and is clearly visible at a reasonable distance away - a sure way to distinguish this watch as a rep. I bought it despite of the flaws... still love it tho.

Good news. River is alright.

Crap! Just emailed River... hope he is alright!

When I saw that the new Swiss 212 Flyback had an engraved rotor, I was tempted. When some of ya posted pics of your 212, it drove me crazy. To stop myself from going insane, I decided to jump on it. (What an excuse! Ah well...)To be honest, I never thought I would get the 212. I thought it was fugly. Boy was I wrong. Sooooo wrong. Today, the mailman came and delivered Joshua's Swiss 212. I am very impressed. =) Chug the 187 aside and showing 212 some lurve....

Some pics to share.

(The last pic shows the rotor, it looks very dirty and have fingerprints on it. I ought to get it cleaned up. Other than that, I reckon it looks awesome.)

Just received 212 Swiss Flyback from Joshua. Totally badass.

@quarks

Glad you like the results, on the "c" lettering, I can't remember doing anything to it, so maybe dirt was on it and I removed it when I cleaned the dial???

Funny on the lume comparison, every once in a while I get comments back that the lume doesnt' perform very good and they think it's no good... The comment is that the lume is not visible as bright green glowing -in some cases people expect it to glow bright green in direct sunlight.......sigh...

The Super lume is designed to work in the dark, if you can see the watch - you have no need of lume to tell the time...however, this Super Lume works amazing in the dark. I have all the watches lined up each week on a dresser in my room, waiting to get shipped home. If I get up at night to use the bathroom, I can see the glow of the watches as they sit there in the darkness...it's so amazing...if you understand the limitations and reasons for the Super Lume, I think it performs very well...

Thanks for the kind words, appreciated.

This was one of the longest turn times, only due to the fact I was gone for 10 days on business... and even then, total time was about 4 weeks, not bad from Australia to Canada and return... and considering the movement type and work done...

RG

Rob, you have done a wonderful, wonderful job. I can gaze at this watch for hours and hours.... (yes I have no life ) I can't express how close to the gen this super illume is in terms of workmanship. Furthermore, the glare of the super illume outshines the tritium! It is amazing indeed. Thanks once again! Kindly check your email Rob. Cheers.

Excellent collection! It is always pics like these that makes me question why I the hell am I still holding back on the 111h....

exper, that strap looks great on the 212!!!

202 & 194. I want both!!!

Wow... wicked pics! The engraving is amaziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

@dadog13: Here are the pics of the illume.

@V: Veni, get one already!

REP (left) vs GEN (right)

Rep (large pic)

Damn Rob's super illume outshines the tritium! SHOCKING!

I placed the gen under the light longer than the rep and still got trashed by the rep's super illume.... disappointing. *slams head on keyboard*

This watch can only be appreciated when you have it in your hands. Is it too expensive for a rep? Damn right it is. You can always wait a little longer for the price to drop.. or wait for another factory to produce a run selling at a more affordable price. I am not a very patient man. I am willing to throw in that bit of money to get it earlier, mind you - not to get it before everyone else does, but for the simple fact that I want that bloody watch. I want it and I WANT IT NOW!

I just received my 187 from The Zigmeister (serviced & relume) and I have been walking around all day with this expression on my face

Just received my much awaited 187 which was sent for service and a relume job a while ago. This is the 2nd 187 I got from Ken (Yes I am nuts). Anyways when I first got it, I was a bit disappointed with the workmanship. The first problem lies with the font. The 'automatic chrono' wording on the 6 o'clock subdial looks crappy because the 'c' of the 'chrono' word was not printed properly and looked like half a 'c' rather than a full curved 'c'.

Secondly, the skeleton hands on the watch were dirty. There were fingerprints on it and it was sooo visible. I was about to send my first 187 to Rob but then decided to send this one in first. I requested the hands to be cleaned or polished, basically whatever it takes to remove those fugly looking stuff on the hands. And with regards to the font, I wasn't sure if Rob could do anything about the font so I did not put the request in.

Third, playing with the chronos, the movement of the chrono hand looks VERY inconsistent. Something had to be done - servicing. With these problems, I asked Rob for help to get the watch serviced as well as giving it a relume job - only on the markers.

It has been a few weeks and today, I finally got the watch back. Much to my surprise, the 'C' font was corrected! Did Rob rectify it for me? I have no idea, he must have! Thanks Rob, it looks amazing... absolutely perfect. And the relume. I am amazed. Totally dumbfounded. It looks exactly like the gen. Well, words does not do justice. So I'll let the comparison pics do the talking....

Guess which one is gen and which is a rep..... ( I apologise for the poor comparison of pics)

Once you have finally differentiate which is the rep (date function is a dead-giveaway if you haven't noticed), you can see that on the rep, the illume has a 3D effect compared to when I first got from Ken which was basically a sticker-like illume. The 3D effect of the illume is exactly the same for the gen, maybe just 1mm thinner in width. Nevertheless, I am very very happy with what Rob has done. Plus, the 'C' on the 'Chrono' wording is rectified! Much kudos to you Rob!