Shundi

I HATE RepGeek's layout...the stupid "Sparta" thing and the scrolling ticker up the top annoys me to no end...the whole site is way too busy and SLOWWWWWWW as all hell...I only log on there to deal with certain friends/dealers, otherwise I'd never be over there...

@ PP...bottom left drop down, there's a mobile / "PDA" Skin

I rotate Gens and Reps all the time...I've got reps of some of my Gens for when I go to a particular skeezy bar in NYC or when I go abroad...that way I don't have to worry about my SMP or Rolex or whatever

I agree with Pho...

I would suggest shopping on the Watches section here on the boards... You can help out the board if it's an auction and snag some beautifully modded pieces and not have to worry about many of the QC and Customs issues other members post horror stories about (I grabbed a Rolex 1680 Two Tone with all the gold parts gen Rolex 18KT, gen tropic 19 acr. crystal, triplock, tube, gaskets, etc. from a member in Canada...I sold it to finance some projects (SSD, etc) and kick myself daily for that decision...the buyer placed it side by side with another 1680 and said apart from one small (fixable) issue with the caseback, the rep is about as close to perfect as you can get).

1. Members have 2. Probably fine 3. The case sizes are off... the real Milgauss uses a 40 mm case (I think) and the datejust uses a 38mm case. The factories just recycle the datejust case for the Milgauss rep and, thus, the rep is inaccurate...probably a few issues with the dial print and crown/tube too...there always are with Rolex 4. The Special Editions (green sapphire) are pretty rare...the vintages are especially rare...I'll try to post some older pics my grandfather had of his (it was like $200 back in the day and his company (Polaroid) purchased one for him and a few of the other chemical engineers). 5. Swiss movement wouldn't be modded...assuming of course, it really was Swiss and not a chinese clone sold to you as a swiss 6. Best one's come from a company called Rolex...failing that, and for all your other questions, I'd suggest using the Search Box at the top of the screen and typing in "Milgauss" to find extensive answers to most, if not all of your questions. Welcome to the Forum!!

@ Corgi and Drhydro: I couldn't agree more

My post (waiting for approval) "Lets get something clear: This watch was a basic ETA Quartz movement, please don

Assholes.

Looks great... I had mine on rubber and it worked like a charm until that damn chrono pusher fell off

Voted...best of luck!

"little" darker? That ticket should come with a Prozac prescription!

I'd suggest seeing the new one...

Well...that mansion ain't cheap either PS- did anyone notice in the new movie that the license plates on the cars look like they're regular state license plates (not sure which state)...am I crazy?

Hmm, wonder why Victoria left...

Phs...it's only Sunday...I'm sure there will be better ones from our esteemed membership... But now that I read back...this is an old post and Sql's ex gf... So where are those OTHER pictures you couldn't put up

I've got a few gen handwinds from about 65 years ago. To my knowledge, they've never been serviced. Now, do they work? Yes. They might not keep COSC time but they are, at most, 20-30 seconds off per day. This is easily corrected using the movement regulator (really not tough) and doesn't require a service... SHOULD they be serviced? Most likely. Does it really destroy the movement and send everything to hell if you don't have it done every 3 years? No. The movement might not keep time as accurately but that may be a few seconds or minutes per day off (one of my watches was 1 minute off with no regulation after 60 years... my watchsmith (a true watchsmith, not a tinkerer...he can strip a movement and reassemble the damn thing blind) says its has some gunk/build up and needs a good cleaning/oiling (as will all watchmakers, and they're correct) but it isn't going to explode on me tomorrow. In the long run, not servicing for MANY years could cause damage to the finer, more delicate parts of the mechanism, but that's why I'm advising you to buy a handwind - fewer parts and a pretty solid reputation around the boards. As for a service, I know another great guy in PA (www.watchdoctor.biz - rec'd by a member here, forget who but thanks) who did some great work on a vintage Omega I purchased for my grandad. I had my watchmaker (who was away at the time, else I'd have had him do it but the birthday was before he got back...anyways) take a look at the work and he said that it was cleaned, oiled, and assembled spot on and timed nearly perfectly on the bench/machine (This is an automatic movement that hadn't been serviced in 35 years and was visibly dirty / about 6 minutes fast when I rec'd it/opened the case back). Total charge? $95 including insured shipping back to me and great email communication/explanation... hardly the 500 + Rolex charges. Also, with the prices reps are (currently) at, you might tire of a watch and move on to a new one in a year or so (or week ) and it really won't be an issue. I say give it a try, worst case, you're out a few bucks... we've all blown money on worse endeavors before right? Edit to add: Yes, the mechanical movements have the "smooth" sweeping seconds hands.

I like the quadruple alliteration in the topic title

Well...I think a few of the gents on the forum will have fully wound automatics this evening...

Wonder how they'll do that bezel...if I understand correctly it has a sapphire "Cap" to prevent scratches to the bezel.

God that would be so sweet...

I'd say go for the classic movements...but that's my personal opinion... I feel that mechanical watches have more character than quartz watches and if you wind a watch at the beginning of the day you can be almost certain that it won't suddenly stop in the middle of the day (like a quartz one might).

I had one...really liked the piece but...as with all PAMs, to make it look truly "genuine" you're going to need to do some modifications... My advice is to purchase the one with the sapphire glass...the mineral just looks somewhat off... As to accuracy, I'd say use the "search" box up top (PAM 253) or the name of the watch and you should come up with a comparison. Welcome to the forum!

Unitas, lemania, venus handwind swiss or asian are generally fairly reliable (A la many PAMS or the IWC FA Jones.)

Omega took a month to get me my SMP back...from two states away...interestingly enough, it only took them 2 weeks to get me my watch back from Switzerland... go figure.