tomtofa

Biggest would be the Yachtmaster. They look sooo good in pictures - crisp, bright, with the splash of red breaking the silver. I had one of the early ones, but seldom wore it. Silver hands on silver dial doesn't make for the easiest read...for some reason didn't fit quite right on my wrist...sold it.

After a couple more generations came out I decided I hadn't given it a fair chance - they really looked great in the pics. Had this one The Zigmeisterfied, w/super lume and lacquer, and a serviced movement to last forever. Hard to read, didn't feel right on the wrist...sold it.

I was going to suggest Mikimoto pearls - they have a good rep.

But then I checked out their online offerings - way up there in price, and the settings aren't as creative as the ones you've found. Seems like you've found a good source.

I've got one if docblackrock can't find his. Let me know if you want it. No payment needed.

Hold it parallel to the ground, with the top pusher facing the direction of the sun.

The edge of the shadow that falls on the watch will be the correct time, within about 12 hours either way.

The DW's that I ordered for a myself and another member were about the same. The chrono hand had been glued on because it was the wrong size and the spare PN dial looked as crap as yours. Luckily I ordered a standard black dial which was fine, refitted the hands properly and took the opportunity to polish out the scratches at the same time. My experience with DW indicates he doesn't have a QA department!!!!!

Interesting. Maybe he's rushing too much - these seem like careless mistakes.

#4 . . .but not very well. I've done enough to appreciate how good Zig, Palp, Finepics, Enzo, etc., are.

After trying some more advanced things myself, I'm happier about paying someone else -

Well, this is a situation of a watch that has gone from person to person. I'm 3rd or 4th in line.

From the thorough reviews by UBI and others of DWs, I'm pretty sure the case and movement are actually DW, and the bracelet seems good quality (despite the odd end link numbers.) I'll probably get another dial and hands, and join the modded DW club.

These pictures are kind of surprising. David once sent me a few free dials, which were "factory seconds"...MOst had test priting flaws, but none of them exhibited these problems. The markers on DW's PN exotic dials are rarely straight, but I've never seen the luminous dots spread out like this. The clustering of splotches in the 6:00 subdial indicates a sloppy job of gluing the subdial hand.

Thanks, Randy, that's about what I thought . . . unfortunately.

Hmmmm... I've not seen a DW dial with bubbled paint like that before. Not saying that some aren't like this, but in the ones I have handled, none have been like that.

Lume can tend to be irregular at times.

As for bracelet... 78350 is correct for the links; endlinks, however should be a 2 digit (for rivit bracelets) or 3 digit (for folded and heavy link bracelets) ref's.

Recently got this used - my first experience with these.

Is this what the dial typically looks like on these (apart from the grossly scratched up hands)? Splotchy paint, etc.

And are the lume blobs usually so irregular?

Finally, the bracelet and clasp are 78350, while the end links are 93150 - a number I've not heard before for end links. Could this really be what DW originally had on the watch?

Comments appreciated.

Like gattenda, I also stopped by there a couple of years ago. Every bit as funky as g. describes.

I needed a repair for the famous defective clasp on the good SMP that was circulating at the time. He didn't have the right Omega parts; instead he screwed a small nut and bolt into the mushroom hole

Felt great against the wrist...

Bony Crocs are great looking. There's a lot of variation on them - will you get the one in the pic if you order?

Well I don't have any gator/croc strap and I am considering buy this one:

Do you like it? I LOVE the honey colour and the boney croc makes it special...

Let me hear what you think

I think you nailed it with that one - great choice.

If you check the feedback he/she has been selling watches for awhile.

Wonder which ones?

great watch and very nice superlume shot

Thanks

This one started with a Swiss CdG/regulator sword movement from eBay, continued with case and hands from Enzo, Davidsen dial (I think, since it had to be reduced a bit to fit the case), crown from Palpatine, pin/hour wheel fix, service, regulation and superlume by The Zigmeister, and was completed with an OEM strap and rep deployant.

I think it came out pretty well:

The crown and pin fix make a big difference in appearance:

The crown guard also fits well - sometimes a problem with Pams:

The back - "Officine Panerai" engraving is good, not too fat, and the finish is clean. The OEM strap is thinner than I'm used to, but it is comfortable and dressy (and smells good):

And it glows . . .

Thanks to all involved

Tom

If it fits a PT, I'm in too - maybe you can go to 30 ;-)

So the real question for the audience is which do you prefer? The rep or the gen. By the way I will bet the gen costs more.

You might be surprised about that . . . How about it, Neil - are the reps at a discount, or added charge??

That is a nice one.

Closest I've had is a Datejust. The size didn't bother me (one of my favorites when I'm not Pamming is an Explorer I), but it had a Jubilee band, and that did bother me.

The President band is a whole lot nicer. Now if it just had a rolled rather than fluted bezel . . .

I think it has to do with illiteracy among California surfers in the 30's. By the way are you referring to Rolex or PAM California dials?

I think they all started with Rolex - at least the earliest ones I've seen.

When the Pams came out with the Cali they talked about it having a Rolex dial . . .

But I can't find any info on when or why it started, or why it's called a California . . .

No paying involved. It's not doing me any good, and wouldn't get me much on eBay.

I'll send it over if you can use it - let me know where -

Tom

i got the 20inch with 2x2ghz, 1GB RAM and 256MB gfx

Slay -

If you have the 1 gig in a single slot I can give you an extra 512MB card for the 2nd slot - I got 2 gigs to replace the 512, so it's just sitting around unused -

Tom

how big are those balls? Just do it, click of a pic and whip it out, yes?

ah no, no, no . . . you don't want mix big balls with whipping it out while taking pics.

Let's keep this family-friendly . . .

It would be very cool for members with LVs and photo skills to substitute their reps for the rep in the review . . . then known brands could be compared.

How did you notice that you have to tighten the screw?

Was it an easy fix?

BTW , after Davidson mentioned that 4 watches had fallen thru his examination,

I would not have expected, loose screws or something like that.

Regards

I noticed because the watch was loose in the case

The fix is easy if you have a way of getting the back off, and a small screwdriver. I wouldn't try it without those tools - easier to let D send another.

About the ones that failed - maybe he was referring to the initial PVD'ing of the cases?

@chris5264

Is that the gen 6497? Doesn't look like any recessed pin problems..

Davidsen is the last person one would expect recessed pin problems from

@veni12

I personally don't like stitchless straps but that's a personal choice

I know what you mean about stitchless, but it works for me on this one - simple+simple. I'll try a Tan flesibile for the stitched look, when I get that buckle off

@Wildcard

BTW were do you live?

I'm in California