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I am surprised that they don't put display backs on ALL their ROO models.

The reason they don't is because ROOs have an anti-magnetic shield behind the caseback (except the Montoya model).

First we had Dubya, who pioneered the use of the "internets". And now Intel seems to be using the "full internet". I suppose the next technological evolution will be the "full internets".

I would like to see how the Google performs on the full internets, on the iPhone.

Looks horribly out of proportion.

It looks brutal, and I love it.

Which trail did you take - left or right?

His lawyer's mistake was not using the correct defense.

hmm, nice bucket

The lack of AR on the little crystal

To be fair, AR on the date magnifier is something that AP have introduced only recently. The vast majority of gen ROOs don't have AR on the date magnifier.

They the makers of the super reps have not done a attempt on a scuba to this day.

Cheers

I agree, but we were talking about how easy it would be to rep it from the pictures alone. Dadog thinks it wouldn't be a problem. Do the makers of the super reps ever rep from pictures alone? I thought they always bought the real deal and repped it from that.

A cufflink for a non-French cuff....looks terrible!

I cannot see any problem in replicating it from the pics...

They can't even get the regular Scuba models right (in this era of so-called super reps), yet you're still confident they'd do a decent job with the Bartorelli? We can all dream, I suppose, but let's be realistic here.

RIP, Richard.

Wish You Were (still) Here.

They'll never be able to get the original Bartorelli ROO to rep it properly and any attempt to rep it from pictures has disaster written all over it. The bronze bezel means the rep would be even more inaccurate. I can just imagine them putting a City of Sails or Polaris caseback on it. Other than that, I'm all for it.

The Daily Mail article is wrong. That's not a Montoya, it looks like an RO Chrono in grey gold.

Are these fully functional? Could be useful against the war on terror.

For some people two tourbillons are never enough.

How's about four tourbillons.

Greubel Forsey Quadruple Tourbillon

The gen is part of the RO series, not the Offshore series.

The running seconds should be 6

I hope they don't rep any of the models which have special technology.

I thought that too for a while. That was weeks ago though, and its been quite steady still.

First page Google hits for non-replica related watch searches probably have an impact as well.

I would go for the 3717 (for the reasons stated above), although I'd be careful about which version you get. Apparently the current reps aren't as good as the ones that EL was selling when it first came out in early 2007. I have one from EL and it's superb.

I think the OP is asking about the updated factory version, not the mod.

I have personally worked with five different special operations organizations from around the world and the Australians and Canadians stand out, as well as our own SOF (but I'm in the latter organization so I'm biased, of course).

I think we may have served together - I was part of the special ops team that helped Austin Powers take out Dr Evil. I was also offered Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail, but I let Clint Eastwood have it because he was slightly better qualified (he's also been a cowboy and a cop).

Newer model (I think starting with the "F" series) Rubberclads with the in-house movement (3126) have a black date window surround.

I am speculating that the AR on the datewindow also started with the G-series ROOs.

The latest Rubberclads appear to still use the AP caliber 2326, although the 3126 will follow. Maybe towards the end of the G series or perhaps in the H series. I believe the AR coating on the cyclops began sometime in the F series, not G.

While I think he adopted the wrong attitude when he came in here, I think it is entirely understandable why it happened. Many of the things that he was being accused of doing apparently he has not done. Not one person has said, "sorry dude, maybe we exaggerated a bit/had incomplete information/misunderstood." He came into a thread where some pretty nasty things were being said, including that he should be banned without so much as hearing his side of the story.

He could have diffused the situation by being very humble and apologetic. But his response, while not the one I would have had, is not outside of the realm of normal human reaction given the circumstances.

He has apologized yet still we insist on goading him. I am at a loss to understand what this will achieve.

I agree with everything you have said above.

Also, the seller's description of "Black Arabic Numerals" doesn't cut it.

The reason why they're black is because the lume is missing. I wonder why that is.

The buyer would have to find someone to fix that.