DemonSlayer

Fantastic review, thanks for sharing

Nothing better than a good ol' daily beater

I can't see myself getting a gen anytime soon, partially due to financial reasons. I do have a passion for watches, but it's wavered over the last couple of years. At times I think that spending £2K+ is ridiculous on a watch and at other times I think about buying the "ultimate grail" and wearing it for the rest of my life and then passing it down The peace of mind is appealing but I'm not sure how soon boredom will kick in

Very nice collection calatrava! Its good to see the support from both PP and Rolex, both have their own interesting histories in horology and made their marks. The only PP I own is a MBK Nautilus, a very fine timepiece I must say. I think of PP as the 'Bentley' of watches Recently I'm being drawn to one of their dress models, the Calatrava seems like the one!

I like the look of both, however as others are pointed out they're both completely different watches. It all depends on taste. If I had to choose one over the other I would go for the HBB.

That's a gen.

Could be due to lighting?

Happy feet refers to the upward turning at the ends on the Omega logo.

Very nice, I never really considered that dial but you're pictures are making me think otherwise... not good for my wallet

Amazing collection, nice to see what it looks like after all these years

Very nice review, I enjoyed reading it, thanks!

Use it lightly on brushed bracelets, to enhance the sheen. Otherwise you can remove the brushed finish and will result in a more shiny polished look.

The V3 is a brilliant rep. I've had mine for just over 2 years now, black dial. The quality is amazing for the price, I can't think of any other reps which have the same fit and finish at a similar price point. I originally wanted the charcoal dial but it was out of stock, I'm happy with my black

That's a very nice looking watch! Is the bezel insert ceramic with some sort of protective layer over it?

If your dealer is replacing the entire bracelet for free, then that is good. However it may very well happen on that one too, I've had it happen on 2 UPO bracelets, the rivet the factories used is not very good quality. Also I had a good incentive of keeping my original one, I re-brushed and polished the bracelet to match the grain, hue and lustre of the gen

There is a fix for that problem DP8, I've done it myself before. You need to get a steel pin/thin nail, and cut it to size. Then apply a small amount of high quality superglue to both ends of the pin and fit it in. Also, every half hour or so, you might want to move that clasp area around to prevent the glue from sticking to the thicker metal piece (the one with the pin sticking out that the clasp attaches to). If you applied glue to ends of the makeshift rivet this should minimize the risk of sticking.

I know what you mean! I've never handled the 42, but I think it will be the right fit for my wrist What do you think of the orange numbers? If I was to get the 42mm, I was thinking of getting the white number version, it looks more traditional (not sure if that's a good thing ) Then again I do like the orange numerals on my UPO, not sure... hmmm

Simple and elegant.. quintessentially Rolex (imo)

Is it possible to source a WM9 YM case, dial or bezel insert? I think my current YM houses a 2824-2 movement but I only really want a dial and bezel insert.

Looks good I'll be interested to see more pics as well! Would be wicked to have a UK AR supplier

Interesting, but as you said, finding AR labs to do this kind of work is really difficult.

Well said KB! And as Freddy said, the dealers here can source reps that are not on their website too.. +1

Looks very functional..

Very nice O! I have the same version in 45mm, an excellent watch but I have been eyeing the 42mm version

Nice Freddy, this is what I have on today: