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On the search for some reps to replace my gen collection I picked the Day-Date platinum version as the plain bezel and steel optics have a decent look. Some say it's easy to spot, but when I compare my platinum wedding ring, I can't see a difference to steel. Now the selection of the dial was not as easy. I don't like most moden dials which in my opinion are too overloaded. The current black dial with black numbers was my favourite until I saw this dial at a sellers website who didn't offer UK triangle shipping. It was the laquer version of the old 1803 onyx dial without any numbering or markers. As I decided to order from Andrew (www.yourtrustytime.com) I dropped him a mail if he could source this dial and two hours later I got positive response. So I ordered the DD and a vintage Milgauss with UK shipping to Germany on Feb. 24th at 1 pm and payed via Paypal. 48 hours later I had the QC pics in my mail showing a clean watch with an amplitude of 299 and +/- 0 seconds per day. From one picture I wasn't sure about the date window framing being scratched but after some analysis of the lighting position I decided this came from a reflection which finally proved to be true. As also the pictures ov the Milgauss were fine I gave the ok for shipping. Tracking showed mext day posting and the way to the UK. With a day for re-packing and posting on March 7th I recieved the new tracking information and on March 13th the delivery was on my door. 18 days from order to the door is not bad if you take the slow intra-european shipping into account. Safely packaged in a styrofoam box, in this wrapped in bubblefoil the two watches were further more individually packaged in a small plastiv bag and in this wrapped in plastic. So not much possibility for any damage. I took the outer measures while wrapped as the lathe has really sharp edges, unwrapped it and put it on the scale. The weight will be the most obvious thing to tell it's a rep as it's only 122g directly followed by the allpresent etched crown. Also the markings on the bottom and in the caseback are not matching the model - markings declare it as a 18k gold watch while the smooth bezel clearly shows it as platinum model. After unwrapping I opened the back to inspect the movement, a bit unneccessary as the second hand movement showed the correct asian ETA sweep speed, but I like to look at the movements of my watches. A bit strange wascto find a lot of little particles on the casebeck which looked like a blasting media. I wiped them from the caseback and found just one on the movement which I blew off. It seems that for this watch I should schedule a service to remove possible further media from the movement The back closed again I adjusted time and day and put on the watch - the bracelet was a perfect fit out of the box. Just as usual on reps I had to fasten a few screws as one was just starting to pop out. Now I have to observe if the timekeeping is as good as the QC measurement stated, but I think it will easily be within chrono level... With costs of $240.50 incl. shipping it's surely not one of the cheapest reps, but compared to the gen with more than €45K a true bargain, even if in the combination with this dial a gen doesn't exist. Anyway, for me it's pure eyecandy! Dee