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this post was dangerously close to slipping to page 2...

I fished it on page 4 now, actually! Come on guys! There's a lot missing and this is a great thread!

Will the guys called out show their favourite pieces? I would love to see some more! :)

Val.

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Alright Ubi...I hope I don't disappoint!!!!

1. 6538 4-liner...I...like you don't like the beat look

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2. 9411...why do YOU think I like it so much?:rolleyes:

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3. 1655 MkIII...it was and still is a labor of love

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4. SDDS...why a SDDS??? I merged the best of the PC Ult-V and the Eurotimez V5, believe me, it wasn't a straight swap. I finished it off with the correct "10" bezel. What [censored] me off was that not more than about a month later the 5.x version came out!

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5. The mythical 7206. It gets more attention than Megan Fox licking an ice cream cone! Well...not really...

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Sorry for the blurry pics...but it's way past my bed time and my artistic juices are slowly dwindling!!!

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Chi, we don't get to see that 6538 often enough. Beautiful!

OK, here we go. Unfortunately, the light didn't cooperate today, so all photos are old ones, reheated. In reverse order:

5. Hanhart Fliegerchronograph by Poljot

One of my first dream watches was a TAG-Heuer Targa Florio that I saw through a shop window. This notorious Poljot quenched my thirst for a 1930s-style dual-register pilot chrono, especially after a Goin relume, and the replacement of its flat glass with an acrylic dome. It draws the occasional "Nazis are bad!" comment, so I'm still on the lookout for a Lemania monopusher.

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4. DSN 082

My first and still my only Panerai, despite the constant temptation from you lot. It probably gets the most "Is it a gen?" comments out of all my watches, despite zero mods. (Unless searching for a branded titanium thumbnail buckle for months counts as a mod.) The Gunny strap gives it a great presence on the weekends.

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3. Omega Seamaster 300 Franken

A lot of luck fell my way when I happened upon the auction of this "Vietnam fake" with hours to go, and I managed to pick it up for a great price. A few hundred dollars of Omega parts later, and it quickly became one of my favorites. I may still be taking this project to its logical conclusion and "going legit", so to speak.

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2. DW 6263

Never have I had a rep as difficult as this one. It took a month before I could get a decent dial (but what a dial!) and another three months before it was running reliably enough for me to travel with it. But it was worth the time and sweat, because it is a stunner. I also lucked out in the way this 6263 meshed with my fascination with vintage Tropic rubber straps to create a very distinctive look.

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1. 1016 Space-Dweller Franken

The highlight of my rep "career", the culmination of an obsession, and a wonderful collaborative project with ChiMan12 and jmb. I'll give you this watch when you take it from my cold, dead wrist. Or I sell it for $40,000 on a bogus eBay auction! :p

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I know... it's hard to imagine! Not only is it my token Panerai, but it's one of just three 'modern' watches in my collection, with the others being an IWC GST and an Asian Steelfish.

Now, I would like to call on two from Texas to show their wares: jmb and alligoat, COME ON DOWN!!!

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I don't know how I've missed this thread...

Hard to choose from but more or less here my 5 favs:

1665 double red Mk3... my daily beater ;)

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1680 open 6 "tutto coevo"

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6239 lumi dial

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5065 aquanaut

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Jaeger NSA, this is my return to big watches... love the experience and now moving to pre-something pams :whistling:

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OK, my "Fav Five" just for M...

My two Tudor Prince Date Chronos:

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My Rolex Air-King franken:

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My Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Fanken Lite":

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And My Tudor Prince Oysterdate "Franken Lite"

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And, honorable mention goes to my Fantasy Tudor based on a home-brew copy of the Rolex 1530 case. It's not really one of my favorites to wear but I really like the styling and I probably have the most work/labor invested in it:

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