usmctowgnr Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 About a month ago I became the proud owner of a WM9 V2. I received this watch in a trade from a great member who will remain nameless unless he would like to chime in. The watch has a gen period correct insert that came with the watch. I had the watch sent to pbdad for instalation of a gen crown, and crystal that I had sourced. I cannot begin to thank pbdad enough for the great job he did. Wonderfull communication and I cannot wait to work with him again on other projects.The insert and crystal has very small scuffs which imho adds to its authenticity. I plan on having this watch be my daily beater as it was for the owner before me. Without further ado
ubiquitous Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 Congrats! Looks great! There are times when I miss mine... The WM9 is defintiely the best 16610 replication out there!
Guest jsuperman17 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 wow now thats a timeless classic... enjoy it.. the gen insert makes a world of difference huh?? is the gen crystal worth it??
usmctowgnr Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Posted January 14, 2011 Honestly I cannot speak as to whether the crystal is worth it or not as I never got to see it before gen crystal. I can tell you I would not have changed to gen crystal had I not gotten an amazing deal on one at rolex forums.
panerai153 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 Greart looking watch. I agree the WM9 is the closest thing to genuine you can find.
Cats Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 Great looking piece you got there. All you need is a decent car and your finished Carpe Diem Cats
d-rock Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 Looking VERY good, my friend. Also have to agree, the BK/WM9's are AWESOME and at the top of the pack. Wear it well.
ubiquitous Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 Gen crystal is nice to have as you get the nice edge bevel and crown etch if using a later example 295C or service replacement. The tough part about modding the WM9 16610 is knowing where to draw the line, as several mods and gen parts can push the overall cost withn range of a pre-owned 16610. But they sure are nice watches
Guest Sql_pl Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 Great watch! Here is my V3 with same set of gen additions:
usmctowgnr Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Posted January 14, 2011 Why do I think of motorboats everytime I see your posts wagon?Sorry meant eaton android likes to correct my spelling even though I am always right.
sneed12 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 I had to turn off avatars to be able to browse this at work...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) its still amazing how gen like this things looks, no one would ever suspect. hope bks tw offering is as good. Edited January 14, 2011 by highoeyazmuhudee
d-rock Posted January 14, 2011 Report Posted January 14, 2011 its still amazing how gen like this things looks, no one would ever suspect. hope bks tw offering is as good. Agreed. The BK WM9 with some gen mods will satisfy me where the 16610 is concerned..won't have to buy the gen. with these beauties. If they would just come out with a WM9 quality 16710 I would be able to have BK put on some gen parts and I wouldn't have to be looking at the gens. Reps certainly have come a long way.
By-Tor Posted January 15, 2011 Report Posted January 15, 2011 WM9 v2 was the last 16610 I had to buy. And I've owned many.
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