on a 42mm PO bracelet...

[howiestt]

if the "952" is upside down...its a fake right? Bought a "authentic" on ebay and this is what i got..... F@ck

[Feta1]

every gen i have seen has the #'s the opposite of yours mate... sorry

[supermanx]

Does it have the SeaNaster clasp?

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[Wayward]

You can tell by the poor quality springbar access cut-outs that it's fake too!

[howiestt]

yeah once i opened the package, i instantly went to check the end link...i was so [censored]..the seller is playing the " my supplier says its real" excuse. And the seller has good feedback...luckily he will refund.

[howiestt]

yeah once i opened the package, i instantly went to check the end link...i was so [censored]..the seller is playing the " my supplier says its real" excuse. And the seller has good feedback...luckily he will refund.

[danza1812]

Did you buy from vintagestrap? If so I almost bought it. He told me it's a gen bracelet with aftermarket endlinks. Check the numbers on the clasp, should be 1580/952. That would indicate a gen clasp at least

Edited March 24, 2011 by matt2302

[chefcook]

Spring bar access cutouts do not look better on the gen.. My gen has the 952 the other way round.

Second thing missing on your bracelet is the arrow showing the direction to push out the bracelet pins on the first link.

[frankt]

My rep 20mm has the 952 "right side up", and the pin access slots are real clean and beveled, and it came on a 5+ yr old 45.5mm, definitely "NON U" PO....

Oddly, a few weeks ago, while grocery shopping a German fellow noticed it on my wrist, and proudly showed me his obviously gen "pumpkin" PO...He then complimented me on my choice of watches!!

Apparently all of the crazy "hoops" some of us jump through to try to get as close to gen as possible are something of an exercise in futility in the real world......My $85.00 rep, with all its flaws passed the scrutiny of a gen owner with flying colors!

[whoever]

hi, can anybody tell me how to get a bracelet from a PO off when the springbars are completely wrecked and seem to be stuck....thx!

[Pakz]

My rep 20mm has the 952 "right side up", and the pin access slots are real clean and beveled, and it came on a 5+ yr old 45.5mm, definitely "NON U" PO....

Oddly, a few weeks ago, while grocery shopping a German fellow noticed it on my wrist, and proudly showed me his obviously gen "pumpkin" PO...He then complimented me on my choice of watches!!

Apparently all of the crazy "hoops" some of us jump through to try to get as close to gen as possible are something of an exercise in futility in the real world......My $85.00 rep, with all its flaws passed the scrutiny of a gen owner with flying colors!

I've lived that same experience time and again...

I've got more than a few gen, and more than a few rep... Some in double... And I need to look twice or more to get "the right one". Sometimes even I fool myself, believe I've got the rep on the wrist only to discover sometimes later, on remembering one specific thing, that no, it's the gen!!

My noobmariner has been admired as a "very nice example of the 1660" by a guy sporting an obviously gen deepsea dweller...

I'm the only one, apart maybe other "rep-geeks", to notice the flaws of my reps. Even ADs (not of the same brand, normally) would be fouled by most of the "good reps".

But that's part of the sport, of the passion... chasing details that no one sees...