walrashish Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 My first gen Rolex (a U-serial 16570) is in the mail. It should be delivered by tomorrow. I'm so excited. I'll post pics when it gets here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Sweet. Look forward to your Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Congrads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Excellent news. Looking fwd to the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Nothing beats the gen....but be careful. Gens can be as addicting as reps...and more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grew Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Nothing beats the gen....but be careful. Gens can be as addicting as reps...and more expensive. "Nothing beats the gen....but be careful. Gens can be WAY MORE addicting THAN reps...and WAY WAY more expensive. " - FIFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Super news ! cant wait to see photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Congrats! I've been looking at these myself given their "relative" affordability.as someone said, it's all very addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walrashish Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Here it is, gents. Tons of pics below, but first, a foreword. I'd been trawling around eBay for a while, looking for an Oyster Date or Oyster Perpetual around the $1000 mark. Then I thought about a Zenith for around $2000-2500. Then I saw this listed for $3300 (with a full non-AD service in May), and figured that if I'm going to be dropping major coin on a watch, I might as well get what I want. So I did. I feel like I'm not likely to take much of a loss on this if I need to sell it in the future—though I'm planning on keeping this as my daily wearer for the foreseeable future. One note: I'm thinking of getting a rep bracelet for this. The solid-middle-link bracelet from my 116610 might go on, since it's served me well, and it's a hell of a lot less rattly. Besides, keeping the gen strap in fairly good nick will decrease stretch and increase resale value. We'll see, though. The hollow bracelet is surprisingly comfortable. On with the show! And I also took some comparison shots with my Rolex reps, for reference. The 116610 has been a beater for about 7 months. The Exp I hasn't been worn yet. Both are from Trevor, FWIW. The difference in wrist-presence between the 116610 and 16570 is much greater than I expected. But I have small (6.5") wrists, so the smaller watch fits me better. Here's a lume shot—all three were charged for about 10 seconds by a 60-watt tungsten lightbulb. Since the 16570 is a U-serial (1997), I'm guessing that it's had a lume-job. Or maybe not—it does fade fairly quickly. Still enough to read by in the darkness once your eyes adjust, though. Anyway, this round very clearly goes to the gen! And speaking of the Exp I... I ordered it from Trevor just before I pulled the trigger on the gen. It's still in its plastics! It'll make an appearance on the trading zone soon enough, but if you want a jump on it, feel free to PM me. These were all taken quick and dirty with my iPhone. If anyone has some requests, I can get out the DSLR and macro lens and go to town for you. Hope you enjoyed the pics—I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I'm wearing a gen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Congrats! Nice score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Looks very nice. Wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromatic Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Well it well ! super watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Very nice. I love the fact that the cycops on a gen has perfect alignment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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