Is This The Dumbest Thing You've Ever Heard? Or Not?....

[Guest chronomat123]

As many of you know I'm in school still and with a very tight budget. But I want to buy more reps. So I'm thinking of selling the Pilot bracelet from my genuine Breitling Headwind-- yes the bracelet alone is worth around $500-- to buy one of those 2tone Navitimers like By-Tor's (great review, BTW--now I want one, thanks a lot man) and mod the hell out of it-- get the crystal double ARd, genuine dial. Probably around $450 for the whole deal.

With the money leftover, I could get a nice leather strap forthe Headwind, and I already have a Breitling buckle.

The Headwind with bracelet is worth around $1600, with strap around $1200ish.

The thing is, I have to look at my Headwind, and I still love to wear it... and it looks nicer with bracelet.... so do I trade "half" a gen for a really good rep?

Decisions, decisions.... what would you do

edit: i just realized i screwed up the poll. oh well.

[Guest TTK]

Never sell anything genuine for anything fake...!

[JBoy]

Never sell anything genuine for anything fake...!

I sold a GEN Panerai for FAKE breasts for my wife. It was worth it!

As for the watch - I wouldn't sell the bracelet. Always keep a watch in as close to original condition as you can. And a good GEN is better than a REP any day. Just keep surfing and saving - and buy yourself a REP when you get a chance. In the meantime, enjoy your GEN.

[relaxman]

Never sell anything genuine for anything fake...!

Im with TTK on this on. You and your wallet will regret it.

[sssurfer]

As you put no option button for the "yes" choice (while you put it on both the "no" choices), this goes quite a way in saying what you are really heading to...

[linkukbora]

Genuine for Genuine, Rep for Rep

[jonthebhoy]

I sold a GEN Panerai for FAKE breasts for my wife.

Good rehaut?

JTB

[NRG]

I sold a GEN Panerai for FAKE breasts for my wife.

Still an imitation of the real thing...

[chubbchubb]

Every time I sold or traded one of my gens I regretted that shortly thereafter. The biggest mistake in my collector life was to trade a gen redletter 1680 (before all the hype) for another watch. One month after that deal, I vowed not to sell any of my gens anymore...

my advice...keep it!

[jimmytim]

No, and don't, you WILL regret!

[ubiquitous]

$500 is not a lot of money. I say keep your bracelet and start saving up. Before long, you'll have the two tone Navi AND the Headwind (still on a bracelet)

[Devedander]

Still an imitation of the real thing...

Rule: If I can touch em, they're real.

[Sir-Lancelot]

Since you only gave a choice of No, I would say you answered your own question.

Keep the genuine bracelet. You will regret letting it go.

[M5Man]

Im with everyone else here, keep the gen stuff and save those pennies!

[Guest chronomat123]

Thanks guys. I think you're all correct. Pilot bracelet stays!

[Guest chronomat123]

@ chubb

man, that sucks. would've been worth a helluva lot now.

reminds me of a similar situation i found myself in. back when I graduated high school, my parents gave me $500, a really nice gift... i then got $1000 out of my savings.... and bought a genuine Rolex 5513, late 60s, all original, on a nice nato strap: for $1500 on timezone!! ended up selling it my freshman year of undergrad on ebay for $1900. a nice profit, it seemed.

5513s are going for $3000 these days.

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[hk45ca]

I sold a GEN Panerai for FAKE breasts for my wife. It was worth it!

As for the watch - I wouldn't sell the bracelet. Always keep a watch in as close to original condition as you can. And a good GEN is better than a REP any day. Just keep surfing and saving - and buy yourself a REP when you get a chance. In the meantime, enjoy your GEN.

it's only worth it for now. lol

[JBoy]

it's only worth it for now. lol

It's cheaper to get a new watch than a new wife.

[hk45ca]

It's cheaper to get a new watch than a new wife.

that just depends how good your lawyers are and what kind of watch you buy. lol