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NOTE: pics from the web, majority from gen pieces

 

So, in Jan I got a cheapy bad Cartier in Instambul, and I didn't know a fu_k about watches and reps, except that I liked them a lot since I was a child.

 

Since I in any case needed a nice watch as my old Casio is worn-out like hell, I purchased a gen Junkers 6060-5 (Bauhaus styile) powered by a Miyota 9132 28.8kBPH

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Then I discover this forum, read here and there for one week and finally went for my fist good rep, a Pam164 from Andrew

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My Polish lady pushed me a lot to get a gen Gerlach one, done in memory of the most famous transatlantic ship done in Italy and docked in Gdynia, so I purchased this one:

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I loved the taste of wearing a well done, heavy watch, so I started to read about calibers, ordered a watchsmith book and pulled the trigger for another repped one, a Pro-Hunter GMT II (at that point my liking for the Rollies wasn't yet done: they looked pretty too commons for me). Over this a nato black nylon strap that fits the watch very well...

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Where to put them? So let's get a 10 pieces boxes with display from eBay...

 

Then I discovered the RWG shop and placed and order for 200$ horological tools, while on Amazon I've already ordered an ultrasound cleaning machine and some other little stuff...

 

Then I started to get Torobravo's quality and got a repped Calibre de Cartier and a fantastic noob Omega POLM from him.

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And, finally I said to my self "ok, last bunch of watches and then I'll stop for sometime". Well that bunch went far over my prevision....

So I'm waiting now:

- A Bradystrap sailcloth-like leather strap for Noob Blancpain FF

- A Bomber Jacket Leather Watch Band Strap for Tudor BB

- Another watch box

And these ones:

 

From Sead:

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From Trevor:

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From ToroBravo:

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Seriously, I fu_kin' need to break for a while... At least until October I need a break...

 

Not from the forum. But for sure from the purchase... It's just too easy and quick to throw money :D

 

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There is no known antidote...

 

 

Sorry...

There is a angry wife mate ;)

Hopefully you had good weather op there north my friend how is your beatiful bulldog girl ;)

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Seriously nice collection You are putting together and great ones on the way. This will be a lot of fun receiving them and trying out, so maybe You can calm down for a few weeks. When it starts getting really tough I walk over to creation watches and 4 days later something reliable and new arrives from Seiko or Citizen:)

 

What are You going to use as tools for the BP screws? Read about Torx3 and Torx4 but those are hexscrews....

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Seriously nice collection You are putting together and great ones on the way. This will be a lot of fun receiving them and trying out, so maybe You can calm down for a few weeks. When it starts getting really tough I walk over to creation watches and 4 days later something reliable and new arrives from Seiko or Citizen:)

 

What are You going to use as tools for the BP screws? Read about Torx3 and Torx4 but those are hexscrews....

 

Thanks Night :)

 

I forgot to mention that I also took a Citizen (sapphire glass, solar chrono) from Creation W for my lady, after she managed to loose her brand new "Guess" (that I paid) taking it out from the wrist after I screamed her "IT'S NOT A FUC_IN' SUB WATCH!!!" while she was entering in Atlantic Ocean in Portugal...:

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No problem for the hex screws: I'm a long timer "do-it-you-own" guy and in my lab I've from the 1mm hex key to the 210Nm (154ft lbs) torque wrench, as like from the micro drill to the 55J jackhammer :)

And all in metric sizes as I'm in Italy :)

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Don't forget to do a little review of the BR from Toro when you get it. Love this model but heard a lot of different opinions regarding how well rep are these mixture of analogic and double digital dials. Thx in advance

 

Ok :) It will be in September, by the way.

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