youpmelone Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) I acquired my first ........ All due to this board and some great members around here. Thx for all the support. Now the fun stuff, Gen or rep, experts make up your minds! And hit that button. Why a poll? Simply because everyone can follow Ubi's opinion, and that is no fun. Edited January 20, 2007 by youpmelone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTone Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 At the request of the OP... Poll has been opened for Replies... TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpmelone Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 It is a .......... drumroll gen! I was able to do a great deal, with some support in the background from Ubi, I had it verified at a Swiss AD. It is a 2002 version, with the lugholes, for which I've been hunting for more then a few months... It is in near mint condition, contrary to the picture, and cost me around 2600 euro including papers, AD certification etc etc. wiped out my bank account. But a dream is fulfilled, and and happy as a child :-)) The poll: 5 to 7.. apparently not so easy :-)) (sorry for the late reply, i could not figure out how to unlock the post again, TT aka speedy gonzalez was nice enough to do it for me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 5 to 7.. apparently not so easy :-) That could be down to your photography. I don't like answering these 'tests' from newbies as it seems to me they think of us as performing monkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpmelone Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 That could be down to your photography. I don't like answering these 'tests' from newbies as it seems to me they think of us as performing monkeys. monkeys ? Photograpy, well yes, no light box.. just a desk, a lamp and a geek with a camara :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 monkeys ? Friendly monkeys, of course. ps. Nice watch... and not that badly photographed. I was just making a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpmelone Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Friendly monkeys, of course. ps. Nice watch... and not that badly photographed. I was just making a point. off topic As long as these monkeys are not the nice friendly monkeys I saw in Asia.. They hit an unsuspecting Japanese couple at a temple. Gone were their water..hat, peanuts etc within seconds. Can't remember what they did to the traditional camera... /off topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 I'm one of those who voted gen (gloating). Apart from the correct hand-stack, correct bezel insert, which you can put a gen or high quality OEM in, the crown guards are just too good to be a rep. The transition line from the case to the CGs should be close to the bezel and it should be one straight line a little before the base of the crown. And then before the transition line, the case be brushed instead of polished. The CGs are not pointy, unlike those on the subs. The crown has short teeth and a very obvious bulge. All these can be modded. But chances are nobody pays attention to these details except a few of us. -bm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpmelone Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 (edited) I'm one of those who voted gen (gloating). Apart from the correct hand-stack, correct bezel insert, which you can put a gen or high quality OEM in, the crown guards are just too good to be a rep. The transition line from the case to the CGs should be close to the bezel and it should be one straight line a little before the base of the crown. And then before the transition line, the case be brushed instead of polished. The CGs are not pointy, unlike those on the subs. The crown has short teeth and a very obvious bulge. All these can be modded. But chances are nobody pays attention to these details except a few of us. -bm Very nice call! Esp. considering the bad lighting . Funny thing is, after I posted that it is a gen, someone voted Rep :-))))) Edited January 22, 2007 by youpmelone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechWatch Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Very nice watch. Congratulations. I voted rep because the GMT hand looked thicker than a gen, but it's probably the lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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