DarthSimon Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Warren, LOL!!! I dont know how you guys afford all these high profile reps?? You guys must be stock brokers or something to that effect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Yes, as we speak I am off to lunch at some fancy schmancy restaurant (which Archibald has been kind enough to tell me what is good on the menu) with a client who is demanding lunch on Good Friday. At least that is the sum total of my work day today. But if I have to be a banker to afford those hi profile reps, what does that make you? "Say hello to my little friend..." Seriously though, awesome watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSimon Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 I have the best job in the world... I sell wrolled up, dried out, but aged tobacco leafs... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 (edited) WOW, some of you guys really crack me up. So much speculation that this watch is fake with all these nice reasons... Fact is...Slay and others who think it's fake should get some education before spouting at the mouth... WOW, you should get some education in reading, i guess i clearly said im no daytona EXPERT, but the subdial @6 looks like its a 24hour indicator (and the hand positions match with the subdial hand positions) and the non-SEL endlinks looked worn out, i said nothing else! but i now know its gen and how much it was... my speculation was just about the sub @6. if the chrono would have been resetet to ZERO before taking the pic, i couldnt tell if it was gen or fake simply b/c i dont have such knowledge about the pre 2000 reps (and i said that too) and btw. congratz to the gen daytona darthsimon! Edited April 14, 2006 by slay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSimon Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Thx guys.... All in fun... Actually the end links are pretty mint... Those pics just don't do the watch justice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) Just a comparison shot.... My in-progress 16520 frankenstein (still holding out for the 'right' El Primero movement to take up residence inside...) Darth's genuine 16523- To be fair- All the parts on mine are genuine, except the dial (which is a reprint on a genuine Rolex dial base). Sometimes the frankensteins just cannot be detected... Even when the case back is removed (genuine rotor and bridges can be fitted to complete the look). Careful folks... It's a jungle out there... Edited April 15, 2006 by ubiquitous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Hey Darth- Let me know when you are ready to get rid of the Frankenwatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahchard Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 the experts have spoken... so now i know what a gen looks like... hope to own one sometime... so darth... want me to take that cheap canal st rep off ur hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16520b Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) that's a gen 16523 with EL movement here is my for comparison ! Edited April 15, 2006 by 16520b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSimon Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Your SS is Spectacular bud..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 I'm no daytona expert either, but just by judging what Darth has thus far, I can pretty much guess that it is the real deal. Here is Darth, proud owner of some of the best gens we know, and all of a sudden he is going to run out and get a cheap TT Rolex with day-date? Sure, that is the likely guess that I will have. buy a cheap day-date fake Daytona, when I have a 8 day laying around, that makes a lot of sense. But hey, if Donald Trump is wearing anything on him, I would think they are all real, well, except his hair of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16520b Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Your SS is Spectacular bud..... thanks buddy, your fiddy looks amazing too... all my gens have been sitting in the box ever since I discover these forums back in 2004, once awhile i bring them out for a photo session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Just a comparison shot.... My in-progress 16520 frankenstein (still holding out for the 'right' El Primero movement to take up residence inside...) Darth's genuine 16523- To be fair- All the parts on mine are genuine, except the dial (which is a reprint on a genuine Rolex dial base). Sometimes the frankensteins just cannot be detected... Even when the case back is removed (genuine rotor and bridges can be fitted to complete the look). Careful folks... It's a jungle out there... i was gonna say... the rolex emblem on you dial looks a little bit fatter than simons... why didnt you get a genuine dial? is your bracelet genuine too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSimon Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 HOw can you guys see these details from these pics?? Wouldnt you have to see them up close to do a real comp?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 HOw can you guys see these details from these pics?? Wouldnt you have to see them up close to do a real comp?? Well some take guesses, educated or not, and others here are simply genius', its true. Also the experts in this area truly know A LOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 i was gonna say... the rolex emblem on you dial looks a little bit fatter than simons... why didnt you get a genuine dial? is your bracelet genuine too? Genuine dial is something that I am searching for, but, not always easy to find (especially at the right price). Lots of aftermarkets and redials out there... So, I took what was readily available. Bracelet and endlinks are genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torresp Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Daytona fever !!!!! count me in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLiNK Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Nice indeed. In fact, it is the only Rolex model I like. if not for the asian movement ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torresp Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 100% agree, those asian movements sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Only thing is... Toni's (torresp's) 116520 doesn't have a crappy 'Asian movement' in it... Rather, it has a Swiss movement.... That came from a place in Geneve called Rolex. That's a genuine 4130 in that watch... And the watch also happens to be 100% genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torresp Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 You're allright Randy, daytonas make me crazy actually I have on the way a black WG with leather from Eddie, I'll post a comparison when the watch arrives at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSimon Posted April 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 I was originally a Rolex guy for many years.. I owned a gen TT Sub... Blue Face... Then I found Panerai on this board... Fell in love with them.. I must say I still crave my Panerai's, but the Daytona in any combo SS, TT, or Solid Gold is just a stunning time piece.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Without question, it is the one genuine Rolex I would consider buying since iscovering this place. Darth - to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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