ubiquitous Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Some quick and dirties... Better pics to follow soon... Paired with my WM9 16610... Thanks for looking! R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnkay Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Just delivered as of 5 minutes ago. Pics to follow soon... Can't wait to hear (and see) about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaguy Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 PICS!!! I'm still waiting for mine---seems like forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkpadget2 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 grail watch....grail watch...grail watch...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle_lex Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 congrats! i would REALLY like to know how good this thing is. Especially how the bracelet feels compared to gen. WM9 brags on that bracelet but i have yet to read a side by side comparision with a gen. i hope its WAY better than a noob bracelet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Some hurried and rushed pics just to get something up in the initial post. I'll try to take some better pics today when I have an opportunity to take my time. As for the watch itself- Very, very quality. Feels extremely gen-like and the bracelet is very well done with great SELs. Case is sumptuously polished, the dial looks amazing in person. Nice U shaped CGs, bezel feels great to turn with the uni-directional click. I've never really warmed up to the 16622 prior (gen and especially not the rep), but the WM9 has me feeling otherwise. I love it. And... Definitely worth the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 WOW, looks great! Best out of the box Rolex rep maybe? I will have to pick one of these up when the price comes down a bit...... Thanks for the pictures ubiquitous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Very nice...wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rxus Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 That is a very nice watch, I particularly like those CG's as they appear very much GEN like. Looking forward to a proper review on this watch. Enjoy this one in good health in the up-coming year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Quick shot in the sun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Looks really good from the Pics. Especially the SEL's looks damn good. Can't wait to see better Pics. Thanks Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Beautiful watch, RS. You certainly have a nice pair of watches from WM9. Happy Holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizsladog Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 looks awesome. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 wow, I am not a fan of the YM, but damn that looks good. I hope they do as nice of a job on the SD project they are working on. hows the lume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 amazing!!! Wear it in good health.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I really pleased you got it today Randy!!! The pics are giving me pains in my chest waiting for mine to arrive!!!!!!!! It looks very well finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Looks amazing. Even though I do not really like this model (had two or three YMs and sold them) I feel I might be tempted enough to add it to the collection. Am I seeing things that are not there or is the 6 o clock marker not aligned properly? Wear it well Randy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Yeah... The marker looks slightly crooked. Just a fraction of a mm off, but enough to notice; with something so small, any slight margin of error is noticable. Not really sure that it bothers me a whole lot at the moment; not much I can do about it right now either. Perhaps after the Holidays I'll look into correcting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Nice, R! The fit and finish of the case and bracelet sure does look great in the pics! Maybe now you'll revive your YM dial project? BTW, why did it take 7 months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ah, she's a beauty alright R, enjoy That gorgeous dial is worth the price alone, never mind the U-shaped CGs, and of course the 2892 and accompanying correct crown/stem/case alignment. Couple of quick Qs.... 1. Weight - saw the specs on WM9's site, says it's a few grams short of the gen due to the movt weight differences. Now I'm a little sceptical on that as I know the gen feels surprisingly HEAVY due to the Pt bits (dial and insert), which the rep doesn't have so I'm confused a little..... 2. And the DW - slightly off as usual? Can you drive a bus between the numerals on the 10th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Awesome looking watch. I haven't received my stock yet. I knew it would look good. How about some lume shots Ubi? Ubi must have preordered it. Preorder gives a lot of savings. We are going to do preorders for the SD in Jan. The first preorder gets you the watch at $375, 2nd at $425, 3rd at $475, 4th at $525, 5th at $575, 6th at $625. Final price is $675. Preorders are 1 month apart. Target finish date is July. But it's always late. You have to have patience. Sorry to digress on the thread. -bk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 WOW.... that really is the more gorgeous YM dial i've ever seen (apart from the gen's )! The finishing on the case & bracelet looks to be absolutely top class... And when you say it feels great, i think i'm in love with this again, R! Wear it in great health, mate! Thanks for the info too, bk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Nice, R! The fit and finish of the case and bracelet sure does look great in the pics! Maybe now you'll revive your YM dial project? BTW, why did it take 7 months? B- Thanks much for the knd words! The dial is quite nice in it's own right- Great color, sparkle, the markers are all nicely finished and the fonts are very well done. No real complaints here I'm not sure I could do much better, as it's already pretty dang good. Heh... The big wait was because I purchased while the watch was still in it's development stages. i.e. I more or less bought and paid for the watch prior to having seen any sort of completed piece (only parts and pieces here and there as WM9 was working on fine tuning all the bits). The watch was officially signed off on in August and then they started rolling out with production and delivery to a number of other folks who had purchased and paid months before I did (some people paid into the project last December!). So, just recently, they've been working their way down the wait list, and I was lucky enough to get mine today Ah, she's a beauty alright R, enjoy That gorgeous dial is worth the price alone, never mind the U-shaped CGs, and of course the 2892 and accompanying correct crown/stem/case alignment. Couple of quick Qs.... 1. Weight - saw the specs on WM9's site, says it's a few grams short of the gen due to the movt weight differences. Now I'm a little sceptical on that as I know the gen feels surprisingly HEAVY due to the Pt bits (dial and insert), which the rep doesn't have so I'm confused a little..... 2. And the DW - slightly off as usual? Can you drive a bus between the numerals on the 10th? S- I can't really comment on the weight; wish I had a scale that could dispell any doubts, but I can honestly say that it's not too terribly heavy. I do recall handling my former VP's gen, and noting that it really wasn't as heavy as I'd thought it would be; I suppose the difference in bezel/insert and dial only add up to a few grams difference over the same parts for, say a 16610 Sub. I'm not sure that the small difference in grams would be that noticable in hand. As for the DW- It's really not too bad. Looks better than the sample piece on WM9's website, but still slightly off. The 10 is well done; no big gaps between the numerals. @urabus and bk- I need to get some lume shots, but the lume is nice and bright! BK is absolutely right, BTW. Pre-orders will land WM9 projects in development for very reasonable prices. The only drawback is that you don't know what the final product will look like until it's done, though I can personally say that all of their final production pieces have been above and beyond top notch. In other words... Nothing to worry about with what you'll likely receive with a pre-order As for this piece... I didn't get a chance to take any other pics today- I'll try tomorrow morning/early afternoon and post them up here. I'm very pleased with this watch, and can honestly say that I don't have much in the way of mods planned for this one. Just a gen crown and possibly a gen 295C (though not necessary). Doesn't really need much else... Thanks all for the kind words! Much appreciated! Cheers, R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Fleischer Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 congrats- really nice finish on that baby. for now i'm gonna have to stick with my $100 noob YM with the economy as it is, i can't afford the new YM for $775 or whatever it costs now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Quick shot in the sun... Congrats R !! .. looks .... like your Quality Standard Bet this made the Holiday that much better !! Live Strong and Wear it Well ! Aloha R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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