chronology1066 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 The true nasty, dug out of my drwaer a while back.... stunning in a bad way. The feel is the real joy though, recycled Pepsi cans and gold paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank7502 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasosn Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 What the heck....?? Man this "watch" is terrible! Put it in the drawer again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 The true nasty, dug out of my drwaer a while back.... stunning in a bad way. The feel is the real joy though, recycled Pepsi cans and gold paint. Oh man, that's so grim, it's awesome The scary thing, is with a little work (okay, several transplants ) You could probably get a reasonably presentable watch out of it A GMT hand would be a good place to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Manny Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Is that caseback off a swatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 That is unique! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clellandm Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Sweet Rolex, is it gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkBachs Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 That's awesome! A collectible in its own right! Looking at the pics, it seems like it got more than a little wear time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammandel Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Oh yeah, oh yeah? What about this little ensemble with the.. odd 'chronograph'.. with the rare strap forged from the illustrious pink... .. animal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 OK let me get a little serious here. You pikers who are always complaining about the quality of reps vs. cost should make posters of this at life size and mount them over your beds. How far this industry has come in such a short time is staggering. Not so long ago EVERY Rolex rep used to look like this. So the next time you pay (only) $400 for a nearly world class watch, instead of complaining look at this picture and think of the thousands of people who paid top dollar for one of these and were happy to have it. Simply put, the quality to cost ratio of our best reps these days is such that flaws and/or defects render nearly every discussion moot. But then we wouldn't have anything to talk about so I suppose we can let that slide. The moral of the story is everyone needs to appreciate what we have - especially the noobs since they probably don't really know where we came from. .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronology1066 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I should consider recycling it back into Pepsi cans though Oh and dispose of the battery in a concrete block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 FTW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 POLEX!! POLEX!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoam Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Wow. All I Can say is, wow... The true nasty, dug out of my drwaer a while back.... stunning in a bad way. The feel is the real joy though, recycled Pepsi cans and gold paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Wow....loving the caseback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfesq Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 So bad its kind of cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidestro Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 EXTREME CASEBACK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmeister Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 OK let me get a little serious here. You pikers who are always complaining about the quality of reps vs. cost should make posters of this at life size and mount them over your beds. How far this industry has come in such a short time is staggering. Not so long ago EVERY Rolex rep used to look like this. So the next time you pay (only) $400 for a nearly world class watch, instead of complaining look at this picture and think of the thousands of people who paid top dollar for one of these and were happy to have it. Simply put, the quality to cost ratio of our best reps these days is such that flaws and/or defects render nearly every discussion moot. But then we wouldn't have anything to talk about so I suppose we can let that slide. The moral of the story is everyone needs to appreciate what we have - especially the noobs since they probably don't really know where we came from. .02 [/quote Rather agree with your sentiment, robbieG. The rep world is still underground, so to speak, but the quality of Chinese reps is getting so good...to wit my latest 42mm POs with what I think are DG4813 chinese movements. Naturally the Asian industry is good at copying western style watches...but mark my words, in the near future, they will start to design their own with quality movements installed. Yes, there is huge probem for OEM watch companies trying to protect their copyright laws from reps from China....but that will level out in the future. Take Japan for instance. Since this country opened up to the west in 1860, the start of the Meiji era, Japan then took what it considered good from the western countries and copied them and integrated these items into its own culture i.e. wall clocks, clothes, railway systems...and the list goes on..... You catch my drift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siesta181 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Rolex actually wanted to make 5 of these but price of gold went up by 200% after they made one prototype. World leaders then imposed sanctions on Rolex not to make the other 4 in order to maintain economic stability. Thast a keeper, chronology1066. Don't ever let it out of your sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 ahahahaha *THAT* is a master of NO GMT OH GOD, GET IT AWAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronology1066 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Considering swaps for HBB, Slevin or similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Out of curiosity, what kind of movement does it have? Is it mechanical, or quartz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Don't make me post the infamous one and only No-Date Day-Date..... Children, avert your eyes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronology1066 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 @TJ - Quartzzzz, you mean you expected anything else, sweeps like a rollerblading epileptic giraffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Don't make me post the infamous one and only No-Date Day-Date..... Children, avert your eyes..... Is that a hole in the dial just below the '12' marker? @TJ - Quartzzzz, you mean you expected anything else, sweeps like a rollerblading epileptic giraffe Awesome To be honest, I did actually wonder if it might have had a mechanical movement, due to the GMT designations... Silly me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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