mellus Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 nice pics, wear her well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammandel Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Lucky lucky guy, I long for the day I enjoy the same moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellus Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Lucky lucky guy, I long for the day I enjoy the same moment! Thx, but it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Thx, but it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammandel Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Well; I assumed this was a gen with the pics & box! Upon further inspection still can't really decide with the angles of the pics; (this is the whole point of our hobby I guess!) If it was a rep I'd say: Insert could look a little more recessed, end links could look slightly tighter, crown threading could look a little cleaner.. but on the flipside: Cg's look nice, dial looks clean, cg's and bezel assembly & teeth look nicely polished and machined, and it looks to my eyes like the famous By-Tor 'Gen' feature (the indented lip beneath the crystal line) is there, indicating a gen crystal assembly or a WM9 casing. Pearls are really difficult to see in pictures, because even a gen pearl with harsh lighting and a straight on shot from a high end camera look 'zittish' because of the nature of the pearl (a domed but recessed blob of lume, covered with a domed clear layer of epoxy/clear substance). Go on, put me out of my misery and tell me. My comments were made about my yearning for the day I get to my first Rolex gen (a brand I disliked when I first signed up to this forum. *hint hint b16a2*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellus Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Well; I assumed this was a gen with the pics & box! Upon further inspection still can't really decide with the angles of the pics; (this is the whole point of our hobby I guess!) If it was a rep I'd say: Insert could look a little more recessed, end links could look slightly tighter, crown threading could look a little cleaner.. but on the flipside: Cg's look nice, dial looks clean, cg's and bezel assembly & teeth look nicely polished and machined, and it looks to my eyes like the famous By-Tor 'Gen' feature (the indented lip beneath the crystal line) is there, indicating a gen crystal assembly or a WM9 casing. Pearls are really difficult to see in pictures, because even a gen pearl with harsh lighting and a straight on shot from a high end camera look 'zittish' because of the nature of the pearl (a domed but recessed blob of lume, covered with a domed clear layer of epoxy/clear substance). Go on, put me out of my misery and tell me. My comments were made about my yearning for the day I get to my first Rolex gen (a brand I disliked when I first signed up to this forum. *hint hint b16a2*) Details: - confirmed swiss ETA movement running well - clarks crystal installed - steel bracelet with sharp and deep-sitting endlinks - centered cyclops - aligned bezel - all gaskets in place and greased - gen insert and pearl - noob dial - datewheel with "smart font" like gen - slightly trimmed CGs and repolished/resmoothened Box and cover are gen. Thank you once again, Namor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Utterly AMAZING Sub. Congrats!!! The base watch might even be my old WM9 version 1. It had sensational SELs. If I recall correctly I traded it to Namor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellus Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Utterly AMAZING Sub. Congrats!!! The base watch might even be my old WM9 version 1. It had sensational SELs. If I recall correctly I traded it to Namor. You recall absolute correctly, By-Tor Thx for compliments ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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