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Nice dial!!! Submariner The Incredible Hulk 116610LV LN

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I don't think anyone would take you seriously wearing that, and if I saw someone with it, there is not enough present to say Rolex from anything but a very close inspection. Seeing something like this constantly make me ponder, at what point is a gen no longer a gen and a rep a gen? This obviously has a non stock dial and non stock bezel insert, so is it truly a Rolex anymore, or a gen franken?
 

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I don't think anyone would take you seriously wearing that, and if I saw someone with it, there is not enough present to say Rolex from anything but a very close inspection. Seeing something like this constantly make me ponder, at what point is a gen no longer a gen and a rep a gen? This obviously has a non stock dial and non stock bezel insert, so is it truly a Rolex anymore, or a gen franken?

Yup that's had me wondering too, there are so many with aftermarket dials and bezels etc and they still want gen money for them or in this case much more?

I saw a 16610 with a cheap aftermarket ceramic bezel fitted to it and a badly refinished/aftermarket dial they wanted silly money for the other day, I bet they're buying up ropey gens, (over)polishing and "customising" them with cheap aftermarket parts, adding $1000 to the cost of the watch and selling the genuine parts on?
 

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Yup that's had me wondering too, there are so many with aftermarket dials and bezels etc and they still want gen money for them or in this case much more?

I saw a 16610 with a cheap aftermarket ceramic bezel fitted to it and a badly refinished/aftermarket dial they wanted silly money for the other day, I bet they're buying up ropey gens, (over)polishing and "customising" them with cheap aftermarket parts, adding $1000 to the cost of the watch and selling the genuine parts on?
Maybe this is where my gen insert came from...An abomination like this? LOL