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Video Tour of a part of My Collection

arcadia

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Yup private, mate. You're showing it alright.. to yourself :lol:
 

davylloyd

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It's good that you're enjoying your collection.

You're the only one that can see it!
 

TheBattler

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I saw what you tried to do.

Don't make it private, if you want to keep it off the search results then mark the video as unlisted.

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mike 8

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Very nice collection.
You got some very good deals.
Hope the clean-up is near an end.
 

set2374

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Mike 8, I can't even start cleaning up in earnest until I get power back!! I can't believe how long that's taking. I am now fighting with the insurance company so let the games begin. :).

At night after my family goes to bed, I stay up and read posts on RWI and polish my watches. It's the only stress release "me" time I have anymore. :)
 

jrodshibuya

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I enjoyed that, particularly the review of the Yachtmaster, thanks for sharing.
 

Lenny

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Excellent taste in Breitlings

great collection - some real nice examples.

where is your Super avenger ???
 

set2374

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Excellent taste in Breitlings

great collection - some real nice examples.

where is your Super avenger ???

HA! Funny you should mention that. I was thinking of getting an SA, black dial with batons. :) I am not sure how easy it would be to live with an SA. I have big wrists (8.25"--but take an 8.6" bracelet), but the SA on the pro2 feels a bit unbalanced to me. You are always aware that the watch is on your wrist--it's not a natural, comfortable fit. I feel the same way about the DSSD--the watch head is too heavy for the bracelet. The SA may be better with some straps--but I really love Breitlings on bracelets. If I find a good deal in an M2M, I might give it a shot--but I won't order it from $330 from a TD. The next Breitling may be be a BCE TT or a Flying B.

I think my next acquisition may be an A. Lange & Sohn Datograph in gold on a brown croc: http://www.puretime.co/product/datograph-flyback-rg-white-dial/ I have nothing like it in the collection and that is one heck of a gorgeous watch, even if it's not the most accurate rep out there. A good watch maker aside, few will ever see the gen on the street, so who would know the difference.
 

Relaxman

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Thanking you for posting this. It's always nice to videos of collections which doesn't seem to happen very often. Hope you get back to your house soon and all is well!!
 

davylloyd

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Now that I can see them, my compliments on your taste and your video.

I hope you're soon back to normal after Sandy.
 

set2374

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Thanks guys. I going over tomorrow to rip out drywall that was ruined by flood waters and start to get the place back in some semblance of order. The lack of heat and electricity has made it impossible to get anything done. I am hopefully to have electric back sometime this weekend. Fingers crossed! Needless to say, I really need to get out of my mother-in-law's house. That situation is tough! Between trying to cheer up my wife, entertain my daughter, placate my wife, work (if that's possible), I am at my wits end. I wait until everyone goes to bed at night and sign on to RWI and have a few moments where I can have "me" time. My little hobby and you guys have helped me keep some of my sanity. :) Thanks!
 

dev1ant

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You should set it so that the video is hidden only to those who have the link and hidden from the general public. Otherwise everyone on YouTube will stumble on it and the YouTube crawlers will cache it.
 

sumiter7

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From reading your posts, I expected a lot of watches.
When I saw the video, I was disappointed until you said "this is what I chose to travel with". I was like LOL!
You have more watches to travel with than my entire collection!
Impressive collection, and I hope you could get back to normal life ASAP.

How would you rate the bracelet on the YM? I have the same one and the bracelet seems a bit too light, though I've never touched a gen.
Thanks!
 

set2374

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From reading your posts, I expected a lot of watches.
When I saw the video, I was disappointed until you said "this is what I chose to travel with". I was like LOL!
You have more watches to travel with than my entire collection!
Impressive collection, and I hope you could get back to normal life ASAP.

How would you rate the bracelet on the YM? I have the same one and the bracelet seems a bit too light, though I've never touched a gen.
Thanks!

Sumiter7, when I get home and have access to my camera collection :) and tripods, I'll do video reviews of my watches, including the YM. I actually added a couple recently. I got my wife a chopard imperiale, which is a phenomenol rep. Best rep for a lady I have seen so far (super rep caliber). I also added a santos chrono for me and am giving a lot of though to selling off a watch and getting a ALS Datograph. I have enough bling watches and need to get a dress watch into the collection. If you want to try out the YM, i might consider selling mine. YM may be available very soon.

To answer your question though, the bracelet on the YM is very nice. It good a SEL fit on both sides, solid links, with correct engravings, no issues to speak of. The clasp is another story. It's cheaply made and it arrived with sharp, unfinished edges. How they did such a great job on this watch and the said f--k it when it came to the clasp is a mystery only the rep gods will be able to answer. That said, a metal file and some 100 grit wet/dry does wonders. With light modding the clasp is perfectly secure and functional, but it won't fool anyone. That said, it easy to source GMT and Daytona clasps, either of which will fit and be a major improvement. The Sead YM gets the hard parts right (dial is awesome, bezel is great, case shape is very good, crown and crown guards are good, movement quality is truly outstanding--super smooth, only gains 2.5 secs a day without regulation, and has a 50 hour reserve). Somehow, the clasp was just one detail too many! With light mods the clasp is now butter smooth and secure. Works fine, but not quite near gen quality (although everyone complained about the shitty tin can clasp on the gen too, so it may not be far off).


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