newbie from the uk

[v8sam]

Hello to you all,
I have recently purchased my first rolex, tough decision between sub/ ym anyway opted for the sub 16618,18 ct gold with diamond and sapphire, champagne dial, very pleasing to the eyes imho, so far im very impressed with the quality, workmanship, engineering, that goes into these fine timepieces, i have a few questions to ask at a later date and i will post some pictures.
regards Rickey

[Uncle-AJ]

Welcome to TRF Rickey, I can't wait to see the pictures of your sub.:cheers:

[C.J.]

Welcome to TRF, Rickey. You have yourself a beautiful watch there. I too am looking forward to the pics :cheers:

[Prince]

Welcome to TRF, Rickey. :cheers:

Ahhh yes, the great Serti-dialed Sub!!! :thumbsup:

Definitely looking forward to the photos - I am a champagne-dial man myself:

http://idisk.mac.com/reichea/Public/daytona4.jpg

http://idisk.mac.com/reichea/Public/datejust3.jpg

[JJ Irani]

Hi Rickey,

Welcome to TRF. Haven't seen some "bling-bling" in quite a while on this forum. Your YG Sub should have quite a few of us drooling all over our keyboards.:chuckle: Post away, pal!! :thumbsup: And enjoy your stay on TRF.

Cheers - JJ :cheers:

[padi56]

Welcome to TRF Ricky we will try and ask your questions if we can.Although not a fan of any gold or bling in watches myself,but like the champagne dials

[Prince]

Welcome to TRF Ricky we will try and ask your questions if we can.

No, Peter. We will ANSWER his questions... :agree: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :chuckle:

:justkiddi

[JJ Irani]

No, Peter. We will ANSWER his questions... :agree: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :chuckle:

:justkiddi

:dummy: :dummy: :banhim: :banhim: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Prince]

:dummy: :dummy: :banhim: :banhim: :lol: :lol: :lol:

LOL - all part of maintaining my position on the list... :read: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[v8sam]

Thanks for the welcome, this is about the best picture i have at the moment i will post some more in the near future.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/v8sam/IMG_0248MediumMedium.jpg

[JJ Irani]

WOW!! Blingety-bling!!! :thumbsup: Our Allan (Prince) is just gonna die!! :chuckle: :chuckle:

[Prince]

Thanks for the welcome, this is about the best picture i have at the moment i will post some more in the near future.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/v8sam/IMG_0248MediumMedium.jpg

Excellent, Rickey!!! If I were to break down and get a watch with precious stones, that would indeed be the one. One usually sees the slate Serti dial, but the champagne dial is superb!!! :thumbsup: :cheers: :cheers:

Here's my trusty TT Blue, though. I love it!!!

http://idisk.mac.com/reichea/Public/ttsub1.jpg

[mailman]

Welcome to TRF Ricky :cheers: That's some serious bling there man. I say niiiiiiice :clap: :clap:

BTW, like your screen name. :thumbsup: What's it mean?

[v8sam]

Welcome to TRF Ricky :cheers: That's some serious bling there man. I say niiiiiiice :clap: :clap:

BTW, like your screen name. :thumbsup: What's it mean?

Hi paulie,
I have been building a replica cobra for the past 6 years and the engine i had built is a V8 chevy 6.3 litre 383, and sam is part of my surname hence V8 sam.

[v8sam]

Excellent, Rickey!!! If I were to break down and get a watch with precious stones, that would indeed be the one. One usually sees the slate Serti dial, but the champagne dial is superb!!! :thumbsup: :cheers: :cheers:

Here's my trusty TT Blue, though. I love it!!!

http://idisk.mac.com/reichea/Public/ttsub1.jpg

Hi allan,
like the blue dial also, your picture is crisp and clear, do you use ps or is it straight from the camera?:thumbsup:

[JJ Irani]

Hey Allan,

In that pic, the crown of your TT Blue Sub is slightly unscrewed!! :dummy: :chuckle:

[Prince]

Hey Allan,

In that pic, the crown of your TT Blue Sub is slightly unscrewed!! :dummy: :chuckle:

Yes. Yes, it is JJ. As am I ... :dummy: :dummy: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :cheers:

[Prince]

Hi allan,
like the blue dial also, your picture is crisp and clear, do you use ps or is it straight from the camera?:thumbsup:

Well Rickey, I take the photo in RAW format with my camera, then pull the photo into a photo browser that supports RAW manipulation and allows me to tweak all of the settings of the unaltered image first, if necessary. Only when the photo is as natural as possible, will I bring it into Photoshop, reduce the resolution from something like 240 dpi to 72 dpi and further reduce the size to forum-friendly, and then save it as a JPG file. I try not to increase the compression of the JPG file so much that it introduces artifacts into the graphic.

Glad you like my Blue TT Sub - I will be looking forward to more photos of your Serti Sub as well. :thumbsup: :cheers:

[mailman]

Hi paulie,
I have been building a replica cobra for the past 6 years and the engine i had built is a V8 chevy 6.3 litre 383, and sam is part of my surname hence V8 sam.

Nice :thumbsup: That sounds like a torque monster motor.

[v8sam]

Well Rickey, I take the photo in RAW format with my camera, then pull the photo into a photo browser that supports RAW manipulation and allows me to tweak all of the settings of the unaltered image first, if necessary. Only when the photo is as natural as possible, will I bring it into Photoshop, reduce the resolution from something like 240 dpi to 72 dpi and further reduce the size to forum-friendly, and then save it as a JPG file. I try not to increase the compression of the JPG file so much that it introduces artifacts into the graphic.

Glad you like my Blue TT Sub - I will be looking forward to more photos of your Serti Sub as well. :thumbsup: :cheers:

Thanks allan for the info, I have only gone digital last month so still learning, i have not shot in raw as yet, will have to experiment.:cheers:

[Prince]

Thanks allan for the info, I have only gone digital last month so still learning, i have not shot in raw as yet, will have to experiment.:cheers:

Best of luck with your photo work, Rickey! :thumbsup: :cheers:

[madformac]

Hey Rickey, welcome aboard.. :cheers:

That's some Submariner you've got there! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

So cool I bet you need shades to look at it :chuckle:

Enjoy your stay..

[Uncle-AJ]

Well Rickey, I take the photo in RAW format with my camera, then pull the photo into a photo browser that supports RAW manipulation and allows me to tweak all of the settings of the unaltered image first, if necessary. Only when the photo is as natural as possible, will I bring it into Photoshop, reduce the resolution from something like 240 dpi to 72 dpi and further reduce the size to forum-friendly, and then save it as a JPG file. I try not to increase the compression of the JPG file so much that it introduces artifacts into the graphic.

Glad you like my Blue TT Sub - I will be looking forward to more photos of your Serti Sub as well. :thumbsup: :cheers:

If you'd bought the black TT sub, you wouldn't need all that manipulation for a great picture. :rofl: :rofl:

[JJ Irani]

If you'd bought the black TT sub, you wouldn't need all that manipulation for a great picture. :rofl: :rofl:

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: Hey Adrian, how about a nice close up shot and a few others of your TT Black Sub....with your new camera?

Thanks - JJ :cheers:

[Uncle-AJ]

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: Hey Adrian, how about a nice close up shot and a few others of your TT Black Sub....with your new camera?

Thanks - JJ :cheers:

All in good time. :cheers:

[Prince]

If you'd bought the black TT sub, you wouldn't need all that manipulation for a great picture. :rofl: :rofl:

I'm doing just fine with my beautiful BLUE one, Adrian. I purchased the BEST in TT Sub Dates! :agree: :cheers: :cheers: :chuckle:

[Rockrolex]

Let me add my welcome to TRF, Rickey. As others have said, that is a great blingy piece. Glad you like it. Wear it well and enjoy.

Do stick around and join the fun here. As you can see, we have a good time and it doesn't take much to hijack a thread around these parts. But that's all part of our merry madhouse. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[JJ Irani]

I'm doing just fine with my beautiful BLUE one, Adrian. I purchased the BEST in TT Sub Dates! :agree: :cheers: :cheers: :chuckle:

Allan,

That is the BEST TT Rolex...end of story!! :thumbsup:

[Uncle-AJ]

Allan,

That is the BEST TT Rolex...end of story!! :thumbsup:

Tossers...................they never learn. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

[JJ Irani]

Tossers...................they never learn. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

With you, my gentleman friend....I'll make an exception. Yours is the best!! :thumbsup:

[Uncle-AJ]

With you, my gentleman friend....I'll make an exception. Yours is the best!! :thumbsup:

At last, he's seen the light. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[JJ Irani]

At last, he's seen the light. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Hey, I said "exception"....and that means YOU and YOU only!! :dummy: :chuckle: :chuckle:

[Prince]

At last, he's seen the light. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I wouldn't bet on it. He's just blinded by the aura of your apparent gentleman-like behavior. You seem impervious to the "tosser" moniker, no matter how hard you try to acquire it. Little does he know... Closet Tosser! :agree: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :chuckle: