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Edge’s Guide to Replica Forum’s Part I An Introduction to RWG and Other Replica Forums and A Dealer Member Trade Outline. This is a guide to using this and many of the other forums. My aim in writing this is to better educate members as to the effectiveness of this forum is saving $$$ for hundreds and hundreds of members. Most people here will have at one time seen or fallen victim of Idealwatches or suchlike so do not fear reprisal for mentioning the fact that you almost did/did business with them, these sites are very well designed and would fool many people. The members here and on the other forums, have had the benefit of being educated by other people as to how much to pay and what to look for. I am not by any manner or means an expert in this field, I have a lot to learn, and I learn new information every time I log on. The key is to read as much as you can before posting questions, if someone has posted it before in an appropriately named thread it should be easy enough to find, and there is masses of information contained within these here walls. First things first: I strongly advise ANY of you to read this, it is a book called The Replica Watch Report and it is regularly updated and is an excellent informational tool. Replica Watch Report Let us not get too far ahead of ourselves and say that the forums that have been set up for us are the ONLY places that you will ever need to go to find out about replica watches. There are many trusted dealers, whom have been tried and tested by many people before you. All members are actively encouraged to post a review after a transaction, whether it be positive or negative. If a dealer is not reffered to positively within these forums and has not been verified or has not become a dealer at the forums, please do not bother trying to buy from them. For the sake of the $50 you might save it’s worth the peace of mind that our dealers have been here and done that, and their service is absolutely excellent. I am going to attempt to stay away from the personal overtones that are sometimes attributed to these kind of threads/posts. I do not intend to personally vouch for ANY dealers and I am ultimately not responsible for any experiences you have. I am merely going to outline the basics of the forum to try and simplify things for new members and existing members alike. Dealers: I will not bother mentioning them each by name as they vary from forum to forum and can each be found in the respective Dealer Section. RWG Dealer Section: Watch Dealers – http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=19 Accessory Dealers – http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=68 The dealers in these sections have been tried by MANY members before you and have been evaluated based upon performance by members and their experiences posted in the dealer review section. Dealer Review Section – http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=11 Please take some time to read this section to make yourself aware of any pros and cons of working with ANY dealer. Also please note that Dealers are there to help you out, they happily answer to PM’s and Email’s. Please be sure to check whether the dealer in question accepts the form of communication that you choose, some wont do PM’s and some prefer them. Please take time to familiarise yourself with a dealer’s guidelines as to what happens should a package be damaged/lost. ALWAYS try and sort any problems with a dealer in private until satisfactory completion, in many cases resolution is promptly found, however there are occasions where a resolution cannot be found and advice must be saught from the members and it as at this time and this time ONLY that you announce any problems to the board for advice. Then after a satisfactory resolution is found, or an agreement is reached, please feel free to write a FULL and Comprehensive review of your dealings, whether that be positive or negative, censorship of reviews only leads to ill informed members. Member Trade: There is a member trade section of the board, which is relatively self explanatory. Member’s Trade Section – http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=18 Where you can trade Watches, Straps and Bracelets, Tolls and Parts and Other Item’s. Please take time to get references from the member you intend to deal with. Has he/she traded anything before? How did it go? And suchlike. This is a very important part of the forums, and we pride ourselves on trying to help each other out, but please be careful, remember the old adage “If it looks too good to be true, it is!!” We have many trusted members and do many trades on a daily basis, so it should be relatively easy to find a good deal with a member who will come through for you. Please guys remember that a member is not responsible for variables outwith their control. If an item is damaged in transit or, God forbid, lost, then the member will no doubt try to help in any way that they can but remember these people aren’t high street vendors, they are themselves small time collectors like you, and cannot afford to refund you in full if they have done the best they can to make sure there are no problems. REMEMBER, there is an inherent risk involved in all transactions conducted with members/dealers as this is not a mainstream hobby. Many good deals are to be had from buying from members, and usually some form of trade will be acceptable where you each send some goods and cash as appropriate. These trades are usually mutually beneficial. Anyway enough about buying and selling……. Watch Repair and Upgrade: On the forums we have a few resident watch repair and upgrade guys, they are superb at what they do. Each has their own specific genre and niche. They can be found by reading in the Knowledge Base Section, and also a couple have their own areas. Knowledge Base – http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=55 Also contained within the Knowledge Base section are MANY FANTASTIC knowledgeable posts from a lot of different members, all of which are worth a good read. Watch Repair and Upgrade Section – http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=7 Where The Zigmeister Zone and RBJ’s Corner can be found, as well as many Watch Repair and Upgrade Posts from our membership. Feel free to read, read and read some more in thee sections, should you have any questions that have not to the best of your knowledge been covered then go ahead and ask, both The Zigmeister and RBJ have Q&A sections in their area’s, and you can also post a new thread to ask the opinion of the members, many of whom readily opine lol. Other Issues: Let’s get the obvious one out of the way first….. Who has the Best…………? Answer: Guys this is not EVER a good question, simple as that. There are too many variables in which there is too much ambiguity, to give a definitive answer to this much maligned question. Each version of each watch is usually very similar, in many cases the watches come from the same supplier. However different dealer’s do on occasion get different versions of the same watches, and NOONE can say which is BEST. There are different flaws in each and the best is a personal point of view. Something that you find unbarable as a fault might mean NOTHING to another member, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Don’t ask who has the best anything. It is usually responded to with, frivolity and sarcasm, so just read as much as you possibly can about each version and draw your own conclusions. Some members are extremely helpful and will go out of their way to help out some others aren’t as helpful, you will quickly learn who’s who and you will no doubt make a plethora of friends. There are many other sections…. RWG News, Photo Gallery, General Discussion and Off Topic to name but a few, these are all relatively self explanatory and I don’t wanna ruin all your searching fun. Please take your time to read as much as you can, and feel free to add any knowledge that you bring with you to our vaults of information. Some Further Reading: Please do not be disappointed if one of your threads is not listed here, if you feel that anything should be added then please let me know. There is so much info that I couldn’t possibly link all of it. The key is to do related searches and just read read read. Ubiquitous: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=3302&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=4472&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=1216&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=5743&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=1066&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=107&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=109&hl= By-Tor: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=3392&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=426&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=4509&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=927&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=429&hl= Pugwash’s Photo Tutorials: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=825&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=826&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=3994&hl= Pugwash + Edge: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=884&hl= Edge: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=4275&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=4855&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=3715&hl= http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=420&hl= There are many other VERY VERY valueable topics to read from MANY other extremely knowledgeable members, Please take the time to read as many posts in the knowledge base and the watch repair and upgrade sections as you can. If I have left anyone out please feel free to post a link to the topic and I will add it to this. I hope that this guide has been helpful to new members and older members alike as a general outline of the forum set-up and Dealer/Member Trade. Please look forward to Part II in the series in which I will delve slightly further into our Forums. Thanks Edge!

Reps have come a long way since I last played. What can $128 buy you? Lets take a look (Green arrow for Gen, Red for Rep): First Tell is the Pearl of the Bezel Insert. But to this day, it is the most common mistake on a rep: I bought a Clarks Replacement Bezel insert : http://www.ebay.com/...#ht_1240wt_1396 But I do not know yet if I am only taking the pearl or replacing the bezel. Because the Bezel Font is spot on: 0-15 minutes: 20 minutes: 30 minutes: 40 and 50 minutes: In fact, most of the watch face is spot on: Slight angle to show the Hour Marker Surrounds are correct thickness: Even the lume is accurate: Bezel Teeth is correct: Now on to the case: The second biggest tell is the Escape Valve. The Gen is polished while the Rep is dull: [bLINK]CORRECTION:[/bLINK] I have been informed that later SDs have matte escape valves, so this is accurate per serial #M of the rep. Crystal is just slightly taller: Crown position is lower than gen: Lugs are pretty close: The Caseback is the closest/ best I have ever seen, correct font and Rolex Crowns: On to the Bracelet: This is where it fails, but no one will see it: Clasp: Weight and feel is EXACTLY the same: Video of Movement sweep: https://vimeo.com/42226379 CONCLUSION: Overall a GREAT OUT OF THE BOX BUY FOR $128 + shipping from ANDREW of Trusty. I bought it here: http://www.trustytim...roducts_id=9252 With minor modding, Change the Pearl (or Pop it out) you have a great rep. I liked it so much, I ordered a 2nd one as a backup. I always have a backup to my favorites. Others have swam in the pool with it and have no problems. I have not tested that, yet. UPDATE: NEW PEARL ON FACTORY BEZEL I just changed the Pearl. Took the pearl from an ebay aftermarket bezel for my 14060: CHANGING THE PEARL I used an exacto knife to lift the old pearl out of the bezel. I chose to do this over taking the whole bezel out. I am really good at mauling inserts trying to insert them back. BEFORE: After "lifting" the bad pearl out and comparing to Gen and the New Pearl New Pearl sat too high, hand drilled with a drill bit, ONE TURN AT A TIME. Shave and test set the pearl, shave and test set. Try to shave while forcing more pressure on the BASE of the upside down triangle so you can keep most of the TIP of the triangle. Took me 2 turns only. You want the friction of the bezel vs the cup of the pearl as the main source of holding it in. I added a dab of crazy glue around the cup for insurance. AFTER: 5/29/12 UPDATE: POOL TEST Whats Memorial Day without BBQ and Pool time! I swam with the SD shallow and Deep End, NO PROBLEMS whatsoever. I just checked again (day after) and no condensation inside. BUT ALWAYS RINSE your watch (gen or rep) after going into the pool to wash off the salt or chlorine from the O-rings.

good Friday to you all, just finished this up. i always appreciate the 1665 when i see it, but i still find it sits too high on the wrist for my personal preference, i hope this one is enjoyed once it leaves my care.

Cloudy Friday with the HEV

Trying on a gen (with the cash and intent to buy) I was so underwhelmed, I knew I'd never want to spend the cash for the gen, so I started looking for 'fakes', and that's how I got into reps I just find it funny that I was originally looking at a 16610, went through quite a few watches over the years, and am now back with a 16610 (although I plan on converting it to a 16800) and simply can't get the thing off my wrist Something which helped me come to accept and love the flimsiness of the Rolex clasp, is that the watch was originally intended as a functional tool watch, not a fashion piece, and to think of it as a racecar which has been stripped down for weight, not a sedan which has been built for comfort

Is that a Ferrari FF?

Hey M, I'm seriously considering selling my road burner. Want to add it to your amazing photo stream here?

Stop it, I thought I kicked the Bike habit when I sold my last BMW... This makes me want to start riding again.

One for daytime, then totally changing it up for the evening... ... or not.

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