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When all is said and done, the bottom line is that our reps are just that, replicas. Nothing more. They are copies, fakes, knockoffs, not the real thing. You can spend $3000 using mostly genuine parts, build a franken, and it still is not a genuine 'Rolex'. The only place you can sell one is to someone who wants a replica. And only a very few of us would pay $1000 or more for a replica. So, they're not snobs, they are realists. That said, I'm not goofy enough to pay $6,000 or more for a watch that I can buy/build/mod for under $500 that the 'experts' can't tell is a replica. This is where it comes in for our community. Everyone here 'fits' from the $100 'noobmariner' to the several $thousand 'franken'. Each of us chooses what is 'best' for ourself. And our community even has expert watchmakers who will service our watches with no issue, and likely better than the local guy who doesn't have a clue what we just handed him. With an ETA or other Swiss movement the local guy passes up business, and making money. That's up to him. With a 21j movement it's likely more trouble for him than it is worth. For under $25 you can remove the movement, hit it with a hammer, and install a new movement with limited skills and tools and all the help ever needed from members here. After all, the worst that can happen is you screw it up, and if it needed service, it was screwed up already. The first time is scary, the 5th time is fun, the 50th time is just a pain in the 6. We are special people here who make a silk purse from a cow's ear, and do it quite well. We learn and do, and have those who can do for us if needed. We have more options than anyone. We have made the best of watch ownership right here.

Just incredible. Thanks for the share all who hosted it. Here's a bump for SSteel's still active link: RSS.pdf

Awesome pic!!!!!

I will, but I'll have to find a way to get that done.

Haha, I have no idea, I even don't know whether it's Japanese, Chinese or Korean ^^ funny enough I have a book about the 1016 on my way, 128 pages Japanese...

amazing rep, very close to gen...regret ever selling mine... enjoy and wear well!

When I take a rep to local watchsmith, I explain to him about the watch. I'll tell him how I sourced the movement, the dial, etc. Usually they are impressed with the effort that goes into it. There is a retired watchmaker near me who was Rolex certified during his professional years. When I brought him an Explorer II he was surprised that he couldn't tell it was a rep until he disassembled it. The only reps he had encountered before were the very shoddy ones. Most watchsmiths have no idea about how deep our underground hobby runs.

No sir. Firefighter in the USA. But I do travel to MDE frequently and I have two very good friends that are firefighters there. I trade a lot of stuff with the guys.

Its a wooden carving of an old Nokia phone believe it or not, and is custom made to accept a Nokia N97 to fit in the front of it. It's one of many of the odd ball thing I got whilst writing for Nokia

I say we beat him up!

I think he is a great looking guy obviously has a great time with his life, has bags of style and loves the ladies, Christ I'm jealous No wait having a blonde moment..........what I meant to say was the guy is obviously a fucking tool why the hell would you set up a website to blatantly flaunt your own wealth, and btw don't wear 2 watches especially a Patek, the very piece that oozes class as soon as it's on your wrist, Patek meet Tag don't fuckin think so bell end imo. end of rant have a nice day!

What a plank!

Some great infor being shared here, so I want to thank you all for your input. I am certainly in the market for a stereo microscope now with boom for certain.

Hi guys, thanks for all those who placed orders, the datewheels will be ready this week and posted asap. Just put my 1675 together with a sample so here is what you can expect: And can Ben Hodges please PM his address, thanks ! Cheers P.

That field seems perfect for the levels of magnification. It's the best of both worlds. Gosh, yes. I too have a daily struggle to keep my working desk clear of bits-and-bobs! The moveable boom was a great idea, it may have been pricey but then the practicality of being able to easily swing it out of the way when desired makes the cost worth it. As for a camera adaptor, I know this isn't exactly what you're looking for but I've read that they work wonderfully. It's a Bresser Digital Microscope. Bresser are a good quality German firm and their basic model only costs £40. It's feels a little cheap and plasticky however it takes pictures and videos up to 30 seconds long.

That one looks good. My eyepieces are each 10x the scope is 7x to 35x and during research that's what the watchmakers on the forums reccomended. The field is large too, seems like its around 6-8" across when in use. There's usually from 2" to 4" underneath between say a movement and the bottom of the scope to work in. I'm searching for the adapter for cameras. I'd like to figure a way to mount my iPhone As I mention before I bought a boom that was a little expensive. Mostly so I could swing it out of the way, my desk is pretty small. I have got to clean this mess...it's been months since I've used this lol

I found an article discussing Stereo Microscopes and this one by Brunel received a favourable write-up. The link to the stereo microscope is: http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/stereomicroscopes.html

Thanks steel you saw pics and thread on other RWG in regard to sel fitment guess it is a crap shoot I would imagine same with lume. Hey it is a rep you take your chances!

Finally! Awesome, thank you very much!

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