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You just contradicted your own argument, you say he doesn't owe anything to any of us, yet we are entitled to the service we agreed to. Well, very few of us have received the service we agreed to and are waiting longer than we were told both before and after Mike's family troubles. You cannot say that we should all sit tight and not question why our watches have not been returned (repaired or not) when you have no clue about the in's an out's of each our individual 'service agreements' with Mike. Let me hazard a guess and say you don't have any watches with Mike? The thing that annoys me, coming from someone who runs a small business, is Mike's lack of customer service, its all very well for you to say he's a craftsman and his expertise takes time, I don't think anyone would disagree with you on that, however, a professional would have contacted his clients, apologised for the delay and given an ETA on when the job would be finished. This hasn't happened. I have been patient, I PM'd Mike once, no reply. Sent an email 5 weeks ago, no reply. Sent a second email on Tuesday this week, still no reply. If you find that acceptable from a business, any business, then more fool you.

I really do not want to get involved with this L8terz, but if you want to say something to me in particular then please do so, if not please stay the fuck out of this, it's not your argument, in fact its not anyone's argument, I along with other members simply want to see our watches again, not too much to ask is it? I have sent Mike a few emails asking where/when/if my stuff has been sent heard nothing back, why? Why do I feel that I am being treated like an asshole now, I just sent in some watches for some work..........thats all. I haven't hounded Mike with loads of emails been on his case about the work, nor have I made any threats or winged to anyone, cried or indeed acted like a bitch in all this, fuck me all I want is to have the watches back that I paid good money for, my money I might add not anyones else's and it's not merely 200$ I'm talking about its approx 3000$. Ok rant over now let's get back to the reason we are on this forum Btw, What do you suggest I do to contact Mike? Please enlighten me as to what you would do in my situation?

Just a few pics of my 201/A after fitting with my new SD dial... Build specs: -Old 111 case reshaped to Valgines specs by w0lf; lugs drilled for Pre-V bars -Top secret CG -Gen crown -FGD hands; modified -SD prototype hand made dial -Swiss 6497 -DW caseback -'Dirk' 2nd gen strap with sewn in buckle Thanks for looking! //ubi

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Just ignore this guy. Theres no reason to speak to him. Our business is with mike. Hes been speaking to us here and there. I just hope that hes working on our watches and not taking on more work. If anyone spoke to mike and got their watch back please post it.

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LOL!! But with that choice of strap mate...I think you may have to read it to him !!

I am curious about this too, especially with regards to the gen. I have a gen 372 but I rarely wear it, and when I do I wear it gingerly, because of the plexi. i know Panerai did this for authenticity's sake with regards to the original vintage models, but they should have given the ownders with an option of a sapphire crystal. To their credit, though, they had the foresight of including an extra plexi. Also, about the "warm glow" from the plexi, it is all BS, I put my 372 beside a 422 (which I believe has the same case, but a sapphire crystal) and I could not tell the difference between the two crystals.

This is why you don't argue on the Internet. You can have a thorough discussion covering all the bases, then someone new joins the conversation 2 pages later with no clue what's been said, starts spewing inane bullshit that was debunked 10 pages ago and seems to be quite self-satisfied with the mountain of hot hog jizz they have sprayed over everyone.

Maybe folks should try to reach him on Facebook...

The striking thing about a gen RM is whether you know watches or not...they oooze quality.... the details arent important when comparing the rep to the gen as that gen quality is so far apart from any rep.... I mean miles.. and miles.... However it depends if you are trying to fool people or just trying to see what it might feel like to wear one.... in terms of it shape and look...design wise... As a simple watch its a nice rep..... as a replication of the gen its pretty poor... however I would wear it..... But if you are looking to pull one off as gen .... dont bother..... even though a watch like the RM is probably easier to spot as a rep by the look of the person wearing it..rather than the rep so much itself.... So if you want a decent enough watch with some distinct styling looks...then get one...it you want to fool people ..avoid it

Amigo, you're making this a lot harder than it needs to be. That steel bezel is pressed on there, so you need to pull it off. Buy a package of single-edged razor blades. You know, with the folded over safety piece across the other side. Poke the sharp edge of the blade in between your bezel and your case. You can put the watch on its side on a padded surface or you can do it by hand. I do it by hand. I hold the case in my palm and I steady the razor blade with my fingers to hold it perpendicular to the case. It's easy. Don't cut your fingers off. Find a mallet. Even a kitchen knife with a heavy handle works. Tap the rounded-over edge of the razor blade, to force the sharpened edge slightly into the gap. Pull the razor blade out, and rotate the watch a little... 45 degrees is fine. Repeat the process. Tap that sucker in there. Pull it out. Rotate the watch. Do it again. By the time you've gone clear around it may be showing a nice little gap between the bezel and the case. 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So that explains why you live in the middle of now where then N??!! You ran out of disguises!! I think the bad ass monster seiko is koooooll...but what do you guys think? If a mod could tell me I would be grateful..... but in the meantime I must away and try on my new rep lederhosen and see how the melted chocolate cleans off... I bought it off Ken ..... he told me to buy it .... Said it would look good with my bad ass monster seiko....

The recent V3.5, 4.1 and 4,0 buyer and mod buyers feelings are hurt bit this breaking news....

Can't imagine any better place for placing my T...can you??