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Good to hear, sorry about that, we get som many spammer promoting their scam sites, we tend to look out for each other here Welcome aboard.

"Can you share with us how the end links are mounted on this case?" Maybe I can help...I have a 'Daytona' with the 'higher grade' case similar to the one in the pictures (with sec at 6 Asian movement) that came with a leather strap. The hoods (end links) are solid and thick, one piece (not sheet metal), and are mounted between the bezel and case. In other words, both hoods are made on a one piece 'washer' that is mounted between the bezel and case...then the bezel is pressed down over the crystal gasket same as genuine clamping the washer/hoods to the case. If you can see a space between the outer edges of the hoods and the lugs, it is made this way. Hoods on modern solid gold genuine Daytonas are mounted the same way. Hooded cases and bracelet cases are not the same. Look at sharp pictures of a genuine hooded gold Daytona on a strap and you can see the slight space between the hoods and the lugs. 'Lower grade' steel replica Daytona cases with straps and hoods usually have the hoods made with the mid case and they are formed when the case is stamped out. They usually do not stand out from the case as far as on the case in the pictures.

I would encourage you to buy a strap for this watch because I can assure you that the bracelet especially the clasp will not look good after a very short time. Daily wear will soon scrape the PVD off. The question is if you really have to lash out 70 pounds for a Nato just to have the Pro Hunter logo on it. They can be had a fraction and in very good quality. You could try Maratac or gnomon for example.

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Hi mate. Welcome to the forum. There is plenty to learn here, two years in and I haven't finished class 101 yet. Some really decent guys and plenty of Brits, myself and Ssteel included, though we are both expat. There is an old rule of life that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Many scam sites use pictures of genuine watches. You might or might not get some POS for your money, but you won't get what they show. Like most watch enthusiasts you probably have favourite companies and designs. Use the search function to find and read all posts on any replica you are considering. Stick rigidly to TD's, they can get any watch available. If they can't get it neither can a none TD site because it does not exist. Lots claim to be Swiss built. Take a moment to think about how the Swiss operate and ask yourself if the Swiss authorities would allow illegal counterfeits of Swiss watches to be made in Switzerland. Never going to happen and a sure sign of a scam.

It's scam and [censored]

Another spammer promoting SS? SolidSwiss is a scam site.

FS: iPhone 6 - not pristine, shows signs of light use. Impress your friends with the deactivated headphone jack, and 'Breaking Bad' meth effect screen.

I'll be posting details on this when it's done (the coming weeks). It uses a gilt dial that was made using a method I invented myself.

If this is the newer Cartel case, did you leave the crown guards as is or did you shape anything on case including lugs? Also, did you get a new bezel assembly? The cartel insert is glued instead of pressure fitted. Mine fell off so I'm buying an after market bezel assembly.

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I think TC cases with a little bit of machining are extremely good. If I was to prioritize I would say the following cases (in no particular order) 16520 116520 1675 5513 1665

Hi Guys! Just a heads up on this movement, I set and fully wound this PAM 557 Saturday at noon... it's still ticking away keeping perfect time for FIVE DAYS so far!!! Hell, the movement is rated for 3 days from panerai, so now I'm confused!