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A21j... Mine was about +5 sec/day on arrival

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Dane. Where in our kingdom are you from mate? KBH my self

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When it comes down to a "he said... she said" type of dispute, they almost always side with the buyer - and this can leave sellers open to being scammed. There was a horror story over on Repgeek (RIP) recently, where someone sold a gen - payment was made, and the watch delivered. The buyer then filed a dispute claiming that he had been fraudulantly sold a rep in place of the gen. According to the seller this was absolutely not the case, and he demanded that the watch be given to an independent expert to verify. However, PayPal "investigated", sided with the buyer and refunded his money - without getting the watch evaluated. They then stuck the seller with the bill, even though he didn't have his watch back, and it was looking unlikely that he would ever get it.

Try VAC

Anyone up for a fantasy build? One of my big regrets, Rolex parts-wise, is not snagging a NOS 116000 dial when it showed up on VRM a year ago. I don't think I've ever been so captivated by a dial upon first laying eyes on one: The perfect shade of blue, crisp white text printed on it, and applied metal markers. The 116000, for those unfamiliar with the model, is a 36mm Oyster Perpetual with a blue 3/6/9 dial. It's also more commonly known by its nickname, "The Blue Explorer". Now, I've had a thing for blue-sunburst Datejust dials for a very long time. Ditto Explorers. And while I've never been a huge fan of the 14270s and newer, any Explorer plus a beautiful blue dial should have been a slam dunk. So what went wrong? The selling price of EUR 300, for one thing. I swear that if it had been listed at EUR 299, I wouldn't have hesitated one second. Unfortunately, something about that "300" made me hem and haw for a few days, until the dial was gone. Since then, I've never seen another one come up for sale. A few months ago, I asked Justin if he'd ever seen a similar rep dial come up during his parts purchases. No blue OP, but he was able to locate a blue Explorer dial. Of course, there's no such thing, and the dial itself is an odd combination of several recent Explorer models. It most resembles a 14270, except that the numerals are polished metal (as on the 39mm 214270), rather than in-filled with white paint. The sticks are chubbier than on recent Explorers, the blue is a bit grayer than Rolex's sharp royal blue, and the print quality is dire. But it looks good at arm's length, especially when it catches a bit of sunlight. Justin put the entire watch together using parts he had on hand, and he did a great job as usual. The case is pretty good as far as rep DJ cases go. Inside it is an A2836 that's running really well. In fact, J set the watch to my local time right before sending it off. How amazing was it that, two weeks later, I opened the package to find the Explorer running and telling me the correct time? Not bad for a movement that started out with a few toothless gears! So the Bluxplorer becomes my new at-home beater, but I'm still keeping one eye open for that elusive 116000 dial. There's got to be another one out there.

Try Steinhart's line of pilot watches. http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/pilot-watch.html But for their prices you can get a rep IWC Big Pilot rep with the same movement (or an asian clone) and have money left over to buy a decent strap. Within the last month the rep factories have fixed the recessed datewheel, which was the biggest issue with the rep.

Check the TDs of RWG, all AP ROOs Sec@12 should be from Noob factory.. Or Toro, he should have it too

i have that same problem with my Pam 236 from the first batch, when the watch came out.

It's a good poll and interesting thread....god damn you slask, now you'll have us up all night thinking of what could make that list

bring tears to my eyes...back on the game...uhhuuuuu