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My new 1016

Explorer of La Mancha.

It has to be 20mm! Unless you're trying to be James Bond, there's no sense in using an under-sized strap. Regarding leather, the best leather NATO I've ever owned is from RWG member mcotter:

hack the watch immediately to avoid damage. Simple fix if you are comfortable pulling the dial/movement. If not, then I suppose you need to contact a watch smith. If you don't know how to remove the stem, chances are you'll do it incorrectly and need your keyless works reset.

Cardboard box? You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six in the morning, clean the paper bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down t' mill, fourteen hours a day, week-in week-out, for sixpence a week, and when we got home our Dad would thrash us to sleep wi' his belt.

Thanks but it's not quite like that. The 6536 was much admired on the wrist of an old coot I used to cut firewood with. It was issued to him as a spec-ops diver and at his funeral his widow gave it to me. It was beat to hell and missing many of the original parts. It took me actually more than 15 years to get it put back together again.

Wow, what a piece of junk.... Funny how you trusted this seller with such conviction just to get scammed... ROLEXROLEX engravings are way off in alignment, Wokky cheap thin rehaut, wrong bracelet and clasp, wrong case, horrible pearl, no AR on the cyclops, wrong hour hand, wrong sticker on the caseback.... wow you got ripped off. Glad you followed the recommendations of the members here...

Thank you gents but my intent was not for accolades but to inform my fellow members of the current state of affairs. PS fraggle you got to be kidding , I am the worse! MOAB my police many things but grammar and spelling is not going to happen!

Hmm. 300??? Dollars or pesos?

Well said, LK. And in my life every time I've seen someone stand up and face responsibility like a man, it always inspires forgiveness and respect from those offended. It may take time but it always happens.

Here is real one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here is my first Rep from Trusty, love it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

During the course of my experience with Mike, several things happened that caused me to believe that Mike has serious emotional problems. He is a young man on a bad course. I would just suggest that he suffers more than us from this episode. We'll move on, but unless Mike changes he will repeat this fiasco over and over in life. He suffers now--being a trusted member of this community was so important to him. A community should support its members--whether online or in real life. I also would suggest that all of us will be happier if we forgive him and recognize that he probably doesn't do this just out of evil intent (if at all), but because he is in turmoil and ashamed and trying to protect himself. That being said, we do Mike no favors by not teaching him a lesson here and, even with forgiveness, everyone deserves their property back. To the extent you have not done so, I would recommend sending an e-mail and registered mail telling Mike to cease work on any watches and send them back to you immediately. Inform him that failure to do so within one week will result in the local police being contacted. If it is true that Mike is holding onto several thousand dollars worth of watches, this is a serious crime and Mike faces a real chance of going to jail even if he has no record. He will also have to reimburse everyone. But first you have to establish that Mike is holding your watches without your permission--so do it in writing. If in the end the police are involved, be prepared not to get your replica watch back. It will be evidence, and while it is legal to purchase and own a replica, the police are going to have a hard time returning it. Also, it may be illegal to send it through the mail (I'm not sure about this). This approach avoids paying a lawyer at least initially. The police can do the work for you. But please try to do it without anger--its hard, I certainly get angry when I'm not careful--forgiveness can be a constant process but its worth it. And if we do it right, we (well, I've given up on my $320) can get our property back and help a fellow human being thrive in the future. A few months ago I sent Mike several private emails pleading with him to return everyones' watches immediately and to rebuild his client base. I've offered to help him do it. I wish you had listened Mike. Please Mike, save your future and return all watches ASAP. If you have sold anyone's watch, you're in big trouble. There is no defense. I would try to work it out with that member before the police get involved--get some certified checks ready. You might want to talk to a lawyer first. Mike, you have placed yourself in a position where all your choices are bad--please choose the best of the bunch before it is chosen for you. Just imagine--instead of allowing this continued descent into anger and name-calling we instead help a fellow human being achieve a more stable path in life. Its a win-win. Now that's an f'ing community. To do so, people have to be willing to post comments on a deeper level than the superficiality that pervades. Also, please don't respond to some of the members who have no interest in this. Sorry for bothering everyone again. I check in only every few weeks only to find critical responses to what I think are very fair posts. Its strange that I keep being told to "drop it"--I barely pay any attention to this while some of those telling me to let it go are posting constantly. Much of my posts were to convince all of you to stop this nonsense and demand your watches back--Mike's behavior towards me was inexplicable and I laid it all out for you to see. And when you didn't get it the first time, I did it again and again. I'm sorry it seems to have offended so many, but I am proud of my conduct here--I tried to help Mike, I tried to help you and I tried to help myself. The passive-aggression comment from one of the members was fair and well-taken. Thank you for pointing that out to me. I think it was pretty mild but I was doing a bad job of dealing with my anger when I wrote that. I'll have to watch that. It clealry detracted from my message which is my fault. Thanks again! I want to thank the gentleman for identifying other watchmakers for me--I'll contact them. Good luck everyone--I don't think Mike is a thief--there's still a chance you'll get your stuff. I hope so anyway.

I have a BP with noob bracelet fitted. The BP bracelet was OK but I could tell the noob was superior in more ways right out of the box. First, the BP feels less finished as the edges are sharper on the bracelet and some aspects of the clasp are intolerably sharp. Second, when closed, the fold-over part sits much higher and results in the clasp floating further away from the wrist. Very ungen-like. Finally, while the glidelock did work and ratchet to different positions within the clasp, it did not have the positive solid action of the noob bracelet and was more prone to slipping if, for example, you opened the clasp too quickly. The noob fits the BP case perfectly. Just slightly recessed from the lugs and the brushed surface matches the finish of the BP case. Zero lug gap or play after I wrapped some 2.0mm gen-sized bars with a single layer of cellophane tape. As we all know, lug gap issues are an obvious tell that plague many v2 noobs. Mine cost an extra 85 USD from my dealer. It's not cheap but well-made bracelets never are. A super oyster from Yobokies or Tungchoy for a Seiko would cost about the same but would not have the highly convenient glidelock clasp.

I had started to wonder why puretimes noob was more expensive that Toro's if they are exactly the same watch... I'm still contemplating pulling the trigger on the one just released by puretine!

I also use a custom tailor for some of my suits and dress shirts. the person i use is located in HK and ships to the states. The suits are made from the best fabrics, italian wools super 200's real good stuff. The shirts are tailored to your build and needs as well, but you need to send the measurements still you can get a Seville quality suits at a third of the cost, or at least you used to be able to. The site is jantzentailor.com. It has been a while, but I just ordered some shirts from them again, and asked that they provide swatches for suits. Waiting for them to come back. Will let you know how it goes.