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Hi bazonkers, Thank you for the advice concerning the spring bars Hello fishgodeep, I did not intend to copy elements of your board name, however I chose Fish for the reason that it relates to my boat

Sometimes I really miss a "thank you" button to show my appreciation for certain replies, articles and reviews. I believe this would be a good thing to show respect and appreciation for valuable comments of other board members without overloading a topic with text that is useless for other members or writing something that does not contribute to the topic. Beeing a new member I know this is not my part to ask for that or suggest that but I just thought that it might be a god addition to this great board. Thanks to the admins and all other forum members for this amazing place. What do you think about that? P.S.: To the admins: Let me know how to support this board, I know there is a possibility to upgrade membership and/or make a donation but I have no idea about an adequate amount. Just PM me.

Rep manufacturers have an even more difficult job that the builders of the genuine ones. While the original manufacturers take profit of decades of engeneering and experience in their field of building fine quality watches the manufacturers of the reps are not blessed with that amount of experience. Further the rep manufacturers have to copy the look and feel as well as the functions of the originals and build a watch of really respectable quality with about 10-25% of the production budget per watch compared to the originals. Regarding this they produce great watches at regardably low costs. And while the rep manufacturers and dealers ad 50-100% to the production price of their watches to make a living you can imagine what the manufacturers put on top. Of course the advertising costs, creating and maintaining a brand image and so on is at the expense of the original maufacturers but we don

Got my PAM 118 today. Thanks to Josha, he even gave me an extra black croco strap. Only the lug screws are weak spot as they were glued instead of screwed in due to a damaged thread. I already mailed him about that, letting him know that I am perfectly happy with the watch except for that. The crown is full 2mm wide and fits perfectly. The cannon pin seems to be a long one, not polished flat but long enough which is way better than what I expected from his photos. I only have to get the crown guard upper side rounded, thn I

I would never swear on that waterproof thing unless a watch is periodically serviced to stay waterproof. My genuine Fortis which should be waterproof to 200m is badly foggy after washing the case with cold water to get it cleaned. However this could be due to a minor dent at the edge of the glass, not sure about that. But if a silly 600-Euro-watch that really should be waterproof is not after several years of use then I don

So tell us Chris, what is it? Is it the Dr. Faustus in all of us, feeling small in the complexity of our world, hungry for a piece of complexity that seems understandable? Is it the harmony of the obvious interaction of tiny parts going together as one big thing that is so fascinating for us? Or are we all completelly nuts? P.S.: Good luck for your project. I am really curious what you will find in the answers.

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Black Sub for me, payment into bank account, as I am in the EU as well. Great price good looking watch, it is all there , the O-ring at the crown, the correct date lens,... any chance they are in fact gens?

Thanks a lot to bazonkers for Joshuas contact details. Thanks to Victoria as well. You should be right. The photos on the website I bought fromshow a 118 with perfect cannon pinion, perfect index form at the swans neck regulation, excellent crown, the pin of the crown guard lever installed from the upper side and perfectly flush with the surface. Strange enough is the fact that they covered the serial numbers on the photos with little white squares. I mean who would fake the serial numbers of a rep? Seems that I was just one of these stupid newbies they

I just tried to get me a PAM118 from China but received just something really weird. A 44m PVD Luminor Marina Auto with the seconds terribly far to the center (MYOTA-Movement?) and a fantasy full back cover stating it was a strange special edition "Laureus Regatta". However, I just asked them to take it back and send what I ordered and paid for. On their Website the 118 looked perfect, just without mistkes. I am a little that if I send this scrap back I won

If the choice is 197 or 231 as a dress watch then it is definitelly the 231, basic, no unneccessary chi-chi like a dial claiming it is the "8days" (and a movement with no similarity at all). However, I feel that the radiomir looks best as a base version without seconds, submarines, sharks etc. on the dial and even without a glass caseback. No matter which metal color you choose I believe a very basic Radiomir definetelly looks best. Besides that they are the more common thing and it is easier for others to believe it is real. If you

A mighty fine movement , but for packing a cardbox would serve just as well as this lousy case...

Let me wait a few days to see if the PAM 118 I ordered a few days ago really arrives and makes it through the customs. I everything turns out to end well I shall need one. Thanks

Could you let me know what you need to get for the Ti - crown?

I just ordered a PAM 118 from a company in China, from the photos it seem to be excellent, correct markings, good looking crown, correct length of the cannon pinion, second strap(rubber), screwdriver, complete set of boxes, authentic OP XI movement (copy) with swans neck ragulation (correct form of the regulation index!)... Seems to good to be true for 175,- Euros + shipping. I will tell more when it (hopefully) arrives. If it really arrives i