frankt

On my 036 I used PolyWatch and a Q-Tip on the inside of the crystal without removing it from the case...I HATE that nasty purple crap!!

Stigma ?

Does that mean if I did wear one that nail holes would appear in my hands and feet ?

Ahhhh...So THAT'S why I'm so "holey"...I've got 3 Asian 21J GMT's!!!... ;)

Oddly, the most reliable rep GMT movements are those based on Asian 21j motors...

I wonder how many of you could weather the stigma of wearing a watch with a $20.00 movement in it..??? B)

What has HE got that our TD's don't have..??......

I would be very surprised to find ANYTHING out there in that "jungle" we call the web, that you couldn't find from a TD for the same or less $$'s..

There are literally THOUSANDS of scammers out "there" who will take your money and run...

One of the main reasons we have sites like this one is to protect ourselves and our bros from them....

I've been around this scene for @ 7 yrs now, and I've yet to see one of these threads(and I've seen plenty of them!!)produce a new reliable source of quality product!!

A lot of the real "Pamnuts" have migrated over to WC....

Have you considered replacing it with a plexi crystal..??....My 217 shattered out, and I found a decent plexi at OFrei for $4.00!!...Look in their on line catalog for hi dome pocket watch stuff...

It won't be perfect, but the 212's are a long way from perfect anyhow....

here's a couple of "real ones":

A Swiss one

And a Chinese

And a couple of "not so real" ones:

For VIP members only..???

Those prices are effin insane!!....Check with Silix!!!

I like watches....A lot!!.....Owning reps allows me the pleasure of playing....YES, playing with a lot more of them for a lot less money....And if I break one, I don't even give a $hite..!

I'll just go and buy another one....and still be able to feed my family this month....

I used to use vintage Gen's to satisfy my urge, but sadly, these days, nobody besides Chaz Bono would get caught dead wearing a 32mm watch!! :pimp:

Simply count the ticks per second......If it's seven, it's a genuine Co-Ax movement!!

Chances are....Slim to none whatsoever.......And......Slim left town @ 3 yrs ago!!!

New ETA movements in new replica watches are virtually nonexistent...

Thanks frank we are looking into it

Appears so!! :victory:

Nice discussion, LK.

Here's a question, for the sake of argument: Say I have a gen vintage watch and it's missing the pearl. So I find a nice aftermarket pearl, vintagize it, and glue it on.

Is my watch still a gen?

Now let's say my insert with the new pearl is really nasty. So I find a good PMWF insert, age it slightly, glue in that custom aftermarket pearl, and snap it on.

Is my watch still a gen?

Now, I'm tired of the boring caseback, so I go looking and shazzam, there's a gorgeous COMEX caseback for sale. I snatch it and put it on my watch.

Is my watch still a gen?

I'm sure you see where I'm going with this. At what point does it stop being gen and start being fake?

Is a '66 GT Mustang without the Hipo small block still a GT?

In the "real"(non rep) watch world, you'd have what's called a "frankenwatch"....And we know that "over there", that's not a "good thing" like it is here!!..

you have an alert message re: a sales post

Although this is a classic "necropost".....

It's good to know that Reg is still a great dealer, and still around to "bust balls" whenever appropriate!! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

Now....If he'd only tell us where TTK is buried.... :pardon:

Does anyone know off the top of your head whether the gen movement beats at 28800?

No it does not......It beats at 25,200 (7 /sec)....

I became seriously interested in reps when I discovered that it would cost $400.00+ to get an Omega watchsmith to clean and adjust my gen Dynamic Chrono...I still own the Dynamic, but I learned enough playing with reps to get it running well again!!.....

Meanwhile, I spent WAAAAY more than that $400., but I've had a lot of fun, and have a bunch of nice(to my standards!!)rep watches on the shelf... :thumbsupsmileyanim:

I took this shot from a tour boat while they were going UP....I prefer to remember them going in that direction...

It'll be interesting to see how this ends....Hopefully we were quick enough to get the guys $$'s back to them....

And it's indeed comforting to have good communications between the rep boards honchos...

Even though I seldom buy or sell any more, i still enjoy this hobby immensely, and I hate to see scammers pop up like that... :bicycle:

Clam cakes, Chowder, Lobster rolls....The Bourne bridge, and horrendous traffic jams all summer!! :whistling:

Hopefully the Mods have alerted their counterparts on the other sites about this situation....

40 mins?!

I think he means 40 minutes elapsed time between first and last shots...notice the time positions...

Also check the seconds dial,...only a few seconds actual exposure....

A QUARTZ watch losing 10 minutes a day is almost unbelievable!!...10 seconds a month is more the norm :thumbdown:

Mr watchgeek....