Pugwash

Watch Idiot Savant. Silly term, but we're stuck with it.

Our replicas are almost exclusively built in China (Ok, some in Taiwan, but China would have you believe that's part of China - Chinese Taipei - as it is) and the way of doing business there is not at all the same as ours. You can't expect customer service, quality control or honesty as those are simply alien concepts. If you've ever tried doing business in a far-eastern culture, you'll see that they will make hollow promises they never intend to keep or they will blatantly mislead you, expecting you to know that it's just a negotiation. It's not done with malice at all, but it's just the way they do business. As for the work, quality control isn't something that comes naturally to a Chinese worker. When they're paid on units produced and not on working units produced to a set standard, you will get a very variable output. This is apparently a hang over from the communist-controlled factories where production was set to targets not results.

I don't buy from Josh and Trusty and I don't think they'd sell to me anyway, but that's a different story. I used them as an example merely because they're the most common query.

Superb response. I thought your research definitely showed through, but lack of experience started you off in the wrong direction. One thing your post doesn't take into account is the post-communist Chinese psyche. Unfortunately, the far-eastern work ethic has a lot more drive in our hobby than I'd like.

When this phrase is used, it's used in response to "Whose Ultimate PO is better, Josh's or Trusty's?" or "Who has the best TAG Link?" It's like saying "All ducks are the same" when all the duck sellers get them from the same source. Whoever you get your duck from has access to the same ducks as anyone else. Obviously, all the ducks have different quacks, featheriness and bill features, but essentially, they're the same ducks.

Doc, if you beat By-Tor to the punch, he usually links to your article in his.

Disappointed, yes. But I'd still like to wear it from time to time.

So far a unanimous vote for the best choice. I wish you well.

I hear owning a Buick is like a tradition though. Customers are satisfied with the badge and this Buick is probably their 8th. It could smell of dead rats and they'd still be satisfied. Lexus? Not surprised.

Or MBW 1665 on NATO.

Guess which dolt forgot his camera.

Today, day at the beach, it's PO in steel.

If they take away your red dial and replace it with a white? That's a serious punishment!

As soon as possible, and then I'm trying to fit my Aquatimer 2000 bracelet on it. Why wait? If it's available later, and my bracelet doesn't fit, I'll pick up a bracelet later. I want the rubber anyway.

Nearly no sense, as RSC could have replaced a damaged red dial with a white one but kept the dome. Rare and unlikely? Sure, but not impossible.

This is made by the Ultimate Planet Ocean makers so it's not subject to cartel pricing. I have my pre-order with Precious Time ready. I'd go with the 42mm Aquatimer over the 44mm Cousteau.

That depends on the 1665.

Update: Mine is dead. I'm working on removing a transfer gear.

Did everyone sleep through the White Lies thread? Yes, there's a cartel. We've known about it since Josh announced it on RWI and it's where my "Dun be a Pug" quote comes from. Members: Joshua (Perfect Clones), Andrew (Trustytime), King (King watches) and a reluctant Angus (Puretime). They colluded with the SFSO/HBB manufacturer to fix the prices of these watches artificially high and we stood by and let them. We, as a community, have had the opportunity on numerous occasions to stand up and be counted, but every time, there's a bit of talk, some fear that a dealer may not give good prices if they roll on him, and ... nothing. The Admin of this site asked us as a community what we wanted to do to those dealers that lied and colluded and we basically said we were happy to take one in the ass every now and then as long as they continued to sell us watches.

Just for the SEARCH feature: We're talking about NICKEL movements, not nickle.

Just for the SEARCH feature: We're talking about NICKEL movements, not nickle.

Yeah, it looks very nice. I'm kinda jealous. Nice pictures, too.

All Asian 7750 day/date wheels wobble in and out of accuracy. I suspect the Aquaracer is no different.