Pugwash

Oh, did anyone catch Hamster's TAG on Sunday? I'll post a screen cap later, but it was a Monza for those too impatient to wait.

Some say he knows the difference between 'synthetic sapphire' and "Synthetic Sapphire" and that he can hear the beat-rate of a watch with his bat-like ears. All we know ...

Still, my B3ta challenges link will make people laugh more

Hardly genuine. This was an entry in a b3ta image challenge. http://b3ta.com/challenge/ I love the b3ta challenges. I've done a few myself.

Some say that he can spot the rehaut on a replica Sub from 50 metres ... and that his crown guards are the best outside Rolex. But all we know is he's called the_stig.

Yet last year, we praised them for their accuracy. Now they're the same "Why can no-one get it right" category as Subs and SeaDwellers. Maybe all reps are like that, but it merely takes us a year to notice.

Some of these seem to be stuff like "You can also use your watch to stop paper from blowing off your desk." The poor guy had eight ideas but marketing said it had to be ten, so he slipped a couple of ringers in the middle hoping no-one would notice.

"Who has the best SMP!"

Fortis make some nice stuff round that price range. All ETA-powered stuff, too.

Yes, and it's worth me taking one on the chin for people to be reminded it's there.

Yet I use my slide rule for currency and weight conversions, so I'd prefer something a little more accurate. Oh and it's a little more than half a whisker.

I'm wearing a Planety Oceanesque thingy for the first time in a few days.

It was a rhetorical question as I've already fired him off a PM. I need to know if his metal or nylon press is better.

Now that would be ideal. What do you want for it? I need a crystal press as it is ... Does Birdman sell them here? I suggested replacing the 183 and she said she'd prefer just getting a replacement crystal. Yeah, I know.

ME TOO! :Jumpy: Oh, that feels good ...

I just spoke to Mrs Pugwash on the phone and she asked me if I can fix her PAM183 as the crystal cracked overnight. Now, I told her I'd be able to do this as it doesn't sound like the most difficult thing in the world, but now I need help with the specifics. Where can I get a replacement crystal that fits a Silix $110 Radiomir? What tools will I need? Would it be better just replacing the watch outright?

Must ... refrain ...

You're looking at around $2000 for the movement and you'll need to heavily modify the donor case. Your best bet is to head over to RWI and read Enzo's posts. All in all, it's a lot of work and money.

Possibly. However, they may be able to claim they did the service before destroying the watch. You can't prove they didn't. However, I reckon they'll refund the cash minus a handling fee, as you say. It'd be different if the shop had an in-house watchsmith, as it'd be down to his discretion at that point.

More of a favour than being 100% accurate in their descriptions? I don't get your logic.

If you want any customer service at all, buy a rep from a UK dealer. There is a stall in MBK that has good reps, but I'll leave that for the search engine as I really can do without being flamed for pages and pages again. Or, PM Leonardo and ask him. When I was in Bangkok, I found nothing after days of looking. Most of it was the same crap over and over, but there are bargains to be found, apparently.

Panerai 111h on V Sicily Click for 1600x1200 version

Up for a cheapo.

If he couldn't get one for "playing a mental" in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, he's got no hope.

According to Rolex, change anything and it's a rep, including the strap. This is being contested in court, I believe. Realistically, if the movement matches the case, it's a gen. If the movement and case come from different watches, it's a frankenwatch. This is my understanding, at least. To be a trademark infringement, any part with the company's brand or trademark on it that wasn't produced by the company is an infringement. This means aftermarket crowns are possible infringements, as are replacement Rolex crystals with the crown engraved on them.