Pugwash

Like CDs. Whatever happened to those? Oh, wait ... Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD? It's far, far too soon to call one of them dead. I'm slightly biased towards Blu-Ray, but it'd be a fool that locks into either technology this soon. Seeing as the source content is more important than the medium, and the content works on either, I'd say a battle between the two will be entertaining and good for the consumer.

It's identical to 1080p HDTV. I don't see how it can be better seeing as it's the same codec, same bit rate, same source.

... just as soon as she escapes the clutches of her robot tormentor...

Most of us have a second home here already.

3-2-4: DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS: In the performance of their duties, all officers and members of the Fire Department shall obey the orders of their superior officers. At the scene of any fire or any other incident to which the Fire Department responds, in the absence of the Fire Chief, the highest ranking and most senior officer or member present shall assume the duties and full authority of the Chief until relieved of such duties by the Fire Chief or a superior officer.

Mrs Pugwash has just moved to Scotland to prepare our new house. I'm joining her in 2 weeks, so yes, I can either go out and paint the town red, spending money I don't have generally making a nuisance of myself or, I can stay at home and "play with my watches". Having said that, tonight is off out for a few beers with some mates. ps. Next review: IWC Flieger Chrono ...

At least we have here.

The issue is exceedingly widespread and I believe the people who can fix it are not yet online, IMHO.

I got my replica IWC Aquatimer 2000 from Precious Time in the UK. If you need one of these watches, and I can see why you would, drop him a line and tell him I sent you. In 1997, IWC replaced the Ocean 2000 diver's watch with the GST Aquatimer 2000. It was slightly larger at 42mm diameter, even though it housed the same 2892 movement. At 14.5mm, it was also quite thick, but this was to be expected in a dive watch, especially one designed to withstand ther pressures that 2000m can force on a watch. Available in stainless steel and titanium, and possibly gold although I've never seen one, this was officially part of the GST line, hence Gold, Steel and Titanium. The unique design points were the screw-in crown that was robust even without crown guards and the bezel that required two points of force applied to the front before it would turn. The replica, however, doesn't have the unusual bezel mechanism, settling for a more traditional one-way click system, much like the more familiar Rolex Submariner or the Omega Seamaster. The inked inner bezel is also of much lower quality than the original, but I'm working on colour-matching the paint from the original with a dark-grey acrylic paint. The movement is equally different, housing an ETA 2824 instead of the more costly ETA 2892. This isn't really an issue as the 2824 is a solid and respected movement that's both cheap and reliable with spare parts available to any watchsmith with a wholesale account. The main difference with the replica though, is the size. The replica is 3mm deficient in the diameter and xxmm thinner. While this obviously doesn't affect its useability as a watch, it may well signal it as a replica to the more observant of IWC fans. Unfortunately, there is no titanium replica available. I feel I should also mention that the crystal could really do with an Anti-Reflective coating if this watch is to be your every day watch. While it is perfectly readable, it is slightly milky from certain angles. This may seem like a negative review, and it does indeed read like this, however this is one hell of a watch. Most people wouldn't be familiar with IWCs, let alone discontinued models from the late twentieth century, so the chances of being called out on this are minimal. It's got a solid ETA movement, a superb case design and one of the best bracelets in the replica watch game. While the clasp is prone to looseness, I believe this is just on my model and is not a design flaw. I'll know more once I've taken my rat-tail file to the parts. All in all, this replica watch was released very quietly and wasn't popular at all, due in part to the bezel printing and some misaligned 12 o'clock markers on the dial. However, I still think it's a decent watch and you should consider getting one as it's a much nicer design, in my opinion, than the Ingenieur.

Hmm ... so you were selling a replica as genuine or an actual genuine?

MoneyBookers is ...

Fortis ... Fortis ... Fortis ...

I have this one: Mine is not the Deployant one, but the Bob For Breitling straps are excellent. Obviously, if you can find a genuine strap on eBay, you're better off with that, but if not, Bob straps are universally respected here. They're way, way better than the replica Breitling strap.

Because he's already stated he'll not be making a Sub. His money, his rules.

Damn, I was about to post this: Northern gent

http://www.waccex.de/catalog/index.php?cPath=149_157

If I were grabbing watches to keep, and not merely for their value, I'd go for the following: Rolex Daytona: SS-White/silver or Meteorite. UN Trilogy of Time box () or if that's cheating, a Planetarium Copernicus. A daily beater, like an IWC Split Minute. I'd wear any of those watches, although I'd have to be careful with the Copernicus.

I'm going to go out on a complete limb and state my guess that James Barry was a Fireman on Engine 314. It's admittedly an educated guess, but it's a guess nonetheless.

It's such an accurate replica, they've even managed to copy the waiting list.

Precious Time is a great dealer. Have a look around and see what you like before buying.

Nice stuff. I'll get back on with reclaiming my reputation shortly ...

I agree, but it'd be worse to miss out because we assumed an Aquatimer was on its way and it wasn't.

By 'fairyland', he meant seriously improbable wishful thinking, not girly-man-ish.

Excellent work! Why is the Aquatimer in light text?