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You can't. Well, you can, but it's very, very rare, and very expensive.

The replica Seamasters here are replicas of the Automatic ones, not of the quartz ones. The quartz movement is very, very wrong for these. Quartz movements click from second to second, and are immediately visible as quartz movements. On a watch that had "Automatic" printed on the dial, like all the Seamasters available here, this would scream replica so loudly you'd need earplugs.

What's unreliable about the Asian movements? I mean how far wrong can you go with an ancient pocket watch design copy?

You're not missing much ...

I've changed. I'm sure you can guess what to ...

The remainder of my pics are in By-Tor's excellent Omega guide. Hey, By-Tor, my MoonWatch link points to RWI.

You could offer it up for trade on the rep sites. Kinda like will-trade-seiko-for-reps thing. ... unless it's Quartz.

What was that about my bottom?

I found it linked off a link from Audemarsfan off a link off TRC. It's got older rehashed articles on it culled from a random assortment of sites. Who is AK and when is the site supposed to open?

My apologies, I did in fact mean Ruby. Sorry for that.

Speaking of ... did my GST arrive ok? Feel free to take pics of it when it's opened up, as it's a very highly photographed watch already ... it's used to having cameras pointed at it.

The first GST I got felt gritty and the chrono at 12 stopped returning and then died one day. The replacement kept lousy time and felt gritty too. A service may not always be necessary, but when it is, it's better to prevent than repair. Obviously, you can get lucky, but I want my GST to last 5 years, or until I get a gen for a good price, and in this respect a service is cheaper than an ETA 7750 swap-out.

In sooth, I know not how to buy more reps. Omega Planet Oceans I have not, Yet all around me Pumpkins I see oft, And something tells me they are really hot. Yeah, Iambic Pentameter in da house!

This is a good price. Credit to Josh for offering this service, and now we know how much extra it is. The problem is that it's nearly the price of a Jones. Imagine you have a choice between a pre-serviced IWC GST Chrono ... and a GST with matching Jones. Plenty of people will take the gamble. $400+ for a rep is getting to most people's balking point.

I appear to be winning too many Seiko divers watches on ebay, so may have to offload a couple here soon.

$13k in SGD is around $8k USD. Not cheap, but not hideously over the top.

I've had my run-ins with Enzo, and we don't always see eye-to-eye, but one thing I can say is that he's a master of his domain. You have to respect his vintaginating $mad_skillz and ability to find the most obscure of parts for the weirdest of requests. Respect where it's due.

$175 for a 7750 Chrono. There are more expensive: I believe Joe's movement guy charges $275.

The work side applies to the majority of dealers, if not all. However, I believe most dealers here have other channels.

Dear $DEITY, is that the best you can come up with? It's a bit obvious and doesn't change anything. Michael Portillo is obvious too, as is Christiano Ronaldo. Margaret Thatcher would be on my list as well, along with Jim Davisdon, but none of these seem worthy enough of wishing death upon. Sure, their deaths would have comedy value, but not enough impact to really wish it. Michael Schumacher is my choice. You could dye his skin red and make exclusive sports straps for your Palbundi Ferrari watches. Or Ann Coulter for you Americans: Get some true patriot Ol' Glory bitchleather straps. Those on the other side of the fence can get Michael Moore straps: there'd be more to go round, so that'd be for big watches. There's not be much leather from a Tom "Short" Cruise strap and it'd suit the sciento in your life, but you'd probably need to keep it in the closet to stop it going off. Uwe Boll. I'd choose Uwe Boll. House of the Dead-printed zombie straps, or Bloodrayne print. Yeah, who wants Uwe Boll straps?

If it's pre-serviced, it'll say so, and it'll cost well over $350, putting it near ETA 7750 prices, and add a week or two to the delivery. Ask the dealer if they'll pre-service. I know Josh does it. Quality Control is one of those rep vs gen issues. If you want a watch pre-serviced, with a warranty etc., you're looking at near cheap-genuine prices. The differences between a replica and a genuine are not just the brand name, they're things like tax, import duty, dealer mark-up, pre-servicing, cosc certification, waterproof testing and guaranteeing, proper lume, swiss-madeness, warranties, a decent box, pre-oiled strap, trained dealerships, guaranteed parts available to dealers, etc. and with this comes resale value. If many of these things are necessary, then replicas are not for you. When you investigate how cheaply you can get a genuine 7750-powered Hamilton, for instance, you'll be surprised they can actually get them out so cheaply considering all the factors I mentioned. It's almost enough to convert a man away from reps.

If I knew, I'd not have sent mine off to The Zigmeister. You're looking at roughly 100 quid for a full 7750 service if you can find anyone.

Ok, if you can't see the difference between selling an MBW and selling a regular rep, ask yourself why TTK doesn't sell them. No, even better, let's ask him: MBWs come with a lot of baggage. How can you not see this? Get King to deal in them if you can: I know you have good links with her.

This is my understanding about MBWs as well. Still, I was approached to ask my brother, who is in BKK, if he'd be interested in dealing in MBWs to the forum. I cannot imagine anything worse to wish upon my poor bro. The risks aside, I can't imagine what nightmares would await anyone interested.

Sometimes, an Asian 7750 will perform adequately. Sometimes it will not. If you can afford it, it's better to get the watch serviced while it's still new as if it develops any problems, a repair is more costly than a service. Replicas don't get the same pre-sales service as genuines, as this just adds to the price and when people buy the cheapest possible watch if it looks good, servicing watches loses you sales. Some dealers will pre-service watches, and this will be reflected in the price. If you want genuine-style quality control, you had better be prepared to pay a little. Remember, we're buying replicas here.