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fotoman

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  1. want to make sure genius gets its recognition hope you don't mind
  2. swapping movements would require new hands on alot of models
  3. a G5 with a pilot and unlimited gas card - a real one, not a rep
  4. well, i figured out a year or so ago, that i go into an obsessive state as a distraction from pain. I have a few medical conditions that flair up and when the pain is rocking, i find myself obsessing over watches looking at models over and over again, finding ways to buy them, checking the mailbox. now - its also funny, i to know i don't have anything coming in the mail, buti still check, - i guess just in case i get one by accident? i find when the pain goes away i am able to relax more, not be so manic. i didn't realize it for years. other than that - i dunno - there is an excitement in the chase, i enjoy looking at them, on the shelf and on the wrist. -
  5. stick with precious time - and just ask him - he will tell you, v1 or v2
  6. ok, i guess i understand - i just use my phone as a portable office, email , calender - wm6. high speed web access. i figured most people were moving tword that - unless your so important you ahve someone doing that for you - hence the vertu
  7. Ok - this is a very preliminary idea - haven't run it by admin - and haven't run the deal by my watchmaker - but, i'm going to go speak with him tomorrow and talk about the possibility of servicing the forum. This would be done through me, as he doesn't do internet, 1 and 2, doesn't speak english. and i doubt he wants those packages coming and going from his shop. So - i would like to see a wishlist of services that people need - and also what you might be willing to pay for the service. that way i can talk to him to see if he is interested, then talk to admin to see about the details and maybe bring it to fruition. please not, i will not be working on these watches at all - they will be done by my watchmaker. i will however, be handling the shipping and handling. This service will be CONUS only - no border crossings. i do not know about turn around time - but, since he is a watchmaker full time as opposed to ziggster who is part time, i anticipate it would be better than that. - could be as early as 2 weeks turn around. - Also, at first, i don't think i want to give him any modded 7750s, so, no seconds at 12, 3 and 6 - not yet anyway I know for a fact he does full breakdown and servicing - like The Zigmeister does remove all gears and mainspring yadda yadda - not a dip in the bath like RBJ - don't know about relum ing - So - give me a list - and lets see who needs what - there may be difficulty sourcing some parts, as we don't have an old drawer of rep mov'ts like zig does. -we'll have to see how that goes lets start with - and if its listed and you need it, write it to so i can see the demand - a servicing 7750 servicing simple mov'ts crystal removal for CHIEF ar coat replace hands replace dial non-working simple mov't non-working asian 7750 polishing brushing case/bracelet
  8. WWE WANT PICS WE WANT PICS WE WANT PICS don't tease us man get on with it already
  9. no, you wont' pay customs tax - never pay customs tax - if your in britain - then check out Precious time - i think he is in the UK - or narkiaa - def in the UK then no worries at all with customs. lume dots are off on all of them, the v1 has the 3:00 lume dot issue, but none of them are straight - trust me you won't care the swiss is just a different mov't - and frankly there is no guarontee you actually get a swiss one - just go asian, if it doesn't work, then you get it exchanged - for the price you are paying for swiss, you can just get a new one if this one dies!!!
  10. in case of robbery, swing skyland swiftly at assailants head or balls. repeat as nessecary unscrew the crown - the really big button in the center on the side - it will pull out to a few different clicks - one of them is time - you can turn it and set the time - the other is the date. be very very gental - do not set the date time between 11 pm and 3 am (on the watch) how do you know which 12:00 is midnight? keep turning the hands, if the date changes at one of the passes of 12 -thats midn ight, keep turning till you reach close to noon and then set the date, then go back and set the time. do everything gently also, shake the watch up - not gently or wear it on your wrist that will get it started don't mess with the other 2 buttons (chrono buttons) until you have the above mastered YOU MAY NOT USE SKYLAND AS A FLOTATION DEVICE
  11. the watch has a 7750 mov't if you get the Asian 7750 you will pay 300$ less than the swiss 7750 just get the asian, its a good mov't works well, its in half the replicas you see around here re: customs - what country are you in? also talk to your dealer about it - most times the dealer takes the risk on it - also i don't know what angus is charging these days but silix has the V1 skyland for 200$ and i think the v2 for 275
  12. from what i understand yes, millionsmart isn't like a rep factory, they make a half decent watch. there has not been any official confirmation by The Zigmeister, only noting that the back of the movement showed a different gear configuration from any of the them that he has seen.
  13. ABSO SHMUTLY - i'm going to update my collection photos but i have some floating around of the watch and strap - cachiga-cachiga (my kid likes cars) i forget the width, but, its 5mm high at the middle- with a formal style, where it comes down to thin at the edges - just like a nice zenith band. obviously gen croc - and the color is burgendy - it had a slight purple hue when i first got it, but it got darker and richer looking with some wear also its a panatime deployant - which is what i use on basically all my watches
  14. i was reading the thread on my smartphone - didn't really look at the p hotos
  15. is that the quartz one? i have seen quartz ones in several variations silix has a quarts one for $100
  16. i'm to nervous even to have my WM take out the movement to pop the crystal off don't worry about it, it wears bigger than 39. I have almost all 42-44 mm watches but this one is so special cause of the tourby cage, you will wear it often i highly recomend getting a super thick strap from hktan and you have a 20k watch no doubt.
  17. Mr member number 12,000 something - your new around here - you have no history of the way things worked Pre Perfect clones No One had websites except for paul. i have been doing this for years, i have played with all the players - i have been an "insider" for a long time. - i won't be able to produce a fax or email that the cartel price fixes - but, i can tell you anecdotally that its going on. from cartel members complaining to the forum and threatining the forum mods we have had one dealer threaten to report us to paypal - the forum i mean. There is a ton of stuff you don't know that happens behind the scenes - so guess what, your ignornat. its not your fault. it takes time to become a long term insider. trust us - its real. the pressure is real, the monopoly powers are real - the skyland is the best example - for some reason the price control didn't hold on that one and it went down from 300 to 200 over night. mr. fish in a barrel - again - swim away dude, feel free - but, clearly you have never run your own business. People that run their own business spend 60% of their time getting clients and keeping them happy and 40% doing business. we get if not a large portion then a significant portion of their clients for them, at no cost, we recruit - we answer tech support questions we put pressure on behalf of clients to have dealers make things right and they in tern get rich and jack up prices, trying to force other dealers to jack them up as well. what about that does not make you feel used? and - by the way,, go ahead, swim upstream away from our dealer - try finding a skyland when it comes out. the skyland? he has the V1 for 200
  18. its a tourbillon from millions mart - http://www.millionsmart.com/e/default_home.asp they rebrand watches - most of those "germany" inexpensive brands are millionsmart the good news is, through homer, you can get the watch serviced/ fixed -which for me was the biggest risk of the tourby. What if it breaks. most watch smiths will look at you cross eyed if you asked him to work on it
  19. What your not getting is, we create their business - this isn't a free market were in - its fish in a barrel - and to jack up prices on your fish, that you didn't create or maintain - but someone maintaines them for you - its pretty F-d up to jack up prices, and try to fix high prices. For all you free market-eers read the old cartel threads from last year. josh and andrew and sometimes king and angus are trying to create a monopoly situation and cartel style price fixing. and keeping the prices hIGH - the market doesn't have much to do with it, especially if the factory is involved - and clearly some of them are. dollar shamller - reps GO DOWN in price when they have been around for awhile not UP!!!
  20. why would someone drop an iphone for this? simply to look cool?
  21. go to the reviews section or search and read up. lots of deaers to chose from there is no best
  22. would you guys call it a scam if one group was using power to price fix. the point is in no time over the last 5 years of doing this has one model without any changes go up in price. itz a scam because we do all the work creating a site and funneling hundreds of people every day to the dealers listed. we make them personally wealthy in china standars and the unwritten contract is they offer fair pricing and no scams. and the ocasional discount. they rose the price cause they think we can pay more. we make them rich' they spit in our face raising prices and going after dealers that offer cheaper prices by trying to get the factory to stop selling to discounters like silix
  23. maybe i'm having alzheimers but i remember getting my swiss steelfish for like 318 + ship and i think i got josh to throw in a leather strap i just looked, its now 358 + ship WTF? i should have bought a few and sold them - they would have done better than stocks (if i actually owned any) am i nuts?
  24. this is freaking insane - the steelfish costs more now then when i bought it a year ago? i could sell this for a profit!! - i'd check with silix before you buy,this watch used to be around 300$
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