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@andy sorry incomplete: "if you are in need of a lawyer, youll get no lawyer!" lol One thing comes now to my mind if you are willing to perform a "metal-warping-live-mod" for the customs authorities with your watch before they seize it: They definitely WILL know that your watch IS FAKE only a madman would do this to his gen But if you are really going to twist and bend your rep with a tool-kit you carry with you Andy, you have GOOD CHANCES that your rep will "come out" straight and all spruced up when they will roll over it with their PAVING ROLLER lol BEWARE that you could also be asked where you bought your tool-kit from and if you have a bill :D I see you standing there... in the end they will even demand a valid bill for your underwear Forget about it - i guess i should abate my drug-consume at the weekend lol George

I suppose it is maybe rhodanized... ask your local jeweller to redo it. Or you polish it off. B/R George

LOL Now Andy this is a real manly gesture! Am curious if a jurist/lawyer will chime in to spread the "

That someone (what i DOUBT) is going to relocate the pushers at AP ROO rep is nearly of the same effort as going for the goal of machining an entire NEW case for the rep. Only thing you can perform on an easy way is to relocate the tube by removing the old - then closing the hole with a metal-bolt, redrill the hole - inserting a new (or the old tube) to the desired location. Now if you think this was (dont forget beveling and refinishing) an easy task, then try to "relocate" the 2 pushers that easy! B/R George

@MasterOfMuppets YES, indeed... same thoughts went through my head BEFORE i typed my text, but you know what? If in a situation like that beeing too naive to realize whats going on in reality - this guy will put his hand onto the hotplate again! And then? Then this guy will think - how lucky would i be now, if someone experienced only would have said the hard facts articulately inside my face... You have no other way, if someone doesnt "wake-up" with noise than to take the bucket with cold water and spill. My words were choosen mate because as a "longer-time-member" i feel responsible to DETAIN people from such avoidable errors... Nothing more - nothing less. BTW Kirk Hammett ROCKS used to play an ESP explorer lol Now you understand why... George

Andy... BEST thing is always to have a bill or copy of a bill of the watch. What also would "make their day" is a different proof that the watch/watches belong to you and where already bought inside of the country you for ex. return to! Maybe as someone stated a hint/photographs inside a photobucket or similar account would work as well - maybe you have older pictures of the watch together with a computer/laptop with you But be carefull - i saw at the airport that they also check sometimes for ex. salesman with laptops travelling from outside EU, if they bought or are going to import this machine... if you have no bill or copy for your laptop you might get other problems lol Damn that customs... omnipotent controls more and more police state. Dunno where we are heading... George

Dear Apexwatch!! First sorry for your loss - from what i heard ProWatchPolo might be "newer" but dedicated and trustworthy seller!! *harrumph* dont wanna dampen you but DO YOU REALLY THINK that some "CN-special-hack-agent" achieved to implement successful a fake PP link on fake-watch-site making you send over 500 Bucks and you still BELIEVE you are going to get a maybe inferior Rep from that extraterrestrial "陳佩玲" Dealer - Man, are you NAIVE! Welcome to the internet btw! This was apprentice's premium $$$ you paid my friend - and btw i already lost over 1000

@automatico Life can be weirder than fiction soemtimes @Andy Situation "A" is not clearly posted as a question or not? Beeing no expert but from what i expereinced and heard: Situation "B" - if you have really "a [censored]" of a custom-officer and no receipt of the watch you have the situation rolling in 2 possible directions: Wearing/carrying one watch is positive for convincing him that you where not going to sell it! Bad for you is if the custom officer doesnt believe your story that you already HAD the watch when travelling out of germany. (This can be for ex. if the item looks "brand-new") Situation "C" is maybe the classic situation where you CAN get forced to pay import taxes - for ex. if customs dont believe that you are going on a GTG/meeting of some sort of Club with NO intention to sell/import. But good in this case is that you are able to get your taxes back when leaving the country. Maybe we have a lawyer here? Havent been too many times outside EU carrying watches lately to know better... George

@P...o Haha...!! Nice "Disco-Shot" of your collection B/R George

Hmmm... i dunno if this is also an option: What about abandoning the watch to the customs just for the period of your visit, then whilst leaving taking it back without paying any taxes?? I guess they would refuse to take liability for your items.

:thumbsupsmileyanim: B I N L A D E N ? ? ? Sorry but i couldnt restrain... ahhh that was a good "pass" for me. @bansen Dont you want to get my new "comical assistant"?? Sorry man... maybe its because of weekend lol George

Thanks Mac on brightening up my knowledge But DAMN!! i cant believe (looked it up) we EU people got scammed by Michael Moore - this was stated in one of his films... He represented Canadians as such "frightening" people that they even dont need to lock up their homes against burglars! Knowing girls such as Pamela Anderson... or Evangelista and others i highly doubted Moore on that one anyway George

@hike Had a quick call with sarkozy today... said, its ok! They will just take back the Statue of Liberty George

@all Just out of curiosity: Is it true that most of canadians (also Toronto) choose to leave their homes "unlocked" when going out or even at night when sleeping? Is that something as an "urban-myth" they sell us in EU or somehow practised? George

@doderix and others SORRY for your loss!! Dont want to sound like a wise guy but following is what i practised at least 2 times: Tell the item is yours (of course you have "no clue") if item is gen or not - pay the TAX for importing the watch, then if you travel home, check with customs authorities and again and refund the amount you payd because you are taking the item back home... This worked for me 2 times with greek customs and one time the item was already packed as a gift but i remained stubborn and said that i am not going to "import" the item and it worked as well. This might be a solution - alternative can be to send the item then via mail. Good luck next time George

lol @reg yes - you are right mate, i do remember his english from mails could be very funny in a way Always had fear if he understands my question... But damn folks today i realized we are resurrecting a thread of 2009!!! George

LOL @red

@Hike Thanxs for the heads-up bro... although its too late now!!! I am more into Bananas than Kiwis anyway?! But wait... damn! Considering... i already did loose my Viriginity but for C H E A P @PUGs ---> YOU BET i would rather NOT knew what i was doing!! LUV yall! George

lol @toad yeah... sorry May "teh true Kanadians" forgive me! I was originally trying to "mimic" an average American lol... Europe? Wheres that? But dont want to mix up guys... i heard (i have friends in toronto from greece) you canadians are pretty "laid-back" and smarter than americans too (PLS may no US resident read this post so ill get stone to death) BUT Canadians BEWARE!! I also heard some US guys making HUGE PROGRESS on this issue! After having found where exactly the US lies and still is located... they found the Iraq, than also Afghanistan... Hopefully they will never find out WHERE exactly Canada or Toronto lies (i keep it secret) Too bad, my bathing trunks are in the dirty laundry otherwise i would consider "chiming in" your Toronto GTA from Europe - the atlantic can be lil cold at that season The best to you friends!! George

Goreous Tourbillon - allways had great respect of the craftsmanship - the understated design of the dial with guilloche pattern almost like a ZEN-garden takes this movement to "another level" - Gorgeous rep!! Wouldnt care either if the breguet aint 100% accurate - because its for sure 100% of a beauty!! Wear them well friend George

TORONTO?? .. . . . . . . . . . . . Wheres that??? Gorge

Thanxs for the super-quick rescue T!! Was this also due to Iceland Eyjafjallaj

stumbled over this thread before... today i had a closer look. Just have to add, you guys are absolutely right!! Kudos @all for beeing part of a place not only about watches but generally a GREAT place to be for getting in touch with almost every kind of people! When i first joined i couldnt imagine that "a place about watches" or reps would be so much fun... Sorry i cant describe that good, maybe its not only the information you can get about watches and reps here, its more "the way" things where communicated between members that make this place an often very comfortable place to stay in the net! ...and of course because of some great "characters" beeing part of the show Thanxs George

@dadog CONGRATS on that rare and classy piece!! From what ive heard this aint a "0815" mbw you can obtain easily from the usual-mbw-middlemen or dealers... Havent figured out yet why Mr. Nahpiek chooses to sell a few of his watches just directly from the stall? B/R George

@all Pls be patient... Heard that most "all" important people involved with enquiry are still in vacation. Hopefully, i expect to know more in 7-14 days. B/R George