Katerchen

@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

Bought this Tiffany ring from a site along with other things and this is the only one that came out bad. There is a weird coating on it. It's supposed to look like sterling silver. As you can see the floral pattern is not affected, just the rest of the front.The inside and the sides of the ring look fine, its just the front. Here are pics:

I suppose it is maybe rhodanized... ask your local jeweller to redo it.

Or you polish it off.

B/R

George

I tell you what though, if a customs officer wanted to keep a watch of mine as i always carry a tool kit, he would not have a wearable watch!

LOL

Now Andy this is a real manly gesture!

Am curious if a jurist/lawyer will chime in to spread the "

Hi folks. I wanted to know if anyone has been successful in moving the crown lower so the pushers and crown are staggered as they should be and not inline? Maybe those older expensive mbws? Thank you.

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

@Katerchen: not exactly a nice way...

@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.

...but it's because my name is real common and matches that of someone they've been after for some time.

: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

Sorry to hear your bad trip/experience! We should Ban France as a lay-over or destination in RWG!

@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

I dont know what to say but DAM!!!

@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

See, that's one of those things I don't understand. Would you rather have sex with a virgin or someone who knew what they were doing?

@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??

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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