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Thanks! Did you use tweezers when you stuck the lume back? And covering the dial is to stop dust and so on, I take it.

No sooner is my orange 42.5mm PO back in commission when an odd thing has happened... The lume on one of the markers has fallen off. Any thoughts on how to fix it? For example, whether to stick the bit that fell off back on - does that sound plausible and 'do-at-homeable'?

Just a little postscript. Verbal was kind enough to post the replacement links all the way to Oz. Unfortunately the envelope had been mauled, I suspect by a sorting machine. There was a very peculiar hole ripped in the back of the envelope and the links were gone That said, I am very grateful for him sending them - and he obviously deserves the community credit for offering to do so. As I've said to him in PM - I am going to try to resize the watch without the half links at the 'wrong' size. My hand will probably go purple when I put the watch on....but at least it will bring more attention to the great watch! Cheers!

Interesting spot. Cheers!

Outstanding effort!

This really tickled me - maybe it's just the holiday season! The verb 'to expense' - love it. EXPENSE verb; the act of spending your employer's money on shit you probably wouldn't pay for yourself, often as an end-of-year tax deduction or non-reportable personal fringe benefit ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin expensa, from expendere: to buy those extra wireless iPod Airport Extreme accessories you probably didn't need for work. In completely unrelated news, my Mrs is extremely pleased with 'her' new laptop that I recently brought home

Before or after the next GTG? Enjoy!!

I think this was discussed in another thread yesterday here - r11co made this point:

...and that's a classy way to think!! Cheers!

Seiko take quartz more seriously than any other watch manufacturer - I'd be surprised if their high end models were topped by their Swiss counterparts.

In fairness, that's an upgrade though. It may be easier and cheaper to get your hands on the replacement rep crown tube. Speak to Paul if you haven't already.

Wow!

Welcome Dr No, we've been expecting you..... Shopping this weekend doesn't sound like fun though - will be manic Cheers!

Welcome! ....just don't ask who has the best sub!!

Kanerich, mate, this is actually pretty funny. If you knew anything about me, you would know why. But, honestly, I am not in the habit of making uneducated guesses. So enlighten me - what are the precise legal ramifications, and how are they different from having the watches posted?

Eh? The risk is you lose a few reps. It's exactly the same as getting them posted to you strictly speaking.

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Wow - that would be absolutely amazing if you were able to help out - I'd be incredibly grateful. I'll send a PM. Cheers!

Personally I wouldn't buy a fake Gucci - the real ones are cheap enough if you order them from the US, so that would be better. I tried to pick out a watch for the Mrs, and I was way, way off. I thought she would like a Patek P24, she didn't. I let her pick from hundreds of genuine watches, and she picked out a Franck Muller. Bought her the ETA Ladies Conquistador on a leather strap = happy bunny. The point is, it might be worth asking, or gauging what she likes from gen watches.

Sounds great!!

Thank you for the help with this guys. Just as a postscript, I did end up buying the ETA because I am ( a ) soft, and ( b ) very nice. Just got the tracking number today from Jay and Angel at Silix Prime, so fingers crossed it's popular!

I thought I'd just ask, in case someone else has already done similar - no point in reinventing the wheel. The bracelet for my 42.5mm 5th PO has been in the wars. A couple of weeks ago one of the tiny 'half links' (if that makes sense - one of the side bits, but half the size of the normal links) came off the watch during the day and is lost, and obviously the whole bracelet is now broken. (Relieved the watch didn't fall off and break). I could put it back together, but then it won't be my size. Does anyone have any experience buying replacement links or a replacement bracelet for the PO off the dealers? (The clasp has its problems too, which is why I ask about the bracelet). Any idea of costs or who you would recommend? (I know it's a busy time of year for them).

Who will watch the watchmen?!

Google for "online fax" - you basically email the fax as an attachment and they send it for you, just find a plan that works for you.