cornerstone

(Recycling jokes already!)

EDIT: Sorry, forgot to add - welcome back!

They seem to have been working to bring the backup up to speed - the prices have been amended and accounts added.

But they still can't take Moneybookers, despite what the website says at the moment.

Cheers!

So I'm guessing that the only bit that actually works on this car is the clock! Are you sure this isn't a British car then?!

My 2852 stainless Crazy Hours rep's back, case, crown and buckle weigh 35g so:

35 g SS =84 g. gold / 31.1 grams per troy oz =2.7 troy oz X 75% gold X 625 USD/troy oz=$1218 worth of gold.

Here's how I sold it to Ms. A: In this uncertain times, everyone should own some gold to hedge against inflation and protect our savings from a catastrophic event---and what better way to store gold than in a gorgeous fake watch? She said, "That's some pretty good BS, honey, but if you have to have another watch it you might as well get this one..."

Seriously, if we can get enough interested buyers this for the price of the gold alone, it's a no brainer.

Let me just say, this a fantastic looking watch and fantastic value as a watch. I wish I had that kind of disposable fun money

But can I point out a potential flaw (might be wrong) in your gold value calculation for those interested in the 'investment' aspect. I think you worked out the weight of the gold based on the pure density, and then did the 75% calculation to bring it down to 18cts. But the 25% that isn't gold doesn't have the same density.

Stainless steel has a density of roughly 8g / cm3; pure gold 19.3g / cm3

18ct gold has a density of 15.3g / cm3 for pink (slightly less for red, slightly more for yellow)

So your 35g of stainless steel would not be 84g of 18ct gold, but 66.9 g of 18 ct gold. And, of course, only 75% of this is solid gold.

So your calculation would go 66.9 g / 31.1 grams per troy oz =2.15 troy oz X 75% gold X 625 USD/troy oz=$1008 worth of gold.

I could be way off - so please say if I've got this wrong.

As I said, even so, I think that's still a good deal and a 'lot of watch' for those that can afford it.

Best of luck guys!

They look nice!

Marathon

Kenneth Cole

The legendary (?!)

Innovative Sleep Solutions

Apparently it monitors your body, and wakes YOU up when it thinks is best. F*CK that! (I'm assuming it must be shock proof too! )

UPDATED LIST OF THE GAME SO FAR:

Audemars Piguet

breitling

Cartier

Doxa

ETA

Franck Muller

Girard Perregaux

Hublot.

IWC

Jaeger-LeCoultre.

Krieger

Lemanina

Maurice de Mauriac

Officine Panerai...

Nike

NOMOS

Patek Phillipe

ROLEX

South Bend Watch Company

Tourbillon

Ulysse Nardin

Vacheron Constantin

Wakmann

Xemex

Yema

Zenith

A. Lange and Sohne

bulgari

Chopard

DUBEY & SCHALDENBRAND

Ebil

Frederique Constant

Glycine

hamilton

Ikepod

Jaquet Droz

Klaauw, Christiaan van der

Locman

Movado

Nina Ricci

Oris

Philippe Charriol

QUINTING

Raymond Weil

SWIZA

TITONI

United Colors of Benetton

Vincent Calabrese

Wenger

X-Data

Yes

Zodiac

Arbutus

Bedat and Co.

Calibre

Doxa

Emile Chouriet

Fortis

Gerald Genta

Hampden

Invicta Baby

JÖRG SCHAUER

KOBOLD

Laco by Lacher

Mount Royal

Nivada

Orient

POLJOT

Q&Q

Revue Thommen

Saint Honore

Technomarine

UZI

Vostok

Wittnauer

X Japan Watch

XACT

Yantar

Zodiac

Auguste Reymond

Blancpain

Carl. F. Bucherer

deLaCour

Ernest Borel

Fender

Grovana

Hugo Boss

INDUCTA

Jacques Lemans

Kolber

Laks

Marvin

Northeagles

Omega

Perrelet

Quick Silver

Reuge

Sinn

Traser

U Boat

Ventura

Wyler Vetta

X-Men watch

Yonger and Bresson

Zitura

Azimuth

Breguet

Chase Durer

Dubey & Schaldenbrand

Explorer

Formex 4 Speed

Gevril

Hebe

Indiglo

Juvenia

Klaus Kobec

Le Castel

MOMO

Nubeo

Octa Calendrier by FP Journe.

Pierre Laurent

Quadrato Perpetual Calendar by Ulysse Nardin.

Rado

Submariner by Rolex.

Tudor

UTS

Villemont

Watchpeople

X files watch

Yves Saint Laurent

Zeno

anonimo

Bertolucci

CORUM

Delbana

Eterna

F.P.Journe

Gucci

On to 'H' !!

@cornerston...you've beat me with the zeno...belive me...i was just about to post the pics of the same brand...

Cliche of the moment: great minds think alike!

Gucci

Eterna

Whoa that anonimo pic is quite big!

EDIT: lol! Snap! You beat me!

i HAD A WATCH TESTED FOR WATER PROOFING....THE TEST SAYS PASSED ON THE PRINTOUT THEY GAVE ME.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN....TEST PRESSURE: 5.098 BAR

INITIAL STRAIN : -032.9

STRAIN TREND -002.2

As Repaustria said, the test was for 5bar = 50m depth, and obviously it passed.

So that is the pressure at which the test is conducted, the other two figures are the results of that test.

I think the initial strain is the amount that the case compresses (shrinks) when the pressure is first applied. The strain trend then shows the change in that distortion after a period of time (say a minute).

If the trend is stable or negative then that is good - nothing is getting into the case. If the trend shows a positive, then something got into the case during the time the pressure was applied.

I think that's right - but someone else might know better.

You can subject a watch to the same static pressure it would experience at 200m while swimming vigorously at a depth of 1 meter. This is why the 200m rating is a benchmark.

I can't entirely get my head around this, but something just doesn't feel right (i.e. I could be totally wrong).

200m is an absolutely fuc*ing insane amount of pressure - 21kg per cm2. It's at the limits of human endurance. Yet we feel this with vigorous swimming? Wouldn't people pass out all the time?

As I said, I don't know, it just doesn't sit right.

Zeno

By the way, I just noticed that we managed to use Zodiac twice earlier

Is this when 'Powermax' goes bad?!

Here she is in all her glory!

So much still to play for!!

Geeze there must be some kind of prize we can give cornerstone for that one

Aww what the heck $1000 RWG cash coming your way

I would say that we have a front runner to win the ________________...

Thank you! As you both know, I have often talked of my dreams of proudly owning a ________________... of my own one day

But plenty more good signs to come I'm sure!

Just teasing....!

Aspire is working now, but it seems that "Crazy Sale" is over now. :close_tema:

It might not be - the site that is running (or at least the one I connected to) is a May backup.

@By-Tor you're really going to confuse people as they desperately try to right-click on the boob pics now! lol!

@sennsi: hey, he's done, why isn't she doing the dishes already?

And to resume normal service.....