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Glad to hear it has died down a bit - hoping it stays that way. You must be shattered - not just the lack of sleep, but the worry. Hang in there, mate...

Col is Fakey and I claim my 5 tinnies... Edit: OMG - you weren't kidding. 63 posts and he's a Charter Member..... 12.75% of all posts on the board. I'm amazed he can stand the echo.....

What! More refugees!?! I guess Xerxes got 'em.... Pull up a banana crate and have a beer, guys! Who's next, RWI? (the one watch forum it's not likely to happen to is RWS - Col is the only one who'd notice and he's already here.... )

The thing is that even the "swiss" movements will often have asian parts as they are modded to copy what Panerai do to them. If you want a top-quality movement, however, start looking at those with swan-neck regulators and don't get too hung up about Swiss vs Asian - in the case of the 6497 its rarely clear-cut anyhow and they're BOTH darned good movements. As has been said elsewhere, there really isn't a "best" Fiddy worth the name around at the moment. Time4Direct (aka PrestigeWatchCo), who is a dealer over on RWI and Repgeek has one of the better ones I've seen around at a little under

That's an asian movement. Not that the Asian 6497 isn't good - it's an excellent movement, but they shouldn't be selling as swiss. I think we can safely assume that this isn't from one of our known dealers....

A ridiculous amount of money for a rep. At that price I'd be looking for a used gen....

hmm... my first thought was: "If Rolex made condoms"

Cool. I've looked for an RG version, having emailed a couple of dealers about it, but no joy, sadly.

Depends on what you buy - like most of the dealers, he sells a fair amount of low-end stuff, but he doesn't do much in the way of street junk. He also sells a lot of the higher-end reps too. He's good for some of the less-common watches - I've had a couple from him that are tough to find elsewhere. Most of what I've had from him could be described as "mid-range' stuff, and it's been fine, but I took my time making sure I knew what I was buying. If you're going to buy cheapies, though, be careful (this applies whatever the dealer), there are some really nice watches to be found for under $100, but also a lot that ain't worth having. You need to be fairly selective if you want to get something good. If in doubt, post a photo of what you're thinking of buying - maybe someone else here has had the same watch and will be able to advise.

That's Tonyxkf. He's been around for years - is currently one of the probationary dealers over at RWI. Yes, I've bought from him several times. No problems at all. Dependent on what you're after, it might be worth your while to check his CQout shopfront too, as the prices on there can sometimes be a little cheaper.

Few people have ever had the nerve to ask me about my watches. However, I have been known to answer: "No, it's a figment of your deranged imagination". That usually confuses 'em sufficiently to end the conversation

OMG. They've killed Oscar!!!!!!

Coming between me and my new mercedes is likely to result in getting run over, mate..... edit: .... admittedly by a crappy little courtesy car that is like to come off worse in the engagement

Oh gawd. Sorry to hear that Col. Hope you & the guys get it under control without too many problems...

Me: When will the insurance company give me the money for my car? God: Soon, I think. Me: thank you God: you are quite welcome. ...

Nope - as far as I'm aware, there's only two variants of this rep - both SS but with black or white dials. Wearing mine today

Photos of gens masquerading as the watch they're going to send you? Not an auspicious start. Avoid like the plague.

Concord C1. Quartz, but looks pretty striking imho.... 44mm Tony again

:D :D

.... so can Tony. He does horse heads too, I believe.... Not on this evidence......

My BR02 is my regular weekend watch - one of my favourites after my PAM111h I have a real hankering after a BR01, though - especially since SA bought his.