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Dropped a watch and had one of the chrono hands came off, are there any rep-friendly watchsmiths in Boston or vicinity who would be able to fix it?

Seems like most of the 288 reps have a stem that's a bit too long, causing the crown not to screw in all the way. How hard would it be to shorten it? Is it a simple DIY project, or would we be better off taking it to a watchsmith? It would be way beyond awesome if someone could post a tutorial.

It might just be a bad angle, but don't the bezel screws on the upper right side look mighty funky? The slot is way off center and isn't angled correctly.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330405568368 - bought one of those, hope it doesn't turn out too bad.

Dunhill makes nice wallets, but they're somewhat pricey.

http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=95461 The clown who posted the original thread begging for ingy datewheel schematics made low-quality inkjet prints on copier paper and is trying to sell them for $25 each on repgeek. Whoever sent him the file, can you just post it here so everyone can print it themselves instead of having to pay that joker $25 for a 2"x2" piece of paper? I'll gladly clean it up and re-size it if needed. Looks like he used the low-resolution file I've attached below, judging from the pictures he posted, but I'm sure there's something better out there.

http://prowatch-polo.com/showpic.asp?ArticleID=889 - haven't seen this anywhere else...

Bought it second hand, unfortunately - Jandrew&Co wants $35 for a single screw

Does anybody know the size of ultimate PAM088 crown guard screws? I lost one, and Jandrew & Co wants $35 for a replacement. I'm sure I can find them in the US for next to nothing as long as I know the size.

Just lost one of the CG screws on my Ultimate 88, bummer. Would anybody happen to know the size, or better yet have a spare sitting around? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Some poor fool got his ebay account hijacked

Those look pretty damn nice. Are they still available, and how much?

Which $180 non-chrono model are you talking about? As far as I know, there's the uber-cheap 21J movement model with mineral glass and the $250+ A7750 non-chrono model with sapphire/AR.

Does anybody have any experience with the above movement? Looks like it's being used in lower-end reps.

Doesn't he advertise his lume as Superluminova? That stuff should glow for hours.

The dealer is refusing to replace a clearly faulty item, according to the OP, why should he not charge back? Jandrew & Co (I'm about 99% sure that's where it came from) is charging a huge premium for their alleged "customer service" - would you not charge back if you got a dud from Amazon and they refused to replace it or issue a refund? What is it with you people gladly bending over and taking it in the arsch, then whining about rep quality being too low and prices too high? Our good friends in GZ are laughing all the way to the bank. PS: A little something for Jandrew worshippers: them vs the other guy. I rest my case...

That's unacceptable for $360, I'd do a chargeback if I were you. Just file an "item not as described" complaint and you should have your money back in a couple days, then send that "watch" back using the cheapest courier service you can find. It seems to be a big no-no here, but I don't understand why everyone is trying so hard to protect those scamming clowns who are for the most part selling us junk that's $10 a bucket in Guangzhou. $5 "swiss eta" clone asian movements, "synthetic sapphire" mineral glass, "outstanding lume" that fades in a minute, "1:1 cases made from gen sample" 100x100px JPG on manufacturer's site, anyone? Wake the hell up, people!

Has anybody gotten one yet? I'm planning to pull the trigger on that one, just want to make sure it's of decent quality and accuracy.

Is there any way to align the 12 o'clock markers on the bezel and dial without busting the whole thing open? Mine is off about half a click, and it's driving me nuts

Any updates? Has anybody seen one in person?

Why buy a badly made rep with unreliable clone movement when you can get a gen used Fortis for around $300?

Speaking of fake Bentleys, I was out to lunch and saw a rather ghetto-looking fella (saggy pants, basketball shoes, xxxxxl sweatshirt) walking around with his sleeve rolled up, flaunting his chinatown special iced out bentley on white rubber diver pro. Don't be that guy...

Depends - if you're wearing $7K watch at work while making $30K a year, it's pretty damn obvious the watch is a rep, no matter how accurate it is.

I'm more interested in their Diagono line, though the Assioma does look nice.

Are there any semi-accurate reps of Diagono quartz models? Automatics look nice, but I'd rather not deal with A7750 - heard plenty of horror stories about it...