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Demsey

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  1. Um.. I don't believe anyone was inconvenienced TT..

    I am the member that 'promised"the bracelet.. and this is the reason that I said I would refund the 30 usd in the first place.. after sourcing an MBK never worn bracelet.. Gatcha pm's me and request a different bracelet.. which would of cost me money out of pocket..GM..pm's me and allis resolved.. but the bracelet he decides on that I have is cheap and missing end links.. the missing end links ifs my fault.

    but I promised the bracelet.. so I ordered a riveted bracelet from Yuki's .. 100 usd.. and it has arrived, I hadn't realized I had a deadline last we messaged I told you I would get one, my fault.. I didn't want to make excuses so I just ordered one... but now I find no need to send it.

    and this was just what GM and I had discussed... "calling me out" to be more than honest about the "deal", before prior investigation..I felt that since I had made a commitment .. even if it cost me 100 usd out of pocket I would follow through..

    but I will call it as "I"it see it..GM your a fricken crybaby ma man.. and for someone who would of gotten a very nice bracelet.. you will get your 30 usd back and please don't bother to PM me about your bracelet .. I don't need it and would rather give it away than recoup my money, by selling it.

    AC/Lani

    Oh yeah, I remembered the incident but forgot it were 'lanikai' that made the 'bracelet for upgrade' offer. Thanks for revisiting with all the infos Lanikai...........sigh, what was it that other brilliant member had to say on the subject of true benevolence? Oh yes;

    No good deed goes unpunished..........

    Like we all said to 'Ubiquitous' that time; then gesture is made outward to the benefit of others, seemingly, but the real rewards are paid inward in the form of Karma. And a good night's sleep.

    Or maybe it were just 'Omni' who said that.

    Cheers 'lanikai'

    But let's not lose sight of the 'thing' here. 'AllergyDoc' started all this fracas. See the Pandora's box you opened up Doc? I don't believe in banning as all can be worked out by calmer heads. But a suspension of posting privileges? That's not entirely uncalled for. If not down right funny. :p

  2. Well said Stephane, thanks :) Mike

    Ditto.

    Asim is on some hard times, but that is not an excuse. It's really none of my business aside I have a casual interest in Asim as an e-bud here on RWG.

    I don't remember which exactly, but a member of the Admin. team quipped as of late (paraphrased); "Dealing from the member group is an easy way to get bound up all to hell....." As an individual, you have no support team. Just because you have a friend who is a jobber in watch parts, and you can get them bulk on the cheap, and you are willing to extend a service to the membership, in the name of solidarity, and even make a few bucks on the side for your troubles? Think twice, thrice, four times and then forget it. One bout of appendicitis that lays you up for three weeks with orders from 'friends' pending? You will be hunted through the streets by villagers with torches. Just not worth it. Once upon a time any member with a Dremel tool and a steady hand was a 'modder'. Man, the fall out was like the USS Indianapolis hitting a mine field on route to Tinian. Three or four members I can think of off hand were celebrities. Before they were strung up with piano wire. Then there was a guy who thought it would be good fun to source homage watches with an RWG logo. Leave it all to the pros.

    This thread is a perfect example and should be pinned with regard.

  3. some collectors will also have you believe that they themselves were duped too! :lol:

    Yeah and that's a hard one to disprove. Like the mobster on the stand; "I do not recall that". Hmmmmmmm. I would imagine more often than not 'factory' will hang the collector out to dry. And then again, more often than not, we are "Stupid dog face who buy crummy watch. HA!" Kind of like Detroit automobile manufacturers. So. You have to go with your gut. I'm kinda likin' it. Things were getting too easy on the noobs. "Add to your Cart" -click- and then three days later; 99% Planet Ocean with Swiss ETA COSC? Pffffft! I've always thought the best facet of this whole hobby was the 'hunt' and the bent on doing well by one's own self through good due diligence, research and judgement. With RWG and posts like these, it's not like your not loaded for bear. Good watches for good money? Shoot. The mall has that.

  4. I know exactly what you mean, brother...

    More then a month back, I posted some pics of an awful Rolex bracelet I received from a "respected" dealer. I was offered by one of the high-ranking members here (and they know who they are) that if I became a member by donating $30, they'd send me a bracelet in return for supporting the forum. I ponied up. Have I received the bracelet yet? NOPE! I've even PM'ed stating that I'd be happy with a cheaper bracelet...or just a clasp to replace the crappy one. Anything yet? NOPE!

    Even if you pony up, don't expect to get treated like a member.

    And, look at how many posts I've made since joining. That equates to $0.30 / post! Fcukall!

    I'm a grad student. So, I make jacksh!t money from TA'ing a bunch of 1st and 2nd year students. I can't just throw money around. That bracelet has cost me $68 (original purchase) plus $30. Nice. <_<

    Regardless though, I did manage to meet some really nice members here. We just stick with our chats in private and exchange ideas in there.

    I remember this. The deal went into discussions over a 'donation' made versus an upgrade to 'membership'? That is; you made a donation to the board in lieu of becoming a paid member and there was no way to confirm your donation? This needs to be revisited. Hind sight being 20/20 I thought that were a wacky deal from the get go. Good intentions all around, but the road to ruin is paved with those. No good deed goes unpunished and all that. I dunno, I just rolled my eyes when that one unfolded.

    Well all that aside, just know; with VIP upgrade you get fruit basket. Right Doc? And with Platinum you get massage with happy ending. Right Shundi? So we have that going for us. Which is nice.

  5. And your contribution falls into which of these categories? :whistling:

    Posts.jpg

    There has to be something relevant or somewhat enlightening with regard to 'replica watches' in there somewhere. I mean, I'm not sure either, but, certainly. Oh, and besides, I bring the beers. Regardless, I'm Platinum. 'Elitism' is a terrible thing. Unless of course you're on the inside. :)

    I hate to write in general.

    What's that like? I wonder.

  6. Some how I found it hard to start a conversation with a girl holding a statue for "best analshow 2004."

    "So, did it hurt? When you fell from heaven? Bum first?"

    Have fun 'Pugwash'. Watch yourself. If you see Lady Gaga there tell her from me; all is forgiven and she can come home.

  7. So everyone who visits the board but doesn't pay is a freeloader?

    Not if they bring beers, cigars, girlie pics, or post something relevent or somewhat enlightening with regard to 'replica watches'. Like a review or wristie or link to an ETA page.

    Owen was a freeloader. Some come to the party with something to share. Some just come to the party. Some come to the party empty handed and take home half a cake. Then post a vid on YouTube of them eating the cake at home.

  8. OK, if you guys aren't going to let it die, I'll have to contribute:

    I've noticed a lot of "trash talking" lately to members who don't financially contribute to the forum.

    "a lot" apparently is one guy named Owen. Or Oren, or "O" something. Whatever. Oren was the only member I think should have been on a revolving charge for bandwidth used.

  9. RG,

    I'll leave the 'tech talk' to the WIS and just mention, as it means more to me than 'watches'; your technical writing, in terms of the rhetorical, has evolved to a great place.

    I've never missed a tech post of yours since the first Asian 7750 expose`. Although the info was 100% all there, as a neophyte, I had to read that particular post quite a few times to correlate the info to the 'understood' past the technical. This post however? I 'got it' first run through. The proof is in the fact I have no real working knowledge of the subject, just a cursory fascination, but I could now hold a quite complete discussion on the subject. That is the power of the craft. WIS can wax technical all day long and communicate. A 'teacher' can bring the ignorant up to speed in short order. You're on it.

    I know that English is not your first language, and as an American it's not mine either, but this is great writing. In any tongue. Thanks for the effort(s).

  10. Nice Gio. Very tatsefully trimmed. The look we had BK (before kids) but we now have to let them have free reign with the tree as we did as kids. They load it up with so much (a lot of it hand made in school) that it ends up looking more like a recycling plant than a proper tannenbaum.

    5) Florida, US

    6) $115

    Can't wait until the Teutons or Maine Coasters chime in on how we get ripped off for the price of a 9'+ Christmas tree. Suffice; I wonder what they pay for citrus. Pay? Every house on my street has grapefruit the size of basketballs stock piled in radio flyer wagons with a sign; "Free, please help yourself", where they sit and rot before the trash man takes them to the landfill. I think my sister pays $1 a piece in NYC. Don't get me started on sea food. :lol:

    PS Those aren't the stockings we want to see stuffed. Shamefully trite I know. But you started it. :)

  11. if it's a chronograph, I would buy the quartz version as I don't trust the a7750 movements, and I would rather havea working watch with incorrect sub-dial spacing (which I wouldn't know about anyway) rather than a watch with a correctly spaced dial, and a timebomb in the case ;)

    The Quartz chronograph replicas are, in most cases, the more correct with regard to the subdial spacing. I.E. (until recently, with the m7750) the Planet Ocean Chronograph and the current Speedmaster Pro specifically and topically, the Moon Watch. It actually begs the question; Why has there not been a quartz 116520? I suppose even the replica lords have limits on ettiquete, taste and aplomb. A quartz Daytona!? Perish the...... :lol:

    Quartz. When you absolutely, positively have to be there on time. Not +/- COSC.

  12. Cheapo.. so tight ya squeak ya walk.. :bleh:

    :lol:

    True, but I'm a Scot. You know that joke?

    What's the difference betwixt a Scot and a Jew? The Jew will loan you the money. On terms.

    I don't want to see any racist connotation or disparaging comment with regard. It were Shakespear's line in The Merchant of Venice. So, take it up with him.

    Anyhoo, I made good on the gesture from Admin., for the Platinum account. It were a humbling moment when I logged on and the PM popped up; "Dems, you are now a Platinum member."

    I have no practical use for the technical database here as I once had on TRC and the old RWG. But, since registering here, I have fired my therapist, those two guys I used pay to go drinking with me, and no longer buy Playboy on the odd occaision. Think of the savings.

  13. Does anybody know how thick the Rolex Day Dates / Datejust out of interest?

    Yes.

    Case size Model Reference Date Case (mm) Thickness (mm) Bezel (mm) Crystal (mm) Bracelet width (mm) Clasp width

    Sports Yacht-Master 16622 Y 41.5 11.6 40 30 20 16.5

    Sports Yacht-Master 16628 Y 41.5 12 40 30 20 16.5

    Sports Daytona 166520 N 39 12.2 38.5 30.5 20 17.2

    Sports Daytona 166523 N 39 12.2 38.5 30.5 20 17.2

    Sports Daytona 166528 N 39 12.2 38.5 30.5 20 17.2

    Sports GMT Master II 16710 Y 40 12.4 40 30.5 20 16.5

    Sports GMT Master II 16713 Y 40 12.4 40 30.5 20 16.5

    Sports GMT Master II 16718 Y 40 12.4 40 30.5 20 16.5

    Sports GMT Master 16700 Y 40 11.8 40 30.5 20 16.7

    Sports Explorer II 16570 Y 39.5 12.2 39 30.5 20 16.5

    Sports Submariner 16610LV Y 40 13 40 30.5 20 17

    Sports Submariner 16610 Y 40 13 40 30.5 20 17

    Sports Submariner 16613 Y 40 13 40 30.5 20 17

    Sports Submariner 16618 Y 40 13 40 30.5 20 17

    Sports Submariner 14060 N 39.5 12.3 39.5 29.2 20 17

    Sports Submariner 16800 Y 39 12.8 40 30.5 20 16.8

    Sports Seadweller 16600 Y 39.5 14.8 39.5 29.5 20 17

    Gents Datejust 16200 Y 37 11.6 35.1 30.4 20

    Gents Datejust 16233 Y 37 11.6 35.1 30.4 20

    Gents Datejust 16234 Y 37 11.6 35.1 30.4 20

    Gents Datejust 16200 Y 35 11.7 34.5 30.5 20 16.8

    Gents Datejust 16220 Y 35 11.7 34.5 30.5 20 16.8

    Gents Datejust 16203 Y 35 11.7 34.5 30.5 20 16.8

    Gents Datejust 16233 Y 35 11.7 34.5 30.5 20 16.8

    Gents Datejust 16234 Y 35 11.7 34.5 30.5 20 16.8

    Gents Datejust 16238 Y 35 11.7 34.5 30.5 20 16.8

    Gents Datejust 16248 Y 35 11.7 34.5 30.5 20 16.8

    Unisex Date 15200 Y 34 11.7 33.5 29.5 19 15.3

    Unisex Date 15210 Y 34 11.7 33.5 29.5 19 15.3

    Unisex Date 15223 Y 34 11.7 33.5 29.5 19 15.3

    Unisex Date 15233 Y 34 11.7 33.5 29.5 19 15.3

    Unisex Date 15238 Y 34 11.7 33.5 29.5 19 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78240 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78273 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78274 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78248 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78278 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78158 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78279 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Datejust 78159 Y 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Oyster Perpetual 77080 N 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Oyster Perpetual 77014 N 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Oyster Perpetual 77483 N 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Oyster Perpetual 77518 N 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Oyster Perpetual 67480 N 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Midsize Oyster Perpetual 67483 N 30.5 10.4 29.2 25.3 17 15.3

    Ladies Regular Pearlmaster 80318 Y 29.2 11.4 27.5 21.5 14.2 12

    Ladies Regular Pearlmaster 80319 Y 29.2 11.4 27.5 21.5 14.2 12

    Ladies Regular Pearlmaster 80298 Y 29.2 11.4 27.5 21.5 14.2 12

    Ladies Regular Date 79160 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79190 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79240 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79174 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79163 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79173 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79178 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79175 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79179 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Regular Date 79239 Y 26.3 10.7 25 21.3 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 67230 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76080 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76030 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76094 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76183 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76193 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76243 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76188 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

    Ladies Baby Oyster Perpetual 76198 N 25 9.7 23.6 20 13 11.5

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