JoeyB

You are not aware, painfully nor any other way, aware of any such thing. I already explained my replies in this thread. Can you read? I did not call fraggle out as an anti Mike guy. You are the wall. For the third time, Why say RWG members are missing any watches with Mike/MD2020. Why fabricate B.S.? No members are missing watches.

You shouldn't assume what I know or don't know. I likely know more than you do. Why say RWG members are missing any watches with Mike/MD2020. Why fabricate B.S.? No members are missing watches. RWG is my preferred watch site. It is my hobby's home. When a member is attacked, piled on, cussed out and threatened, you bet your 6 it is my concern.

No RWG member is limited to what thread they can post in, nor should they be. The only "useless 2 cents" are the replies made that violate the rules by attacking, cussing and name calling fellow RWG members.

What does it matter what "camp" someone is in when they attack another RWG member calling him a name? That is the point. No RWG members are missing any watches with Mike/MD2020. Why fabricate B.S.?

Because if you close this down, RWG members win

As has been said, the problem is in the 'keyless works'. As Nanuk said, sometimes you can fiddle with the stem and gently pushing the button and it will re-seat itself. It is worth the effort to try it more than a few times. If that doesn't work, Sneed posted a tutorial on re-setting the keyless works, and as your luck has it, it is an ETA2824 in his tutorial. http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/132392-eta-keyless-tutorial/?p=987221&hl=sneed12&fromsearch=1 As many as I have done, I still pull up sneed's thread and go step by step. It might look difficult at first, but it is not real hard to do. The worst thing that can happen is that you mess it up, and have to take the parts you removed and the movement to a watchsmith. And you plan on doing that anyway. You just might fix it yourself. Then that will lead you to what many of us have been led to, doing more of your own repairs.

Has this site come to this? Name calling, threats and attacks by some of the newbies here? Why is it that anyone who has come to any defense of Mike has been attacked, called names, cussed out and/or threatened? I ask Admin and our Moderators if the rules have changed here. Can I name call, attack, cuss out or threaten any of our members now?

Did you sign for the package? I assume you didn't. If you did you might be stuck. If you did not sign for the package you should be covered. FedEx insures each package for a minimum amount, I think it's $200. Ebay has buyer protection, so you should be covered there as well. Ebay owns PayPal and payPal has buyer protection as well. You will need to contact them all.

The early GMTs did not 'click'. The 6542 and 1675 bezels are bi-directional, with no clicking. The 1675 needs to be slightly depressed, slight downward pressure, then turned either way.

Sure, here's some advice. Stop lying. Finn, you threatened Mike, harassed him in PMs. emails, on the phone and at his home. He has done just as you instructed, and you now want more. 12 posts? In my opinion, you are full of it. I don't believe a word you posted. I think you are lying and have been lying all along. I think your feedback would be nothing more than fabricated B.S., and therefore, not of any worth to the forum.

Finn, you threatened Mike, harassed him at his home, he did just as you instructed, and you now want more. 11 posts? In my opinion, you are full of it. I don't believe a word you posted. I think you are lying and have been lying all along. I think a few here are just piling on, and being unreasonable. But I think you are worse. I'd strongly recommend that neither Mike, nor the mods/Admin, have anything at all to do with you.

It would be the same hand. Just tell Ken you need the small GMT hand for the DG movement.

Which is, of course, what Rolex did 60 years ago. And since.

They are designed by the same manufacturer. They likely use the base and design it to be a GMT. It's not converted, as the ETA2836-2 is, but designed to be, and made from the factory as a GMT.

The Rafflestime small GMT arrow was a joint work by yours truly and Ken. He has the hand to fit. Just tell him what movement you are using. The color looks right to me! A little 'orange' to the red. I'd recommend that all of our members mention RWG when contacting Ken at Rafflestime. He likes us!

Nope. The 'logo' is just something I fiddled with.

Bear in mind that the DG2813 and DG3804B are slow beat movements, while the ETA 2836-2 is a high beat movement. The second hand sweep is noticeably smoother on the high beat, but vintage calls for the choppier slow beat.

The 'DG' movements are the 21j movements offered in rep watches, as in DG2813, DG3804B, etc.

The DG movements seem to me to be a tad easier to work with than the ETA movements. The obvious advantage is the initial cost, but when it is time to service the movement the ETA will cost anywhere from $100 to $250, and the DG, well, you de-case it, strip it down, carefully place it on the bench, then, using a 40oz hammer, whack the SOB brushing the pieces into the trash. Put in a nice, new clean DG from Otto Frei or other supplier for about $25 and you're done. As was said by others, the movements that come in our reps are usually dirty, and a service is recommended. I have both ETA and DG in my builds, and just as far as function, they are equals. It's nice in my head to have a genuine swiss movement, but I'm not certain that is the 'best' choice. 'Best' choice is a very individual choice.

Where does that come from? I certainly do not live my life as any "victim", or in constant anger at all. People I meet get the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise. Negative experiences do not "shape" my world, but I do learn from all my experiences. Reality can't be wished away.

'It is my belief' based on what I hear, see and read. I have nothing to "get over". I lived in the `50s and `60s. I was in high school when we had race riots every year, and the 'long, hot summers' when our cities burned. I saw the marches on TV, the way people fought to be equal, to the simple right to not have separate drinking fountains. I read when the Bear's Gale Sayers roomed with Brian Piccalo for the first interracial roomie in the NFL. I was a senior when Martin Luther King was murdered. And in my 38 year long career I shared dirt and blood and death with people of all persuasions. And I learned. I learned that no matter who I asked, I couldn't find a single person who was consulted before they were born as to how they would be born. I learned that judging another by their looks was stupid. I learned that bigotry and racism is stupid. I've learned that some embrace that stupidity, relish in it, take a false pride in something they had no control over. I've learned that some who never had those experiences think racism no longer exists. I've learned that stupid has not gone away. I know racism when I see it.

It never could. It was villainized by the conservatives as 'Obamacare' from it's introduction as a bill in congress.

Actually, no, you are not more 'Left' than I am. As I said, I'd much prefer a universal health care plan. And I agree with your outline. However, as a Liberal, I realize that some things have to be taken one step at a time. conservatives would never have accepted any more of a plan that the ACA. In fact, the conservative model was used for the ACA as designed by the Heritrage Group and implemented in Massachusetts by Mitt Romney years ago. The idea being that congressional conservatives would vote for and support a plan from their own. There was one hitch. It was nicknamed 'Obamacare'. Anything that comes from Obama is automatically opposed by the 'right'. Even their own plans, as we saw this evening when they rejected the budget that used their lower dollar amounts that Democrats opposed. This opposition is purely opposition to President Obama. It is my belief that the opposition is racially charged.

In fairness. I am 62 years old, drive a Mercedes, and my position would intimidate anyone thinking of questioning my watch. I do get many compliments on my watches, especially the 6542 and 1675, but the 16710 as well.

'30+ million new, paying patients'. They've been treating those 30+ million already, but for free.