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I heard that the luxury brands (Omega specifically) won't honour warranty if purchased at Costco. Not sure if this is true or not, I have no facts to substantiate but I am sure I had heard that before.

Would be nice to know if they did modify for 24hr running. I'd be tempted to try one out if they did.

:lol: Probably is

WOW o WOW! That is gorgeus. I really think that I have been nitten by the Tudor bug. Now where to start Congrats on the piece, it is truely a keeper!

Hardy har har!

Nice work. I just love seeing the OR deployant being integrated with other straps. Looks great. Got me thinking now.

Nice work on the paint. Shame about the dial but that, unfortunately, is the learning process. May yet be some use for that....

Not bad! Bezel lines up and everything. A true 1:1

Another vote for the Cosmo...

The lume patina looks amazing. I don't think I could ever part with my first.

Looks great! Nice pics too. I have the same one and it is one of my go to watches for numerous occaisions. Pretty sure Whatever123 is correct. The ceramic sub mid links are brushed. I have considered brushing mine but I kind of like the extra bling of the polished mid link even though it is not necesarily correct.

Love it! Look at the detail around the hub of the rotor near the bearing. Cool...Sunken date does look odd though. Going to have to dig around for more pictures of that one.

I've always felt that too. My fav for this one is the HKTan carbon with red stiching. Looks awesome on this and the SABS. Nice piece Speed, a real beauty regardless of what straps it to ya!

Good start! Not sure you have the correct 10 on that DSSD though. You may want to ask about that if it was sold to you under that description. Regardless, nice solid pieces to get you going.

That's not my bag baby.... Looks cool. I am trying to think of the theory behind how this works but I am stumped. Would be fun to play with though. I didn't notice in the listing but does it come with instructions? Good score regardless.

WOW Gorgeous! This is definitely one I would love to build. Not sure I am at that level yet though Gotta work up to it

If you could care less then why don't you A lot of good points here. Certainly brand loyalty comes into play as well. For example a family where the father say owns that vintage watch the son or daughter may be predisposed to also get a watch of the same brand. Or it may be bought for them as a gift. Thus perpetuating the loyalty to that brand, image vs quality or not. For whatever reason, Rolex seems to have obtained that high level of customer loyalty and people also view it as one of those time pieces that can be passed down for generations. Chalk it up to marketing I suppose. As for visibility, people who own a particular brand / model will often notice it much more at large then they would any other item. Like redwatch I couldn't care less what people think of what I am wearing. And in fact I have had just as many comments, if not more, wearing other brands than Rolex. I'd say in a lot of cases how a watch appears visually has more to do with the attention it gets rather than the brand. Most people wouldn't even know where to look for the brand markings let alone see them or notice them at more than an arms length away. At the end of the day I think many if not most or all (around here anyway) wear it because they "like it". Why we "like it" is very difficult to define and would probably take some significant psychological analysis. But there is no denying that at least to some extent it has to do with image. I'm sure faced with the choice of two identical WM9 subs, one with brand marking and one sterile, I would choose the marked one. How about you?

Great tutorial Redwatch! Very nicely put together. Thanks for that. I really need to get one of those light tents...missed it last time they were on 1saleaday.

Yikes! That watch is for sure NOT a box queen.

Beautiful pair. Amazing condition too. Very luck to find that one.

Crazy. Never thought I would see that.

Excellent way to start learning. $28 is a very small investment for some movements to learn on. This way when you mess one up (inevitable that it will happen) you don't need to worry about it. Besides you will spend way more than that on the tools and materials needed to service properly. Not sure what you have in terms of tools already but Watchbitz on here has a great value starter kit for the budding enthusiast. As for training materials TZ is a good start too. Just remember you are doing it to have fun so relax and enjoy.

Welcome Ranger!

Looks like the Medici fits like a glove. Easy decision there....now just the colour. Hmmm I'd say black with a light coloured stitch, but that's just me.

Definitely a ratio I do not wish to explore. Congrats on the 1k mark! Hoping to get there at some point