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pure kaka IMHO
Why did Rolex waste their time, and where did their taste go?
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Thanks all!
I was trying to buy from Toro too, but you guys bought them all already LOL...
I will get one in the new year :-)
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Fantastic watch, I've been wanting one, but worried about the lack of what you've fixed :-)
Did you do the work yourself??
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@all
many thanks for your input :-)
@swdivad
i will be in bangkok from december 18th-25th and from january 8th-10th :-) Maybe we can catch up some time ;-)
Hi there :-)
I just tried to send you a message, but it says you cannot receive any messages... email me at taengmo@gmail.com if you want to get in touch while you're here in BKK :-)
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Hey Guys... Sorry if this has been asked before, but I want to buy a 243, and wondering which version is the best, N or H...
Has this been discussed before, I'm sure it has, but can't find it through a search :-S
Thanx!
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Thanks for the pics!! Nice looking watch for sure...
how do the owners feel about the overall quality, especially of the quality of the crown locking mechanism?
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Annbody care to comment on movement? Same problems with AP sec@12?
The 1950 chronos don't have the same issues as the APs at all because the sub dials are in natural movement position, not rearranged with an extra gearplate like the APROOs
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it's complicated ;-)
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You know what bugs me? Paying a shitload of money for something that is worth 10% of what's asked for it. Let's get real for a sec here. I love watches like the next guy, but aren't we getting carried away with the whole gen issue? I mean, no matter how much money you have, or are able to spend, aren't there better causes to spend your money on? People are dying of hunger all over the world, for god's sake, and we are talking about spending thousands and thousands of dollars on a glorified man jewelry? C'mon!
And seriously, what is the difference between a gen and a rep? The design? Nope. The actual movement? Come on, who cares?!
You are talking about the lost connection to the watch making? You are absolutely right. But that connection was lost by the Swiss companies as well, mass-producing the same designs with standard off-the-shelf movements and selling guys like us an illusion of craftsmanship and tradition, which in reality are swallowed by a cleaver, but faceless marketing machine. Connection to the watch making you say? Try finding a watch smith in your area. If it's not a 80 year old dude who takes care of watch once a month and switching batteries on DKNY pieces of cr@p, I'll cut my arm off. The modern "watchmakers" are no more than a simple paycheck workers for huge money making machines, who's connection to art or craftsmanship is lost forever. What's the difference between them and some sweetshop chinese guy in Xian? The shiny white costume they wear to work?
I love watches. So next time I feel like spending some green on a beautiful man toy worth 10000 I'll email Andrew or Josh and get it for 358 + shipping and spend the rest of my hard earned cash on buying my kids a freaken truck of books and take them to a vacation in the freaken Amazon (not the dot-com), so they could see birds and an occasional jaguar, and not think it was a car.
Edit: /rant's over
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What he said too!
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mate... you think to friggin' much:
Negatives of buying a gen:
1. all the known watch companies spend a gazillion dollars of their profits to market their product so they can capture more customers... That's the money that YOU spent buying THEIR product
2. Do you really thing they give a rat's backside whether you are their customer or not? (answer is an unequivocal NO)
3. You are lining only the pockets of the top management of these companies
Positives of buying a gen:
1. You are funding further development of the company, and driving innovation in the watch making industry (and these new developments, you will probably never be able to afford)
2. Quality is surely better
3. No funny I am wearing a fake watch feelings
4. You might get some extra frequent flyer miles
Positives of buying a rep:
1. You can wear it everywhere, and not worry about smashing it in any of those places
2. You afford that real diamond or LV bag for the missus
3. You don't line the pockets of top level executives that don't give a rat's backside about you stupid ass
4. you can try before you buy
5. They look cool
6. Peace of mind that you saved a ton of money to put towards your kids' education
7. jesus I'm tired... you guys fill in the rest LOL
Have a great day
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I live in Bangkok... For the past few years, I haven't seen much at all really. There are few random shops at MBK that have 'pretty good' reps, but that said, IMO you're better off buying from our dealers if you want the really good reps.. I do.
I'll be back home around 19th December, will you still be there?
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v3 looks great except for that cloudy crystal. Deal breaker for me. Go with the H factory model.
Is it really cloudy? Or just lighting? Would be nice to know.
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both sites nicecopy.cn or nicecopy.com don't exist... obviously not reputable... NEXT! LOL
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Beautiful watch mate... lemme know if you ever want to move it on ;-)
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Captain Koons from Pulp Fiction... that's all I have to say about that...
.... He'd be damned if any slopes were gonna put their greasy yella hands on his boy's birthright. So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide somethin'. His ass. Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then he died of dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. Now, little man, I give the watch to you.
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Since I had problems with bags/dark lines under my eyes for my whole life live I tried out a ton of products but none really helped. The only product where I could actually notice an improvement was the eye concentrate from la mer.
Yup!
For eye creams (I have dark circles, now a few light lines showing up)
La Mer eye concentrate is great, but also the most expensive of them all.
La Prarie is another good, but expensive as well
Estee Lauder eye cream is also very good, and maybe less than 50% of the price of La Mer/ La Prarie
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If your planning to use it outdoors or in water, I would highly recommend the Nikon AW100 - IMHO one of the best out there.....if you saw my Mt. Everest Blog, 90% were taken with this camera, the rest were D90.
http://www.nikonusa....LPIX-AW100.html
http://www.amazon.co...ds=nikon aw 100
Some Samples:
Taken in one of the Islands off of Phuket - unretouched!
Phuket
Changmai Beauties
White Temple in Thailand
From the water...
On the water
Good luck!
Wow!
Those are some impressive shots with a compact waterproof! How are you finding the response time when working in Program mode? I had the Olympus equivalent of this Nikon, but I was completely unimpressed by it's response time sluggishness and menu system.
This AW100 would be a great addition for those wet and rough times, but I want something that has more manual control, as well as a good macro capability.
BTW, I've been living here in Thailand for the last few years, and have to say, it's very photogenic :-)
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wow! you guys are tough...
1. I don't have an iPhone
2. I got a POS BB Bold (company phone) with an even more of a POS camera in it
3. I like all the features that a camera has, macro, panorama, manual mode, good optical zoom, etc
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Hi All!
I will purchase a new camera next month, and I don't want a DSLR. Any recommendations?
I am currently looking at these models:
- Canon G12
- Canon G1X
- Fuji X10
- Lumix DMC-GX1
Thanks!
- Canon G12
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For one thing, I hope they (H Factory) polish these better than the 000 I got some months ago... although it was polished to mirror finish, it was ridgy and uneven so it didn't give the smooth reflections. They have to work on the preliminary polishing to get the case smoother before doing the final buffing.
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I really like the clean look and the tobacco dial of the 390... Has anyone got this yet? I'm not seeing any topics yet.
I think I'd be buying this soon if there are no glaring issues.
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I really like the clean look and the tobacco dial of the 390... Has anyone got this yet? I'm not seeing any topics yet.
I think I'd be buying this soon if there are no glaring issues.
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Two different guys, but they are awesome guys for sure! We all did karaoke for a night and I can verify that they can sing like pros!
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I have gens and reps... I'm mostly leaning towards reps these days for several reasons, mostly mentioned already... I love gazing at them and I want multiple watches, but can't afford the ones I love... so, I steal them
my new baby....
in My Collection
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Beautiful watch! How's the lume?