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I bought one - I'll let you know. Bill

Replica or not, an AD has no lawful authority to seize, or destroy private property, any more than the customer has a right to knock out his front teeth . . . LOL Bill

Are you reading my mind . . . do you have spies in my workshop perhaps! LOL Let me tell you something about bezel inserts - nobody knows. I did what any tool & die man would do - I used a caliper to mic them and I found that a 5513, or a 1680 by one supplier may be much different than the ones being offered by another. When you consider that a bezel ring is is press fit, with very little interference, any difference is HUGE. As for the factory bezel assembly, when dealing with the vintage watches, everything depends upon the crystal. The crystal retaining ring is press fit to the crystal, and the bezel itself snaps to the ring with a spring washer in between. There again, you must have a micrometer of some kind if you are going to hope to make your own fitment, as well as a complete catalog of crystals with measurements. Good luck Bill

As some of you are aware, I am an Investigator by profession - I have been chasing down crime, smut, puss and corruption in the streets for more than 25 years now, so it comes natural for me to think like the investigators hired by Uncle Rollie and his friends, who are becoming increasingly desperate to put you out of business. I have an observation, and a suggestion to make, regarding your vulnerability, but since this is an open forum, I obviously cannot make it here. I am sending it by e-mail to the dealers I deal with, with a request that they will post it in their private forum. You might want to visit your private forum and consider what I have to say. Bill PS -- Moderators, if some stupid twit proffers their clever thoughts regarding dealer vulnerabilities here in public, please delete their stupidity before having someone go break their legs.

Well Neil, I'm not too sure I understand what you want with this post. Although I'm sure lots of people will, no rational man could support your position since you are not willing to say who did what to whom, or why. There's nothing sacrosanct about a PayPal account - if some poor schmuck sent you the funds for half dozen watches six years ago and hasn't received them yet, I'd feel pretty damn stupid for condemning their actions when the facts came out. A "roast" with no facts is nothing but a rant. I'm glad to see that you haven't been run over by a tank. Bill

Generally, that is excellent advice, but my inclination would be to keep my mouth shut and see what they do. I would not claim the watch or admit it was mine - but be careful about making any false statements. I do not know how things work in Sweden, but my guess would be that Customs is going to keep the watch no matter what you do, but probably nothing else. I would not reply to anything the lawyers for Rolex send until they served me with something requiring me to appear. I doubt they would go to the trouble, but they are bullies so expect threatening mail and demands. Good luck, and let us know how it goes for you. Bill

Nope - you are correct, the MBW was the DRSD pictured. I don't kno how the gmt hand could be any longer - it would scrape the rehaut. They are only about thirty seconds apart since the day I got them - one is 10 secs slow, and one is twenty secs fast. Bill

The GMT inssert is the one that came on it. I have a whole drawer full of inserts for Subs and SDs from various suppliers. You'd be amazed at the differences in sizing from one manufacturer to the next. I just mic a bunch of inserts and then match them up to the bezel I want to put them in. Bill

Here's a few modem burners for you. One thing to note is the time -- these two were set several days ago, and they are running very close to the same time. You see that little nasty up near the 22 on the red/blue . . . I just saw it myself looking at the pics. Turns out, the bezel has a protective film of plastic I didn't see and only just now removed. Yep, I did get them from George No, they are not the genuine movement, but they are a genuine GMT movement as opposed to a jury rigged GMT made out of a 2836. Here's another little gem that just arrived from Brother George today. As you can see, I swapped the crystal for a Tropic 39 and the bezel insert as soon as I got it. Bill Bill

Ahhhhhhhh yesssssssssssss . . . glad to see that someone truly understands. Bill

I don't see any problem. Everyone sells a nic Chinese Sub with Swiss ETA for under $200, but I'd go for the nicer one sold by Joshua or Eddie Lee for a little bit more if it was going to be something I would wear. One thing about it, you have a good selection of honest dealers here who will do you right. Bill

Until you pick one up, a person has no idea how really heavy that is. I don't have the full auto version, but I am tempted to buy the stamp and get one just to have it. Bill

How much? What would you take for the case? Even without the drum, can you believe what that thing weighs? The king of "Pray and Spray!" Bill

Damn -- that's good!! I think I'd it "Leech" though. Really -- why not . . . and since non supporters have no business with avatars, why not put a leech in place for theirs. Bill

If you think that's bad, wait til you try scratching your initials in that crystal! Bill

Hardly. Perhaps you can tell me why Rolex charges 15 - 20 times what a virtually indistinguishable counterfeit costs. Could you possibly believe that those who pay that are getting real value for their money? If you do not believe that Rolex [censored]s consumers, . . . let's just say that being an American, I do believe that you are entitled to your opinions. Personally, I hope the clever folks at Guangzhou put them out of business. Bill

Ohhhhhh, wait til you see my other collection. I have an: 1866 Henry lever action in 45 Long Colt - tell me what else you know of that was designed and manufactured 150 years ago that is as good today as it was then? 1888 Winchester 45-70 - With the hot PMC rounds, this buffalo killer will drive a bullet proof vest right thru you, and with the vernier tang site, it will reach out and touch! Colt Single Action Army Several Ruger Vaqueros Colt Officer's Model .45 Ruger 44 Mag Carbine Rifle Ruger .357 Mag Pistol and various varmint killers I also have a dog that would bite Jesus and a crazy little Colombian wife Be sure those guys in the white coats have the correct address . . . dog food is expensive these days! Bill

I am doing my best [He said modestly] Bill

First, your ratio is way off - more like 15 to one. Even if it were five, I'd rather have five very nice, dependable waterproof watches than have one gen watch and the questionable privilege of being able to claim that I had joined the ranks of those who paid an exhorbitant fee to be butt fooked by Uncle Rollie. Bill

In response to a recent post where I mentioned that I was so fond of the "Perfect SD" that I actually bought myself five of them, a received a number of PMs and E-Mails. A lot of people apparently found it difficultt to believe that I would buy that many of those. Marketing studies reflect that for every person that writes in, there are some enormous number of people who had the same thought but didn't bother to write. If that's true, a whole lot of you must find it difficult to recognize true mental illness when you see it. So, without further ado, I shall bare my soul, reveal the depths of my depravity and confess my human frailty in supplicant prayer for understanding, if not absolution: Here are my "Perfect" and "Best" watches from Brothers Joshua and Eddie Lee Here are a few of my vintages . . . I think you will recognize the ones in the rotating carousels for what they are - I have a bunch more coming. Thank you Brother George. And here is my general RX box I also have a boxes for Omega, Panerai, Breitling, Franck Mueller, Chanel, Patek Philippe, etc., but this was a post about Rolexes so I'll keep it simple. I do find much comfort in the fact that there is a Rolex loving sad, sick sumbitch on the forum much sicker than I am. Bill

Would you like me to "help" him get right with Jesus? Always a pleasure to bring a lost and lonely soul to the Lord. Bill

Probably. Eyesore seems a pretty tame description of this nasty abomination. I would liken it unti a festering pustulent boil on the ass of an elephant. Bill

I just added a couple of new toys to my collection - a pair of Rx GMT II's with 2893 movements from our friendly, honest and completely discreet MBW source. I kept the red/blue fitted with stainless oyster, but changed the red/black to a black stingray band w/deployment clasp. I would REALLY recommend that to anyone who likes the Rollies but finds the bracelets to be a pain-in-the-ass. Both watches are tracking the atomic clock to within a couple of seconds a day. They are not cheap = pricing is almost the same as the MBWs (I bought a half dozen of those from him too). Now, if one of you friendly folk would be so kind as to offer me a place to stay . . . wifey has just about had it with me and these watches. Pics will follow. Bill

HA! I too had male from [blank] today, an MBW Red Sub and two GMT II's . . .you know, the ones that cannot be found with real 2893 movements in them. Damn shame they arrived broke - when I try to adhjust the GMT hands, they jump from hour to hour and they adjust by twisting the crown forward instead of backward. I wonder what could be the matter. Maybe I oughta just throw them away? Bill

This is like a small town. People pay attention and word gets around. Some time ago, I bought a Pam GMT with a 2893 that turned out to be a 2836 - I'd name the seller, as he deserves credit, but some might think he tried to pull a fast one. No doubt in my mind that he did not know and went by what he was told - PayPal was reversed as soon as I told him and before I returned the watch. That's a class act that cannot be moderated. I think our mods have enough on their plate without trying to police the "He said, she said" world of private sales disputes where there really isn't much they can do anyway - and that part is important. If people feel that mods are monitoring and controlling private sales, that would give them a false sense of security making them MORE likely to be screwed than if they realize they are on their own. Bill