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Since you already have a relationship with the dealer you bought that watch from .. why not email him and ask if he'll sell you a strap ? The worst he can say is "no"

In "The Gentleman's Lounge" section, there is a pay-for-access forum named "X World".

Does your wife LOVE mechanical things? Or will winding a watch (and maybe the watch stops) make her angry ... Perhaps think about a high quality replica but with ***quartz*** battery power .. not super expensive gen ETA .. Cartier makes quartz gens, so this is not a big "tell" ...

This is about a specific pay-for-porn area on RWG ( the xxx zone ) ... Not about random posts of boobies.

You have come a long way, Sir. I remember your first posts here, a few years ago and you are 100x better now. Looks great.

The same thing happened to me. All I had to do was call the credit agent and tell them that it was OK to clear these charges, and to expect charges of $10 USD per month in the future, since it was a running membership fee.

No one can tell you this, and I will explain why ... the quality control at the Chinese factories is not good. Imagine that in 100 watches, the maker forgets to put in 8 gaskets .. no one checks his work. Now you receive the watch without a gasket. Do you understand? No one can guarantee that the watch you receive in the mail will be a good or bad one. You have to check it yourself.

Donerix owns Hamilton Strapworks on the web ... just google him and you'll find his store.

Turn-around time for repairs at a TD is around 90 days. That's just an accepted figure. I always suggest the unlucky buyer have the "broken" watch repaired at the closest trusted watch tech, since it probably needed a service, ANYWAY. It's a better wager than sending back to China.

This watch has a tremendous wrist presence. Very handsome.

Have you two discussed dropping in a gen ETA movement? Explain to Katt that you are willing to fix it, since you are desperate. I bet he only suggested returning it, since he wanted to save you some money. At any rate, indicate to him that there is a timeframe involved and you're willing to have him fix it.

The rep maker had a run of even fewer pieces than the genuine watch. There was a second run of about the same number, last Summer I think.

I'm pretty sure the dealers sell these for $25

I located and bought a Minerva to create an awesome 309 rep. Another project in the queue.

This is the movement from the replica 309.

I understand MD is in mourning for a family member. Why not try one of the other respected watch techs on the forums like Katt? I'd suggest Vaccum but for something simple like this, you probably don't want to wait 3 months. He's a busy man.

If you google cabochon or eBay the same term, you will find thousands of these little gems for sale.

When the Noob Factory made their super-replica, there were a few astounding reviews. Eddie Lee owners soon found, unfortunately, that their watches were not commanding super prices any more. If you want better than Noob nowadays, you need to see Marlin22 for a hand-built 1950.

I wonder if a dark interior color would really make the watches POP .. like a maroon or black. A darker color would also hide all the holes in the sides.

I can not believe it took a replica factory 4 years to give the midcase emblem the proper color. All the other Top Gun replicas have a bright white midcase logo on the side at 9 o'clock. This darker gunmetal grey color is much more gen-like. I think it's beautiful. Just be careful with it, after you buy it. The case is ceramic, not steel .. you can crack it to pieces if you are too rough with it. Gen and replica are known for this.

No great site is built in a day. Everyone starts out somewhere, and grows from there. I'm sure Ken realizes that multiple, good quality images will increase sales. Steady pace wins the race.

Have you tried one of the trusted dealers which openly offers "B grade" reps, like Watch Eden? People like Trusty, Perfect Clones and Puretime mainly market themselves in the 300-800 dollar watches and don't openly display hundreds of a21j cheapies like Watch Eden does. I'm not saying you should be hasty and settle for a complete piece of garbage watch but you could at least look there and see what he has. EDIT: it took me about 30 seconds to discover that Watch Eden has 100 Reverso models for sale. http://www.watcheden.net/reverso--41--2060--------60--1.html

Wow! Great eye. Good call.

When these watches were launched, Rolex controlled the parts in a very extreme manner. All repairs had to be sent to Switzerland. No parts for anyone outside of corporate HQ. I do not know to what extent this has changed. I am not aware of any rep which is confirmed to accept genuine midcase parts.

the winding gear is press-fit to the rotor weight. If you are certain that the first time you fixed this that you seated the weight completely, then your rotor's hole is probably too big and you have a problem. Perhaps a touch of red loc-tite, and wait until it sets hard before re-mounting the rotor and gear assembly.