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What about Marlin? Doesn't he have both a Pantograph and a laser engraving machine in his watchmaking shop.

If you wear an automatic watch (self winding) and it is in good condition (well oiled and clean) then if you wear it every day, you will never have to wind it. It should maintain a 40 hour power reserve, so you can theoretically leave it on your nightstand for almost two days and it will still be running. The largest variable here is how much you move around during the day. If you are a strictly desk-bound office type then you MAY not move around enough to keep that 40 hour power reserve fully charged. Accuracy has almost nothing to do with the power reserve. If your watch is fast or slow, it can be adjusted for better accuracy but winding it every day will not help this. Let it go for a week, and see how fast or slow the watch is, then calibrate it.

It is a very beautiful watch but I have to ask .. where is that crystal from? It could use better AR if it has any at all right now.

Please pardon me if I am wrong, but didn't Toro Bravo say (in his area) that he was surprised how quickly he was selling them and that he never thought they'd be popular.

Did you try a generic YouTube search? There are thousands of watch repair videos out there.

The forums serve the members, not the TDs. That is why not being able to share QC photos on other forums is complete backwards bullshit. Complaints against TDs should always be considered but it is often the case that some newb is panicking or doesn't understand the game well enough. How many posts have you all seen in the last 2 weeks screaming and crying about slow email communications .. during a Chinese national holiday. That is pure newbie backwards bs. The street runs in both directions. Yes, you can complain and seek help about TD troubles but if you are new .. the problem is probably you.

If you look around, you'll see that there was a national holiday in China last week. Nothing got done.

Heya Gunny, Congrats! I have one of your limited edition straps, but I have lost the second keeper. Can you tell me if you can replace it, since it's and L/E piece? thanks!

You can see that they are using photos of genuine watches, taken from maker's web sites, right?

I love my little white cleaner with the blue light inside, but now that you've told me I have to press the button 3 or 4 times I hate it. I can't believe I paid $19 for it, including shipping. How much was yours? Try half Windex and half Water.

He has his own Forum here .. Vac's Mod Shop. If Im not mistaken, his email address listed there is VACLUME @ GMAIL dot COM

Good Morning!

Some replicas over-do the laser crown. They make it too large and too obvious so they can say they have a crown. The better replicas have the crown but you have to strain to see it, just like the genuine.

Yes

This kind of thing happens - a factory will get in some bad parts and use them anyway. Apathy is a huge thing with replica factories. They will sell them to someone else, if not to you. That's why they don't care. I bet the next batch made is back to normal.

While this is very frustrating, I don't see how it's a bait and switch. If the exact watch you ordered comes from the factory with a crap datewheel, OR the latest batch from this factory has a bad datewheel (Chinese factories will sell all bad watches before they fix a problem and release an improved watch) then that's just how it is. BTW this practice has destroyed trusted dealers. If a hot new watch model has a glaring flaw upon release, the factory will not fix the flaw until every watch they made with the flaw is sold somehow. To correct your analogy, the "chef" at this restaurant can not be controlled by the owner and cooks whatever he wants, and how he wants to cook it. Not knowing which watch you are buying prevents me from commenting further.

He has too many clients to be "fast" .. plain and simple. But he's the best. currently in the CONUS.

So this is the new Supermirrors low-cost 390 ?

Bergie carries jewelry. Replica Plaza

Maybe I'm taking crazy pills. Isn't a 243 just exactly the same as a 00024 but with an HE valve and "1000" stamped on the lever? It's up to you, but the 00024 just doesn't exist in a quality watch.

Ok how about this http://puretime-asia.com/product/pam243-m-noob-maker-11-ultimate-edition-on-rubber-strap-v2-a7750/

It seems nice.