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Im glad you are back in one piece and it's a testament to your endurance that you kept climbing with such a severe ongoing condition.

My daughter's Hermes Kelly 22cm Clemence in chocolate (Ebene), after one year .. bought from KB.

Altho the "trusted dealers" have a proven track record of problem resolution they are still merchants selling contraband goods. Always keep an eye on that fact, and you'll understand more about your hobby. Not everything they say in the ads is true, and you will come to learn what is hype and what is real.

I am a little fuzzy on the dates but I believe for 2 years (for the 45.5mm Planet Ocean) and for 1 year for the 42mm Planet Ocean they both are 1:1 and accept genuine parts. Many people here have swapped crystals, dials, hands, crowns, tubes, bezels and inserts.. and even bracelets and clasps. These items are not restricted by Omega and are freely available from parts houses like Cousins.uk and Otto Frei in the USA. Welcome back from your party and thanks for posting the pics of your collection. You have some beautiful watches.

If you go to Bergie's (KB) area here, you will see his Birkin listings. I bought this almost a year ago so I dont know what he would want for it right now. Here's Bergie's area ----- http://www.rwg.cc/forum/127-bergies/ Also remember that KB is a small shop, and does not have a huge gallery of photos for items he can supply .. it's only a small sample. It's always best to ask him and he will research for you, and tell you if he can source something .. like that So Kelly Clemence in Ebene Togo leather I bought for my daughter, above ... not listed but he could source it. edit: I looked in Bergie's area, and I see his calf leather Birkin is $280, and the Crocodile bags are $380 Hey Ken, this Kelly 22cm Clemence is such a beautiful bag, you should add it to your Birkin photo gallery!

torobravo is a trusted dealer, and has been around a long while. while I have never bought from him, many many others have. Toro, where is your photo archive or web store? I like to support dealers who take the time to post, and help people.

Andy, thank you for taking a turn at this .. researching watches to enlighten someone. Last time, I did and and I need a break Do you remember the charming woman who believed she found a place selling genuine Swiss 7750 reps .. lovely person but she had to order and find out the hard way, even after we warned her.

Since WM9 stole so much money from so many people, I really wish that name could be let go by forum members. Oh well.

Im sorry but you are wrong here. If you look at videos of the Rolex facilities, you would see that robotic machines stamp out Rolex watches as fast as they can go. Yes, there are extreme Swiss luxury brands which are built by hand but they certainly do not produce 1,000,000 watches a year, as Rolex does. More like 100 watches a year at $100,000 each.

The Chinese replica factories do not disclose from where they purchase their bulk pallets of ETA movements. It is known that generally they are kept in unsanitary locations so they are normally quite dirty inside. That's the major cause of problems with new replicas .. old and dirty movements. A simple service at a watchsmith fixes that problem and sets you up for about five years of trouble-free "watching"

and I would counter, Sir, that the Emperor has no clothes.

The amount dealers charge vary wildly. A big dealer with a beautiful web store may charge you $100 more for the same watch than a little mom and pop dealer.

Popular wisdom is that the asian clone ETA is a good bet. You will definitely get what you pay for, and it's a solid movement. I have to question tho .. ONLY a $10 difference between china clone and swiss ETA? Ummm ... hmm Normally Asia ETA is a lot less than Swiss. Which watches are you talking about?

I would suggest that the "luxury" is a shadow. It is only in your mind, after all.

If you paid for Swiss 7750 movements, you might want to show us the case backs. I hope they are genuine.

You have touched upon a reason some people purchase replicas. They feel that the companies making the genuine watches are asking an insulting amount of money for their products. In China, it is possible to buy a basic high quality Submariner with sapphire crystal and Asia 21j movement for about $50 US ... making even a quality watch is a lot less expensive that you think.

one of the easiest methods is to drop a used genuine dial from eBay into a replica case. short and sweet. You can move up the franken ladder from there but it's a cheap and cheerful beginning.

Hand-wound watches fully stop when they are 100% charged. Automatic watches never stop winding, as the spring is designed to slip if you over-wind it.

I hope you're not implying that TC is George (WM9) ...

Hello Goran. Look here for good Rolex under $100 .... http://www.timesshop.net/submariner/1574-ro4758---rolex-submariner-black-ss---asia-21j-automatic.html I am sorry people confused you but WM9 factory closed 2 years ago.

I stand corrected.

While Ken does dropship, if it isnt right he bends over backwards to make it right.

The price was not yet set. It was 888,888 as normal.

The modders we have are very overloaded :/