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jkarpas

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  1. Give her a nice watch and she will be begging you ! , now seriously i dont know this girl's character but i think that you should insist on that dinner you invited her to.

    Wait for her mail and if she doesnt respond talk to her at your friends birthday, ask her if she got your email. After some hour propose her to leave the boring party and go have a drink (just one , not too much!) at your flat. You know the rest...

    Maybe she is more of the girl that doesnt care about a relationship or maybe she does.. the test of time will show.

    Good luck my friend , i had the same situation in the past when i was with a girl at my bedroom and suddenly my father came back from work at home. He interrupted us and i never saw her again because i was moving too slow and i could have made it before my father came :) .

    And remember ALWAYS wear protection and remove your watches prior to any sexual activities if they are not waterproof or have sharp edges.

    Hope i helped.

  2. Nice E36 M3! I had an affliction with one for a while. See my old '95 M332 (sold about a year and a half ago):

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    The truly afflicted have probably already noticed the rather conspicuous intercooler occupying the front bumper and lower kidneys:

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    That's because it had one of these:

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    567whp, 579wtq (93 octane pump fuel, no meth, WI, etc. Hot run in a hotter dyno room). God, having such a sleeper was dirty, naughty fun. 60-130mph in 9 seconds flat (on a 60mph punch, not a full run up from 40). Nobody knew. I even had 318 badges on the back for a while, just for laughs. That car was not for the weak hearted. Never has a car of mine garnered such polarized reactions from passengers. It certainly wasn't a car that people would say "eh, it was fine" after having a ride. Red-faced excitement, or white-faced fear were usually the two options that passengers chose from.

    And in regards to the Lotus...silly Xyphis, we all know that there isn't just one thing to fix on a Lotus in one season! There's always a fun new gremlin to chase! :lol: And you have a sublime 'stang, looks like you really did it up proper on the resto, based on what I see in the .gif!

    you are one crazy man! i own a e36 coupe too but the humble 318is... i just had a lsd 3.45 25% and soon i am going to supercharge it... :)

    the m3 is my holy grail, i love the e36 but my all time favourite is the e30 m3, full of bulging muscle and brutality ;)

  3. Make: CORUM

    Model: Admirals Cup Competition

    48mm in Titanium with rubber strap and crownguards

    Features: hours, minutes,runing seconds @ 9 , Day and Date display @ 3 set via crown.

    Black dial with minute numerals from 05 to 60 in 5 minutes increments each at every corner of the dial.

    Inner bezel with nautical flags.

    Red running seconds hand and compass style subdial.

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    I fell in love with this watch the first time i saw it. A friend of mine from the gym had the rose gold bezel version so i handled the gen before the rep. I really liked the fact that its big (48mm) and in lightweight titanium so it is very comfortable as a watch.

    There is something about the shape of the strap and the case that makes the watch wear smaller than it actually is!

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    Case: The finish of the titanium case is extraordinary for a rep. No unfinished surfaces , no sharp edges , even the lug space is nicely finished and precisely machined.

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    Crown: Big and beefy as it should be in this watch size. The corum emblem is sharp and the crown functions perfect, screws in and out securely.

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    Caseback: Excellent finish and crisp detail! the admirals cup trophy is pictured perfectly and all the engravings are deep, not laser edged.

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    Rubber strap: This is the most comfortable strap i have ever seen. It is 24mm wide and it neither soft or hard, it is perfect! Very nice edges and overall finish inside and outside.

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    Buckle: One word can describe this beauty.. ENORMOUS ! Its is really big and stays in the center of your wrist without digging it or causing any pain. Unique styling also with its contemporary design, it features the corum logo on the keeper side and the corum emblem on the tooth (the thingy that goes in the holes :) ).

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    Crystal: Saphire polygonal crystal with superb antireflection coating, not sure if its duble or single though.

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    Dial: Crisp printing and vivid colours, i chose the black dial because the blue dial has the incorrect black day-datewheels. Mine does not suffer from day or date misalignment but one thing that really bothers me are the hands. They came scratched a bit probably from the "watch maker" setting them and also the minute hand lume has been sunk in a spot. Nothing you could notice staring the watch from my wrist though, but i intend to ask the dealer to send me a set of hands for future replacement.

    There is no point to show you a pic of the lume because its standard rep lume, not bad after all but if you are anal about it modifying the watch in this part is necessary.

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    Overall impression: This watch feels like gen. Period. I am so impressed with the quality of this one, it is just amazing. Not many people are familiar with this brand so i think it is a safe choice wearing this watch out in public, it can easily pass as gen even if you handle it to somebody.

    I want to test it in terms of waterproofness and see how it goes, bad thing is my case opener cant get to open it as the slots on the caseback are too narrow, i have to grease the seals and the crown o ring.

    If you are hesitant about buying this watch i suggest you buy it immediately, you wont be disappointed for sure!

    I hope you like my review, please excuse my poor photographic skills.

    Cheers

    John

  4. i dont want to name the dealer yet because i am sure he will refund me all my money as he should.

    He told me he is sorry this happened. Many other members had given him great feedback , thats why i chose him, i dont want to blame him for no reason, we are people and [censored] happens, now lets see what will happen from now on..

    I will let you know how things go and i i get refunded.

    Bad thing is the inconvenience caused, now i am left with no watch to wear, my upo lacks a springbar and they coming this week..

  5. Well a week or so ago i ordered from an eu based dealer a blue brand new tag aquaracer daydate chrono.

    I paid 150gbp for it which was about 310usd.

    watch arrived fast ( as i asked the dealer for) but as soon as i unwrapped it , i came across this "raped" watch.

    As you can see the bezel has a deep nick at 14mins that shows the watch was bumped somewhere..

    Also the caseback seems like it was opened with a sledgehammer and a nail , so scratched! nothing like new...

    Third flaw, one endlink was so bad machined that it was sticking to the link and could not move smoothly as it should.

    As a rep i did not like the quality of the bracelet and clasp , very light and poor, cheap feeling.

    I asked the dealer why he sent the watch in such a bad shape and the answer i got was this:

    "sorry about this..

    i had to send it out fast as you did not want the the Corum

    I did not check it.. normally they are perfect.

    please send it to me. il check and send 1."

    So tomorrow morning i am sending this beauty back to the dealer i got it from.

    I will ask him for a full refund + the expenses of sending the watch back to him.

    It was clearly not my mistake.

    I am right am i?

    Thanks to a friend i found a cam so on to the pics:

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