PeteM

Your right your words were clear and so was your implication, and I repeat my previous comments. When you refer to ...the unethical business practice of stealing another dealers photos... you are referring to what business ethics exactly? I had always assumed Josh sold reps... my bad!!

I am sure Josh is as well! I dont see anything in this discussion to question anybody's character nor do any comments serve to do so.

Welcome back look forward to seeing what you chose!!

Hopefully they will find a way of sorting the dial numerals - still a bigger tell for me than old face SA's

Blimey Tech you have some eye!! No wonder your watches are so good! Well the ones your happy with!

Nose

Thay DW is great, really good. Not sure on the cyclops but never seen it on that model as gen so cant tell

This one again for me, wore it yesterday and cant take it off!!

Nice watch mate, Who did the work for you.

Thanks mate order sent by EM

Sometimes though that journey isnt possible. Due to parts no longer made etc or due to personal circumstances. The sum of its parts might not be the driver in buying but the parts itself. Or with the intention to take the watch further despite its current state of franken or modding. I still say this world, this hobby can be and/or is all things to all men. I think also the difficulty for us noobies is the lack of suitable parts being made readily available if they are that is, from my experience so far a lot of the good stuff is passed around through contacts rather than on sales forums. This is due to relationships between members and their knowledge of what those members have what they want etc. Its almost an underground network or inner circle so to speak. Now I am not criticising that, its understandable given the way these relationships work and time creates these. I know guys on here that phone or PM, EM etc each other while searching for parts or even dealers etc they dont have to wait or certainlly get the heads up before these parts appear on the sales section. Again a lot of guys dont know how to do this except by 'cold calling' other members but as I have found on here and elsewhere this isnt very productive. So I can empathise with some guys who buy out of frustration rather than laziness, though those guys do exist, so I dont think there is any objective view to this debate. Now I am not talking about TST's watch but generally. I myself have bought watches that I dont want per se but do want the parts with the idea of interchanging, I am sure a lot of us do.

challenge

I think a chisel will make you sure mate Dont worry as long as chisel is really sharp any ruts or scoring will buff right out........Honest

Come on H you going to own up!!

Thanks Doc what about the teeth themselves how sharp and deep are they compared to T Crown?

Yeah I invented that! Gave MS the idea and they flew me over to their R&D dept...........etc.

Shouldnt this be in the want to buy section!!!

mercury

You see to me this isnt just about reps or about getting them close to gens. Its about something I enjoy a hobby a pastime its something that challenges me that can satisfy me that can disappoint me and here I can share. I used to mod cars and bikes I spent a fortune on them when I sold I lost money generally not always though. So I would break it up and sell the modded parts seperately I got more back that way. So if TST broke up that watch he would still make a good size of that value back but he wants to keep it as a semi completed piece so then you can throw in labour. This rep world means different things to different people so your question has no answer its subjective not objective mate. We all came here for different reasons and we all stay here for different reasons. Its like a recent thread on WTB a guy searching for a supermodded/franken PAM for $2000, thats what its worth to that guy but not to others.

Maybe you should ask TST why. But at the end of the day he is looking for what he thinks its worth or what it owes him. The buyer will buy it for whatever he feels its worth to him as we all do. Some people are out there who dont want the hassle but want the kudos in the rep world. Its a market economy. Your comments could be made about gens.... its all about kudos not value Personally I wouldnt pay that for a ready made rep but I might spend that on making my 'perfect' rep

Galileo

Not sure what your using mate with SS polish or how but Chiefs AR came off with it. Are you sure its on the side your cleaning off??

Would anyone be good enough to explain the difference between a Palp crown and a T crown please. I have a T crown an LH crown but never seen a Palp Thanks

Congrats mate!! Thanks for the help you have given me, indirectly. And your contribution generally. Look forward to the next few thousand!! All the best

Its me your talking to!!! Not some bird on the sex chat line you use!!!