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To make things clear immediately: this is not "our" Thor ! I'm currently browsing with my mobile and can't check the other site - but I called Thor a few minutes ago and warned him about this, he'll contact T asap to clarify this..!

I know it can be ordered from RC Tritec - but perhaps there's an alternative source where it can be ordered a little easier, like a click and buy online shop ? Please let me know if you know a shop before I start email-correspondence with RC Tritec...

Definately send it back ! You either get MUCH nicer watches from t for that money (I name him for example because we are speaking of decorated movements, and he is THE dealer with the greatest variety of handcrafted movements) - or you can get other nice watches for MUCH less than that !

I reported it to eBay immediately, if some of you did the same - this auction should quickly be closed...

Have a look at the HE-valve and the insert-pearl: --- klick me ---

Great guys ! Great hobby ! INCREDIBLE Community !!! Wish I had more time that day...

Warranty is always covered by an insurance-contract for big companys - so the costs are very calculable. Another point is: they have modified the watches in total - this means they had it completely apart before and could examine and QC everything - the chances that such a watch fails within the warranty are very low... Always being refused by RSC is bad for the reselling value - being a special limited model raises it - I think at the end of the day it will balance it and the value will be well protected True collectors also know that a service by an experienced watchmaker is at least as good as one from RSC - or would you feel uncomfortable if Ziggy has serviced your genuine Roley ? I certainly would feel better than getting a watch back from RSC - only advantage at RSC is that you have a receipt of them which keeps the value of your watch high...

I like them a lot - but as said by piratedzeus before: they're not an official run of Roley... Pro-Hunter

Perhaps he accidentally or knowingly showed Pictures of Eurotimez ? He wrote that he saw him there on the post I pasted a link to. This could of course be a very good reason for deleting his post or switch it to invisible...

You mean this Post: -Click- ?

As far as I remember this was a Project from EL in produced in limited amount... Really not sure if this is still available as it was advertised months ago. Would be interesting to read a Review of that watch.

As much as I want it too - I gave up hope... After having 20+ versions of a single model - the market is squeezed up. Only a hardcore fan would buy his 15th 111 or a 23th Submariner... Said that - I definately would buy one (but only an Ultimate with REAL improvements...). The same question could be asked for a Submariner - one of the best-selling reps ever. Compare it to an IWC Ingenieur, Hublot BB, AP Chrono, Breitling SO - do you realize HOW EASY it would be to make an 1:1 Submariner compared to the watches I stated ? But they just don't do it - and nobody can answer why. Back to Topic: compare again in your mind how simple a 111 is when thinking about the above watches which are replicated much better...

So far I had several Samsung, Canon, Pentax, Sony and a Casio at last - liked the Samsung and the Canon most (from the old ones). About my current Lumix: seems they have it improved meanwhile - I took some Photos in very bad Light on several occasions and they're fine. Especially in Clubs where most compact "Style" cameras fail... Just spoken generally, I'm absolutely happy with the possibility to make Photos as much as I want without being forced to pay for processing them (like in the era before DigiCams...) !

When thinking about a new Camera I thought about getting a DSLR too - but again a money and time consuming hobby ? Decided against it - at least for now. My new one is a Panasonic Lumix FX2 - Leica Lens and the possibility to adjust almost all options manually and saving in RAW-Format. I'm very satisfied - even if I just know half of the functions currently...

I know that feeling... Thought about buying a new Camera too - last month I had my old one with me on a Party, a good friend of me was really interested and made me a good offer... Well, needless to say that I sold him my Cam and immediately bought the new one I was interested in...

Really really nice ! I like them a lot ! Perhaps if the attachment to the Keyring could be a little improved they would look even better. Simple and can be produced for cheap - I wouldn't wonder if any of our Dealers come up with these after seeing your "Prototype" ! Davidsen for example produced a small batch of Panerai keyrings with simply a piece of leather (with embossed Panerai-Logo) attached to a keyring - they were sold quickly ! Your Idea is IMO better (even can be made with neutral buckle) - think about trying to cooperate with a Dealer to produce them !

Ahem, either I didn't understood the Problem - or you guys just forgot the excellent How-To from Ziggy, including all Details... By the way: Ziggys Description shows a YM - but it's the same Tube/Crown you'll need for your 1680/1665. Please have a look ---HERE---

I my over 10 Years meanwhile of rep-wearing/collecting I learned to keep cool and relaxed... From perhaps 10 guys who call your watch a rep only 1 knows (and even that guy is not sure) what to look for. It's just human nature - people can't stand it seeing you with a Rollie and wearing a Seiko themselves. That's the whole Problem. It's this ugly feeling of envy, partially resulted from knowing not enough about watches - very very few people know that almost everyone can buy a real Rollie ! Just go into your AD and they will sell you one with affordable monthly rates, after let's say 3 years it's yours. Finito. That easy. I don't know what people think when you say Rollie - they seem to really think it costs 100K+ each... So wearing a rep, always be prepared to be "called out" - and it's really amusing meanwhile. I immediately ask what the giveaway should be ? Either they just smile in a silly way and just tell something like "You really spent THAT much money for a watch ?" - then I tell them that you can buy a used one for example for about 1.500,- USD - "Whoa ! Really ? I thought they're much more expensive !". OR They start telling you about flaws which just don't exist - that's the funniest, and easiest to react... Then they're different types of buyers/collectors. Watchlovers - they love gens and reps because they respect the style, quality and craftmanship of both in relation to their value. Gen-lovers - mostly they just don't like the idea of having trouble and issues with reps and fear being called out. Brand-lovers - paneristi for example, they militantly are against reps, unimportant which way you argue - it's a kind of arrogance. I think most of them haven't just realized that their favourite brands just do the same like "our" factories - but with better quality and QC. But is this worth several grands ? Sometimes yes - sometimes no... I think "rep-lovers" are the same like "watchlovers" - many of us do have gens or plan to buy some in future. The point is just that we can get 10 watches here for the price of one gen. So coming back to your question: at the end of the day I always tell that it is a Replica - but I always try to figure out for what reason I was asked.

You're welcome. But you still have a very nice watch ! It may not be very accurate, but you can modify it to a custom watch with very small effort ! For example: clean the dial and repaint it matte-black, sand away the Reg. T.M. from the Crownguard, remove the stick-on plates from the movement and you'll have a clean custom watch without the necessarity to be accurate... Just some Ideas...

Thank you all for your help guys ! But now I'm a little shocked, they want 185,- bucks for the Strap - I didn't asked for a genuine Panerai, just for the Strap...

If you ask this way... Buy a new one - there's so much to fix at your watch, it would be cheaper and better to buy a new, actual one.

And if yes, do you have a clue where to get it and how much it costs ? Thank you !

If you really need to adjust the watch and you want to do it correct - you have to remove the movement because you must access the screw exactly from the side.

You don't have to wonder, the one in their pictures is the so called "old-cased" 196 with swiss 7753. So 1.) they lie in their description as they state it to be swiss 7750 2.) the price for a swiss 7753 version should be around 650,-/700,- range 3.) this watch with this case and 7753 is not build anymore for a long time... This is scam - stay away !

I'm not sure if I correctly understood the problem - but you can try to stick the hands to a small piece of rodico and place them. Then you can work with the toothpick to de-stick them from the rodico and gently press them onto the pins.