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I my country that would be a risky business - sort of like a drug auction house or a dealership for stolen cars only?

Yeah. Put'em up in this thread and I'll make a sorted list to be pinned I believe these are needed too DOA = Dead On Arrival POS = Piece Of Sh*t Don't quite know where to put STEBLEHOX = A rare precious metal used for rep bracelets only?

Sometimes its hard being a noob around here. All sorts of acronyms are flying through the air: AD SEL MILF GEN UPO ETZ DSSD SDDS PT SDS SMP AR WTF CONUS SS PM TT How about making a acronyms list to help newbies? Sort of like http://www.acronymslist.com/

Only WU but you get a 5% discount

Thanks guys. I was thinking toolbox, sewing machine and the watch in a tumble dryer for a few hours...

That looks just about right. Did you plunge the whole watch or just the insert?

That's the one my brother's missing.

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Nice one

Second one just in

Here's sort of a review of my new Vintage Military Submariner. Movement: Swiss ETA 2836-2 25J 28800bph (I hope) Arrived on time - no customs hassle. During unpacking the bezel insert came off - But seeing how little glue that held it I am actualle pleased with having the chance to secure it rather than loosing it paragliding over Grand Canyon. That being done the rep is ready to wear Or at least if you've got the wrist of a 5 year old Luckily I had an old Bond G10 20mm in the sock drawer Me like the bulky plexi crystal All in all a fairly good rep for the money I think. The lume is awful - almost none at all but I guess on a gen of this age it would have faded anyways

Oh no no no no no

I have a gen speedmaster bought an an auction with no paperwork or box too - It's not that unusual that people throw away those things. My brother won an Omega 007 Seamaster in a cinema contest about 10 years ago and it was sent to him in a bubbly envelope without any paperwork or box. An AD confirmed the watch at the first service and it's still running. So at least a couple of people need boxes without being scammers

A Genuine Watch was bought and dissected for the replication of this watch...

Great vintage look. What chemicals you use?

Thanks guys. Problem solved. The factory shipped the wrong item. Instantly replaced by the dealer. He is shipping the right version now

My second rep that arrived this morning is definetly on for today

I just received this in the mail. Doesn't look quite right to me. Ordered an ultimate version and was promised the latest best ever made rep. What version is this? Completely GREEN lume Oh good it's a grade AAA Aren't the bezel numbers a bit thin?

When I am pleased with something I completely forget what I paid for it - I guess I'm suffering from the syndrom too There are 3 gens in my sock drawer just now...

Sorry to hear - as a noob here I'd hate to run into that kind of trouble like your experiences with those ultimate perfect super final edition 1:1 reps. I guess we all must expect a fair bit of trouble when buying knock offs at 1/10 the price of genuine goods. But sticking to genuine watches will not keep you entirely out of trouble though I've had a couple of Navitimers that fell apart, steamed up and one where suddenly the bracelet came off in 100 parts. Those were all genuine Breitling quality! - Partly because of my bad experienses with those I'm now into reps... You might consider selling your "collection" on the forum - someone could surely use or mend the watches. Have a nice weekend

Did a bit of vintagening today. Wet sanding the case and adding a few dings before polishing with a dremel... Looks much worse than it is because of the flash. I masked the bezel and gave it some matte clear coat

2824?

Sounds like ETZ are really doing something about it - That's great news for those of us who ordered the new V5 - I've got a final version on the way from Andrew as well so it'll be interesting to do a side by side review on the two I wonder if there's any truth to the >30m waterproof in the description @etz?

Update: this watch has gained app 25 seconds in 4 days.