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It happens to me in the hot Hong Kong weather as well, so my solution is just to wrap a small cloth on my wrist and then put the watch on. Titanium is a solution to this problem, you won't get a allergic reaction as such.

Hmm, caseback is very tight, and my %#@*ing hands can't get it to open, neither can a rubber ball or the sticky tape or sticky tack. My theory is that I was washing my hands today and the chrono pushers were not screwed down.

Couldn't have said it better myself monsieur.

BSL laws are wrong IMO, it is all a misunderstanding of the breed and their pathological behaviour. BSL have been instated in Ontario, Canada and in the city of Winnipeg I believe. In Ontario, as far as I know, one cannot breed anymore, one can't bring any more into the province and they msut be muzzled at all times while outside. This was due to a long rash of deaths and injuries in Toronto by pit bulls. In Winnipeg, I recall reading an article a few months ago that the last pit bull in the city died and they were officially exterminated from the city. But, just for the record, none of these places actually killed any of the dogs, they're waiting for them to slowly fade out.

Can anyone help me on this? It's incredibly humid in Hong Kong, and my Swiss Daytona fogged up really badly today, the humidity was 97% earlier today. It looked really bad in the end, the dial and the entire crystal was covered with fog. Thanks!

Well, there's one thing that could solve the problem, is to install a closed back on the Lange reps of the Langematik and the 1815. Closed backs do exist for these models as far as I know, they can be custom made with some artistic designs, but they cost as much as the watch itself. Of course, archibald and Alextor repeats my point, that a Lange rep will NEVER hold a candle to the genuine no matter what you do to it.

I rely on my AP Royal Oak 15300 when I travel, and it was the only genuine watch I brought with me on my trip to Hong Kong, because it is low-key enough while being prestige and recognizable to WIS, although the finish is quite delicate, but the movement is the reliable and accurate.

Genuine AP Royal Oak 15300 blue dial. Never getting tired of this watch. Wrist shot came out terrible from phone camera and not worth posting.

I agree it is easy to rep, but unfortunately they will never come close to replicating the beautiful movement housed in these babies, which is a big part of the watch. I handled 15 or so Langes today in Hong Kong and love every single one of them, the attention to detail in each of them and the superior craftmanship in every piece, but the price speaks for itself.

I lost one of my cyclops unfortunately, and now can't put it on the 028. Otherwise, I'm planning to do the exact same, and use a Jimmy Fu CG and a Palp crown to make it perfect. I have my 029 out for mods at the moment.

I think you might be closer than you think..... I was told that the A series 028 did not have AR coating.

1. AP Royal Oak Jumbo. Built very well, an awesome bracelet and finishing is good. 2. Panerai 187. Something about this piece speaks volumes to me. Maybe it's the sheer weight or size, but anyways it's one of my top watches. I love how it attracts attention and how well it is built. 3. Panerai 029. I love this out of all the GMTs Panerai has made, the rest are too busy, even the 063, the 029 has a simple dial and a great bezel. Since it has the same movement as the genuine, I love the replica even more. Modified, I'm going to love it even more. Oops! I just read the first post over again

It's not bad, but the dial is the biggest giveaway to a WIS. The genuine is real guilloche, and I would expect the replica's dial not to have the shine and iridescense of the genuine. Otherwise, it's not bad.

That's wrong. The picture you have above is of the titanium version.

I agree with you on the Jules..... Really accurate but the AP logo really irked me, it was too big and didn't look right. The NF has one major flaw. The "Royal Oak" text is in Italicised font on the rep while it is nomal font on the genuine. That is obivously a deliberate error. I remember out of the box, this had a brushed bezel which is inaccurate, but you can just polish the bezel to a high shine and it'll be fine. The folding bit of the clasp is also inaccurate, it should be shaped like an "AP" logo instead of the older style rectangular folding bit.

$5.... What's that, a cup of Starbucks coffee maybe? Come on, if you really are that cheap to not support this board and YET still want to take advantage of its services then please go somewhere else. The wealth of knowledge here is unsurpassed anywhere else.

I had half a BLT sandwich at Admiralty station in the morning before I left, but I didn't eat anything else because I felt mildly ill and still do now. Not to scare anyone but I'm having a mild case of diarrhea at the moment and feel like [censored] (no pun intended). I think it may have been a bad glass of soy milk I had that morning. At ubiquitous: Diesel jeans are very expensive, but I still think the quality cannot be beat. I have a few genuine pairs myself, I know they are expensive at over $300 a pop. If you want more genuine ones, I've seen them on sale at 30% off at Lane Crawford (a high end department store) in Hong Kong. The fake ones look exactly the same, but the feel and stiching is different, and I don't know how long they can last. I compared a pair of genuine D&G jeans I have and the stitching on the replica is far inferior to the genuine article. Don't forget the genuine article for D&G is US $400 while the replica is something like US$15. Keep that in mind for the Diesel stuff too. Will pick up some more jeans in 2 weeks time when I go again. Another problem is the size, they may say 30 or 32, but when you try them on they might not fit you, and you may have to go through a few before you get the right size fit. I had to go through 3 pairs of 30 to get the right fit. However, I find it amazing that the fake things have all the tags and holograms. The hologram on the tag and inside the jeans are complete and look exactly like the genuine. It even had a price tag of HK$2780 attached to it. By the way, haggling is not easy. It is very time consuming and makes you want to bash your head on the wall talking to these people. I know that we wouldn't argue over a dollar or 2 dollar difference, but it's part of the fun in shopping in China. You like to mess with these people when you get there. It's even harder if you can't speak Chinese.

I spent a day in Shenzhen yesterday shopping for replica goods. The KCR ride up to Lo Wu was fine, at least I got a seat for the long trip from Tsim Sha Tsui East. I just had to go on a Sunday, the queues at immigration checkpoints on both sides were ridiculously long. I make an idiotic decision and gave up my HK Permanent Residence and could have went through automatic clearance channels which take a minute to go through, but went through regular lines. I waited for 45 minutes just on the HK side. WHen I got over to the Chinese side, an even worse story. Again, if I kept my HK PR I could have went through quickly, instead I had to use a British pasport with a visa through the "Foreigners" lane, and this took more than 1 1/2 hour to go through. Absolutely ridiculous that they only had 2 Foreigner lines open. After clearing immigration, I took the Shenzhen metro to the Seibu department store, which sells a mixture of high end goods. I went just to take a look at prices for luxury goods in China. Of course, I had to buy a damn ticket and waited 15 minutes to use the machines that sell tickets. I found the reason why Chinese go to Hong Kong to buy luxury goods, everything there is more expensive because of taxes from the Chinese government. For example, I was looking at AP, Vacheron watches and found that they were 20-30% more expensive than Hong Kong in terms of list price, and to add the final kick in the balls, there was no discount available. I returned back to Lo Wu and began my quest for replica goods. I started from the top levels and worked my way down. I saw a nice FM Crazy Hours in Rose Gold in a window that I just had to have. I went in and asked how much it was. The woman said 400 Yuan! I chortled and left. She went catching after me and said how much I wanted to pay, which I entered into a calculator. I said 150, and she countered with 250. I said no way, and continued walking away. I then said 180 and she went with 220. I said "I'm not going to buy it if you won't do 180". I continued walking, and then she said, fine! 180! I ended up with an awesome watch, it is every bit as good as the one we get from our dealers, but I paid jsut about US$20 which even might have been a bit expensive. I went to a few more to ask about ETA replicas, but all asked for 2000 Yuan+ and I said goodbye to them. I asked for a Swiss Daytona and one asked for 4000 Yuan, which isn't too bad at about US$500. Still, I just traded for one so no need. Overall, the watch shopping wasn't that great, or maybe I was just lacking effort yesterday. I found all the displays were of numerous FMs and Jacob and Co. pieces. Every single watch store had these in their window for some strange reason. I was tempted to buy an FM Vegas as well, but didn't feel like bargaining for it again. I then went on to look for a Hermes bag for my fiancee. I went to a one store, they took me to a store that was covered with posters, and they had to make a few phone calls, and the door opened. Hundreds of replica bags, with 30 odd people stuffed in that small store space. I asked for "Super A" Hermes and was disappointed, the printing and markings weren't sharp. I went onto the next one, and asked for a "Super A" Hermes again. They took me up to a office in Luohu Commercial Centre which had no air conditioning and I was getting a very serious headache from the heat. It was 33C without the humidity. When we got up there, the bag offered was a little better but I noticed the leather on one side seemed a bit scrunched up, and looked like total [censored]. I was told they didn't have another one, but if I could return the next day they would offer me a better one. They asked 600 Yuan for it, which wasn't bad considering it was real leather and the genuine is US$20,000. On my way out, I spotted some Hermes passport holders and began haggling with them for one. They wanted 200 each and I laughed. I then offered them 120 for one. They said "no way", and brought me back to thier main store. The owner then asked me again what I wanted to pay for the passport holders. I said 120 again, and he said "no way, below my cost". I said, if you don't do 120 then I don't want it. I was then offered 140 and still stood my ground and said "No". I walked away and then he chased after and accepted 120, at which time I offered to buy another one. Also real leather, and the quality was really good, the stitching was excellent, I got a black one to use as a gift and a beige one for myself. I then decided to look for replica clothing. Searches for football shirts were disappointing, and all were really bad obivous fakes. I looked for replica jeans, and searched numerous stores, all carrying huge amounts of D&G, Diesel, Energie, dsquared jeans. I stopped at one store and looked at a pair of 2006 D&G jeans, and was allowed to try them on. This store had the largest selection of designer jeans, and the quality was unbelievable, the wash looked exactly like the real thing, and the material was okay, but there was a noticeable difference in the stitching inside. Anyways, I tried on a pair of D&G jeans and offered to buy them. First offer was 280 and I threw them on the floor. I said 120 is the most I'll go. The price came down to 160 almost spontaneously. I then walked away and said "120 only!" then after a few seconds the woman comes back after me and said fine, 120! I finally went to one of the numerous foot massage parlours and a whole hour was only 30 Yuan. I decided it was time to go back to Hong Kong. It was already 9:30 by this time and dark. Same story at immigration. I waited 30 minutes this time at the Chinese side and an hour at the Hong Kong side. Frickin ridiculous. The ride back to Kowloon Tong took forever, and I switched back to the MTR Underground and got off at Admiralty, which I nromally take a public bus or minibus to get back up to my apartment. Instead, I took a taxi because I didn't want to wait. When I was dropped off, I realised it was midnight already. So overall, not a bad day. Breakdown of the days spending: HK$2.50 to Tsim Sha Tsui HK$38 to Lo Wu 180 Yuan for the FM Crazy Hours 240 Yuan for 2 Hermes Passport Holders 120 Yuan for a pair od D&G jeans 30 Yuan for a foot massage 10 Yuan for a tip HK$38 for the ride back to HK HK$10 for the ride to Admiralty HK$25 for the taxi ride back home Finally, another cost to be considered: 100 GBP for the passport HK$2000 for the 3 year multiple entry Chinese visa.

I love it........... I saw a genuine one yesterday at a dealer in Hong Kong if anyone's interested. Seems that they have had it for over 4 years and still can't sell it.

Better to spend the $80K on a Breguet, eh TTK? (I would agree actually.)

What makes this watch awesome is the use of the reliable Asian 7750b1, so I suspect there shouldn't be much problem, no chrono function to muck it up to boot. Just get a good datewheel and cyclops, AR coating and crown and Panerai should [censored] their pants. Hell yeah I'm gonna get one of these, perfect match with my 029 which is recieving the datewheel, cyclops, relume, crown and AR upgrade.

http://shopping.e-conveni.net/item_info.ht..._id=854892& Look at what watchhonpo now has.

What is a Cuervo Y Sobrinos?

In Hong Kong, if you are willing to indulge, you must stay at the famed Peninsula Hotel, as it is commonly a symbol of Hong Kong, and where the queen used to stay on her visits. It's expensive though. There are many must does in Hong Kong, especially for WIS. You msut indulge in the watch window shopping, hundreds, thousands of genuine watches are in shop windows all across the city. Here's a short list: - Take the Star Ferry and enjoy the view - Go up to the Peak on a clear night and enjoy the view as well - Have high tea at the Ritz Carlton (My personal favourite place) - Visit Wong Tai Sin temple There's so many more, but I can't think of them at this time in the morning.

I would not hesitate to wear an AP Royal Oak Grande Complication everyday, it is my dream watch at over $500,000. Watches are meant to be worn, and if it was mad expensive it would just make me want to wear it even more, except in shady areas I guess.