sykesy69

I will be putting out an APB (WTB) on the Slevin, I think it's my only hope right now!!! I know everyone says that the main thing you need in this hobby is patience, defo not one of my strongest traits... But after you've told someone the exact thing you want on at least 5 occassions and they still get it all wrong, you need more than patience...

Not a happy bunny, looks like I'm set to miss the boat on this as Andrew is sending me a full refund... So if anybody would like to part with theirs please, please please let me know...

Andrew & Angus

So I seem to have found me a new obsession. After waiting patiently for what feels like 2 months for a sniff of this new HBB All Black II from the V5 factory and the reluctance of anybody pulling the trigger on the AP ROO Grey Themes, I've given up on these and turned back to my love of the understated IWC. I had seen the image before in the AP ROO: Gen vs Rep Comparison, where he compares the Lume of the Gen AP ROO to the The Zigmeister lumed Slevin. I didn't understand what he was talking when naming it the "Slevin" . Hours and hours of research inevitably turned into a burning obsession which lead me to finding prices for a full lume service, eta day & date wheels and Chief AR, without even sourcing the watch. First I message PreciousTime, who tells me he could get it in Rubber but they don't make the watches any more and would have to wait for stock of the SS bracelet that I actually wanted. So I then messages the Cartel. As you would expect Connie was the first to hit me back saying "they no longer make this watch, you care to choose another?". No I don't want to choose another I want a SS/SS Slevin!!! Next Josh gets back to me asking for the code of the watch from his site, with Andrew hot on his heels with the same question, followed by Tony confirming what everybody else has already said (ohh no). Night turned into morning with pointless replies from Josh and Andrew, so I e-mail Angus and wait. Andrew sends me a message with some prices and tells me I can pay through pp, does this mean he has what I want (please say he does). We go back and forth about prices for an additional Rubber strap. While this us happening Josh and Angus break me the bad news (this does not look good!!!) I make payment to Andrew, trying not to think about whether he has enticed me into making a payment before fully check his stock. I've just received my consignment number e-mail so I should be slightly happier. But it came with a ominous message "Sometimes there might be instances where items are not in stocks but we will inform you ASAP on this." So only time will tell, fingers crossed and wish me luck!!!

Hence the word "Rep"... Surely we can bemoan every minor detail of a rep, when are paying such a small fraction of the cost???

Whilst browsing perfect-clones I came across what looks like a new version of the Grey Themes. It's a damn sight better than the 2009, but I'm not sure if it's just the picture but for me the rehaut should be black and not grey... Gen: