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What You are doing is continuously not answering none of the questions I am asking. I know that after all that whangydoodles You wrote, You must have pain in the ass answering any question asked by anybody. So let us know You kosher expert of "handmade" jewellery: If I am using fuel combustion engine or steam engine or waterweel to cut or polish diamonds i can call final product "handmade"? If I am using electric engine to cut or polish diamonds i can't call final product "handmade"? So please, go sit in the corner, stop serving all that demagogic [censored] and try to answer maybe one simple question. It is not so hard to think as You imagine.

That is sooo funny that I will try again: - If someone uses heavy stone to kill calf before leather sheet will come to your leather dealer is it OK to call strap made of those calf "handmade"? - If someone uses toxic gas produced by electric driven factory to kill calf before leather sheet will come to your leather dealer is it OK to call strap made of those calf "handmade"? - If someone uses electric shock to kill calf before leather sheet will come to your leather dealer is it OK to call strap made of those calf "handmade"? This is most odd thing I ever read about defining anything. You are stating here that I can call "handmade" jewellery/strap/whatever which is made in fully automated process driven by fuel combustion engine, steam engine or waterwheel???? Or maybe adding this "manually controlled" eyewash You are trying to say that "handmade" product comes from any factory powered by fuel combustion engine, steam engine or waterwheel except those which uses some sort of programable process (i.e. punched card widely used in XIX century textile industry).

Exactly! Here You got clue: "manually-controlled methods which permit the maker to control". Lever press used for punching is example of such a machinery controlled by maker. ...but of course manually controlled (by gauge) hydraulic press fulfills this definition.

Pure academic blablabla... exemplification of what is called on netboards "flame". Tootall, please answer some simple question: - If someone uses heavy stone to secure glueing is it OK to call effect of that work "handmade"? - If someone uses spring clasps to secure glueing is it OK to call effect of that work "handmade"? - If someone uses manual operated lever press to secure glueing is it OK to call effect of that work "handmade"? - If someone uses hudraulic press to secure glueing is it OK to call effect of that work "handmade"? It is easy to answer just with "yes" or "no". That will clear much more that milion words elaborates.

What a pointless flame... :cc_confused: What do You suggest? Is it still "handmade" if You are using knife to cut leather instead of your own teeth or fingernails? Are You making holes in leather by finger or by needle produced in sort of machinery? Or maybe using knife is OK to call it "handmade" but You can't sharpen this knife other than on natural stone? ...blade have to be made in fireplace burned without use of matches and it is forbidden to use handles made of artificial resin to be "handmede" kosher? Whoooa!

I am not suprised. Antiqorum on several auctions used to list same, evidently faked Fifty-Phatom Blancpain Aqua Lung... same as I was offered to buy locally as a gen: And here one nostalgic shot with Blade's board (R.I.P.) layout in the background:

Dluddy... this sounds familiar!

Need advice on Exupery SS version... plz help! For some days I have luck to wear genuine Exupery in SS (along with Carrera 360 in rose gold!!! Awsome! - no way to reproduce this movement... no way!). I like the style of numerals in Exupery so much (they are like WWI military Corteberts or Rolexes! - sweet!) and dial design, that I checked rep at Josh site. Well... rep looks quite good but...: - Any of You have seen gen with this new rep version (28K beat) side by side in real? - If yes, plz tell me how big difference is in subdials colour? I am not sure that pictures shows true in that case. Of course any recently noticed flaw info will be very, very helpful. Thnx in advance.

Gazilion years haven't been here. Good to see You again. Hope that there are still some vaterans from Blades board whom I know... I lost some interest in reps due to focusing on vintage stuff. But I hope to visit more often now...

Am I right? Is it here where all gone from old Blade's RWG? Gran?