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Outstanding gesture, buy the guy a beer!

Never noticed before but the hours are in a pattern of +5 so the movement only needs to jump the hour hand forward the same increment every time. Makes it easier for the movement maker... Ha, nevermind. This is what happens when you don't refresh the page before posting after not looking at the forum all day...

seems so unless you pay the small fee RWI charges to be a supporting vendor...

Along with what P153 said I'll add buy a few watches on the forums. DJ and DD come up from time to time, get a feel for what an out of the box rep feels/looks like and what you'd want from Matt as he can do a mix of gen and rep parts.

It's vacation in a touristy local, I'd either take the Seiko or pick up a cheap Casio at Walmart.

Sad news, my condolences

Well I'd say yes and no. ETA SA is under no obligation to comply with Omega's requests for movement production unless The Swatch Group tells ETA to do so compared with Rolex who has 100% autonomy over production doing what design tells them to do... The analysis being like Cadillac doing what Buick tells them to do. Subsidiaries have no control over another subsidiary unless the parent holding company tells them to comply.

Well the saying that has been said before that Rolex makes the most expensive $500 watch... In the end Rolex is a mass produced watch with a mass produced movement. There has been many comparisons between the 3135 and the 2892, which is in my Victorinox DM 500, and the conclusion is both are very good movements. IMHO if movement experts can't declare an overwhelming difference between a mass produced in house movement and a mass produced outsourced movement then it's a draw, especially if there is over 5 time price difference (Considering the price on the street of a 3135 at about $2000 and the 2892 at $350) Rolex does yes, bu AFAIK Omega still requires significant support from other ETA subsidiaries to make their movements. The 8500 was designed by Omega but they had to get significant support in the production from Nivarox and ETA, the CEO publicly said he wouldnt call it an in house because of the help from outside of Omega. Just my opinion, but the magical appeal of companies (not just watch industry, I'm comparing the cycling industry also) using in house components is that it is an excellent way to muddy the water as far as the consumer being able to do price comparison. If the comparison is not easy for the consumer then it is far easier for the consumer to be duped by the "marketing" efforts of the company. Marketing is a way for a company to get the consumer to pay a premium for the intangible.

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That's actually Apple's preferred MO, they love sticking it to their loyal customers that blindly support the practice.

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Politicians

Sherlock

A - Her mother.... Q- how do you deal with mother-in-law?

I've had my BK SD4000 on my wrist all week, can't take it off...

Defoe

A - My height, I'm 6'3" Q - What do you love the most about your significant other?

Pavarotti

It looks pretty close to me, less that 1/10mm off....

Donkey Kong

Gopher

Now that's just showing off!

Dock

A - Outside of Durango Colorado in early March, snow still on the ground and river still partially frozen. Don't recall the exact temperature but it was cold enough to freeze my contacts in their saline solution, probably around -10C. Mind you I'm from Houston and we were in a 3 season tent. Q - what is the deepest you have ever dived? any form, skin, scuba, saturation, submarine...