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I am interested in an Aquaterra in 38.5mm. I did a search and found nothing and I am not finding much at the TD sites. I remember there was a thread about a so called super-rep project of the 38.5; but it never seems to have gone anywhere and now I can’t find the thread. Is anyone aware of one? The gen is offered in both automatic and quartz; so both are fine as long at it has a reasonable feel of quality.I am interested in an Aquaterra in 38.5mm. I did a search and found nothing and I am not finding much at the TD sites. I remember there was a thread about a so called super-rep project of the 38.5; but it never seems to have gone anywhere and now I can’t find the thread. Is anyone aware of one? The gen is offered in both automatic and quartz; so both are fine as long at it has a reasonable feel of quality. Aqua Terra 150 M Omega Co-Axial 38.5 mm Steel on steel 231.10.39.21.03.001 Aqua Terra 150 M Quartz 38.5 mm Steel on steel 231.10.39.60.06.001

It many ways it is a shame that there are no reps of pocket watches. It seems that with only a few exceptions there current selection is junk or way out there on price. I finaly decided that with the choices of :1. Junk, 2. Expensive, 3. Old, I would go with old.

I have been really waiting for the mid-sized aqua terra. There are a lot of reps of the 41mm already. However I see that th edescription has been changed from 38.3mm (the mid-sized) to the 41mm. At 38.5 this was going to be my next watch. at 41 I am not realy interested.

I will point out that on WUS it is pretty clear that they consider Frankens to be "Fakes" and, as such, any discussuion of them is forbidden. Of curse, forbidding discussion is what has pushed me out of WUS. I understand their point that they do not allow any discussion of any activity that could be criminal in any part of the world. I understand it; but, it is a silly standard. In addition to being silly, it is not applied consistantly. They apply it to watches and pictures of firearms; however, they forget that in some strictly Islamic countries it is illegal for men to wear Gold and Silk. However, they allow free discussion of silk ties and gold watches that are clearly intended for men to wear. Thus, they are promoting what is, in some place in the world, an unlawful act. Yes, I find the whole discussion entainering; but, ultimatly, silly.

I just checked again. Whenever I try for RWI my request gets captured by another website and I go here http://daohang.114so [ dot ] cn/zy2/?id=151&kw=www.replica-watch.info (link intentionally broken so no one accidentally clicks on it) which is just a bunch of advertisement links. The odd thing is that I can get in if I use th elink in one of theemails that rwi sends me; but, if I try to go anywhere from the page th eemail sent me to, I wing up right back at that stupid advertisment.

I still can't get in.

I'll try to. Sometimes it is hard because the vendors know why I want those pictures, and no one likes being mocked.

I am preparing for another long trip in P.R. China. I sometimes enjoy hitting the little backroom shops and looking at, and sometimes purchasing watches. Most of them eventually get used as gifts of the white elephant variety. I am looking for information that will help me to be better at identifying the best possible quality when I am on these little jaunts. I am also interested in recommended prices to pay at these street shops. I do realize that some say, “Never buy at street shops, and use the recommended dealers instead.” However, they miss the point. Wandering about is fun. I enjoy looking at the watches. I even get a good laugh out of the really bad fakes (and wow, have I ever seen some bad ones). It gives me a good reason to get out of my hotel and go do something. Further, all of the reasons that can be given for not buying street shop watches can be extrapolated to generalized advice that one should not purchase rep’s at all. Yet, we al do it. Sure, sometimes we get a dud, if we do it enough; but, it is fun. Some people even enjoy receiving them as gifts and some have turned out to be good watches. I have one friend that has been wearing a Faux-Rolex Sub’, that I gave him about three years ago, on a daily basis. He tells me it still works well and looks good. So, what are some of the signs of quality? In general I look for good casting (where casting looks appropriate), and good machining (I am much better at spotting good machining,), good crisp markings (this is one of the reasons I look for watches with less markings’; I figure less marking is less marking to get wrong), and good “sound” (I have listened to some watches that sound like stuff is rubbing inside). However, I would like guides to doing this better. I have avoided chronographs (even though I insist on a chronograph on my daily wear watch, because I use it so often) due to concerns for the early 7750 clones. I have since read on these forums that the 7750s’ are probably fine of I get one with the seconds at 9. Of course, that eliminates a lot of clones because it is a replication flaw in many cases. I have sketched a few watches that interest me, in order to avoid obvious replication errors. Is there an online book, some big PDF or something that has pictures of watches to help avoid obvious errors? This is starting to get long. So, what tips can you give for finding better quality at the street shops? How much should I bid?