Junglecat

Haha, ok thanks gents, saved me £50

Hi there, I'm looking for a gen crown/tube for my newest Sub. I usually buy them online/ebay but I have spotted this advertised pretty close to where I live. Being able to pick them up in person would be good for me! http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/rolex-parts-24-703-crown-and-tube-for-submariner-possibly-others/91968503 Just wondering what the experts thought? Pictures aren't great, but do you think the crown is gen? Thanks for any advice

Lol I don't think so, I assumed Max was joking

Sometimes they also have a dance off at the start

LOL. I think the US kick off against Ireland on Sunday, get behind them .

Also come on Wales LOL, try and remember how you used to play rugby - just for a month or so (ambitious) .

Ahh ok, thanks for clearing that up for me

It is quite misleading for sure . What is it then? lol

http://www.1-pc8838.com/rlss10009-black-beginmariner-asia-2813-free-shipping-p-6253.html The one I have is definately the low beat but isn't advertised as a 21j either :/. I'm starting to think I shouldn't have bought my first rep based on the fact that it had beginner in the title . Chances are I'll end up accidentally breaking it when my crown and tube arrive anyway lol.

Years of frustration at having to wear that horrific jacket unleashed there I rekon!

What a legend.

Hi guys, just wondering is there a 28.8K swap for the 2nd generation noobfactory sub? Josh advertised the existing movement as an Asian ETA, which I assumed would be a 21.6K DG2813 and therefore could be replaced by a DG4813 (maybe I'm wrong though). However somebody here said it wasn't a DG2813 but just a chinese copy of the Swiss ETA. Can anyone confirm what the specific movement is in the 'beginmariner', and if so is there a higher beat movement which could be a straight swap? Hope some of that makes sense, movements confuse me lots Cheers!

I believe they did unfortunately!

They're like magpies mate, just get one of these... Lol only joking, welcome

Argghh gen crown and tube ordered, let the real fun begin. I can already tell that this lovely little forum is going to damage my credit card! To think all I wanted a few weeks ago was a rep that told the time and didn't have fauxlex written on it.

That makes perfect sense cheers

Its bothering me already lol, probably a bad sign . Sorry if this is a stupid question but I'm still a little confused. Is the tube/stem the same thing or two different parts?

I was also wondering this

The past few weeks have been a toss up between browsing the forum whilst drinking copious amounts of tea or writing my dissertation on EU foreign policy... Choice was an obvious one

Cheers mate, your crown and cg's do look awesome! It's a shame what you say about the crowns being smaller in the past but nevermind. It obviously doesn't compare to some of the higher end/modded reps out there but I didn't really expect it to. Just glad I got the first one out of the way . I doubt I'll mod it or change much on this one though, as I only have the Asian ETA (??), I assume this is the DG2813. Seems silly throwing money at such a cheap movement. For a noob like me it's perfect haha.

Thought I'd write a little review of my first rep order even though I'm a noob, so hope nobody minds . I stumbled across this forum a few weeks ago and was hooked pretty much straight away! However, as I'd never owned/shipped a rep before I decided to start out with something cheap and cheerful. As such I ordered a noob factory sub from Josh and I can't recommend him enough. It's obvious why he has such a good reputation here as his customer service was superb and I received my rep in 7 days, (shipped 23.55pm on 19/08 and recieved at my house 7.35am 25/08 - no problems at all). I know he is slightly more expensive than some of the other sellers but I am quite happy to pay the little extra for the service provided. The watch was very well packaged and arrived in the same condition that it appeared in the QC pics. My immediate impression upon getting through all the packaging (which took quite a while), was that it was quite heavy and generally just felt solid and well built. Part of me expected it to be poor quality as it is a rep (and one of the cheaper ones at that), happily this is not the case. All in all I am very happy with it! I appreciate that I am new and don't really know what I'm talking about, but for the time being the noob factory sub is more than good enough. I love the rehaut engraving and the fact that it has the etched crown at 6, also the crown guards (although far from perfect) are not the worst that I have ever seen. The crown is a bit big and perhaps the rehaut is a little wok like but to reiterate, at this stage this isn't a problem for me considering that I didn't even know what a crown or rehaut were until I joined up here . Although the Bracelet is a little stiff in parts and the some of the edges are quite sharp, this shouldn't be anything a little dry lube and sandpaper can't solve. I'll attach a few pictures even though I don't think they do it justice at all (terrible photographer/camera/small file sizes). I am now officially hooked and following my painless and successful first foray into the rep world, I can't wait to order another one! I'm thinking GMT II with an ETA 2836-2, so expect lots of noob questions about those in the near future lol. Cheers, Chris .

I actually LOL'd at the cat

Is a stupid story, every man and his dog has owned an f91w at some point!

Ah that's cool , well done for taking her in, she must love the reps .

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-files-casio-wristwatch-alqaida http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13194733 Remember reading this story a few months ago, it's pretty strange!