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ah well, PM sent.

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Well, typical new guy. Asked the question and disappeared. At least we got a thank you out of it haha.

Not quite possible to tell from the photo. If it's a rep, the owner is likely an informed forum member who knows what to obscure. Or perhaps he intended to show the shoe？lol Message crafted while smacking a wayward chicken with a salmon.

What happened A? Trying out new reps?

As long as you stay within the acceptable social boundary, and not obsess over minute details and post in a fastidious manner about a specific model, yes of course, I respect your right to post.

congrats Martijn. A well-deserved win bro.

Try ordering them from intime Ryan, you would have a better chance of getting them. But who knows, you may be lucky. Message crafted while smacking a wayward chicken with a salmon.

No. The classic grey themes dial and the 2014 grey themes dial are different. Look at the pics and you will see. Check the subdials and also the number markers for example. Message crafted while smacking a wayward chicken with a salmon.

I think you're mistaken bro. The franken shown is actually a titanium 42mm ROO grey themes and not the 2014 model with ceramic pushers. The classic model came with red subdial/chrono hands. The 2014 model also came with different subdials Message crafted while smacking a wayward chicken with a salmon.

I like it P. Me likee very muchee. Message crafted while smacking a wayward chicken with a salmon.

And I hope you moderate yourself on this fluffy, you know what I speak of. I tend to take a closer look whenever I see you posting on the topic of Breitling.

Amen brother, amen. Message crafted while smacking a wayward chicken with a salmon.

Where did you buy that A? Looks like a piece of junk. Stay away if you have not bought it yet.

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If by Asia you mean Singapore bro, please let me know. We shall have steak and beer and gossip about how supercilious@aplover really is. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Message crafted while riding a leathery juvenile T-Rex and charging toward the horizon.

You spoke well and yes feel free to speak for me! Now where's that beer already? Message crafted while riding a leathery juvenile T-Rex and charging toward the horizon.

@sogeha and@flamengoblaze, thank you kindly for your input. I remember speaking with Mr Flamengoblaze via PM and I think we had a good exchange. It is all about the approach. I definitely had no intention of putting aplover down. I've sent him a PM to better explain what I meant. Too bad beers are not allowed to be sent via PMs too, perhaps@nanuq could look into fixing that soon. [emoji23] Thank you once again guys for believing me and understanding what I'm like. I really appreciate it. Message crafted while riding a leathery juvenile T-Rex and charging toward the horizon.

It doesn't look gen studying the details Message crafted while riding a leathery juvenile T-Rex and charging toward the horizon.

I have no qualms about what you are willing or able to purchase, please don't get me wrong. Neither have I judged you. I merely told you to do your homework, and don't approach me with questions that can be answered through research. This is my right. I do not make my money from making or selling frankens, so yes, turning away whatever amount for me is fine, I do not need that amount of money. And definitely I do not need that money from you. To illustrate my point, I would ask you to approach the franken owners here and try to buy one of their pieces. No doubt you might be able to eventually, but you can be sure that they would proceed with circumspect regarding communicating and dealing with you as the potential buyer when you are new. This is the natural way of trading in the community. You may not be new to the watch game, but unless you post your entire resume here, what do we have to go by in determining who you are except the join date and post count? Did you bother to give any introduction beforehand? If you are here to make enemies, its your call and I definitely respect your right. I stand by what I said about the new guys. I do not see anything judgmental about what I said when I was merely telling you how not to approach me, before you, like the scores of newbies before you, do it. You have a lovely day too, and its Friday here. I would gladly get you a beer if you are in my area. No need to get uptight, when an ice cold one would relax one very well.

Safari, here is a Safari. Message crafted while riding a leathery juvenile T-Rex and charging toward the horizon.

Ah thanks kindly A! New guys should read and do their homework, instead of approaching me with a thousand questions, and at the end of the day, ride off thanklessly without a backward glance. This has happened enough for me to voice out against this frivolous practice. @APlover, approach me only when you have done your due research. I am NOT an information source for new guys, and I am NOT the RWG wikipedia. I WILL entertain questions if I know you, or have seen you around enough, and I do not dislike you. Thank you kindly for your understanding.

R, I see what you're saying and from the pics it clearly showed the evidence of attempted cover up. I think that this dodgy and unscrupulous practice should be highlighted. Once again thank you for bringing this up. Message crafted while riding a leathery juvenile T-Rex and charging toward the horizon.

Can we see the underside? Message crafted while riding a leathery juvenile T-Rex and charging toward the horizon.

And so it happens that I was sitting down having coffee two nights back with a local friend and watch enthusiast, and who is also a member on both RWI and RWG. The conversation turned, after some perfunctory and bland comparisons of Rolex vs Panerai, Hublot vs AP, to the atmosphere of RWG. He cast me a snide glance and mentioned that RWG was where forum members go to retire, or after they become banned or ousted from RWI. We are, according to my loquacious pal, "too peaceful", and "too quiet", compared to the relatively rambunctious crowd at RWI, the conflicts between their moderators and wayward members, and the perpetual entertainment found at its brig section, where incarcerated members are bashed to a pulpy mess, revived, and the actions repeated to the amusement of the bystanders.. Ok I digress, but only a little. I told him, in the local lingo, that RWG is the home of extraordinary gentlemen. When I think of outstanding gentlemen that make up the community, stellar ones like @astonjenks, @panerai153, @Nanuq etc come to mind. Of course there are a lot more, but these are the ones I interact frequently with, sometimes over random salmon and moose pictures. The members here exude an unmistakable aura of poise, and many a times, money and watches are exchanged among us privately on the basis of mere unadorned words with not even a picture. And the watches and money invariably both arrive without fail, with unerring reliability. In the volatile world of superficial acquaintances and relationships, I do consider this level of trustworthiness among friends extraordinary, and superlatively valuable. Yes, you do not frequently witness exciting drama here, or the fuss and flurry of our neighbor forum, but here, we watch, listen and learn, more than shoot off our mouths like fireworks on the 4th of July. The quiet word can sometimes achieve more than the shouting and the banging on tables. We do not indulge in much vilification of members, or cast disparaging remarks on others for the slightest infractions, but we allow members to learn, and become contributors to the forums in their own rights. Yes we could be the sedentary river compared with the tumultuous torrents of exchange, and yes, we could be the placid lake with hardly any ripples. But hey, I am certain that RWG is what we like our own homes to be, metaphorically speaking. For those who crave the occasional action, it is always easy to hop out to the disco next door, where I concede to have the more exciting atmosphere. Knowledge, information and friendships are gained and forged in the undercurrents here, in steady and refined manners. We are not a pugnacious bunch, no, not even the outwardly tough but a softie at heart @nikki6 who is in a long term relationship with his infamous AP Marcus. Our strength lies in our dignity, and our ability to interact with one another with class and courtesy. Let us understand and embrace who we are, and the place that we have collectively crafted. I am also heartened to see stellar new members like @tango258 from some obscure, remote Island (which he has given up trying to sell me) join us, and of course, veteran dragons like migrating from next door, like @paristoto and @swdivad. We also have the skillful masters with the magic hands, like @SSTEEL, @misiekped, @Grimlocktime. They don't talk much, but they have saved a multitude of watches from death and breathed life and beautified several more, in their own ways. We have also the legendary collectors like @Daytona1984, @Waiwaiet. They like to let their collection speak for them. The people who matter, they are all here. You just need to know who to approach and what to ask. We are in a way like a uptown mall where the goods available are not openly on display. You just need to know where to look. There is of course the obligatory knitting lounge where pink yarns are handed out for the new guys. So Knitting circle? Yes maybe, but its a tight circle for sure. Home is where you come to have a tequila while looking at the sunset, while nibbling on slices of roast moose. (sorry for the moose reference, some member has been spamming me with moose pictures, alternatively as food and as cuddly animals, its disconcerting). So yes, kick off the shoes, and enjoy the pastures here. Take your time to explore and immerse yourself, and you will find delight and solace in the company of extraordinary gentlemen, and the wells of knowledge here. And welcome home.