hiker01

I won't changed a bit. It was hell of a joyride......learned so much! This place is a "WatchPedia" or "WatchWiki"?

Your taste would change....before I discovered REPs, I was in GEN Tags and Rollie Subs and GMT, some Guccis, Seikos, Citizens, got into Invictas and Swiss Legends to stretch the budget.....

......and then I discovered this mine field. Damn, it's a black hole if you love watches (it sucks your $$$$)......and then I discovered PAMs and APs...and the whole freaken line of Luxury brands.

And then your taste starts to dial back and you get into Vintages.....Daytonas, very early PAMs/Rolex.....and now I'm stuck with the early year purchase that I don't know what to do with them....

I'm not so active here anymore, but I'm here lurking every time I get a chance....

Hell of a ride and missing some of the old members (not in age ).

Three fantastic watches! Love that RG one.

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Nice!

Vintage for me:

Hike! Is that you but under a slightly different name?!

If so good to see u buddy! If not, also good to see u!

 

I'll find something else to do for a day, this patience thing isn't my thing!

It's me,  MOP.....the system decided to re-baptize me!

If you're patient a NOOB version is coming out soon.....a tip from one of our TD!

MOP....patience Buddy, I did the same last week and we probably ordered the same SUperREP and in the same situation as you.....it's the Chinese Holiday....just say it like "Ummm Mani Padmi Hummm" every time impatience hits!

I can't believe 90% of the responders missed the point . 

All I'm sayin is, if you advertise your QC, you should do it.....end of story. And buyers.....are you guys scared of the TDs that you can't point out the mistakes they do? That's why half the time we're getting crap!

Just because we're buying reps doesn't mean we'll take any crap they send us.....especially if they banner it on their website. Please don't give me the BS "You're buying a rep, get over it!" That's absurd! I bought

a rep that you said you QC'ed, then I expect it to be at least acceptable. Jeeezzzzzz......

Ordered this very recently from one of our TD.....got the QC Pics, everything looks good, I approve....shipping was fast,

but alas.....

When you screw the crown in, the freakin movement stops after 10 minutes......after buying and owning close to a hundred of

reps and working with them sometimes, I know the cause was a "little long stem" - meaning it was not trimmed properly..........

and if you release the crown 1 turn the watch works fine.....

You could notice the gap....it's that shiny tube......Grrrrrrrr! \

Something an idiot QC person would catch! What a sham!

This is a great read.  I'm sorry your expedition was cut short, but I am very glad to read you were OK in the end.  Things can definitely end very differently up there.  

 

I was wondering, since you didn't make it past the Everest base camp, is there a partial refund that you get since you didn't require any services beyond that stage of the expedition, or is it a flat price regardless of how far your journey goes?

 

How do you prepare for this?  Do you climb/hike year round to prepare?

 

Have you done any other expeditions of this magnitude?

 

It's been great reading this and seeing the amazing photos.  

No Refunds......

You can't train for Altitude, but acclimatize. Some people just can't do high altitude. Sir Edmund Hillary can't go up past 14500ft. after he summitted. You still need to train for stamina....on this current trip,

I did HIIT 3x /week + climbing 120 floors and walking 6 miles 3x /week. I still got sick during our overnight at advance base camp!

 One of the RWG Classic posts. Fantastic pictures and a great story! 

 

Thanks!

Some more Pictures in no particular order.....'

Sorry to disappoint, but no. I tried to do the Northface this year.....and I found out that my body can't go any higher than 21000ft. Here's some pictures from last May's attempt:

Lhasa....Potala Palace and other monasteries:

Watch of Choice @Drepong Monastery:

On the way, the Tibetan Plateau:

Himalayan Range:

Rongphu Monastery....start of the Climb to Base Camp:

Base Camp:

Trek to Advance Base Camp:

The Summit:

Advance Basecamp:

Zhangmu....last Tibetan Town before crossing to Nepal:

Zhangmu Hotel Restaurant Board:

The North Face Basecamp/Advance basecamp trek is not as dramatic as the South Face....but the Drive from Lhasa thru the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayan range was 

breath taking.....

No you cant't......it's plexi or plastic. If you attempt to take it out, it will break apart in pieces.....that's what happened to mine

Sorry, I was talking about the Canon Pinion Head. His is very close to the GEN:

Thanks for all the pics guys....loving all of them, but I notice that pcardoza have the better CP IMHO. Did you modify it or is it a V2 or V3? There's a big difference on the two ZF model's CP like 436NR's model (slightly sunken)??? 

I'm with ya!

I hear ya! By far ma favorite these days.


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Nicely done!.........but If it was me, I would age the dial and hands a little bit more.....

You need to upgrade to Swiss CP!

Great job! Very inspiring!

Welcome back Z! Before you jump in, do some research, as before when we were NOOBS. QA issues on some of these supposedly high end models persist!

Good luck!

Last dip on Pattaya shores:

^very good point^

I love the mech. aspect of watches, but for some models like this(non chrono) why is it not common to use quartz?

Some will still buy it only in mech. form, but they might , also, increase sales just because of being cheaper in price w/quartz.

O, well, I'll just dream then.

Thailand has all rep in quartz version......you could try there!

Found this at BKK/MBK yesterday:

Seller claims Japanese movement, but I doubt it. Better than what you get from Watcheden, though, for about the same price.

Movement is super smooth and time/date/GMT adjust nicely. ...

Not bad for $100......she said so herself!

Speechless. ....you always do the best!