slai

Oh yeah, my PVD/Kevlar combo before I sold it.

Never mind the HBB, can you AR my TV?

Just got mine back from k2222. Already serviced with ETA day/datewheels from The Zigmeister. Wow...simply wow...

OMG...My 3717 is STUNNING!!! I am definitely in for every AR run from now on. This surpasses any stock AR I have...the Cousteau is a mirror by comparison.

Woo! I'm told I have a package from Poland waiting for me to pick up...

Oh great, my horrendous penmanship is on display. :lol: Yes, I belong to the keyboard and blackberry generation.

Rob, it's just a tiny gesture compared to how much you've educated us, and more importantly, the countless times you've made us smile when we look at your work wrapped around our wrists.

Merry Christmas!

Just got this yesterday - black/black gator from TWB on my fiddy. LOVE IT!

As I said in the midweek wrist check, this is not leaving my wrist for the remainder of the week.

This will also be posted in the midweek wristcheck when the time comes.

Ohhhhh YEAH! Can't wait to wear this with a crisp french-cuffed shirt.

Hi slai may I know is the PAV91 strap you were saying from MP? I went to check it out but don't have 26mm what a waste. And is the gator strap you show in the picture from the watch boys? Thanks.

Yeah, the MP PAV91. And yep, gator from TWB. Wow, I got lucky...I have a PAV91 in 26/26. Must've been one of the last ones .

For RG, either a PAV91 or a gator in this colour gets my vote.

I ordered a watchboys black/black gator for my fiddy yesterday...should be arriving sometime today. Will post a wristie as soon as it arrives.

Oooooo, can't wait for mine to be done

Looks great

His tequila just arrived this afternoon. Better hope he doesn't get to that first.

I've been going gator for business casual lately.

The eagle has landed!

2007/12/17 13:39 Delivered to XXXXY at RECEPTION of XXXX

Remainer of paypal account, 73.71 USD, has been sent to RWG.

Did someone say pee-ka-boo pam crown shot?

I just can't wear smaller than 42mm any more, even on my < 6.5" wrist. Thankfully my forearms make up for it so it doesn't look awkward on my arm.

Works been crazy all week but I finally got a chance to pick up a card, and package the tequila nicely. It's on it's way to The Zigmeister and he should have it Monday. Books have been ordered but they won't make it to him before Christmas. Admin has been contacted about the balance in the paypal account to be sent to RWG. Will forward full audit trail to kenberg for independant confirmation.

I can appreciate your desire to do this yourself but for a watch that has been specifically assembled and sold as a modded watch - this just seems like the modder should be responcible for this. This is a quality issue that, for a modded watch, you should not be responcible for.

At least the CG was attached!

It's already been said ..."mistakes happen" "these are reps" "it's how the dealer responds that matters"...I'd have kept my "powder dry" for now ..

If you had the best interests of the membership in mind - and believed you could "out" a bad dealer it would have had more impact if the dealer had failed to rectify your problems and your reported that experience.

I suppose this brings up the subject of what should be tolerated. The fact is the watch was supposed to be modded, and hand-inspected. In my case, when the watch finally arrived after 2 months, it came with huge scratches on the dial, hands, and the cannon-pinnion that was supposed to be installed, wasn't. The watch was more expensive than if it were from other collectors and I was willing to pay the premium to avoid the hassles of going back and forth trying to get a problem rectified. I paid extra because I wanted it right the first time.

In the end, I just asked for a refund and took my money somewhere else. So in that sense, the problem was resolved but is this whole experience acceptable? Would you cheerfully accept this, or would you rather avoid this experience?

OH MY! I can't wait for mine.

Sorry i had a few problems posting the picture, it should be on now. Regarding the dealer, i have sent him an email and am waiting for a responce. I understand that it is every members duty to help the community by telling people about these kind of problems but was still unsure if i should let everyone know who this dealer is.

I wrestled with the same decision when I got a horrible "modded" fiddy from the same collector. With all the positive reviews he usually gets, I thought maybe it was a one off and didn't reveal the name. Now I'm not so sure.

I've been going back and forth between pams all week (with the exception of a trip to procure The Zigmeister's gift where the Cousteau was an absolute necessity). I don't know how I lived through a month of being pamless. Never again!

Today, it's back to the fiddy playing peekaboo.

Doing a much better job than I did. The lever pin looks absolutely

perfect. I will probably have another go at mine, but the hole

is not drilled as well as on yours. So there is a sunken part just

below the pin on the crown guard. Thanks for sharing!!

What did you use? I wetsanded with 400 grit to start, then finished off wetsanding with 1000 grit sandpaper.