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Lovely. Yes, did you fabricate the cases yourself? CNC'd or old fashioned hammered, filed and polished? Also how does a dial get wear on it? I've only ever seen one watch with the same kind of shadow type wear round the numbers and that was my dads. He went blind over a number of years and had a watch where the front crystal could be opened and the user could then feel where the fingers where and tell the time. Richard

Anyone know if any of the TDs sell this? I found it here http://www.utterwatches.com/Ulysse-Nardin_Maxi_Marine_Diver_Mens_Watch_263-33-3-96-15433.html (just noticed that the URL is for a completely different watch!) I cannot find *any* info on that side apart from one incorrect post in RWI. (says that 12 sites are all fake, all owned by the same person when whois queries show only 4 are owned by the same person) I've also hunted for info on the other 4 names for the site, with no joy. I don't think it's a watch that Omega officially sell, so it looks like a fantasy rep, made for PVD nuts like moi Anyone have any info about the above dealer? Also goes by nagwatches.com, roofwatches.com & refinewatches.com. I must admit, it smells a bit fishy!

Anyone know if any of the TDs sell this? I found it here http://www.utterwatches.com/Ulysse-Nardin_Maxi_Marine_Diver_Mens_Watch_263-33-3-96-15433.html (just noticed that the URL is for a completely different watch!) I cannot find *any* info on that side apart from one incorrect post in RWI. (says that 12 sites are all fake, all owned by the same person when whois queries show only 4 are owned by the same person) I've also hunted for info on the other 4 names for the site, with no joy. I don't think it's a watch that Omega officially sell, so it looks like a fantasy rep, made for PVD nuts like moi

Lovely watches, but either I'm seeing things or on the first dial pictured, it looks like the markers run through the '15'? Are these gen or rep parts? I can't tell Richard

Something Orange... Richard

There's been a couple of occasions where I've got back to my car (when it was an older car), saw a new big dent / ding, matched it up to the car next to me and if there's no note & no one there to shout at & get money from, I've repeatedly slammed my door into their car. The middle of a door panel is very easy to dent, the edge is bloody hard to dent. On the flip side my door on another car is one of those with about 3 spring positions where it "rests", and once I had to balance it as there wasn't much room. It slipped off and hit the car next to me which the driver was still in. Instantly got out, apologised and luckily there was no damage done. Richard

I am NOT looking for a quality rep. Instead I'm waiting for my QC pics of my new Tag H Carrera PVD Richard

Interesting idea and look well executed. Personally I hate dusting so not for me. Richard

More of a box check Richard

The last picture looks like you're wearing a frying pan sized watch but the first one it's normal (ok, large normal) sized Richard

I like that. Nice, simple, elegant. Richard

Thanks They both came from Perfect Clones. I was going to go for the usual blue & gold dial on the Breit but then I spotted the brown and it just goes with the gold really well. I have been wearing the Rollie all the time as I just love it. Breit is more a special event watch. Richard

Pro Hunter pics Breitling Chronometer Evo pics

Sorry, I've been busy plumbing in a new pump, valve and fixing the boiler this weekend Will do them tomorrow, I promise! Richard

Pistonheads is a UK forum for motor heads, mainly cars but also bikes. They have minor sections for other topics, including a watch one. It isn't called 'genuine watches', just 'Watches' so I took it as talking about reps was fair game Yes, you're definitely right, some people are so fixed in their ways they can't, and don't want too, see any other point of view. It was interesting seeing people's reactions, and it seems that whilst most rep watch topics are closed very quickly, this one has been going on for ages. I like to think because I made great efforts to be very polite and non confrontational (gave up on that with my last couple of posts a couple of days ago as it was just descending into silly arguments) Richard

How resilient are the mechanisms that alter the time / date though? I would have thought its a toss up between more wear and tear on the watch gears, spring, etc vs. wear and tear on the time setting parts (which from the problems I read about keyless mechs going wrong, don't seem that reliable?) Richard

I started a topic on reps on the Watch forum over there, just asking what people thought of them as I'm curious as to peoples opinion. Thankfully the majority (only just) seem to be of a "live and let live" opinion, a few have some and like them, but there are a some with the opinion "All rep owners are Don Johnston wannabes who just care about their (the persons) image, what everyone thinks of them and nothing else" and their minds are that closed I'm amazed they don't burst open when they have to remember it's 2013 this year. I could have a decent conversation if that lot buggered off

And I'm wearing them both, continually looking and grinning at them. Pro hunter needs a link removing, and as its all black I'm praying I don't mark the screw heads. Very thin strips of Sellotape over the screwdriver blade? Pics tomorrow Richard

Thanks! I'd forgotten about Amazon, just had a look and they've got loads of 10 and 12 boxes at good prices. A 12 box would be OK for now (after my rep order arrives), 7 watches now and 4 on the way That won't last now I've found a reliable source(s) of reps, so looking at a 20 box.

Photo of my little Citizen Kit is Nikon D300S, Nikon R1C1 macro flash kit, Nikon SB600 flash, Tamron 90mm macro, tripod, Camera Control Pro 2 and focussed and triggered via the laptop. Just got the camera Control Pro 2 software and it's fun playing about with live view, manual focus, etc (and I can't believe how scratched that minute hand is! It's never been opened that watch, so came like that from the factory)

Is there a particular forum for these kinds of accessories? I couldn't find one, so thought I'd ask in here. Are these watch boxes any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221146768386 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221162179312 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221139607010 Also like the idea of one of these for overnight stays http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350555830345 Also are these winders any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390486763113 or is this style better? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330810000588 Apols for all the questions

Seriously, major ouch! Blimey. What speed was the train doing? Coming out of that with a shot back is a lot better than any number of outcomes that could have been a lot worse. I guess you'll be like me then, a life of pain killers, arguing with the doctors at the drug review as they're always trying to cut them down, not believing anyone is actually in pain nowadays!

Couldn't agree more. The consultant who saved my leg was the former, as was the guy who put the artificial knee in. The one who I "talked" to about the wrist was definitely the latter, just expected me to completely trust his decisions on everything as he knew best. I wouldn't let one of them work on me under any circumstances! I currently have quite good motion, upward flex is about 45 degrees, downward is about 60 degrees, left and right about half my good wrist. Carrying weights or pushing weights inflames it quickly. My job is a software engineer so desk bound typing most of the day, which I can do no problems. One of the big things putting me off getting it fuzed is I wouldn't be able to ride a bike anymore. Even just turning the bars left or right when you're doing slow manouvres or paddling the bike around in the car park would be damn difficult. Sports bikes where the wrist needs to be bent most of the time would be completely out. Of course on a sports bike, braking hard puts a lot of weight through your arms and wrists and that hurts a lot too, as I found out last year on a holiday round France, Spain and Italy. Had to slow down a lot and let my mates vanish off at their normal pace. Still enjoyed it though! One of the things I remember reading about is a partial wrist fuze, where they only fuze the first row of wrist bones. Depending on the injury, it gives you the benefits and still allows some wrist movement, but I've no idea how much. Heh, true. There's a lot of blind people driving cars / 4x4s. Developing a spidey sense for idiots about to do something takes a while but is a life saver

From what I can remember it snapped a large lump off the end of the radius bone with the break going almost vertically along the bone, so there's only half the face of the joint there. They put a plate to try to pin the fragment back into place bit it healed in the wrong place, dropped back and down. Whilst it was healing I had a more pressing matter, trying not to lose my leg (it took 4.5 years and 7 ops to get it to heal-ish), so it was forgotten about really for 5 years. I have been offered an op to fuze the wrist but the consultants don't like explaining exactly what is meant by that (I now know of course, but the fact they are reluctant to explain it doesn't fill me with confidence about the op!!) Haven't looked into trying to get it rebroken and reset correctly, I imagine it'll still have arthritis problems and occasional pain if that was done, but better than it is now I'm guessing? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Nice bike. I've still got three, ZX10R, Tenere and a KTM 400 EXC. Don't get used much nowadays though. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD