Davey

Doh didnt notice this post!

Amazingly not a Rollie! Shocking!

Much appriciated! I'll send you over a PM..

Thanks again.

That would be a blinding offer!

Just tell me how much you want or maybe we could trade for something.. I've got loads of Rolex parts..

Its one of the older slower rate movements.. and its got seconds at 9 so not a faffed about with one

Fingers crossed the parts are interchangable or i'm going to be putting a perfectly good movemetnt in the bin!

looks like P/N 30.014 in oilchart #2 on that oferi link!

The Zigmeister doesnt seem to be around so I'll open this up to the floor

Does anyone know what the ETA part number is for the 12 hour wheel and if it is compatible with the asia copy?

Cheers!

I would say the average profit per watch will be around $10 to $30... maybe $50... but this depends on the watch... if you pay $150 for Submariner with ETA the dealer has to pay the Express-shipping... so there are only ~$120 left... the ETA movement isn't for free too... lets charge $30 for it so you have $90 left without the additional costs for the case, the guys who dropship the watches, the packing and so on...

I think you'll find the wholesale price for loose pack ETA's would be more around the $10 mark

A hell of alot of people cant see the difference between a 15$ chinese market rep and the real thing..

No power reserve function on any Rolex' ?

Let me guess you used a cobalt bit in a hand drill or at high speed? ooops!

Cobalt is frickin hard but its brittle! the only option is to attempt to shatter the remains, (diamond wont touch it) or attempt to use another cobalt bit in a drill press and use pleanty of oil.

Who would want a quartz movement over good, reliable classic ETA? Perhaps the same people who would choose a Volkswagen over Audi

I think Bytor has hit the nail on the head there! lol!

You are never getting that out with regular tools!

You are going to need to either super-cool it then warm it up, or heat up the lug to try and release the hardened steel bit.. Trouble is you'll probably discolour the case..

What kind of drill bit did you use? HSS, Cabide, Cobalt? etc.

I forgot to wear one today

If your going to wear an S/S rep, just get a NATO or Rubber strap... Sorted!

Are you able to crawl over to the UK meet tomorrow?

Tomorrow guys!

If we are nit-picking here; The SEL's are sitting proud of the case, this is one of the biggest give aways IMHO and just about every "new style" replica Rolex case seems to be like this at the moment? Can someone not point this out to the factories? lol!

2 Days to go!

You have to think of this on a cost level, its going to be very expensive to produce a movement that replicates the functionality of a proper GMT watch and it doesnt make things easier that a) most people dont know how a proper GMT watch works, most people dont care and c) it still looks like the real thing whether it works properly or not.

Not long now guys :drunksing:

Have to agree with the general consensus, any good replica of an entry level model with out complications will fool even shrewd replica spotters.

TW Sub on Nato strap.. Had a rough day offroading yesterday and wanted to wear something comfortable while all of my joints find their correct sockets.

The "Oversize" collection on that toywatches site look like they have perfect cases to build a vintage sub! lol..

btw and being busted due to reps even if does exist we wont be able to know for a couple of next years until some one will come up on rwg with a thread "Hey I spent 5yrs in jail for buying my Breitling Navitimer, just got out, where can I get the best Sub?"

Why try and keep the forum a secret? The only reason the Replica market is improving in product quality is because of the high demand for highend replicas, if it wasn't for the majority of members on sites like this who seek out high end, high quality replicas most people would still be happy paying $800 for a badly built replica with a cheapo automatic movement.

The factories in China are there to make a money, they either cater for a few at a high price or cater for a mass market at a low price, volume is what its all about in CN, the replicas will get better as the runs get longer and more punters line up to buy them. Simple as really.

Still Ring O Bells, I drove past the pub last week and it looked like they had closed down *BUT* I neglected to notice the sign outside: