TeeJay

Yeah, any excuse really to try and relieve them of their duty to fulfill the customer's order as promised. It never ceases to bug me when watch dealers try and wriggle off the hook with "Well it's a fake watch, what do you expect??" Okay, for some things sure, a little acceptance is required, but for stuff like outright rip-offs or trying to treat their client like a chump, sorry, we may be buying fake goods, but we don't pay with fake dollars, and I doubt the stuff the dealers then buy with said dollars is fake either, so a little professional courtesy isn't really too much to hope for

I just remembered something which is sort of on-topic. A few years back, I was reading about someone that had sourced some machining work (for some costuming props) out to a Chinese manufacturer. The work wasn't done as agreed, and the machinist tried to then make the buyer pay for a second load of materials to re-do the job (even though it was their fault they hadn't done it properly the first time) I forget the specifics of the toing and froing, but at one point, the machinist had the gall to say that they were a Christian, and that as the buyer was also a Christian, they should forgive them and give them the chance to make things right Maybe this is a new ploy on the part of dealers to try and use some kind of 'cultural similarity' to keep people sweet incase things go wrong...

Well, the only one I've read about passing in such circumstances If there's one thing I have come to understand about God, He has a sense of humor, as illustrated by: and it can be a bit warped at times (keeps things interesting)

I remember reading about a minister in the US being found dead whilst hog-tied wearing two wetsuits, rubber pants, with a dildo shoved up his ass, following an autoerotic asphyxiation went wrong I bet whoever greets him in the afterlife and checks the 'cause of death' info will just shake their head slowly Very worthwhile causes, by the way

I have to admit, that does sound a little strange... Which passages were they? If it was some general run of the mill passages which can just be of general guidance/comfort/make you feel a bit better etc, then fair enough, that's just being a good Christian and 'spreading the love', but even then, it's not the sort of thing I'd expect when purchasing something watch related... As for donations... Charity can take many forms, and does not have to involve giving money to a church/institution... Charitable donations, aka zakat, is one of the five pillars of Islam, but I don't give money to any particular institution, and the idea with such donations is really that the money be used in the community, to be given to those who need it the most. Following Ramadan last year, I gave

Looks good The sub dials are probably day/date/24 hour trackers I hope your daughter enjoyed her travels

Fair enough I bet it was an awesome gig to work on

A set of good quality dish-washing gloves should give you the purchase needed to open a caseback, much cheaper than a caseback opener, and are good for all manner of watches With regards how to close the watch, at the risk of sounding facetious, it's just a case of reversing the steps to opening it... Make sure the case back is properly lined up so the threads won't jump/grind/strip etc, and just rotate it to close it down. If you're using your thumbs, once you can't make the case back move any further, and it feels like your thumbnails are about to separate from the pads, that's when it'll be fully secured Best of luck

It was featured in the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious, and driven by Paul Walker, but it was only actually in the film for about 10 minutes at the beginning. It looked much better in context Awesome Are you sworn to secrecy about which ones?

I love that car This is how much I think it's awesome... Yes, I actually took the time to customize a car in a video game to be as close as possible to the real thing / [Edit to add] On topic: That's a pretty impossible question to answer. One might as well ask why X Brand of car is popular, or why Z Brand of aftershave is popular... One of those things which varies from person to person, so impossible to definitively answer for everyone as a whole...

That's an awesome guide, thanks for taking the time to write it up

No problem, Nicco, any time

Sorry to hear about your relative, it's never easy news to get. An ex had a similar situation with her aunt, and that wasn't easy for the family, my thoughts are with you all at this time.

No problem, bro, I hope it all goes smoothly for you I know what you mean there

Thanks I'm 6'2", and when I was at school, I was taller than my best man I guess the last few years as a sex tourist in the far east, and now living in Japan have been good for him Thanks indeed It was a fantastic day I'm pretty pleased with the tie myself, it really was a last minute purchase, but clearly meant to be, as it was only available to buy at the last minute, but really made all the difference to my outfit

I guess it just depends on the protocols For us, it was essentially a case of she had a fifteen minute chat with the registrar, then I went in, and had a fifteen minute chat, just so they could cross-check our answers, and then we got the licences Not offensive at all, bro, you couldn't be more correct

That I've noticed, a TT Sub (blue dial) Before I really 'got into watches', I went to an equestrian event called 'Hickstead' a few years in a row with my parents (it was worth going to check out all the posh totty in riding gear ) and given the people who were there, I probably saw several 'high end watches' without realizing it

They might raise a few eyebrows, but, had I told them I was in Import/Export, or a watch smith (and my wife told them the same thing [in the UK, a couple are now interviewed independently to corroborate that they actually know each other, and are not just getting married for some kind of passport scam]) they'd've put that down instead, without a moments hesitation. I'm guessing you don't have similar protocols in the US before marriage?

It'd be more fun if it paid better To be honest though, it can lead to some very varied commissions and projects In the UK, it lists the occupations of the bride and groom, and also the occupations of the bride and groom's fathers (or step-father, if the step-father is named instead of a biological father) The information has to be given to the registrars, and they then put the information onto the certificate, although they don't actually ask for proof of occupation (could be hard for the self-employed) so in theory, someone could give any kind of occupation, and have it accepted

Thanks, my friend, that's a really good thing to say, and it's much appreciated Indeed, I know how lucky I am to have the friends and family I have, and indeed, success shouldn't be judged by purely material criteria, I guess it would just be nice to have regular money coming in via my business. Of course, I know that that's more a statement of the economy, than as my business itself Thanks again for the kind words

I draw stuff... I'm an Art Consultant... And I'm not successful. I would be, if people had more money to spend on non-essentials, but never mind I'm even eyeing up a local admin job as to be honest, bills need to be paid, and a job's a job, but on my marriage certificate, it lists my profession as 'Art Consultant', so that pretty much makes it official that that's what I am

Okay, just had a somewhat unusual experience... While making my afternoon prayers, I felt inspired to put on my Planet Ocean (once my prayers were finished, of course) I picked up the watch, and went to adjust the time, and instead of adjusting the time, the crown screwed off in my hand It was the work of but a few minutes to remove the back, remove the stem, and then use a little cyanoacrylate to re-secure the crown to the stem. Having heard how fumes from curing cyanoacrylate can accumulate under the crystal (if used in dial repairs) I'm going to leave it to totally cure before I re-insert the stem and seal the case, but just wanted to share this minor-revalation. Had I not made the prayers, I might not have been inspired to put the watch on for some time, and, had I planned to put it on at some point in the future, it's possible that I might have chosen to wear the watch (and experienced the same stem/crown failure) at a time when I didn't have the necessary time and tools to hand to actually fix it... Divine Intervention. I feel a line from Pulp Fiction gives an excellent definition of Divine Intervention: I'd certainly agree with that definition, and certainly what I experienced just now

Plenty of time for it to get to that size eventually I guess it's all a matter of personal opinions, and I've read before how people would say that 'off forum', he was a really nice guy, but as far as I'm concerned, the way he conducted himself on forum was just as important, and to me, someone who threatens to put "Fake Rolex Watch" (or something like it) on someone's parcel out of spite, just to ensure customs seize it... Well, that's certainly not someone I'd do business with or want in my corner, as the past has proven that TTK had no hesitation in turning on his friends. As I've said before, good riddance to bad rubbish. I hope he's having a great time in Thailand with all the beer and hookers folks money pays for

Amen to that, my friend

The condition he mentioned, blepharitis, almost never leads to blindness. Sufferers are advised to apply their ointments prior to going to bed at night, rather than during the day, to avoid the rather obvious hinderance to vision it would cause (and which he claimed as a reason for not being online for long. It should be noted that he was online long enough to transact fresh business, if not to deal with existing customer concerns...) While what he said was strictly speaking likely not a lie, it was certainly exaggerating and stretching the truth to the absolute breaking point in a bid to gain sympathy... The only thing which really matters here, is that TTK made extremely unpleasant comments to people, and was nothing more than an obnoxious cyber-bully. The community has only improved since his absence. The fact he has now been banned from the four major watch forums says all that needs to be said about him.