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Series I follow... Ghost Whisperer Torchwood Supernatural Biker Build-Off OverHaulin' And a few others I tune into every now and again

Thanks, guys Tonyxkf. This watch was ordered from his own website, watch-ebay. In all fairness, I had ordered the model displayed next to this particuar one, which has the sandwich dial, and the black hands, but, I had asked if the strap from that model, could be switched with this one, so it was just one of those misunderstandings. If I'd wanted to return it, it wouldn't've been a problem, (as far as Tony was concerned) but, given the time of shipping to China, I couldn't guarantee a replacement would've arrived by the 23rd (when we're going down for my friend's birthday) and, as he's not a real watch fan anyway, it wasn't worth the hassle of swapping over a difference in color/dial, which he won't even know about anyway. I admit, I'm not too stoked on the silver hands myself. To be honest, the gold hands on the 127 are 'pushing it', as I prefer the black hands of the 111g/h, but, I admit, the gold hands do add a certain elegance to it, so the silver hands are tolerable (at least they match with the case ) I'll have to try and get some decent pics of my 127 on the customized dive strap. I'll also try and get some more decent pics of the Radiomir, and my other PAMs for a decent review Thanks again for putting together the 210/dive-strap combo for me to get an idea how it'll all look

I did a search, but it didn't bring up anything, so I decided to start a new thread. The last movie I watched, was the 2002 re-make of The Time Machine. I've wanted to watch this movie for ages, but just never seemed to get round to it, so, I put it on yesterday, and was really glad I did. Absolutely fantastic movie. Okay, so it's only a PG, so nothing hardcore, but all in all, a really nice movie. Incredible music, great costumes/location sets, all round thumbs up. Not really any 'huge' names in it (I guess Jeremy Irons would be the 'biggest') but still a group of actors who's work I've always enjoyed. As for the time machine itself, wow, what an amazing combination of brass and crystal. Absolutely gorgeous. I'd highly recommend the movie to anyone.

A very randomized MP3 collection Current track: Something Kinda Ooh - Girls Aloud Next track: America - Razorlight

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Well, the site said not legally binding, so I'm guessing no

Okay, it's been a while since I reviewed a watch, and, not having the time to take a load of macro shots, I'm not going to be going into gradings or ratings of the watch. Just a few quick snaps and observations. Hope it's of interest. If not, screw you The watch in question: A base Radiomir. Not sure of model number, as it has silver hands rather than black, and a sausage rather than sandwich dial. I specifically put it on the 26mm dive strap, as it is a gift for a friend, who a leather strap would simply be 'overkill' on. Rubber will blend into his wardrobe. Leather would overpower it. The dial is nice and clear, and I believe (might be wrong) that the 'A's in Panerai have the correct low cross-bars. Yay? Nay? Okay, so it's not a 127, but, size-wise, I found it a nice balance betwen a 111h and 127, and the dial is nice and crisp. Very easy to read. Crown screws in and out smoothly, with no hint of a feeling of 'grinding' or 'stripping' on the threads. Okay, so when fully down, the OP logo is upside down. I don't think my friend is even going to notice (or care) The movement's an Asian Unitas 6497, and, although I think it could probably be better regulated, the dagger has been enough to get it to a reasonable rate of accuracy (Hard to measure precicely without a second sweeper, and experience has taught me NOT TO TOUCH the regulator arms. EVER Messing up my own watches is one thing, messing up a gift for a friend is something else ) A quick mention of the strap which it came with. A honey tan aligator strap with white stitch and polished buckle. The polished buckle found it's way onto one of my 24/22 factory straps ([Edit to add] I didn't think the polished buckle 'looked right' on the dive strap, but, as the watch is solely polished, the polished buckle is a better match for the watch, so I've swapped it onto the dive strap since taking the photos. Looks much more 'balanced' and the brushed buckle is now on the 24/22 strap...) When I ordered the watch, I ordered a spare 26mm dive strap, which I canabalized for buckle and keeper. The keeper went on my own 26mm dive strap so as to 'hold the tail in', and the brushed buckle went on the Radiomir strap for use with my 127. The watch cost

Just took these pics of my rings. All this talk of rings, made me think of someone a former manager of mine knew, who they (his group of friends) always refered to as Rings. I asked once if Rings was thus named as he wore a lot of them. That wasn't the case. Apparently, Rings was a serial engager, who would engage a girl (giving her a ring) as a way of persuading them to take anal So it refered to both 'rings'

"I'll suck your c0ck for a thousand dollars..." -Big Lebowski

The use of a does very little, if not nothing, to take the sting out of what is ultimately a very elitist and nasty post. Carl has made a totally valid point. His 'status' does nothing to change, invalidate or affirm that point, and for the record, I don't believe he was actually trying to change anything. Carl, as Offshore said, these are not trivial issues, it would not be unfair to name the supplier if they have not offered proper restitutions. As you say, $700 is a lot of money. It's certainly a lot of money to 'be down' due to bum merchandise. Best of luck getting a satisfactory resolution.

Dare I ask, was the L Swiss L markings on the watch advertized? Pics of the watch you received would also be awesome

Model: PVD 111g. Crown: Lock down. Seller: Tonyxkf. Rain: No problem. Shower: No problem. Bath Immersion: No problem. Surface Ocean Swimming:Not yet tested. Depth Immersion: Not yet tested. Model: Radiomir. Crown: Screw down. Seller: Tonyxkf. Rain: No problem. Shower: No problem. Bath Immersion: No problem. Surface Ocean Not yet tested. Depth Immersion: Not yet tested.

Although I'm now technically married, (in an unofficial way ) I still wear my engagement ring on my left hand ring-finger. It's a 5mm thick sterling silver court ring, with engravings rather like the fine detail on the Stargate. The intention, is to have it replicated in Platinum as a wedding ring, for the 'official wedding'. I have a Stainless Steel ring on the middle finger of my right hand, which is similar in style to the Tiffany ring Victoria has shown, as it comprises two raised ridges, but they are not broken, as on the Tiffany ring, but two continuous bands. It's 10mm thick. I've also got plans to replace it with a custom-made version of the Master's signet ring, from the latest series of Doctor Who, which will have a stainless steel insert in a sterling silver ring. (makes an awesome color contrast between the two metals) I probably won't be comissioning it for a while though, as I have more important stuff to get first

Banks do that as routine. Bunch of shylock c*nts (not intended as anti-semitic, I just think that aptly describes financial institutions) For example, I paid money into my wife's account, so she could make a paypal payment on my behalf (as I'd hit my sending limit without validating) A server glitch led to an error, meaning that the amount (intended as USD) was sent as GBP, so about twice the original amount was taken by paypal from her account (theoretically putting her overdrawn) The seller was contacted, the situation explained, and they rejected the payment (which saved the delays of if they had issued a refund, which would then have had to been transfered from the PP account, to the bank account) So in theory, the money only went as far as paypal. Once the payment was rejected, one would have thought the money should have been immediately credited back into her bank account. Not so. While it was indeed 'put back in', it remained 'in clearing' over the weekend, for absolutely no reason whatsoever. On the monday, we spoke to someone in the bank, they called someone on the phone, and had the 'ear marking' removed from the funds, so it was immediately available to her. Why was the money being 'held'? For no reason other than so they could get the interest on it. PS While this was going on, I set up a new PP account, so we transfered the money back to me, and I was able to complete the transaction in the end Admitedly, a bit of a mess up on several fronts, but a good example of banks trying to hold onto money they have no right to, just so they can get the interest.

I'm sure folks understand that it's not going to happen, but are giving the option they hypothetically agree with. Basically, as said: "YES....Sponsored watch reviews are OK....as long as they are appropriately conducted....(An appropriate system has yet to be created)...." That allows slightly more flexibility than: "NO....It is NOT OK for ANYONE to provide a sponsored review of a watch on our forum where as the person doing the review is given a free watch for providing the review" If, and that is a big 'if', an appropriate system was created, then it would negate the above option, as the person doing the review would not be receiving a free watch. [Edit for clarity]

That's just crazy money. Okay, so my 127 is my favorite watch in my collection, but, even if I had the money to buy a gen one, there's nothing about it that I can see that justifies that pricetag... I think I'll stick with mine, which, if I recall, cost me

Damn that was funny

In terms of pure purchase, then it's a matter of it having been in a movie I enjoyed, or, worn by an actor I like, in a movie. In terms of selection to wear, the criteria has always been practicality (ie is it suitable for the activity planned, and then how easy will it be to read the time. I wouldn't wear a watch which was easy to read, but 'less durable', in a situation where it could be unnecessarily damaged) Following practicality, I used to chose and vary my watch depending on my wardrobe. Now I've got my 127, I just change straps to match and keep the same watch on It's that versatile

Maybe John has become a watch collector, and switches them round depending on the circumstances

It depends entirely how 'the transaction' is handled. If it was as TTK suggested on pg5, then yes. It it was a case of someone being sent a watch gratis (with the specific intention of it being reviewed (and then getting to keep it) ) then no, as the issue impartiality comes in to question. As above, with Pugwash, it was not as if he promised to write a review, just made a comment about posting photos if he were given the watch. I'd say by posting high quality photos of the watch, he kept his end of the bargain. Wether the promise/ability to post high quality photos merrits a free watch, is a whole different kettle of fish As is being on the receiving end of a random act of generousity (afterall, Angus could've told him to jog on rather than giving him a freebie, so no real conflict of interest there ) [Edit for clarity]

Awesome watch, and awesome review I quite agree, the watch would look awesome on a NATO strap

When I first saw the thread title, I thought "This is a bad idea..." and generally think that people 'getting stuff for free for review' is going to create mistrust. I think Pugwash's situation was totally reasonable: He made a comment, the dealer chose to go with it, knowing that Pug is a damn good photographer, so indeed, that's good publicity, but, I can totally understand how people may feel that any positive reviews (under such circumstances) could be related to having received something for free. I think TTK has made the best suggestion in his above post on this page. I'll be the first to admit, that taking photos and writing a review take time, and, people do deserve to be compensated for their time, but, I feel that in the sense of true impartiality, if someone writes a 'sponsored review', then they should not keep the watch afterwards, but it should either be returned to the dealer, (balancing shipping costs) or auctioned off with proceeds going towards forum upkeep. That should prevent anyone from saying "But they only wrote a good review because they got a free watch out of it!" I don't think it would discourage people from reviewing their own pieces at all, but, I would agree that such 'sponsored reviews' might be viewed with suspicion if guidlines such as TTK suggested are not adhered to. As someone else mentioned, if there are dealers who can't operate without LWL, how can 'sponsored reviews' be viewed as anything other than suspicious? Were it not for Pugwash explaining the situation, then someone of a suspicious nature could even say that it is simply a Cartel ploy to gain more favorable publicity. That clearly was not the case here though, as it was an existing conversation. Time to read the review

I would, but I'm after a base Radiomir. The one I ordered for my friend's birthday, while not quite what I want for myself, has definitely convinced me to get a Radiomir As for the PVD 183, it still gets a "F*CK YEAH!!!" and a big thumbs up

Sorry to hear about that Personally, I'd say that sourcing the pin might be more hassle than it's worth (unless Ofrei can provide the precise part) so I'd suggest seeing if you can buy a new bracelet from the supplier, or, maybe using this as an opportunity to try it out on a rubber strap Best of luck

I hereby dub this the Team America watch... As in: "America... F*CK YEAH!!!" That's what I think of that watch. F*CK YEAH!!! I think I'll definitely be ordering a Radiomir and having it PVDd at some point in the future