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TeeJay

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  2. warning to all dealers and members

    in General Discussion

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    R sorry but I'm a mod I can't break one of our own rules and post up his personal details.

    And T yes it's the same guy.

    I have asked PP to give me this tracking number they claim I have so I can prove it doesn't track to my house but I believe they are just saying that to close the case.

    I have no doubt at all that this person has told PP that he bought replica goods off me on RWG.

    Ken

    I thought it might be, and yeah, totally unreasonable guy. Totally burned his bridges on this forum, I can't imagine anyone who read the previous thread giving him any credence over anything now. His loss really, because this place is the best :good:

  8. Might be an old topic but...

    in General Discussion

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    I only had the problem because of flight delays due to the volcanic ash cloud last year.

    My flight from Miami to Rome was late, so I had to run to make the connection to Nice, but my checked luggage didn't make it.

    When it finally arrived customs had lots of time to go through it. The 205A was the only watch I didn't have in my carry-on (like the 8 other watches I brought) because it was a gift and in a wooden box.

    I made several mistakes:

    I declared it as a gift.

    When asked to pay import taxes I declared the watch as "not real" - not aware of the French customs policy.

    Until I said that the watch had been accepted as the genuine article.

    If I would have said that it is my personal genuine watch I would have probably gotten away with it.

    I have been to France again since with several watches and no problems. Carry-on only !!!

    Ahhh, I had visions of the customs officer taking it off your wrist at the scanner, which was pretty scary, thanks for the clarification :drinks: As you said before though, I'm sure her husband enjoys wearing it :whistling:

  9. Might be an old topic but...

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    Well, technically, it's legal. Debatable, though.

    Ps. I have travelled through French customs a lot and never had a problem. Like I say, it's rare.

    This is my thinking, it's legal, but I'm concerned that if they might still take a dim view of it not being a branded gen watch, I'm wondering if that would attract the same attention/consequences as a rep... I've visited France a couple of times on coach trips, so never really gone through customs as anything more than a guy making sure everyone on the coach had their passports. Never had any issues with customs in Spain, and equally, no issue wearing a GMT through Japanese customs either, despite there being a wall of counterfeit goods right by the customs department, and the fact that I 'drew attention to myself' when leaving, as I forgot to remove my belt and its camera case when going though the scanner (with said GMT sitting in the tray with my phone :whistling: ) I think I just got lucky on that occasion :whistling: I'm wondering if maybe the 'issue' was because Donerix was wearing a PAM, which is a pretty noticeable watch, where a DateJust or Seamaster might have slipped under the radar... :pardon:

  10. Might be an old topic but...

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    You mean they let white Christians go through unchecked? They're the most likely terrorists in the US. Racial profiling doesn't work because it moves resources from the most likely group of people to merely the most feared.

    And yes, at CDG, they're just a large airport, but somewhere like Tours or Nice, they'll get bored with the three flights a day. And yes, legally, they can take counterfeit off you and, as this thread shows, they sometimes (albeit rarely) do.

    I wonder what they would make of a sterile homage? :g: I'm thinking I might need to add one to my collection for if I ever wind up visiting France again, but wouldn't want to wind up getting fined or that confiscated instead of the same thing happening with a rep... :unsure: Maybe I should just get one of those Casio watches the suicide bombers like for such trips :Jumpy:

  13. Irene

    in General Discussion

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    You know, I hadn't thought of the looting.....farthest thing from my mind.

    But now with recent events..the flashmobs, England, the president's waining popularity- and a high probability of him not being reelected..and just all the tension and unrest in general...

    It is very likely this may be the mother of all lootings. It was bad at Katrina but this may be huge. Prayers sent for the people in that area.

    Given it happened when Katrina hit, I'm expecting no different this time... Just hoping folks stay safe :pray:

  16. Possible new project: Tudor 7923

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted

    Not quite ;)

    But 50's manual wind Tudor movements don't seem to be that hard to source anyway!

    Should be the same (or a similar) movement.

    The bigger problem will be hands and caseback :(

    Cheers, Tim

    I guess this is where the issue of form over function becomes blurred... If you go for the 50's movement, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that it is what it is, even though no one else would be able to see said movement, where if you just pull the rotor from a regular auto, you wind up with a manual wind movement, and less issues with regards hands and caseback, but the knowledge that it's not 'quite right under the hood'... Best of luck with the project though, I'll be following its progress with interest :good::drinks:

  20. Might be an old topic but...

    in General Discussion

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    I warned everyone of this years ago. Cartier and LVMH train French customs to spot fakes and they also lobby the govt on counterfeit issues. It's mostly to do with Louis Vuitton bags, but they do watches too.

    Yeah, I knew they were pretty hot on the issue of counterfeiting, I just didn't realize they were so hot on it as to take stuff off people at customs which were obviously personal property, rather than stuff for resale in bulk (which I would totally understand...)

  22. Might be an old topic but...

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    Why does this surprise anyone? This is what French customs are like.

    I didn't realize they were so strict on things that they'd actually confiscate a watch someone was wearing :ph34r: Sure, a suitcase full, fair enough, but off someone's wrist is going a bit far :o Then again, this is a country which won't allow bluetooth to be active in public, so I guess I shouldn't be so surprised... :pardon:

    Great argument, but I disagree with the hypothesis. This hobby is bad for genuine watch manufacturers. We represent an utterly tiny portion of their market and devalue their brand.

    I always use a fictional account of a rich guy who wants to buy a genuine Rolex Yachtmaster to match his new yacht, right up to the point he sees his janitor wearing one. Don't tell me we are good for Rolex at that point. The Janitor may aspire to a genuine Rolex, but his boss would have bought five.

    And probably gets asked "Is that a real Rolex?!" every time he goes out. I remember reading about someone who's boss sold his gen Rolexes because he was sick of keep getting asked, despite the fact he collected vintage cars :bangin:

    Yes, first I was threatened with a fine of twice the amount of the gen (which would have been North of $100K, but after she looked it up and saw that it was a "Stallone" watch, her eyes started glowing and she gave me a 100 Euro fine and kept the watch.

    Damn, that's scary. I'll be sure never to wear a rep through French customs :black_eye:

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