TeeJay

Am I right in thinking that the vintage GMT Masters had freely rotating bezels, like the first Submariners had?

My opinion is not based on the appearance of the movement, but this rationale: That model is not commercially replicated... That leaves two options: 1) Either someone has built a damned good franken and is selling it as gen (shame on them for doing so ) 2) It is 100% kosher and as shown. I know which option I think it is

The issue with that, is there is no idea how old the watch actually is when it arrives. As with everything, people tend to think of something having a 'birthdate' of when they acquire it, when the truth is a product could have been sitting on a shelf for quite some time first. With watches in particular, this is the issue. When cars are sold on, there is paperwork, a checkable mileage etc, which tells precisely how old the car is, and how much it has been driven, making it easier to predict and schedule servicing for it. Someone could buy a watch 'brand new' from any dealer today and receive it say saturday, but that doesn't mean the watch came off the factory floor yesterday, it could've been a week, a month, a year ago, and that is why waiting the 'initial' 5 years, might mean the watch failing before that 5 year prediction [Edit to add] Personally, I am not in the habit of paying the cost of another watch, having a watch I have just received serviced, but, I can appreciate the wisdom behind doing so

Welcome to the party

Temperature's down ten degrees C on yesterday, so I doubt I'm going to be going in the pool

It's rationales like these which make me hate being a Libra

I don't buy much, simply because I'm not in the financial position to do so... I've had a project on the drawing board for over two years now, which I haven't been able to start to seriously tackle for no reason other than having to prioritize my finances... To address the point about what if my dealers came under such an attack (and assuming I had the money to make the purchases )... Honestly, I would be and see if another dealer could supply what I needed. I've used several dealers over the years, and always happy to try someone new if they have what I want at a price that's right And if I couldn't do that, again, it's hard to really have sympathy for folks not being able to buy something when I'm totally prevented from buying myself Absolutley so, afterall, the forum(s) exist to protect buyers, not the dealers, but, I will say that Andrew and Josh have been given much more tolerance here, than RWI was prepared to extend to them. I think all the time the details are out in the open, people can make up their own minds who they want to do business with If I knew about it upfront, I wouldn't buy from them in the first place, but if it was someone who I had purchased from in the past and then revealed to be behaving thus, quite frankly, I would be disgusted and refuse to do further business with them. As above, there's always (for the most part) another source to try

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Oh no, people were unable to buy yet another watch!!! That's the funniest [censored] I have read in a long time As sconehead said, for those who keep an eye on these things, the Cartel dealers are all tarred with the same brush...

No change here... Hoping to be in the pool again later

That's an interesting little bit of info, and in that case, it's only correct and appropriate that you own one

:thumbsupsmileyanim: Love it

This is what I've had on in the pool all day* *Well, one swim this afternoon, and another dip a few minutes ago

Minus the Hanzo, but that's what I'm talkin' bout

Then she'll look like every other tattooed person in the nursing home

In terms of visual appearance, the only difference between them would be the clasp... Might be a lot of hassle for very little payback

+1

Damn, that looks good, amigos I need to get one of those with that strap combo for my collection, I'm starting to miss the coke GMT I wore in Tokyo (still got the bracelet it was on though, and that'll be going on my 16800 project )

M, I wasn't thinking of the 7032, but the Tudor chronographs with the 12/9/6 sub-dials like JMB has, I believe some are called Tiger Chronographs (?) That was what I had in mind

The photo was taken earlier today, since then, both items have been worn while swimming

Oh well... This was my reference... As was this

I really like how it looks, and you know how much I am one for custom, but, I can't shake the feeling that the jubilee bracelet would better suit a Tudor chronograph than the Peruvian... Not sure why (because it really looks awesome ) just a hunch

The one you wear the most frequently (however marginally) Fantastic pieces

:good: What else can I say...

Ahh It's a fantastic piece, it's nice to see something new every once in a while