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Added you and MoaB in to convo

You should see the flames this fellow sent me in private chat...

Congratulations Mike! Well deserved and a true gentleman.

It was always my impression that Yuki hadn't bothered to update what was in stock and what wasn't. I'd inquired 2x about out of stock things to have it be available and then shipped out.

Extensive research and advice? Not even remotely a very high-end rep... at all. You have a lot more extensive research to do my friend, and a lot more advice to take in. Or perhaps recalibrate your expectation of a high-end rep. I consider a high-end Sub rep to be minimum $600 - $1,000 and they do not have $15 movements inside them. All out quality 'franken' Sub rep's are $2500 to $3,200 for my money. Here is someone selling the base to your watch (case, dial, movement) for $85 https://www.ebay.com/itm/DG2813-Automatic-movement-Submariner-case-colored-wheels-Dial-Hands-316L/263900125499?hash=item3d71ac593b:g:Zk0AAOSwjXVawh19 I don't mean to sound harsh, just hoping to give you some perspective so you don't get ripped off [again.] Welcome to the community Enjoy!

Most A. Lange & Sonne watches give me 1200 vickers of hardness.

Would you venture it possible to swap in a ETA movement, with the deco-plate on top to get that nice swiss reliability, and maintain the look? I wish they were closed-back... the movement will never be up to snuff, but I agree the slow prolonged date change is terrible. Legend could you really work one of these over real nicely?

😯 🙅‍♂️ 😯 🙅‍♂️ That dealer / site doesn’t look legitimate and makes some really specious claims. They’re selling the same mediocre stuff as everyone else - for a lot more $$$

That is unfortunate but what I expected. Hopefully the rep dealers will stop using this soft nonsense steel as the ARF models are pretty great.

Makes sense - I would have to wonder what they're using? I'd love to see a 1:1 comparison with an older model versus newer 904L I have an older explorer rep, I'm considering ordering the new "904L" one just to see what the difference looks like - I don't have any friends or contacts that are metallurgists... maybe I could send a link off to one and see what they say.

Hi All Considering some Rolex 904L rep's... what do we think about the quality/brilliance etc of the rep 904L (if it even is that) versus what they've used in the past and how it compares to genuine?

Sell it to me please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T R U S T T R U S T Y

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Panerai-Moonphase-17-Jewels-Automatic-Wristwatch/132576743766 Let's [censored] with this [censored]. How horrifying, and 14 morons are bidding on it.

Almost anything that is standard non-complicated ETA clone will be fine or cheaply made to be fine. Some of the Venus 175 derivatives (ST19) can be a bit fragile. ETA 7750 with full working chrono's in Daytona setup are bad news

A vintage piece is a right proper jump down the rabbit hole, eh mates?

It's a Tudor dress watch for the masses, I think it'll sell quite well!

I came.

That is amazing. I am in love. I want one.

Life cycle changes? I bought a house in the burbs, a Lexus, and started two college funds... no more building several thousand dollar frankens for a while, and also just not enough time. Perhaps that's it? Each board I'm on for whatever it happens to be for, experiences attrition due to varying factors, usually it's economic, lifestyle, and aging out of members.

I have bought and traded many reps, built a crazy franken, and lost money on many, STILL CHEAPER and less heartbreaking than saltwater fish That said I am disappointed by the lack of ingenuity/quality in chrono movements, but thrilled to see an improvement in decoration and thinness in others. Quality over-all is up across the board just in the few short years I've been here.

I think the real question is when will the powers that be finally throw some capital into a thin working daytona clone movement... it can be done, hell it can be done relatively cheaply. I'm not sure what the issue is except a backlog of rep's to sell through?

That is unprecedented!

Pure Time is a trusted dealer. I have bought many watches from them. Good folks.