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That's VERY cool, D4me. Especially since one of our members works in a Vegas hotel, and I'm sure gets to see actors shooting films all the time. Piaget? I have to rewatch Oceans 11 again!

There we go. Thanks for coming over, Jay. I, of course, always include the url of the "Silix delay" threads, as well as any more private PMs given me to relay to him. Hope things are being sorted out to everyone's satisfaction. Now, Jay, about that watch of mine.

Good idea, but it would still be good to have a handy Guide here, as well, given members' experiences in modding, etc. BTW, when does it come out? "If you're a watch collector, or even just a watch fan, this book is an excellent resource to keep next to your computer. 184-pages of exclusive secrets of replica watches that you won't find anywhere else in print."

Happy Wintervale!

Hey Johnnyallthetime, wassup! The forum is more like a repository of information, where you go to the various sub-forums (say, here Rolex) and scout around there for information oneself, rather than be given the info which would be unwieldy daily, if all newbies were to ask the same. But once you do, almost certainly you will find folks who have posed similar questions to you, and you have several choices after that -- PM the members, or go in search of the collectors in their various galleries. It depends if you're in the EU or the USA, or wherever, to get you that right watch. Whomever you choose in the collector's forums will certainly be a person of confidence. Any problems and you have the board to share your travails (hopefully none). Another excellent option is for you to go scout around the member trade forum (you can buy but not sell as a non-RWG Supporter). Just recently, e.g., member Gioarmani had a pink-dial lady's Rollie for sale, dead cheap. I myself don't like the salmon-dials, but it was certainly snapped up quickly, so you know they're popular. As an ex-Med School student myself, it's best to have a non-obstrusive watch, with seconds hands, so not too sure Rolexes are the way to go there, but again, it's your gal's call. My profs always got sniffy when they thought you were putting on airs that way. I actually used a Swiss Army watch, on velcro...but to each their own, right? If absolutely pressed, may I suggest either Andrew of TrustyTime, or Joshua of Perfect Clones, both in China. Narikaa/Precious Time if you're in the UK. Again, these are but a smattering of collectors here, so fill yer boots. Good luck! This is a mantra with me, these days, but PM if needed!

Great. Just what the forum needs. Another overtalkative woman. Darling, I'm just yanking your hose, as it were. Thanks so much for your offer of the rep bags. Oddly enough, I go the "gen" route for my handbags. I too have an absolute passion for them; until the rep watch obsession, I bought one a week. Pricey... EDIT: I have thought about why, and I came to realisation that women are not like the guys here. We can't usually tell if the rehaut is too deep, the cannon pin is recessed, and all that palavah. But we do KNOW a fake Louis Vuitton when we see one. I guess I'm too hypocritical to be caught out by another woman, but don't mind with a man and a rep watch, since I can flash my smile at them. (Ken, just recently I was asked to pass judgement on which of your bags was most close-to-gen, I'll have you know, Mr. Oz) Good to hear about the dog too. And believe me, I know what you experience when a pet is not doing too well. It's ghastly. Please consider me for PM chatting anytime, Interested1956! @Interested below: Just in case there's a glitch, your posts are appearing twice, sometimes three times over IN THE SAME POST. You may want to edit them, which of course, you can here. Good to hear about your dog, though. ...wait, did I just write "Interested below"? :lol:

On AMAZON, Puggy wrote. UPDATE BEFORE POSTING: Well, whaddayaknow. You wrote FleaBay but obviously you meant Amazon because I see the 183.95 price you quoted there. hxxp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2109055-2722338?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=seiko+orange+monster&x=0&y=0 I am also searching, and unless he meant used, I cannot find that $140, either. A link WOULD be in order, for the pair of us, please. I do too. I want the one shown by Pugster, with SS bracelet and those are both pricey and hard to find. EDIT: This looks like a good deal though: hxxp://www.amazon.com/DELUXE-VALUE-PACKAGE-Professional-International/dp/B00066K4BI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=jewelry&qid=1196823968&sr=8-3 DELUXE VALUE PACKAGE: SKX781 Seiko Orange Monster Stainless Steel 200m Automatic Professional Diver Watch, Spring Remover, Link Band Tool, Extra Rubber Band, International Warranty Book, Seiko Gift Box List Price: $420.00 Sale: $219.99 You Save: $200.01 (48%) Watch Pavilion seem to have good feedback too.

Well, glad it's been resolved. I've been on tenterhooks since you posted. Seriously, great photo. I love your dog (but then I love dogs)! I do think you missed a chance to post a photo of you in your jeans, but now that everything is resolved, at least partly, why not do so in the Wristchecks? I'm not just taking the Mick you know. Really nice to see another lady on here.

Mum has that Tank Americaine (don't think we paid full price on it though). In fact, my mother has a staggering collection of Cartiers -- I clearly got my 'watch hobby' genes from her. There are some things at work here, which you know instinctively, Doug. First, women buy Cartier watches like they would jewelry. It's an adornment more than a workhorse. Second, the marque itself is non-pareil. It goes well beyond anything that can be offered by Rolex. Third, women are said to have a larger collection of watches for daily wear, than men (debateable in this forum, but I think true, otherwise). Thus, having the time and care needed to get wrist-time can be problematic. It's just so much easier to have a Quartz... That it's absurd, yes it is. But it's also absurd to pay $250,000 for a Lambo, which has trouble turning corners.

From SINGAPORE, and it looks manky. Mind you, I'm in the market for one, for my boyfriend. @Jimster: Conveniently being sold by you in the Trade section, hmm, hmm? ...I saw it. It's a beauty. Good luck with it.

Piker! Here are the lads from Top Gear during their Polar Special, showing you the gear you should have on, including watches. That's Sir Ranulf Fiennes (legend) fittingly showing off an old-fashioned Rolex Explorer, I think. And on a Zulu strap. P.S.: Just kidding, Nanuq. You look quite wonderful. I'm glad Alaskans haven't fallen for all that The North Face style crap, like I have...

It's been years since I've been gainfully employed, but I DO actually have a few of those mannish-styled business suits, that women are supposed to wear in the world of banking and finance. I hated them. They made look like this:

I just saw the original sales post. Curiously, since it was once owned by By-Tor, I had considered buying the watch! But Interested1956, not to be harsh about this, but you'll see the member CLEARLY states in the auction, "known forum members" for PayPal. You may indeed be a member on these boards for 3 years, but it could be that he didn't know you. I do hope that at least he had the decency to tell you that privately. What Ken said, sadly, is the case. Buck up, though. There'll be other watches. There always are!

You sly dog you! I knew it couldn't have been the same quality, since it just sparkles compared to the other one. I think the camera might have something to do with that though. As for what Kru asked, the very first ill-fated Fiddy I bought, arrived with an exploded sapphire crystal. It was an Eddie Lee "Super Fiddy". Gorgeous to look at but I counsel TeeJay here, to have a Davidsen crystal to hand, just in case. He sells them separately!

What a WONDERFUL thread this is, for any of us ladies viewing it -- not sure why I missed it when it came out. It's the equivalent, for me, of Tech's Gina Lollobrigida avatar. I could look at these photos for hours. Congratulations to all the gentlemen who posted, looking smart and spiffy. You clean up well! And now, I have to come up with the goods. I have no suit, of course, but I do have a ballgown, Jimmy Choo high heels, and a Judith Leiber cocktail purse. Let's hope I am well enough for the Palm Beach New Year's ball, so I can take a shot for this thread.

I feel for you, first and foremost, Interested1956. It's not cool what happened, though we only have so far, one side of the story. This is not to impugn what you say, but it's important to hear both sides of what happened. It seems like a miscommunication happened here, and I would like to ask you if before posting your thread, did you try to contact the seller? What did he or she say, to justify their actions? The internet is the Wild West, but it actually resembles real life very much. Sometimes you shake hands with a person, and you think you have a done deal, only to find out that's not the case in the morning. Happened to me one time when buying a car, and that hurt a lot too. Overall, I must say that these kinds of things should be hashed out privately first, especially since you revealed the ID of the forum member. (Oops, no I misread "daus" as the ID. It was merely a typo! Sorry about that). I know it's a bitter pill to swallow, but you wouldn't want to prejudice future deals because a seller says, oh dear, this person is a troublemaker -- now would you? Life is tricky. And times like these, unfair. Hope you'll stick around, because one sour deal shouldn't be the determinant factor of why you stay or go. Good luck to you either way.

Well said. Thanks for being a sport, Special VAT. Please PM in case of any need.

It must be the eey-ooo.

Noo! It's bad luck before a child is born, to say the name out loud. Well, it is in Russia. In Greece, aren't you supposed to name him/her after the father's father or mother, etc? I've always liked the name Pavlos, as an aside.

This post almost got lost in the mix, TeeJay. Stunning, stunning, stunning. It looks SO MUCH nicer than the first, absolutely. The bridges, the printing on the dial, everything. And whatever magic in photography you did, it looks nicer on your wrist! I know Emily has very kindly offered you to get you that Orly Bloom hommage strap, but screw it, I'll include an extra Fiddy strap just the same. You always need a little variety.

Worked for me, just now, Hank.

Butterscotch strap. Raymond, no! Not the last episode. I cannot tell you how much this series is worth its weight in gold. Just so much eyecandy, patiently photographed, with talent and verve. Check this out: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=60990&hl= 100x true!

I've never seen such a wealth of eyecandy on RWG, as today. But, and I feel so strongly about this, I decided to make a separate post on it -- the absolute star this month so far are Raymond's ongoing series of threads, on the Panerai Exhibition, held locally in his hometown last month. May I draw your attention to them, in case they get lost in the shuffle? PANERAI EXHIBITION 2007 -- Ep. I http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=60902 PANERAI EXHIBITION 2007 -- Ep. II http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=60903 PANERAI EXHIBITION 2007 -- Ep. III http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=60943 PANERAI EXHIBITION 2007 -- Ep. IV http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=60944 Those of you who are not major posters of photographs will never know the sheer amount of work these kinds of threads are. You have to select the photographs. Open them up in Photoshop (or in my lowly case, Paint). Touch them up, size them, and make sure they have JUST the effect you want them to convey to your readers -- to make them as easy on the eyes as possible. Then, you have to upload them all, often one at a time, since multi-uploads can be problematic. All of this Raymond did. Surely, he's not the first, or the last, but he did. And just for his buddies in the rep watch forums -- us! What a generous spirit lies behind that lens, people. This forum should feel blessed to have people like RCHK, who every time he posts, adds nothing but positive to it. Thanks so much, Raymond!!

What an EXTRAORDINARY day on RWG. So full of honest-to-goodness excellent posts, so much to see, I feel like a child in a sweetshop! Only my sweets are PAMs. Thanks, Rolli, for another excellent expos

The very trendy, yet very underappreciated PAM 232, with tobacco dial. This happens to be from Davidsen, but you can order it from a slew of collectors. N.B.: If you do buy from DSN, make sure you ask for the smaller hands, and the darker dial, though he has upgraded both -- JUST IN CASE.