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We built our wall some years ago and they still haven't paid for it.

The Government already put several wanking ducks on my last election poll card

Start?

Is that your vote or is the result in? Is Nanuq's award like a Hollywood lifetime achievement award where you are fully expected to retire gracefully afterwards?

I don't know of a rep friendly guy in Australia, perhaps others do. If not give @Legend a shout. He knows some good guys that at least are in SE Asia.

"It is a 40+ year old with an interesting history" I love that ? Actually while I would obviously avoid an over polished gen, I think it can look great and very convincing on a rep. Guys here share information very freely, you have already discovered @JoeyB is a diamond. Search out @Bart Cordell threads on dial printing. I'm sure he would be delighted to be asked about printing. As the proud owner of one of his dials, I can tell you they are superb.

True brother, my point isn't that Britain is great, wave the flag and all that, but that when one gets complacent in business someone will take over. Actually I believe British horology started by copying Italian, that copied Ottoman, that copied Chinese. Well or something like that. This is why most likely Fossil will thrive and Swatch will decline. Fossil reacts to the market and Swatch attempts to dictate to it. We all know how that plays out.

There is an Omega parts place in Australia. The name escapes me at the moment, but they gained some notoriety for building franken Seamaster 300 watches from genuine parts. Anybody? Watchco

This http://www.ablogtowatch.com/bell-ross-br01-casino-watches/ Sorry I have no idea if it is available as a rep. I didn't even know about the original. Enquire with the TDs

Gentlemen, for a while now I have been watching sales adverts closely, the reason for that is now apparent. It seems to me that since we went to the new format there has been an increase in posts without a tagged photograph. I know the new sales listing is not great, a number of comments have been made including one by me, Admin has heard us, but for the time being this is what we have and we have to make it work. If you can upload one picture, you can upload a tagged picture. For those that don't know the reason, a handwritten tag with username, RWG.cc and the date shows you have possession of the watch. It is a small but I believe useful step in combating scams. If I don't see one I will jump on your advert regardless of your standing or any personal friendship. I don't do it because I like my new power or out of any personal animosity, I do it because I believe it is a small protection for the whole community. If you have been here years with a good feedback, then we kind of all know who you are, but to be fair I believe the same expectation should apply to everyone otherwise it can seem like hazing the new guy. On a similar matter as @Mike on a bike has said often, Mods can not be expected to provide total security in trades. The strength of this forum is not in the great team of Mods, nor in rules and regulations. The real strength of this community is in all of us watching each other's backs. If you see an ad and you can hand on heart say you trust the seller or have had good experience of a trade with them, please say so. If you are equally convinced someone is a bad egg, consider a PM to a Mod. Every so often we get someone sign up and try a sneaky back door sale or link to an unknown website. The only way we could stop this is to be a closed group and I don't think anyone wants that. Mods are not able to be online 24/7, if you see something like that tag a Mod in a post and add warning remark. I totally missed one recently, but by the time I had picked it up two members had politely but comprehensively crapped all over it. Thanks guys. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Feedback: This looks like it is going to be great and I have always been impressed by how @JoeyB freely shares hard won information on GMT builds. Suggestions: Keep posting pictures and reports on progress. You are right, we love watch pictures and a meaty build thread.

I am in good standing on RWI and have a good relationship with the site owner, but we are not RWI and are no more obligated to do things their way than they are ours.

Absolutely.

I'm bumping this thread for no better reason than that I really like what @nanuq wrote here.

Thank you A, I saw the post and sent a PM, I think it can be a problem on a 'phone, that one doesn't always see post dates and other details.

My heart bleeds for them and in all their righteous indignation about cheap inferior Chinese movements they quite forget to mention that the Swiss industry got started by making cheap, inferior copies of British movements. Once you get greedy there is always someone prepared to undercut you. Yes MOAB I flagged Fossil up some time ago as a company going places fast. Check the high street jewellers and they seem to have a good variety, but look into it a bit deeper and they are all Fossil. Relic, Abacus, Michele Watch & Now Coach NY, Skagen Denmark and Zodiac Watches. Fossil also makes licensed accessories for brands such as Adidas, Emporio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Kors, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Burberry, DKNY, Diesel and Armani Exchange. Not bad for a company founded in 1984. They are also buying everything they can lay there hands on in the Swiss industry.

I'm fortunate in that I have two houses and secondly that as far as my significant other is concerned the Subs and GMTs all look the same and I have three Panerai, the black one, the white one and one with funny little sub dials. Yep, one Rolex and three Pams, that's pretty much it love??????

Fashion I suppose. I can understand a guy with 8 inch wrists might choose bigger watches but mostly I think it's just a fashion trend and might not last. I've always been happy with 36mm but I have girly wrists Have you seen Davison's, I understand they are not perfect but I rather like them.

Let's take this one step at a time and see what actually happens. There is not much to be gained in worst case speculation at the moment. Josh is a good dealer and @Mike on a bike as well as @kernow have already offered to help. I have been watching this too. I think most likely it will take longer than expected (it already has), but will come good in the end.

I think I already revealed my real name once in a thread and there are several members who have my full contact information. While obviously I don't want my personal details spread on the interweb, my name is Paul The allegation that I don't drink is a gross distortion of the truth. I rarely drink spirits, but good red wine has a remarkable tendency to evaporate near me. I'm still getting used to my new status, but obviously things will never be the same again

Welcome to RWG. There are no stupid questions, it's just that it gets a bit tiresome when new guys ask basic questions without reading. You have been reading, so all is good.

Thank you all for the kind words and support and for anyone who can't figure out why such a newcomer was chosen, well neither can I. When this idea was first put to me I was truly stunned. Aside from the great comradery, the champagne fountain, dancing girls and so forth, I see this not as being raised to the aristocracy, but as having become the servant of all.

Please be aware this is the second time in a week that this member has solicited for people to send him watches. @nikki6 and I have had our eye on him for some time now.

Welcome. There is plenty of love here for microbrands and Seikos. https://rwg.cc/classifieds/submit/?_new=1 Dont forget to read the rules and post a tagged picture, handwritten with the date, your username and RWG.cc

"the only things one ever truly regrets in life are ones economies" money is over rated anyway