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Corgi wins this thread because he expressed my sentiments about Hublot to the T.

I have to agree with the power reserve comment. Mine is about six hours if I am lucky

Why would anyone replicate a cheap watch like Hamilton? Especially with A7750?

Even some TAGs are borderline cases, but Hamilton... please!

They're nice watches for the money though... but other than $35 quartz reps, it doesn't make any sense to me.

You are assuming that rep makers use any logic in what they choose to produce. We still can't get a 1:1 Submariner, but I have seen reps of low end Seiko and Citizen watches.

depends who the email was from,

i got an email from the secretary to the president of nigeria, telling me about my unrecovered millions,

you dont see me running to the WU office, to pay the 'administrative fees'

I was being vague as I did not wish to advertise for a given site. Usually when a new watch like this is available we hear about it from several sources.

I just got an e-mail about a 1:1 AP ROO chrono coming soon. Supposed to be 1:1 with seconds at 12, anyone know whether or not it is accurate or just more BS?

Lello,

I thought I was in line for a Breitling but I guess I did not make the cut this time. Could you kindly remember to put me in line for two next time?

Thanks

That will be a keeper then, how does the strap smell though???

Not too bad. I was really worried about that. It is a very nice Mario Paci strap. I cleaned it with some two step Zymol leather cleaner and conditioner that I use on my car seats and so far it is holding up nicely and smells more of the cleaner than a nasty moldy smell.

Once again, thank you all for your kind words. It proves that this site is more than just a discussion forum, but a family.

I think this option is better turned on and I will explain why.

Let's say that I put up a sale ad for a chronograph and said that it had a Swiss 7750 in it and sold it for a high price. Then once payment clears I sent out a watch with an A7750 instead of the swiss and changed the post. When the person who I cheated was to receive the watch they could check the post and it would appear that I was an honest seller rather than show proof that the post was edited. Just my two cents, but I like it on.

Aside from the watch I wish you well with all that you have gone through.

Thanks for your kind words, but it is like I told the Mrs., it is just stuff. Life goes on.

Hi all!

I have an old Eddie Lee 1950 that has been though hell and is still ticking. I have worn this watch for quite a while until a couple of months ago I threw it in a drawer and forgot about it as I moved on to other watches. I live in the midwest and we are currently going through some pretty heavy flooding. The whole first floor of my house was flooded while I was away and it ruined everything. My TV, entertainment system, furniture, all gone. We had a cleaning crew in the other day and as they were carting out some of my furniture my EL Fiddy fell out. This thing had been underwater in what I can only describe as brown muck for two or three days. I washed it off, set the time and wound it up expecting the worst. That was two days ago and it is still ticking. I know Panerai is supposed to be a dive watch but I was always skeptical of reps. My EL Fiddy is now my new fave again because it is a survivor. Now if only the house did not smell so bad....

This tread is a trainwreck.

Off topic, I am wearing a Red 12 strap as I type and love the damn thing.

Realistically? A Casio G-Shock!

Thank you for breaking the price barrier!

I was going to suggest a Citizen Eco Drive Skyhawk. I have one, it is a solar powered quartz. Updates time via radio frequency from the Naval time server in Colorado. Also can read from time servers in the EU and Japan when overseas. Has a slide rule. It is built like a brick craphouse.

Vague enough for everybody?

Stan should fix that damn case back. Why it says Titanium I have no idea.

The best part is that the guy went to Rolex Beverly Hills at first. I bet they sterilized the store after he left because a "dirty" watch had been there. If a store sells Gaytonas, there is a good chance they would not be much on after sales service.

I give it a week before they open a Starbucks there.

I hate Rollies.

I just bought one.

I hate all of you. You guys are the reason that I can't get married. No woman would let me do stuff like this...

The Breitling is an awful replication. Maybe a nice watch, I don't know. But not close to gen

I had a gen Omega that became magnetized in shipping, it gained nine minutes every hour! Take it to a watch smith, they most likely will not charge to attempt to de-mag it. That is what I did and it kicked out fine.

My honey one is a LOT lighter. I wondered if I got one that was not dyed long enough.

I have three gen Seamasters and a gen Speedmaster. If I could find a rep that could compare I would sell the gens and pocket the coin. All the reps I have felt had flaws that stood out when wearing, they looked different, they felt different, etc.

I'm sure cows and crocodiles are relieved....They were outraged to hear that elephants' lives were somehow more valuable.

I was gonna say that!

I don't agree with using elephant for strap material however, my bald eagle strap is much more comfortable and beautiful!

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What color is that one? I have one honey and one cigar. Is that the brown?

How do you contact HKTan?

Anything those guys can get, Ruby can get. She is very slow but she doesn't drop ship, she is less expensive when you add in the shipping, she offers an express 6 mo. warranty, and she will replace any items seized by customs. She sends a photo of your watch before shipping which is a nice touch.

There are lots of dealers - Josh and Andrew are ok but they are not the be-all end-all. There are many dealers who offer better and more personal service. Right here on RWG there is an apprentice collector who is very interesting - Eurotimez. I haven't used him yet but I like his attitude. He is more expensive than Josh or Andrew but for a reason...

As has been said, it is up to the consumer to shop dealers - this is what will make them more responsive.

Good luck

Two weeks ago I was all about buying for the cheapest price. Since then I have received a used watch, a watch that was supposed to have an ETA but did not, and an ugly non working BCE. And one of those three came from a cartel dealer. I am going to have to give Ruby a chance.