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Check in my Noob Guide in the Intros section and look up servicing. Tom Highway is another servicing guy...but EU based. The other option is to try the yellow pages. Be up front that you have a replica watch and ask if they would be willing to service them. Be prepared for a lot of rejection/mockery, as most folks out there don't really know replica watches and their potential.

Welcome aboard. The quest for knowledge here is addictive...especially when you are reading from some of the most amazingly knowledgeable, supportive and cool folks around,. It sounds like you're already on your way!

Crap...I forgot about that on the Nautilus. What a pain the butt for a simple thing like regulating to have to send it out because of that. Bummer.

Plodding through the unknown is hard...but, WHEN you make it, you will be all the more appreciative of what you have. Good to hear things are picking up!

Hah. I do like that snowflake.

That's got bling. Fun!!

Thomson Highway's pretty much the man in Europe. My Way or the Highway BUT...if you're feeling lucky or want to have some fun...do it yourself. Check out my Noob Guide, and look under "Step 6"...Adjusting Timing or Beat:

No Double Chrono rep exists in any decent quality. The first one of these to come out was essentially a fusion of a couple models. They took the Top Gun markings, smaller case size, and the straight white hands to create the model that is out. Now, they have the red jet hands which I really like...but stuck it in the Top Gun case which is more accurate, but more cheezy.

I suggest you look at my Noob Guide. You will need to search on the PO as there are a few variations of it. The 42mm as Fitmic said, does not have AR. You can get AR done after the fact by Chieftang. As to ETA movements? Do a search, and you'll find finding a "guaranteed" ETA movement is a bit tricky, and supposedly only Eurotimez does this. Read the Noob Guide...and more will become clear. You'll want to focus on the Trade Reviews, and the Collectors section:

Oh...this will be done..oh yes. I'm booked for the lume in Jan...hope to get in on the AR later!

This one makes the ROO look huge. Is that just the picture angle? Nice pieces.

All PCs at home...desktops are mostly PCs with our graphics folks using Macs...all my enterprise server equipment is Sun, regular business stuff for the most part is Windows based.

The gen is fantastic. There appear to be a few better versions of the rep out...but nothing holds muster to the real deal in this case!!

You are King Modder. If you can adjust the bracelet on your UPO...you are ready to take off the bracelet on an IWC 3717...after that...open up shop and start servicing Zenith El Primero movements. All you'll need are a couple toothpicks and some 10w30. A7750s are for kids. Take the Blue Pill.

Changing a battery on a Casio gets you Top 20...change a strap, and you're a shoe-in for the Top 5.

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The site goes up and down. Check his section...he announced a new url a couple days ago.

Read the Noob Guide in the Intros section, and the Breitling community guide...and it will have all the answers you need. We don't answer questions like this by PM so others can benefit from your answer.

But the Noob Love-In is amazing...

A7750 means Asian 7750. Valjoux 7750 is actually the gen movement...or ETA 7750...same thing really. "Asia Valjoux" means Chinese copy of the Valjoux 7750. There was an earlier slow beat movement that was still an A7750...but the smooth sweep 28.8k movement is the usual one. You can still get collectors selling the slow beat movement which some people want as the hand sizes used on the slow beat are the same for the Swiss Valjoux...so if you're planning on putting in a real Swiss engine...getting the rep with the slow beat movement makes life easier. I have no idea what 7750b1 is. Auto means mechanical movement...NOT quartz. This means it requires kinetic movement to wind the watch via the rotor. Less reliable and more finicky and more costly to maintain than quartz...but closer to the gen...and nifty to have a fully mechanical thing beating on your wrist. Reps look great. They feel great (for the most part). With a real Swiss movement are essentially as reliable as a gen (but approaching the $1000 mark for a Valjoux 7750 chrono rep...but around $300 for an ETA based non-chrono). A $300 rep, serviced properly, can give you a lifetime a service...the same as the real deal, with the same reliability, durability, accuracy as the gen...but usually hit and miss on the water resistance. The problem is finding someone who can service the reps. Read The Zigmeister's movement reviews for an idea of how good these movements are as some suck, and some don't. I think you can link to them from my Noob Guide...can't remember.

Nice lume dots!!

Congrats and welcome to the board. That thing is almost as big as your laptop!

I think it's pretty ugly to be honest. The pusher guards remind me of a Suzanne Summers Thighmaster.

My Spitfire was fine...so hopefully yours will be as well. To install 2 wheels while you are getting a full servicing costs something like $50 including the wheels...can't remember how much exactly.

Congrats and looking great!!