rek001

Hi guys, I have a loose rotor and a tiny metal ring with flanges floating around the movement of my Nautilus chrono. Can anyone tell me how to remove the caseback please? Darn rep factory assembly methods. Thanks much.

Ok I did some more research on the Net, found a youtube video for installing this pusher. So the spring is inside the collar, when I push against it, it moves against the stem. Anyway, I'm going to take this to a watchsmith in the city, I hope he knows how to fix it. He's not very "replica watch" aware.

Thanks for the photo rolexman. No, mine doesn't look like this, it's one piece, pusher button on one end attached to a long stem, with 2 different diameter collars around the stem. It does not come apart - the pusher button won't come off the stem. Also I was wrong, if you push it down it does not spring back.. I did not get a spring or seals, although I haven't opened up the caseback, maybe spring is rolling around inside case. Anyway I have to contact the dealer and show him this photo, see what he says. I love this watch, can't wear it. Don't even know where I can get it fixed once the correct parts come in, I'm not good mechanically. Thanks again rolexman, really appreciate your help.

Hi Rolexman, thanks much for responding. I don't have a digicam available right now to show what I got but it's a one piece unit, on one end is the pusher button, then a stem, and a collar. If you put the piece on end against a tabletop, and push down on the pusher button it goes down a bit, then springs back. I was not sent anything that looks like a seal. Please tell me if I should be asking the dealer (Psychospike Ken) for other parts. Thanks so much.

Hi guys, I lost a pusher from my new Navi B01, TD sent me one but I don't know how to install it. Can someone kindly give me instructions please? Thanks much.

Hi guys, I recently lost a pusher from my new Navi 01 chrono. My dealer Psychospike Ken graciously sent me one no charge but I have no idea how to install it. Can someone give me some instructions please? Thank you.

Seriph, those pens are beautiful. What is wrong with the current rep stone material?

Seriously? How juvenile.

To add to the discussion, (maybe), here in Illinois we have a young state rep named Aaron Schock, who just had to resign in disgrace due to very questionable spending of constituents' tax dollars. He's a fitness buff, was on the cover of Men's Journal showing off his 6 pack abs, and has an infamous IG account showing his fun filled life. Kinda inappropriate for a public official IMO. He's also been photographed wearing a Panerai on the job. I find that interesting. To me it's the cool hip watch to wear right now if you're young and (were) successful.

Cultivate passions (like watches), it's what lifts life from the boring.

Get out of your comfort zone and try something that you would never do.

I really like the white dial version, but not at that price. Shame, I think my days of impulse buying are over. I could afford $500 for the watch but there just is no value in it.

I know RBJ developed some health issues but, honestly he was so disorganized. To this day I can't believe I sent him $250 cash along with my TT Sub for his "spa treatment". When I didn't hear from him for a month I called him, he actually gave out his phone number. He took it very lightly, joking how he had packages in his living room stacked to the ceiling, no order in which ones he should work on first, and I'm thinking "you asked me to send cash to you and you don't even know if you received my package?" Anyway, I finally got the watch back after 3 months and to be honest I wasn't impressed.

Well good for him,some some political figures just aren't into watches. He does ride a $5000 custom bike though. It irks me that Bill Clinton gets up on a podium and blather on about the world's hunger problems while wearing a platinum Rolex.

So, this seems to reinforce what I've always thought was lawful regarding buying reps if you live in the US - that if it's one or two for personal use, it's ok. So the Chi Customs guys are not following the law, right? Of course, which one of us who has had their rep confiscated is going to question them.

Good question, panerai. I guess it's a possibility that they decided to organize all shipments coming from Guangzhou to be routed through Chicago with a special team assembled to look for fakes. But, from what I've read there is so much stuff being shipped from Guangzhou, legitimate items, that I think Chicago customs would be absolutely overwhelmed. Not practical. A question that was asked of Toro on another forum but never quite answered, was, of all his shipments to the US, what percentage actually made it through Chi customs, we only hear about the ones getting nabbed. Maybe a lot of watches get through actually versus how many get confiscated. Why only Chicago customs though (for now)? BTW I live in Chicago and, after collecting reps for over 10 years this makes me very upset.

First off, are you interested in a classic Sub or the modern ceramic Sub?

I've slowed down my rep purchases considerably due to the high pricing, and started looking at affordable gens in the under $1000. Unfortunately I just can't find a single watch that looks as appealing as the reps out TDs curently offer!

Question - insurance for a rep, if you have to file a claim for it, what do you describe it as? Don't they want a photo of it?

Thanks for this, it just confirms what I've been reading from repair guys on the other forums. A bit depressing actually. Prices keep going up, external execution of watches keeps getting more impressive, but the movements are unacceptable. I don't know about you guys but I'm seriously beginning to slow down my rep purchases, I just can't reconcile the crazy prices with the condition of the movements.

So I've never bought from Aliexpress, but I just went there to look. I saw Goyard wallets, which I'm interested in, going for $25.00. I wonder what quality these would be?

Update: my watch cleared Chicago Customs yesterday, thank you sweet Jesus. Complete luck of the draw, it was only one watch, a Nautilus. I thought maybe because it's somewhat obscure but a Richard Mille got snagged recently. Anyway, I'm relieved. Question is, how to proceed from here? There's a few more watches I'd like to acquire. Talk to TD about Customs before ordering? Maybe they won't want to sell to me.

Fingers crossed for you too, hiker. Now cross yours for me, my watch left dealer on the 17th, no new updates yet. I'm in Chicago. This is nerve wracking.

I live in Chicago, have a Nautilus chrono coming my way from InTime Ryan, hasn't hit US yet. Been collecting reps for over 10 years now, this is really the first time I'm worried. I'm starting to think more about M2M sales, never gone that route before. Curious, if one puts a watch inside a metal statue, can customs x-rays detect it?

Has anyone here been collecting reps for over 10 years? My first rep was a Seamaster from Eddie Lee, from about 12 years ago and I honestly don't remember in what form I sent him the money. I do remember talking to TTK Neil, and him telling me that some of his customers send cash through the mail. Now dealers accept CC, wild. Sorry to take this off topic a bit.