Thanks for the detailed response. At $280, I'll have to pass. One might be getting good quality gold plating but all the errors just aren't justifying that price. Gold plating only uses a few cents worth of gold and a bit of time so, overall, this watch should be in the $135 - $150 range in my opinion.
But regardless, I still like it. Enjoy it and wear it in good health!
Well that settles it. I am joining and will become a supporter. I just wanted to ensure there was some good business sense behind how RWG is run. It really is a great site.
Having dived into this rep thing head first (8 Rollie's and shhh another make also so far), I've seriously considered becoming a supporter of this site. But one thing really bothers me. Why is a site like Exactreplicas.com permitted to advertise here when there are posts generally acknowledging that it is a scam site? It can't be just about the money. The owners and other supporters of the site shouldn't allow substandard companies to support the site. It gives the appearance that those companies are ok to do business with.
I just picked one up from Andrew for my wife. The hour markers look just fine. Without a loupe, I don't know how one would tell the difference. They are very subtle.