dark Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Does anyone know what happened to Rockarep it seems he is Banned? I was stoked about the updates he was doing to the movements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBOGH Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Please look here for details. http://www.rwg.cc/topic/148617-rockarep-and-gsw/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge D Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Bought a watch from him last week too... Wonder if it will show up in th mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge D Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Update, just got the watch in mail, he definitely wasnt banned for scamming... Maybe just yet, at least i got a steal deal from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 He was running two different RWG accounts under two names. That's not allowed, and one user name was banned. The other still exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge D Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yes, i noticed a few sales threads when the account with three abbr. letters seemed to be interested in a watch just to bump the topic. Like in the 187 pam. And a few other moments. But looking at his excellent feedback i didnt heaitate to buy from him myself. I think it was only fair to address, rules are rules. I was banned for a more ridiculous reasons on other forums. Hope his stuff comes back in sales section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulbrother44 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 hello. can you verify if the claimed OEM parts are authentic or not? some questioned whether he was using OEM parts like he claimed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATEspo Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I was wondering why he wasn't responding to my PMs. I usually browse the forums on TapaTalk on my iPhone & iPad and it doesn't say if/when members are banned. I am pretty bummed because he said he had a few rep pam asso straps for deployant and I wanted one, but now I can't contact him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Just pm the other guy, his alter ego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 As far as I know he is not responding to the alter ego. At least not to me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATerai Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 hello. can you verify if the claimed OEM parts are authentic or not? some questioned whether he was using OEM parts like he claimed? Its OEM, but not Panerai OEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest G.S.W. Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 You can reach RockArep at this email. removed by the admin team (if you have been banned, it seems highly inappropriate to post an outside way of contacting you for builds) OEM means OEM and there is not one person or Peteral that could show otherwise. You can not fake OEM parts. You can go read the response post made to Marlin22 post agsint RockArep PLEASE know that if you send PM's to this account as ROCKAREP will not be the one responding so please use the email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 No you cant fake OEM parts but you can imply that they are more expensive Panerai OEM parts rather than ETA which is the maker of the panerai parts in these non in house movement watches, and there is no difference in the working parts in the movements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Please read my responses to these false and misleading statements here: http://www.rwg.cc/to...’s/page__st__40 http://www.rwg.cc/to...sw/page__st__60 Learn the diferances between ETA and REP here (It is not complete but you can learn a great deal): http://www.rwg.cc/to...anerai-watches/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Oh man! This whole OEM thing is kinda making my head spin. So Breitling Cal. 13 movements are not OEM Breitling because ETA makes them? So we need to say authentic Breitling cal. 13 movement OEM ETA. Theoretically it may be correct but there sure is some ambiguity about that term OEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Not really that ambiguous unless of course sellers deliberately make it so. OEM parts means Original Equipment/Engineering Manufacturers. Which in this case of movement "upgrades" means ETA not Panerai as was one of the two ethical issues this guy was called out on. As to your Breitling example, like many others, Omega, Heuer etc, they use base movements from ETA or Zenith but once they go beyond a cosmetic rebadge or rotor decoration, such as adding modules or similar works modifications, then you can say it's 'their' movement regardless of the base movement origin. The problem here is the sort of bits this seller was touting as OEM were generic movement parts and thus not Panerai. In the car world, things are clearer. OEM means the manufacturer subcontracted by the car marques to supply parts for rebranding. Pagid supply Audi/VW brake pads and discs for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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