fitmic Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hi. I've been away for some time, and most of you guys don't know or remember me. That's fine. The reason I quit buying reps are the quality issues and the feeling "I knew that pos would brake down" when something happens to your watch. My local watch repair guy died last year, and a new guy continued the business. He's scratched dials, broke a movement completely. So I won't go to him anymore. I've spent thousands of dollars buying and repairing broken watches. I have some questions regarding the market today: 1. How do the Asian etas compare to the swiss ones? 2. Will they accept swiss parts if they need to be fixed in the future? 3. Any reliable watchrepair guys in Europe (who will service and waterproof watches)? 4. Anyone in Europe who's reluming dials? I guess that's all my friends. Thanks for taking time reading this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Welcome back my friend, I too was away for several years. Many things have changed, some not so much. All the answers to your questions can be found by looking around, and you will see plenty of scope on your answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarin.72 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Well, Domenico and Rolexman are two of the best in EU Should you have any questions i'd suggest contacting them first and let them know exactly what you want them to do for you, they will come up real soon with all the answers you need. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 welcome back to the whackiest of hobbies! the asian eta clones of the 2824-2 etc are pretty highly regarded, im pretty sure 99% of genuine swiss movement parts will fit if needed, i replaced the keyless works assembly with swiss on 2 of mine with no fuss. there are modders/watchsmiths in the EU, many members will point you in the right direction. quality and choice has got better, but they are still reps and do still have problems. a quick search through old threads will give a wealth of info! just dive in and have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Welcome back. Some of us have come and gone and come back, some have come and gone, others never left!! I have to second what several have said before. When we started years ago, there weren't many really good quality reps, Eddie Lee had some nice Pams, River as well, George, Maria with the MBW Rolexes, but after that the reps were for the most part pretty crappy, at least the ones I had. One thing that's different, back then, the Swiss ETA's were and option in pretty much all the upper end reps, not so much any more, as the ETA's are getting scarce and expensive. Several very good modders/ watchmakers in the EU, so if you get back in, shouldn't have a problem with modding and service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 There is a new "super clone" ETA that is much closer to genuine than the 4-5 year old clones. As for fitment .. on a part by part basis, it's the luck of the draw. Quality-wise? Very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Welcome back! Long time no see. It's a whole different animal around RWG these days... we need some of the old blood back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Thanks for welcoming me back. I'll use the search function and see what I'll find. Thank you for taking time answering my question too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Great to see you back again. Yeah, the rep business is now a full fledged industry with real factories, higher prices and much more broadly available higher quallity pieces. I don't remember when you went on hiatus but now the stakes are higher with the more expensive reps and the dealers even provide QC pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Welcome back Fitmic.IMO the quality of the current reps improved dramatically .I'm in the same situation were I have to send my watch out to get the work done cause I have no to do it myself.Carpe DiemCatsSent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Yeah...welcome back....I've also been in and out a few times since the old days, and since I usually only buy asian movement models, I haven't been keeping up to date with the repair end of things...When they break(which only has happened a few times), I just drop them into my junk box and move on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 [censored] sweds, keeps coming back again and again!!! No way to stop them!!! Welcome back Fitmic the Dj Pm me mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Good to see you back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Welcome back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Yeah that's the same with me. I left a few years ago because RWG was turning into a real cesspool but I've come back just because I could not resist the watches. It looks like some things have changed for the better around here at least from what I can see... they are not begging for money like they used to LOL We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ressmeplz Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) Hi. I've been away for some time, and most of you guys don't know or remember me. That's fine. The reason I quit buying reps are the quality issues and the feeling "I knew that pos would brake down" when something happens to your watch. My local watch repair guy died last year, and a new guy continued the business. He's scratched dials, broke a movement completely. So I won't go to him anymore. I've spent thousands of dollars buying and repairing broken watches. I have some questions regarding the market today: 1. How do the Asian etas compare to the swiss ones? 2. Will they accept swiss parts if they need to be fixed in the future? 3. Any reliable watchrepair guys in Europe (who will service and waterproof watches)? 4. Anyone in Europe who's reluming dials? I guess that's all my friends. Thanks for taking time reading this! 1. Swiss is better, obviously 2. Theoretically, yes 3. Domi ( http://www.domiontime.com wilerwetta@gmail.com ) 4. Domi Btw, welcome back Edited March 30, 2013 by ressmeplz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allforfun Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 I've not bought reps for a few years, I must say they have improved 10 fold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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