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I've been contacted by Jason Chan, anyone know him?


scott60

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he contacted me using this address:

 

  relojplica@gmail.com

 

 

These are pics of what he does:

http://www.fototime.com/memberalbum/4561B1589CD64C51833654C212EE8335/7DF5126FCBAD4C549D417B4BC7F2E299

 

Says he can get me a 6610 case with an insert that will accept my gen.1030  for $130.

 

Sounds too good to be true....

 

Please forgive me if I've made some sort of horrible faux-pas here as I don't know much about the rep world.  And nothing came up on this site when I searched for his full name.

 

TIA for any info.

 

cheers

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Iirc I paid about $120 each for my first two fully signed/numbered DW 1680 cases so they could sell them a LOT cheaper than what many 'specialists' ask for them if they wanted to.

If someone wanted to make accurate 6610 cases and sell them for $130, they could because I bet the $500+ cases cost no more to make than the $130 cases.

My guess on what runs the cost up is engraving between lugs, stamping/engraving inside case backs, careful check on critical case dimensions etc, etc. The $130 cases may not reflect a high level of fit and finish.

 

Here's the BUT...

But if they are selling for $500+, why sell them for $130?

 

The answer might be imho...

DW cases are cheaper for a few reasons:

Half azz machining tolerances inside the case causing some dials to not touch the dial seat, aka 'shallow rehaut syndrome'.

Spring wire bezels instead of snap on bezels.

Hit or miss case neck od.

Pot belly case sides.

Shallow case back gasket groove.

Lug holes undersize.

In short, they are project cases, not ready to go cases, but still a bargain if you are handy with modifications.

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if you haven't noticed, Google has started allowing rank strangers to email each other based on whatever (mis)information they have gleaned about each other online

 

i MYSELF have been added & emailed by a ton of people (thanks to my Android public profile, obviously)

 

whether i trust them enough to add them or even bother responding is best left to their imagination, i suggest you follow your gut and avoid

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