DVNE Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 That's who this TC guy is. I won't post his name but he's not private about it, I think it's on his blog. I honestly don't think T.C., the name he uses on his blog is his real name. I am almost certain. I mean, R*lex would hunt this guy down. I am sure that is just his alias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukenorris2011 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Once upon a time, there was a factory in China that invested in building a high-quality, very accurate rep Submariner at a higher price point than was typical for reps (then, anyway). That factory was known as the watchmaker9 factory (WM9). The exclusive source for these watches in the US was a guy named BK, who did quite a bit of quality control and some additional mods before selling the watches on. Then BK's contact at the factory disappeared (this was around 2011 or so, the rumor is he was killed in a car crash) and the watches were unavailable for a while. A couple years later, out of nowhere, this TC guy shows up selling what are clearly updated versions of the WM9 watch. Apparently he reconnected with someone else at the same factory. (More details and speculation about this in BK's section of the website.) Some of us were sketched out at first (and I still, frankly, don't believe his original story that he just started building watches one day and the TC sub was the result) but he's clearly pushed hard to improve the product, has worked with different factories to get better parts, and has proven himself a trustworthy dealer to the rep community. That's who this TC guy is. I won't post his name but he's not private about it, I think it's on his blog. Sneed I was only playing Life's a [censored], then you marry one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt941 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 HUGE F*CKING UPDATE! If you've followed my threads on RWI or RG, you would have seen these already, but I wanted to post them here as well. Some comparison shots next to my super franken 16610 LV which is now sold and shipping out soon I have to say, for $620 from TC, this thing looks DAMN good next to a Franken that's got gen dial, hands, date wheel, etc in a sean case. Gen dial alone costs more than the entire TC LV. New bracelet on the left. V3 on the right V3 on the new watch V5 Clasp shots And a random shot out in the sun. I have to report that the bezel seems to be getting better. I have popped it off and on multiple times, and cleaned it. I still don't have the friction ring on there, but it is getting smoother to rotate. 1989 comparison. crown on 1989 gen TC V6 on left with the following mods: Gen AR crystal, Gen LN Insert, everything else TC New TC LV on right with the following mods: Gen LV Insert, everything else TC Crappy cell phone pics TC's have bracelet. No bracelet = gen 2003 16610. The pictures with only 2 watches is comparing the gen to the V6 TC TC Clasp comparison from left to right, v2, v3, v4, v5 My 16610 obsession - from left to right - Earlier TC with big crown AR crystal, then WM9 LV with TC's new LN insert, new TC LV in the middle, TC V6, Gen 16610 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Curt great job here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 5 modern subs? really!? lols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 On 1/4/2015 at 0:35 PM, jpz5142 said: Depends on wether or not all of your date codes matched up, if not then your at risk of the expert calling foul for trying to pass it off as 100% legit... is this likely to happen on the typical sale/appraisal of a lowly 16610? Probably not but I'm sure that it is possible, it'd just be cocky to presume otherwise... Well for sure, but who knows date codes? The AD's don't have a clue, and with services and records at Rolex being nothing short of spotty I wouldn't think anyone would call foul... they might not buy the watch, but I'm not selling it My point was more to the fact that I own, as most of us do, a bunch of gens and I don't look like a complete tosser. Anyone who wants to "inspect" your watch is doing so because you don't smell right...imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakashi239 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Are you referring to the location of the click spring on the retaining ring?? Seriously? If I had a nickel for every time someone called me out for the slightly skewed and completely obscured location of my bezel click spring... I'd have zero nickels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kakashi239 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 @dbane883 Tapatalk quote function is giving me hell right now, manually edited the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I hate tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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