dastrix Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Well, I received it today. Its realllllly nice. The date appears fine to me, but im not 100% sure. Will see tomorrow when its the first. I took the watch into a Tag dealer and had 2 links taken out, the dealer commented 'nice watch, look after it' So it passed a basic dealer test hehe I have a question on basic use and the 30minute timer. It appears that its out of sync? Am I right in saying that at 12.30 it should read 30 as in one full revolution, and at 1am it should have done two revolutions? I just dont understand how to read this dial and the manual doesnt really say much! The hour and also second dials are fine and the movement appears fine also No scratches or marks, so im happy there. The subdial spacing appears to be every so slighty out, but really when i looked at the gen and mine, I couldnt really see a difference. Overall, very happy. Just need to work out the 30minute timer thing! and now see if it holds time Thanks for your help guys, hopefuly someone can answer my question Cheers Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 hmm ur talking about the stop watch right? well i think the bottom counter is the hours and the top counter is the 30 min counter and i think every 2 rotation in this dial and the hours counter moves 1.. as to the date font.. it is off.. especially the "8" check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 hmm ur talking about the stop watch right? well i think the bottom counter is the hours and the top counter is the 30 min counter and i think every 2 rotation in this dial and the hours counter moves 1.. as to the date font.. it is off.. especially the "8" check it out Ah ok, ive ordered a proper date wheel anyway. UH OH look what i've found. THis is NOT normal right???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroflott Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 You took it into a dealer to get the links done?? You sir, are a madman! It is an excellent rep, definitely my favourite watch. Have you removed the protective plastic coating off of the bezel? I've seen a few people don't realise there is plastic on there and think the quality is poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cableguy Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 you took the watch a replica to an TAG AD? thats just stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giorgio Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I took the watch into a Tag dealer and had 2 links taken out You took it into a dealer to get the links done?? You sir, are a madman! you took the watch a replica to an TAG AD? thats just stupid. Anyone ever been caught depositing couterfeit money at a bank (or anywhere for that matter, including McDonald's)? They confiscate it - plain and simple, just take it from you. Imagine if you took your shiny new Carrera replica to a Tag dealer to be resized and you run into a guy who resents the whole replica subculture, grows a set of balls and says "This is fake" and tosses it in the trash bin behind the counter and then threatens to call the cops if you don't leave his store. What do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NORing Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 (edited) QUOTE: Anyone ever been caught depositing couterfeit money at a bank (or anywhere for that matter, including McDonald's)? They confiscate it - plain and simple, just take it from you. Imagine if you took your shiny new Carrera replica to a Tag dealer to be resized and you run into a guy who resents the whole replica subculture, grows a set of balls and says "This is fake" and tosses it in the trash bin behind the counter and then threatens to call the cops if you don't leave his store. What do you do? I'd jump over the counter and beat the living [censored] out of the guy Edited September 1, 2007 by NORing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Going to the AD was dumb , ref the scratch are you sure it was not there before you took it to the AD, it will polish and it will pick up more along the way but if you dont know if it was there when you got it from your collector then you cant complain to them! and i would not like you to go back to the AD and try to blame them, where was that smiley of the guy shooting himself! When you start the stop watch every full rotation on the large seconds hand will record 1 min on the 30 min subdial after 30 min it will have made 2 rotations and be back to zero at this point the 12 hour subdial will record 1 hour of elapsed time. a nice watch though congratulations PS how about using that $1000 +dollars you saved over the gen and supporting this good advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Going to the AD was dumb , ref the scratch are you sure it was not there before you took it to the AD, it will polish and it will pick up more along the way but if you dont know if it was there when you got it from your collector then you cant complain to them! and i would not like you to go back to the AD and try to blame them, where was that smiley of the guy shooting himself! When you start the stop watch every full rotation on the large seconds hand will record 1 min on the 30 min subdial after 30 min it will have made 2 rotations and be back to zero at this point the 12 hour subdial will record 1 hour of elapsed time. a nice watch though congratulations PS how about using that $1000 +dollars you saved over the gen and supporting this good advise It wasnt the dealer, i sat there and watched him remove the link. He commented on how nice the watch was I've emailed my dealer, no reply after 2 days still waiting... Do you think it can be polished out? Who would be the best person to do this if my dealer fails to assist me (Im just about to buy an Omega rep so ill be buying elsewhere if they don't assist me) Yep, loving the watch. Its great, i went to the snow this weekend so it sat at home as I didnt want it marked if the dealer wanted to take it back and exchange.. Worked out the hand/dials! Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 It looks quite deep but it could be polished out, do you have a dremil? that would let you polish it out and then you could rebrush the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 It looks quite deep but it could be polished out, do you have a dremil? that would let you polish it out and then you could rebrush the case. I have no such tools! Im going to follow it through with my dealer before resorting to this. It WASNT there when I had the link out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 I have no such tools! Im going to follow it through with my dealer before resorting to this. It WASNT there when I had the link out.. Sending the watch back to the dealer who will 'repair' it... should be interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted November 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Sending the watch back to the dealer who will 'repair' it... should be interesting! Update: Watch was totally replaced a few weeks back, great service from King. HIGHLY recommended Here is a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Glad you could put this SAGA to rest....LIVE STRONG AND WEAR IT WELL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuiceMaker Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I really like this rep... but what I'm concerned about is the SS bracelet... I don't know but it seems from the pics that the gaps between the bracelet links are quite big... doesn't that make the bracelet floppy??? TAG SS bracelet suppose to be strong & have a tight feel between each link??? can the experts clarify this issue??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z3k0 Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I really like this rep... but what I'm concerned about is the SS bracelet... I don't know but it seems from the pics that the gaps between the bracelet links are quite big... doesn't that make the bracelet floppy??? TAG SS bracelet suppose to be strong & have a tight feel between each link??? can the experts clarify this issue??? Yep, this is worst part about all Carrera series - bracelet is very good, except for gaps between links which are to big (compared to gen). I was holding gen few times and it is huge difference. And that is such a shame for such a great and accurate rep regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnfinecat Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 hi, this carrera is a really nice watch. I am new to the watch world and was wondering where you bought it from. Also is this a replica with just auto written on it or is it an actual automatic as in this thread? http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=57556 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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