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  1. Superb points above....we are of course talking...

    Superb points above....we are of course talking about businesses that have grown since the internet boom.....totally agree with it....

    But I think the question was if it would kill the small local...
  2. Hi, Nail on head I think. No doubt, the...

    Hi,

    Nail on head I think. No doubt, the internet is killing it ALL off, not just the watchmakers industry.
    Problem as I see it....I need say a new fountain pen.....know I want say a Montegrappa....
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    :shock: :shock: :shock: But hold on a...

    :shock: :shock: :shock:

    But hold on a second.......isn't blatant advertising part of JB films? Or is there another reason why they are made? At least in Connery's days things were a little more...
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    :D :D :D :D :D :D

    :D :D :D :D :D :D
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    David, You are of course, right, in an ideal...

    David,

    You are of course, right, in an ideal world. However, walk into Mercedes Park Lane London, where labour charges run into £100 an hour and the expert servicing your 100k s class is a spotty...
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    Not so much fibbing, rather mis informed. Every...

    Not so much fibbing, rather mis informed. Every main dealer of reputable watches will service one, replace all gaskets and then pressure test it. A t sar still has gaskets the perish. For the cost...
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    There we go, I call this perception, something...

    There we go, I call this perception, something most people semm to want to ignore....the other day I drove Vw big thinggy, forgot the name, the one that looks like the audi A8 and designed to be the...
  8. Thread: Imports

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    Ted, It works like this....I know someone...

    Ted,

    It works like this....I know someone highish at Heathrow customs. And the procedure is always the same, although it has relaxed a bit due to terrorism etc.

    You get spoted. There are people...
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    Hi Rapidboy, Ok, I have had 3, one of the the...

    Hi Rapidboy,

    Ok, I have had 3, one of the the same as shown in the pic....which is not ultrasonic at all. This is by far the carppiest one of the lot and works by shaking the water (or whatever...
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    :D Simple, hit it hard with a hammer, lots of...

    :D

    Simple, hit it hard with a hammer, lots of bits should pop off, including bezel :shock: then just replace...now serously, unless you have done this before I would seriously take it in a good...
  11. Thread: HELP NEEDED!

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    john I think it is a very good re-case...

    john[/quote]

    I think it is a very good re-case job ... I would change the crown and use the watch occasionally. I don't know how the cylinder would manage for daily wear and even if it kept good...
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    Sticky: Funny how the doxa crap keeps coming out when...

    Funny how the doxa crap keeps coming out when there is no need but few will attack say Omega for using eta machines in their watches when those machines are no interely made on Swiss grounds and are...
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    Sticky: Eddie, the answer would probably be no, I would...

    Eddie, the answer would probably be no, I would not like it less. HOWEVER, as YOU well know, people buy not just the watch, the case, movement etc, they also buy it because they perceive it in a...
  14. Thread: HELP NEEDED!

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    Recased pocket watch, movement appears to be late...

    Recased pocket watch, movement appears to be late 19th cent to early 20, no later then 1910, which would make it ww1, not 2, recent redial "wrong" hands, case appear original (but not to that...
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    Hi Tom, Neil C would probably be the best person...

    Hi Tom,
    Neil C would probably be the best person to answer this....watch can be dated easily by its serial number, to me it appears to be a bog standard geneve, 20 microns gold plate over a brass...
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    I onced walked into a jewller to by a...

    I onced walked into a jewller to by a Navitimer...which I did....problem was I also tried on an Emergency.....and years later still mantain I will one day have one....it felt superb.....almost too...
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    Hum...wouldn't you just say it is something you...

    Hum...wouldn't you just say it is something you aquire for a substancial amount less then what you should/ its worth?
    Independent of you wanting it or not......a Rolex for £300 in good order is VFM,...
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    Very likely Neil, it is just strange that almost...

    Very likely Neil, it is just strange that almost all pics semm to show the same vivid blue...plus it has been comented by owners....lovely watch but if its hands are as blue as pics show, chances are...
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    Simon, :D MY SHMBO has over 100 watches,...

    Simon,
    :D MY SHMBO has over 100 watches, EXCLUDING 48 g shocks/ baby g's, name it, she has, and caught the desease from me BUT reasoned that ladies watches are mega cheap compared with man's, on...
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    Hummm, I too also do not like the idea of...

    Quote myself,

    FWIW I quite like the 20 but I think the blue hands look out of place, too blue really but that might be just the pics, maybe its not so in your face in the flesh.[/quote]


    To...
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    Found a lovely chap here in Spain that charges me...

    Found a lovely chap here in Spain that charges me 28 euros for a service on a normal watch, 50 for a chrono. So far he has had a few and they all come back perfect, we became friendly, he is in his...
  22. Well, got a mail from nopal stating that I MIGHT...

    Well, got a mail from nopal stating that I MIGHT be entiteled to a refund, but to send item back blablabla, seller defended his corner stating item not a fake.....no word from epay.....I like the...
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    Correct Peter, Thomas Russell did indeed superb...

    Correct Peter, Thomas Russell did indeed superb watch...find the Elgin case odd in there, specially as they produced gold and silver watches, many times Denison cased, but have never seen one Elgin...
  24. Flaminaires.....one day I will have one,...

    Flaminaires.....one day I will have one, hopefully real and working.
    Yes Eddie, that was my point exactly, such great quality for that money should be on a shelve somewhere called something...
  25. Martin, I have reported him, as per usuall, ebay...

    Martin, I have reported him, as per usuall, ebay are good at doing little.....the guy has got 2 others finishing tomorrow so I guess no replies till they finish.....hehehe, he has 10 minutes till neg...
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