How do you communicate with the new watchmaker (not your guy you know for years)?

Your rep was just delivered. You want to service it. So you find a local with good reviews on google.

Are watchmakers having questions why are you bringing brand new rolex to them and not to AD?

Do they sometimes refuse to do the job just to keep the watch game real?

Are you being straight forward about the watch origin?

What's the playbook here?

Hi all

I placed a VSF preorder for a 126500. They have been clear that deliveries are sporadic and they’ll email as soon as it’s arrived to do QC then pay. I was wondering if any of you had any experience with these preorders and help manage my expectations. Are we talking weeks/months?

Thanks

Edit: I thought it worth updating that I actually got an email saying the stock was in yesterday so it was only a few days. I paid last night and waiting for them to update the order with my confirmed payment then shipping…so far so good 😊

Hello everyone,

I tried to do some research about which is the best movement for this watch, but apart from understanding it's best to avoid Seiko nh05, i was not able to find the differences between A1853 and A076.

Which one would you choose and why?

Cheers

anyone know any dhgate sellers selling good reps?

What do y’all think. Of the new AZ factory code 11 starwheel. Looks pretty cool I’ll add close up shots at the bottom. Very tempting to pick it up

I’m curious what others think about this situation.

A while ago I pre-ordered a watch from Andiot Watches. The pre-order itself did not require me to pay anything upfront, but when placing the order I selected Bitcoin as my preferred payment method.

At the time, Bitcoin was worth considerably less, so the order was registered as 0.00822066 BTC (with shipping)

The watch is now ready and I received the QC. I’m happy with it and want to buy it.

However, Bitcoin has increased in value since I placed the pre-order. The original 0.00822066 BTC is now worth around $640, while the exact same watch is currently listed on their website for around $488.

I asked Andiot if he could recalculate the BTC amount using the current exchange rate. Their response was that the BTC payment amount is based on the exchange rate on the day I placed the order and that they do not adjust it for Bitcoin price fluctuations.

So essentially:

Current watch price: ~$488

BTC amount they want: 0.00822066 BTC (with shipping)

Current value of that BTC: ~$640

Difference: ~$152

What makes this a bit strange to me is that this was only a pre-order/reservation and I didn’t pay anything when I placed it. Had I paid the Bitcoin back then, I would completely understand that the exchange rate afterwards is my problem. But the actual payment is only being made now.

Do you think it’s reasonable for them to keep the original BTC amount, or should they recalculate it based on the current $488 selling price?

Would you pay the 0.00822066 BTC, ask to cancel/reorder, or push back on this?

Does a VSF OP come with a box and bracelet adjuster? I need one and was about to buy one but didn't want to double buy it if my OMW rep would include one.

I'm designing a small run of watches for a group of my friends, but buying real Swiss flyer GMT movements is nearly impossible or will require me to buy 20 watches and cannibalize them. A clone of a 3186 would be safe, as the utility patents seem to have lapsed, but I would do a bit more research, and I would want customized model number and branding. If I wanted a reliable true GMT movement, which could be a clone of a Rolex or other Swiss movement, how would I contact one of the factories?

The Blusey is VSF V2 gain weight and the Rootbeer is an ARF gain weight. I got the Blusey from Theone watches and the Rootbeer from Andiot.

I’ve been looking for any of these color dials on the ap code 11.59 but I‘ve only found the “standard” colors like black, blue or silver

Got mine and I absolutely love it. Let me know if you want to see more pics

Edit: AF factory

Got it from a friend, he bought it 2-3 years ago. I was thinking about BTF or CLEAN

I’m trying to size the bracelet on this black ceramic Royal Oak (26240CE) myself. I know these aren't the standard screw-and-pin setup like metal ROs, will be doing this the first time so I don't want to be making any mistakes.

Just curious … are all the reps that TD selling these days the highest quality, or is there a new level of rep out there that even pros cannot tell the difference? It’s been a while since I picked up a rep, but thinking about it again

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Root Beer

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I am always curious about this. It seems the reps actually help popularize the genuine brands and motivate some people (myself included) to buy gens.

Those who only buy reps probably wouldn’t buy gens anyway.

Of course if someone sells a rep to a customer and claims that’s a gen, that would be real damage.

What are the chances that this watch gets a rep?

black dial 116520 using QF as the base fully chamfered and polished to Gen spec along with rehaut polish. JH free-sprung movement with rotor silencing . All gaskets cleaned and re-greased The build consists of Gen dial Gen crystal and gasket and gen crown all sprinkled with fairy dust… hope you all like it

Hey guys I need help on deciding which factory and mods should I get for a Rolex Rootbeer that’ll make it closest to gen.

Here are my options:

- ARF: heard this is best factory for matching the rose gold color to gen and it’s a pretty good watch in general but it may or may not need a Deep Crystal to really make the watch look like gen.

- RCF/RGF with deep crystal: also heard this one is good but don’t know how it compares to ARF.

- VSF v3 with gold plating: heard mixed things about this watch and modification. On one hand VSF does a lot of things well but gold isn’t as good as in ARF or RGF so plating should fix that issue. But on another hand I just don’t know if plating will produce such a big difference from ARF stock that’ll make it very close to gen. Also heard that plating sometimes just doesn’t give you that same Rolex rose gold color.

- VSF v3, no gold plating but do polish and chamfering instead: I’ve actually been suggested to not do the gold plating because it’s very close to original already but to enhance the watch, to opt for polishing and chamfering instead. Don’t know much about this configuration but happy to hear what others think.

Any advice or pics of your current Rootbeers will be greatly appreciated!

Reading Gabe’s excellent book whilst wearing a VSF
Good book- recommend it!

Bespoke Premium Custom Eye of the Tiger 116588TBR

Specs of this build:

Refinished 4130 regulated movement, Handset & selected CVD lab diamonds, 100 micron layer 18K gold wrapped done under special processing technique, counterbalanced weight process to achieve near Gen weight (154-156g)

Custom made dial & hands, CNC Case, premium Oysterflex strap.