ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 18, 2019 21:50:55 GMT -8
I was looking at bidding on a parts watch in the US. shipped by the GSP.
The item cost at present is US$9.99
International Post US$22.93
Import Charges US$7.62 At present item cost.
Whats the go here? Aus does't have import charges on amounts less than AU$1000.00
I would have to pay GST of 10%, but on the total amount of item and post that would only be AU$4.00, and I should only have to pay GST on the item cost.
I have bought things before using the GSP and didn't get charged import charges, is this a new good little earner for Pitney-Bowes?
The postage cost alone is almost enough to put me off and it is unlikely the watch it will go for the present item cost.
USA may be the home of the brave brave but it sure ain't the land of the free1
Welcome to the USA a Trump Family Country.
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 13, 2019 18:55:29 GMT -8
This is an old story, but it is what happens when the US Customs gets hold of Fauxlexes. Very few get this treatment, though, unfortunately. Makes you wonder, if he is that cleaver why not launch his own brand? Should be out by now, wonder what he does for a crust now?
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 13, 2019 18:26:29 GMT -8
I have a Fake/Replica? Rolex Daytona I received in a batch buy. cost me a princely $3.68, I checked all the info on fake Daytona's on the web, it passed every comparison, down to the weight being exactly correct, the question was only settled after I purchased a Rolex case opener and had a squizz inside, not sure what the movement is - looks a lot like a Citizen, probably a Chinese movement.
I wonder about Replica watches, why don't the real makers take any action? These are not some shady looking character sidling up to you in the street wanting to sell you a cheap watch, they are openly advertised and sold on the web, and they ain't cheap some of them sell for in excess of AU$1000.00.
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 11, 2019 16:57:22 GMT -8
Listing said it sold for US$239.00, that's way more than I have ever paid for a Watch!
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Post by ausimax on Feb 8, 2019 17:16:00 GMT -8
When I bought this watch the crystal and bezel were both badly scratched. The movement ran, but had very little reserve. I paid to have it overhauled and bought new gaskets, a crystal, and a AM bezel insert from Seikosis. When I had my first look at the dial and hands outside of the case, I was excited. They were pristine! Then it began to dawn on me that perhaps these too were AM parts from Seikosis. I just don't know. I can tell an AM bezel from an OEM one, but a lot of the AM parts are getting a too good for just the eyeball test. Here is a dial sold by Sekiosis: If an AM dial is convincing enough to pass the eyeball test, the only way to tell for certain is to look on the backside. The indices of the originals are affixed with pegs and holes. The AM dial have the indices attached to the dial surface with adhesive. I've read all the posts here, and I'm not quite sure where I can draw the line. The only thing I'm certain about are the extremes. Replacing gaskets and crystals with ones made from polymers and glass superior to anything available 50 years ago is fine. A replica watch however, made from raw materials to finished product in China last month is not. It's everything in between that becomes an example of the Ship of Theseus Paradox. I have little knowledge of how to recognise AM parts, however the one thing that stands out is that the "Sekiosis" dial does not have the "m" after the 70 that yours has, if that signifies anything is another matter.
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 6, 2019 17:21:32 GMT -8
What's the go? Camouflage for the underwater jungle?
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Feb 3, 2019 16:59:17 GMT -8
As for the rest.. Now.... I wanted a true pogue september 71 for ages.. Since we all agree that a fake case back and numbering is a no go then there is only one way to get this... wait.. and wait.. and save.. and wait. and so it should be.. I'm not gonna go out and buy a blue dial Sep 71 an aftermarket dial.. inner ring etc etc to cobble up something that looks like one just so I can feel like I kinda have one "right now".. I'd just be kidding myself.. The thrill is in the hunt.. The value is in the originality.. I wouldn't want one any other way.. By the time I can afford them they are old and broken, by the time I finish they are old and not quite as broken. And the progue is way out of my pay scale.
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Post by ausimax on Feb 3, 2019 16:52:15 GMT -8
I wish I met him when he had one of each version. Or better still before the son wised him up.
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Post by ausimax on Feb 2, 2019 18:49:40 GMT -8
Here lies another problem, Seiko only placing the serial number on the case back - I have lost count of the number of watches I have bought that turned out to have the wrong case back - this raises the next question what constitutes a "Watch"? The case, the movement, the dial or just the case back?
Most watches that have had a major service by Seiko will have had a movement swap - so is the watch still original? A vexed question for I consider a watch to be the movement, the case dial and band are in effect just accessories as none will function without the movement.
I for one wish Seiko and other watch makers would place the serial # on the mainplate, at least with a car the engine block has a number also the body shell and most major transmission units.
Is a watch that has the correct case back for the movement and case style but not the serial # that came originally a Seiko or A Feiko?
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Jan 30, 2019 18:23:49 GMT -8
The day wheel on 6119's is dependent on crown position, different wheels used for 3 & 4 oclock crowns.
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Jan 29, 2019 14:07:46 GMT -8
Funny I have a 6119 that has the push a bit change the date, push more changes the day. My day's blank yet I know the wheel's got the days on it because when I set the time it will pop over. I cannot press the crown in hard/far enough to advance the day like I should be able to on the 6119??? Another watch for the bench... Instant Day/date setting by pushing in on the crown only started on the 6119C, 6119 A & B only had date change.
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ausimax
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Post by ausimax on Jan 28, 2019 17:15:31 GMT -8
Know nothing of the item, however I doubt that the plugs cover screws, it is more likely that there is a screw inside the battery box, or conversely that there is a retaining lug at the top and that the visible screw is the only screw holding it.
Not a lot of help but I hope you can get it back in working condition, good luck.
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Post by ausimax on Jan 25, 2019 5:02:05 GMT -8
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Post by ausimax on Jan 23, 2019 18:25:49 GMT -8
Myles/pip Yes I am aware of what the item is, I have a "Watch Winder" the maintenance type, works to Union Rules 1 hour on 3 hours off, absolutely useless for giving about 80 watches their annual checkup. Apologies ausimax , didn’t mean to come across as patronising. No apologies needed pip, I didn't mean to come across as offended, the written word is not as able to express your meaning as speaking to someone, what I was trying to highlight was just how useless "watch winders" are at actually winding watches for testing,
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Post by ausimax on Jan 23, 2019 13:17:22 GMT -8
I bought a 2nd hand Bergeon one of these. And, found the same thing as you - this design appears to work best when wall mounted (which is what the eye hook on the side of the case is for). Its a great piece of kit for simulating wrist wear (and therefore testing that an automatic is self winding). Not cheap (even 2nd hand) but a good investment. Yes that is what I wanted it for, to test the collection and keep the oil flowing, vertical mounting seems to be the answer adding that extra dimension to the process makes the difference. The Bergeon models are a bit on the pricey side, I went with the cheap Chinese model as I only have cheap watches.
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Post by ausimax on Jan 23, 2019 13:11:27 GMT -8
The watch must be tight on the “cradles” so they rotate on their axis while doing the revolution. Kinda like how the earth turns, not like how a ferris wheel couch turns. They are tight, those spring cradles are really strong, can be a struggle trying to get them in at times, they have thumbscrews holding the shaft into the rotating boss, that makes it easier as you can fit the watches off the machine.
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Post by ausimax on Jan 23, 2019 13:06:54 GMT -8
Myles/pip Yes I am aware of what the item is, I have a "Watch Winder" the maintenance type, works to Union Rules 1 hour on 3 hours off, absolutely useless for giving about 80 watches their annual checkup.
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Post by ausimax on Jan 22, 2019 19:51:50 GMT -8
Possibly 6 watches was too heavy for the el cheapo to carry properly? No the winder was turning them with no trouble, just seemed to be to slow and gentle, that may become a factor when I mount 6 running in the vertical position though it seems to have plenty of grunt.
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Post by ausimax on Jan 22, 2019 19:48:54 GMT -8
That looks cool although I never owned on myself... For 2 watches could I suggest the solution below? 5 minutes per day should do it No turns the wrong way would unwind them, see I'm in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Post by ausimax on Jan 22, 2019 18:14:08 GMT -8
Has anyone had experience with these type of multiple watch winders? I purchased one, well not actually the Bergeon at $550 a bit rich for me, I got the El Cheapo for $55. I loaded 6 watches, 5 I had previously serviced over the last couple of years and a brand new Chinese auto, I ran it for 24 hours and at the end of that time none of the watches was running and none were wound. I thought perhaps the auto mechanisms were tight and not rotating freely, the Chinese was easy to check, glass case back - rotor turning freely and mechanism winding,, I removed the backs from the other watches and the story was the same all rotating and winding. Now this machine is basically the same in action as the Bergeon and rotates at 4 RPM, but not overjoyed with the result. This morning I made a bracket to mount the winder vertically, and mounted two watches, the Chinese auto and my Seiko 6119-6023 that had been in the original test, both watches were stopped so I set the time to 12 and started the winder, within minutes both had fired up and now 4 hours later they are still running. It seems the gentle rotation motion was not enough to get them excited and they needed a rougher ride to get them going. Has anyone experienced similar problems with this type of winder?
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