onzenuub 307 Posted June 4, 2017 Anybody hear from the banjo tinkerer recently? No thank you. Aww cmon, you two were lovers once. He tried to screw me, but I didn't buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSH2112 11 Posted June 4, 2017 Mine says hello At least you could try to get the date right! It's right every month on the 25th. That's when I wear it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSH2112 11 Posted June 4, 2017 Mine says hello All that grief and this is what it ended up with, got a grilling last time I aired my opinions on it but seriously.... was it worth it?! An infinitely better idea would have been a set of RWG stamped dials for a submariner, in the same style as the Tiffany & Co dials, and it's a watch that virtually everyone would be happy to own!! But hey, no one asked me :P DC I like the blue one better but this came on m2m at a good price so I got it just for occasions such as this. If you don't like this you should see the bracelet. I have it in a box in pieces. What a hunk of junk that is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted June 4, 2017 An infinitely better idea would have been a set of RWG stamped dials for a submariner, in the same style as the Tiffany & Co dials, and it's a watch that virtually everyone would be happy to own!! But hey, no one asked me :P DC Nope. That's pretty much what the first RWG watch was (custom dial in an Omega Railmaster rep). That ended even worse than the Luth fiasco. Luth wanted to do an RWG watch as a way to launch his own microbrand watch business, so a simple dial swap was never an option. I only allowed it because it was HIS project and no monies were to be taken in the way of pre-orders. That was the condition on which I allowed him to proceed and use our name - on the basis that when it eventually went tits-up, at least our members wouldn't end up out of pocket. What I didn't expect was the grief that went with it as the thing inevitably headed straight down the toilet. I've seen too many of these kinda deals go south and, in retrospect, I should not have allowed Luth to persuade me to let him go ahead with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,747 Posted June 4, 2017 An infinitely better idea would have been a set of RWG stamped dials for a submariner, in the same style as the Tiffany & Co dials, and it's a watch that virtually everyone would be happy to own!! But hey, no one asked me :P DC Nope. That's pretty much what the first RWG watch was (custom dial in an Omega Railmaster rep). That ended even worse than the Luth fiasco. Luth wanted to do an RWG watch as a way to launch his own microbrand watch business, so a simple dial swap was never an option. I only allowed it because it was HIS project and no monies were to be taken in the way of pre-orders. That was the condition on which I allowed him to proceed and use our name - on the basis that when it eventually went tits-up, at least our members wouldn't end up out of pocket. What I didn't expect was the grief that went with it as the thing inevitably headed straight down the toilet. I've seen too many of these kinda deals go south and, in retrospect, I should not have allowed Luth to persuade me to let him go ahead with it. Wonder how much he left WatchInternational in the bag for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tits McGee 7 Posted June 4, 2017 Onze PM'd me with an even better idea. He's like to propose an RWG watch repair service. All service work would be guaranteed by the board. Of course, only VIP's would be able to use the service. I'm sure it would be a big hit. Fuck, there's quality watch makers all over. It shouldn't be that hard to set up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onzenuub 307 Posted June 4, 2017 Onze PM'd me with an even better idea. He's like to propose an RWG watch repair service. All service work would be guaranteed by the board. Of course, only VIP's would be able to use the service. I'm sure it would be a big hit. Fuck, there's quality watch makers all over. It shouldn't be that hard to set up. PM SSTeel about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSH2112 11 Posted June 4, 2017 An infinitely better idea would have been a set of RWG stamped dials for a submariner, in the same style as the Tiffany & Co dials, and it's a watch that virtually everyone would be happy to own!! But hey, no one asked me :P DC Nope. That's pretty much what the first RWG watch was (custom dial in an Omega Railmaster rep). That ended even worse than the Luth fiasco. Luth wanted to do an RWG watch as a way to launch his own microbrand watch business, so a simple dial swap was never an option. I only allowed it because it was HIS project and no monies were to be taken in the way of pre-orders. That was the condition on which I allowed him to proceed and use our name - on the basis that when it eventually went tits-up, at least our members wouldn't end up out of pocket. What I didn't expect was the grief that went with it as the thing inevitably headed straight down the toilet. I've seen too many of these kinda deals go south and, in retrospect, I should not have allowed Luth to persuade me to let him go ahead with it. Wonder how much he left WatchInternational in the bag for? Right after they got removed as TD I emailed them to see if they wanted to sell a couple at a discount. Wouldn't budge on the price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,747 Posted June 4, 2017 An infinitely better idea would have been a set of RWG stamped dials for a submariner, in the same style as the Tiffany & Co dials, and it's a watch that virtually everyone would be happy to own!! But hey, no one asked me :P DC Nope. That's pretty much what the first RWG watch was (custom dial in an Omega Railmaster rep). That ended even worse than the Luth fiasco. Luth wanted to do an RWG watch as a way to launch his own microbrand watch business, so a simple dial swap was never an option. I only allowed it because it was HIS project and no monies were to be taken in the way of pre-orders. That was the condition on which I allowed him to proceed and use our name - on the basis that when it eventually went tits-up, at least our members wouldn't end up out of pocket. What I didn't expect was the grief that went with it as the thing inevitably headed straight down the toilet. I've seen too many of these kinda deals go south and, in retrospect, I should not have allowed Luth to persuade me to let him go ahead with it. Wonder how much he left WatchInternational in the bag for? Right after they got removed as TD I emailed them to see if they wanted to sell a couple at a discount. Wouldn't budge on the price. Wonder if Mary got a divorce? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joegut 0 Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) I'm not sorry for proposing ideas. I'm sorry we could not be able to make it happen in the past or today. I do understand the different views but all the expertice in the board could make really a nice watch. Not knowing about past experiences in the board does not make it imposible, the idea came from reading at another board where the watch seemed to be a sucess. Regards Edited June 4, 2017 by joegut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSH2112 11 Posted June 4, 2017 I'm not sorry for proposing ideas. I'm sorry we could not be able to make it happen in the past or today. I do understand the different views but all the expertice in the board could make really a nice watch. Not knowing about past experiences in the board does not make it imposible, the idea came from reading at another board where the watch seemed to be a sucess. Regards You can do your own thing and customize one for yourself. Somewhere here is a thread with a member that had custom Harley dials made for a special road trip. Turned out nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joegut 0 Posted June 4, 2017 I'm not sorry for proposing ideas. I'm sorry we could not be able to make it happen in the past or today. I do understand the different views but all the expertice in the board could make really a nice watch. Not knowing about past experiences in the board does not make it imposible, the idea came from reading at another board where the watch seemed to be a sucess. Regards You can do your own thing and customize one for yourself. Somewhere here is a thread with a member that had custom Harley dials made for a special road trip. Turned out nice. Sure it can be done, and trends do customs watches everday more appeling for collection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valijon40 0 Posted June 4, 2017 How much does it cost to get a line started? I've seen many people trying to crowdfund watch projects online. I know I contacted swisseta by phone many years ago. Looking to acquire genuine movements.couldn't get it to happen because they wanted to inspect a watch shop I didn't have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joegut 0 Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) We have already very popular reps with really good quality, just to name one, the rolex FUCK THEM edition. Just need to change that print with some lumen RWG logo, improved water profness and we have a forum rep. This can also be a membership must buy rep, to keep the forum running. Buy could be a bronze panerai or a pretty must have rep for any collection. But I do understand you already try it. Cheers Edited June 4, 2017 by joegut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thelittleprince 2 Posted June 4, 2017 We have already very popular reps with really good quality, just to name one, the rolex FUCK THEM edition. Just need to change that print with some lumen RWG logo, improved water profness and we have a forum rep. This can also be a membership must buy rep, to keep the forum running. Buy could be a bronze panerai or a pretty must have rep for any collection. But I do understand you already try it. Cheers Its best to drop it, just my advice :) There is no must have rep, i am not a fan of panerai and many aren't either. Do i respect the brand? Yes Do i like it no! Oh and btw forcing people to buy a watch they most likely wont like is beyond stupid Member must buy rep? You gotta be freaking kidding me! Im broke atm, oh crap now i have to leave rwg because i cant afford the member must buy rep that i absoulty hate, but apparently forced to buy if i wanna be here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSH2112 11 Posted June 5, 2017 We have already very popular reps with really good quality, just to name one, the rolex FUCK THEM edition. Just need to change that print with some lumen RWG logo, improved water profness and we have a forum rep. This can also be a membership must buy rep, to keep the forum running. Buy could be a bronze panerai or a pretty must have rep for any collection. But I do understand you already try it. Cheers Its best to drop it, just my advice :) There is no must have rep, i am not a fan of panerai and many aren't either. Do i respect the brand? Yes Do i like it no! Oh and btw forcing people to buy a watch they most likely wont like is beyond stupid Member must buy rep? You gotta be freaking kidding me! Im broke atm, oh crap now i have to leave rwg because i cant afford the member must buy rep that i absoulty hate, but apparently forced to buy if i wanna be here! Imagine forcing this lot to buy 88,000 matching watches... It would be better than a secret handshake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thelittleprince 2 Posted June 5, 2017 We have already very popular reps with really good quality, just to name one, the rolex FUCK THEM edition. Just need to change that print with some lumen RWG logo, improved water profness and we have a forum rep. This can also be a membership must buy rep, to keep the forum running. Buy could be a bronze panerai or a pretty must have rep for any collection. But I do understand you already try it. Cheers Its best to drop it, just my advice :) There is no must have rep, i am not a fan of panerai and many aren't either. Do i respect the brand? Yes Do i like it no! Oh and btw forcing people to buy a watch they most likely wont like is beyond stupid Member must buy rep? You gotta be freaking kidding me! Im broke atm, oh crap now i have to leave rwg because i cant afford the member must buy rep that i absoulty hate, but apparently forced to buy if i wanna be here! Imagine forcing this lot to buy 88,000 matching watches... It would be better than a secret handshake. This guy has us confused for a fraternity rather than a forum! My god that has got to be the dumbest idea i have heard in a long time. I usually joke around but that idea was very aggravating tbh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Stubbs 0 Posted June 5, 2017 We have already very popular reps with really good quality, just to name one, the rolex FUCK THEM edition. Just need to change that print with some lumen RWG logo, improved water profness and we have a forum rep. This can also be a membership must buy rep, to keep the forum running. Buy could be a bronze panerai or a pretty must have rep for any collection. But I do understand you already try it. Cheers Its best to drop it, just my advice :) There is no must have rep, i am not a fan of panerai and many aren't either. Do i respect the brand? Yes Do i like it no! Oh and btw forcing people to buy a watch they most likely wont like is beyond stupid Member must buy rep? You gotta be freaking kidding me! Im broke atm, oh crap now i have to leave rwg because i cant afford the member must buy rep that i absoulty hate, but apparently forced to buy if i wanna be here! Imagine forcing this lot to buy 88,000 matching watches... It would be better than a secret handshake. It would reduce the membership from 88,000 to about 10. Not so much a secret handshake, more like the kiss of death for RWG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graman 2 Posted June 5, 2017 It's been done. Three times. The first time led to the end of the original incarnation of this board (under different management). The second time worked well enough - but it was just ONE watch and it was won by a filthy monkey on our first birthday. So that sucked. The third led to the near-bankruptcy of a bad-tempered banjo mechanic and a vast amount of grief for all concerned - despite the fact that it wasn't even a forum-sponsored project and happened despite my considerable reservations over the whole idea. Just to be clear: THERE IS PRECISELY ZERO FUCKING CHANCE OF ME AGREEING TO LET ANYBODY PUT US THROUGH THAT SHIT AGAIN. Greg will beat you with a wet fish when he sees this /me wanders off to find a suitably large haddock... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavmeister 1 Posted June 5, 2017 We have already very popular reps with really good quality, just to name one, the rolex FUCK THEM edition. Just need to change that print with some lumen RWG logo, improved water profness and we have a forum rep. This can also be a membership must buy rep, to keep the forum running. Buy could be a bronze panerai or a pretty must have rep for any collection. But I do understand you already try it. Cheers Member must buy watch to keep the forum running? We already have a simple way to keep the forum running and I can see you haven't even subscribed to this method yourself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tits McGee 7 Posted June 5, 2017 Onze PM'd me with an even better idea. He's like to propose an RWG watch repair service. All service work would be guaranteed by the board. Of course, only VIP's would be able to use the service. I'm sure it would be a big hit. Fuck, there's quality watch makers all over. It shouldn't be that hard to set up. I'm so god awful sorry I posted the above. My attempt at humor was poor at best. I feel like Kathy Griffin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thelittleprince 2 Posted June 5, 2017 We have already very popular reps with really good quality, just to name one, the rolex FUCK THEM edition. Just need to change that print with some lumen RWG logo, improved water profness and we have a forum rep. This can also be a membership must buy rep, to keep the forum running. Buy could be a bronze panerai or a pretty must have rep for any collection. But I do understand you already try it. Cheers Member must buy watch to keep the forum running? We already have a simple way to keep the forum running and I can see you haven't even subscribed to this method yourself? Correct!!! If it ain't broke.... Don't break it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jibuti 958 Posted June 5, 2017 Banjo mechanic....... Brilliant it just reminded me to put "Deliverance" back in my VHS player today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,501 Posted June 5, 2017 I'm not sorry for proposing ideas. I'm sorry we could not be able to make it happen in the past or today. I do understand the different views but all the expertice in the board could make really a nice watch. Not knowing about past experiences in the board does not make it imposible, the idea came from reading at another board where the watch seemed to be a sucess. Regards Seriously, I think the three compass RWG watch looks like one of those cheap Chinese wannabe pieces. I'd also never wear, in general, a custom watch with RWG on the dial. What I'd possibly use is a normal good quality rep with an RWG inscription on the case back. That would work for me. But seriously custom watches or even worse "newly designed" one are a no-no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
