Bill_C 148 Posted January 3, 2020 That top AP is nice. Not sure if it's just the lighting, but dang... I think I need one now. Quartz or automatic. I have a quartz homage and the chrono works but not like it should... but hey, it was pocket change from Ali on 11/11 so I'm not complaining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nunu78 1,741 Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, NCRich said: i want one, Love it my friend. Enjoy it often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsg2013 17 Posted February 4, 2020 @NCRich I hope you wouldn't mind me asking what is the lug width on the Newman Daytona. Waiting on one from the Gate but not a fan of the vintage bracelet. I have a spare 20mm modern oyster bracelet and was wondering if I can fit that onto the Newman. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsg2013 17 Posted February 4, 2020 On 23/04/2019 at 16:52, Thommo82 said: U1 make great cheapies. The nautilus was fantastic, and the AP’s look good too. I’d go for it I'd go for it too. I got the U1 Aquanaut for Jason007. I know nothing about Pateks so I'm not sure what the issue with 7 is but it's well made and the looks pretty good for the price. The only gripe I have is the rotor is noisy when it's free-spinning, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,745 Posted February 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, dsg2013 said: @NCRich I hope you wouldn't mind me asking what is the lug width on the Newman Daytona. Waiting on one from the Gate but not a fan of the vintage bracelet. I have a spare 20mm modern oyster bracelet and was wondering if I can fit that onto the Newman. Thanks. 20mm on all the gate daytonas I have. The cartel newmans are 19mm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsg2013 17 Posted February 4, 2020 32 minutes ago, NCRich said: 20mm on all the gate daytonas I have. The cartel newmans are 19mm. Thank you sir. Bummer about the 19mm on the newmans; can't fit the modern bracelet on there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimmers 1 Posted February 22, 2020 You have great pieces here! I will give DhGate a try! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,745 Posted March 21, 2020 Some PAM homages from Aliexpress. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markismyname 70 Posted March 21, 2020 This was one of the most useful posts I've read so far. 1) Found out about Sweep Quartz --> Super Sweep --> Microstep --> VK Quartz 2) The fullest single collection of one person I've seen on this site with pictures on the wrist that give me a clear idea of what the watches look like. Thank you Rich & Friends 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShylockEins 6,325 Posted May 5, 2020 Thanks for the thread,@NCRich!What a collection! Will give DHGate a chance right now.Cheers, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegolfman 38 Posted July 11, 2020 My first Gate purchase (Aquanaut) is out for service, but back soon...couple more inbound (AirKing and a Cellini), so we'll have to see if they are better out of the box. I'm cautiously optimistic... At a minimum, these are all great experiments...get a bad bracelet, swap it out...or in some cases, work on basic repair/service skill sets...really worth a try in any case. Just came across a Bamford like watch, but I'm gonna hold and see how the other two work out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,745 Posted July 17, 2020 Deep Sea Challenge. 51mm Really nice desktop ornament. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GC 4,461 Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, NCRich said: Deep Sea Challenge. 51mm Really nice desktop ornament. Now I have to buy this for my brother in law... he just bought himself a genuine SD43 after sporting the ARF SD43 I bought him for two years. This is the only watch he won’t be able to buy in gen! EVER!!! haha haha 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhdscript 41 Posted July 17, 2020 tudor chronograph looks great. Is it a vk54 microstepper movement ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,745 Posted July 17, 2020 5 hours ago, jhdscript said: tudor chronograph looks great. Is it a vk54 microstepper movement ? yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,745 Posted August 2, 2020 Breitling Transocean Panda 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhdscript 41 Posted August 3, 2020 Is your breitling transocean automatique with working chrono ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,745 Posted August 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, jhdscript said: Is your breitling transocean automatique with working chrono ? No its quartz. You won't find a real working auto chrono on the gate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShylockEins 6,325 Posted August 8, 2020 Inspired by this thread, tried my first DHgate purchase:Thanks, guys! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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