deju 1,870 Posted May 6, 2021 Anyone other than @Glaude and I get mildly infuriated by @TheGingerFerret always posting full screenshots from his mobile rather than cropping the important parts? yup.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,284 Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, deju said: Anyone other than @Glaude and I get mildly infuriated by @TheGingerFerret always posting full screenshots from his mobile rather than cropping the important parts? 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intresting 21,683 Posted May 6, 2021 Its funny how many do find @TheGingerFerret err, grating. Then again, he is being true to himself. My ZFs are on the way Its a hail Mary......... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intresting 21,683 Posted May 6, 2021 Seems re-building has commenced too. Piccys from TDs.... Noob factory VSF/Clean collaboration 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted May 7, 2021 On 03/05/2021 at 04:45, thejudge said: Are QC pics a not requirement for continued Trusted status here, surely any TD that doesn't provide QC pics would be removed? Requirement? LOL, I wish they no longer existed and I curse the day ReplicaMake came up with the idea. All it's done is bread a whole generation of anal nit pickers. It's a replica, it's never going to be perfect, I can only imagine if people such as say, scale modelers were as picky as some on here, not a single tank, train or plane would ever be bought again. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glaude 1,615 Posted May 8, 2021 In a perfect world or rather in an educated buyers world, QC pic would just be a breeze for dealers, let the client spot the glaring issue, notify it to you and you'll make a speedy sell without any complaint later on, but this is the world of Reddit type of people, RWG is extremely spared from this, but you would not believe, the amount of help desk ticket and issues dealers report to us at RWI about stuff any AD would kick you out the door if you were to nitpick about Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tslims99 47 Posted May 9, 2021 Anyone have any updates to share? I am still waiting for Andrew to come through with a VSF Submariner. He was able to somehow pick up a NOOB PAM 111 for me and send QC pics, but he is dragging ass on the Sub. It has been almost a month. Advice from anyone? Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,284 Posted May 9, 2021 I saw a reference somewhere to VSF 'opening' again tomorrow. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DB123 12 Posted May 9, 2021 3 hours ago, tslims99 said: Anyone have any updates to share? I am still waiting for Andrew to come through with a VSF Submariner. He was able to somehow pick up a NOOB PAM 111 for me and send QC pics, but he is dragging ass on the Sub. It has been almost a month. Advice from anyone? Cheers! I saw news about the raids about a week prior to me purchasing a sub from Andrew myself. It has been 5 weeks for me but I did receive a tracking number last Monday. Hasn't hit my country yet but he did say allow for 4 to 7 business days for it to show up. Normally I buy from PK but I was having problems ordering through his site so figured I would give Trusty Time a try. I am being patient due to the recent issues they have had with raids I just want honesty and so far no complaints. After the first two weeks I did not hear back from him so I mentioned if he is having trouble getting the sub I wanted I would be happy with a different one. He came back within two days and told me the other one would be easier to get so that is what I went with. I will follow back up with him mid week if the tracking number still doesn't show that it has hit a carrier in CONUS. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnny 5 Posted May 9, 2021 I ordered a Blancpain FF and a sail cloth strap with a deployant from Andrew. I have both tracking numbers, but nothing has entered the USA yet. For the watch, tracking says the the label was created in Compton, CA. I thought that was kind of strange. The watch was ordered on 4/7 and the strap on 4/9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnny 5 Posted May 9, 2021 I emailed Andrew and asked if he was doing ok. He said, “There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones”. There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glaude 1,615 Posted May 10, 2021 The truth is ? People are afraid to speculate and have no idea of who will open and when. There will be also a lot of back order to clear before, so you might expect that some dealer won't take new orders before clearing those 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnny 5 Posted May 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Shawnny said: I emailed Andrew and asked if he was doing ok. He said, “There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones”. There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones There is only some Factories which were raided and were closed. Noob XF VSF and V6F ones Then I got another email from him, that said, “Yes and we had to shift office and changed phones in order to avoid issues with authorities “ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DB123 12 Posted May 10, 2021 15 hours ago, Shawnny said: I ordered a Blancpain FF and a sail cloth strap with a deployant from Andrew. I have both tracking numbers, but nothing has entered the USA yet. For the watch, tracking says the the label was created in Compton, CA. I thought that was kind of strange. The watch was ordered on 4/7 and the strap on 4/9. How long ago did you receive the tracking number for your items? Sounds like we are in the same boat. I received my tracking number on the 1st of May. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnny 5 Posted May 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, DB123 said: How long ago did you receive the tracking number for your items? Sounds like we are in the same boat. I received my tracking number on the 1st of May. On the 2nd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thejudge 29 Posted May 10, 2021 Well May 1st was a Public Holiday and the whole 1st - 5th was a holiday period in China so it not surprising this combined with the raids has resulted in some delays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intresting 21,683 Posted May 10, 2021 I have a tracking number from UK that says its still in the UK, and yet its already delivered.... stuffed up postal system... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchGeek5711 168 Posted May 11, 2021 hello, i read that noob got closed by the police? my TD also just confirmed i cant get any noob watches atm. is there any way noob will get re opend and did this happen before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobBandit 1,311 Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, WatchGeek5711 said: hello, i read that noob got closed by the police? my TD also just confirmed i cant get any noob watches atm. is there any way noob will get re opend and did this happen before? It’s not looking too good. A pretty reputable established dealer on here went on record voicing doubt NOOB would be back. He didn’t say that for lack of evidence Edited May 11, 2021 by BoobBandit Grammar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diplomatico 191 Posted May 11, 2021 2 hours ago, BoobBandit said: It’s not looking too good. A pretty reputable established dealer on here went on record voicing doubt NOOB would be back. He didn’t say that for lack of evidence Noob apparently got arrested and is likely facing a couple of years behind bars. If someone else picks up where he left is yet to be seen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brang1 4,006 Posted May 11, 2021 11 hours ago, Intresting said: I have a tracking number from UK that says its still in the UK, and yet its already delivered.... stuffed up postal system... Postal system stuffing up? Perish the though- not in this day and age, surely not Postal system will be using CoVid as an excuse for sloppy shoddy shit for the next 100 years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, WatchGeek5711 said: hello, i read that noob got closed by the police? my TD also just confirmed i cant get any noob watches atm. is there any way noob will get re opend and did this happen before? Yeah, I was reding through the main thread re. the bloody raids on RWI and the word is that indeed Noob was arrested and VSF is wanted by authorities. Reportedly, this info came from JTime TD (which would make it fairly trustworthy if the source is verified). Now, if it is about how reliable this information really is, it's hard to assess as there is a ton of gossips floating around so I guess we all gotta take it with a grain of salt and be patient. Logically thinking, however, it would make sense for the authorities to focus Noob and VSF as Noob was famous since ever and VSF was (hopefully still is) a top-end factory for all the Subs, the Pamerais, the Omegas etc.... (which pisses me off because pretty much my entire buying list for 2021 consists of VSF pieces). Edited May 11, 2021 by Aramis2288 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchGeek5711 168 Posted May 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Diplomatico said: Noob apparently got arrested and is likely facing a couple of years behind bars. If someone else picks up where he left is yet to be seen jailtime for noob oh i expected a fine and release Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diplomatico 191 Posted May 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Aramis2288 said: Yeah, I was reding through the main thread re. the bloody raids on RWI and the word is that indeed Noob was arrested and VSF is wanted by authorities. Reportedly, this info came from JTime TD (which would make it fairly trustworthy if the source is verified). Now, if it is about how reliable this information really is, it's hard to assess as there is a ton of gossips floating around so I guess we all gotta take it with a grain of salt and be patient. Logically thinking, however, it would make sense for the authorities to focus Noob and VSF as Noob was famous since ever and VSF was (hopefully still is) a top-end factory for all the Subs, the Pamerais, the Omegas etc.... (which pisses me off because pretty much my entire buying list for 2021 consists of VSF pieces). The source was claimed to be Josh @ Perfect clones. The part where VSF was claimed to be wanted by authorities didn't seem to hold any truth according to Jtime. But as you all know, info changes rapidly... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 11, 2021 The source was claimed to be Josh @ Perfect clones. The part where VSF was claimed to be wanted by authorities didn't seem to hold any truth according to Jtime. But as you all know, info changes rapidly...Right. I might have described it with insufficient accuracy. Anyways. Tough lesson of patience.Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
