Intresting 21,692 Posted May 11, 2021 Seems V6, VS and Noob are the only affected factories? The rest are back in business. However, distribution is more muted and careful. GF is available. ZF too. ARF in patches. Someone will rise to the top with this shakeup. I do think someone forgot to grease the wheels with proper respect and it came to a grinding halt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Intresting said: Seems V6, VS and Noob are the only affected factories? The rest are back in business. However, distribution is more muted and careful. GF is available. ZF too. ARF in patches. Someone will rise to the top with this shakeup. I do think someone forgot to grease the wheels with proper respect and it came to a grinding halt. I was checking the availability of WWF and they seem open as well. So again, it seems like the big dogs got affected the most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DB123 12 Posted May 11, 2021 On 10/05/2021 at 10:38, Shawnny said: On the 2nd. So here is something interesting. All week I have been checking 17track.net the site that I was told to check about my item. Well I just happened to check again and the item shows up as delivered as of yesterday. Long history of where the package was and the progress along the way. When I checked on Saturday and Sunday, no info was available. Anyhow checked my mailbox and the item was delivered yesterday. So it is possible your item may come any day now but the tracking site may not offer up real time tracking?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, DB123 said: So here is something interesting. All week I have been checking 17track.net the site that I was told to check about my item. Well I just happened to check again and the item shows up as delivered as of yesterday. Long history of where the package was and the progress along the way. When I checked on Saturday and Sunday, no info was available. Anyhow checked my mailbox and the item was delivered yesterday. So it is possible your item may come any day now but the tracking site may not offer up real time tracking?? Yes, sometimes it may happen. Not very common, but I had a situation like this a time or two even when sending/receiving the packages within Europe (not even speaking of intercontinental deliveries). A few weeks ago, for example, I've sent an M2M package to a mate from this forum. I was keeping an eye on how his delivery is going but I have seen no progress. At some point, however, he got it delivered, even though from the tracking info on my end I was not even 100% sure whether it left the country of origin. Edited May 11, 2021 by Aramis2288 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobBandit 1,311 Posted May 12, 2021 Live feed from NOOB new headquarters Too early or nah? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plannB 8 Posted May 15, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 00:59, BadApple said: What's the betting that you will receive an email saying not and please choose something different......... All good, took a little longer than normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,501 Posted May 15, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 01:44, trailboss99 said: 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. Boss, actually I'm grateful they exist. There have been TDs that I've dealt with that have tried to pass on me watches with clear faults, some detected by QCs some not (but indicative of a complete lack of any check from their side). For instance I remember an Omega Aquaterra with a completely misprinted "Omega Seamaster" on the dial, meaning the dial is striped vertically but has a flat space for those words. And a good 1/3 of them was printed off center out of the flat space. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnny 5 Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) On 10/05/2021 at 07:20, 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. Mine showed up on Friday the 14th. And I’m waiting for QC pictures on another one. Edited May 16, 2021 by Shawnny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnny 5 Posted May 16, 2021 19 hours ago, GenTLe said: Boss, actually I'm grateful they exist. There have been TDs that I've dealt with that have tried to pass on me watches with clear faults, some detected by QCs some not (but indicative of a complete lack of any check from their side). For instance I remember an Omega Aquaterra with a completely misprinted "Omega Seamaster" on the dial, meaning the dial is striped vertically but has a flat space for those words. And a good 1/3 of them was printed off center out of the flat space. I just had a TD try to pass on a watch that had an an obvious flaw on the rotor. So, for now on I ask them if they see any flaws and to only send it after I have OKed the pictures and if they find zero flaws. So, it puts it back on them if the watch shows up with a flaw. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 16, 2021 Gents, Small update for a good start of the week - I have just found the info below on RWI. Please note that although it's great information, it is not 100% confirmed just yet. I'm trying to verify it with my TD, let's see... Source: https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/replica-watch-general-discussion/9809167-raids-happening-message-from-reddit-dealer/page50 Either way, some individuals seem to claim that the VSF has reopened and slowly starts taking new orders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted May 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, Aramis2288 said: Gents, Small update for a good start of the week - I have just found the info below on RWI. Please note that although it's great information, it is not 100% confirmed just yet. I'm trying to verify it with my TD, let's see... Source: https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/replica-watch-general-discussion/9809167-raids-happening-message-from-reddit-dealer/page50 Either way, some individuals seem to claim that the VSF has reopened and slowly starts taking new orders. Mary said the same(ish) in the Shoutybox this morning so looking good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheGingerFerret said: Mary said the same(ish) in the Shoutybox this morning so looking good! Amazing! If that's true, now it will just a matter of verifying whether their products are of the same quality as before and there are no new flaws. If so, then let the orders fly! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simonix 8,660 Posted May 17, 2021 VSF and XF have returned to work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Simonix said: VSF and XF have returned to work. Edited May 17, 2021 by Aramis2288 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobBandit 1,311 Posted May 17, 2021 wake me up when ARF is back 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdnica 107 Posted May 17, 2021 All the reps I've ever purchased have been shipped via DHL or FedEx. And they have always first surfaced as 'trackable in the system' from Hong Kong. My last two surfaced and became trackable in Malaysia. I find this significant due to some gossip I heard from a couple import/export agents we work with in Hong Kong on commercial matters. The gossip is there's intent on the part of many replica manufacturers in multiple product categories to move manufacturing south... to Malaysia, Viet Nam, etc. Cheaper labor and fewer problems. That it won't happen overnight, but there are already some 'pilot plants' in process. All due to the perception it's no longer business as usual in China on these sorts of things... but also the cost of labor in China has become less competitive than other countries in SE Asia. This is all just gossip... I have no empirical data, drone over-flights or satellite imaging to prove such is true... but it seems like a logical option to at least investigate. @trailboss99 might be a good use of resources to grant @Glaude some time on the RWG satellite to further investigate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, BoobBandit said: wake me up when ARF is back What do ARF make these days that are worth buying? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobBandit 1,311 Posted May 17, 2021 What do ARF make these days that are worth buying?Talk to BKSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,253 Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 54 minutes ago, TheGingerFerret said: What do ARF make these days that are worth buying? Sea-Dweller or (perhaps) Oyster Perpetual. Although the latter has quite a bit of alternatives from other factories.... Edited May 17, 2021 by Aramis2288 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, BoobBandit said: Talk to BK Nah, they're last year's best watches. Actually, 2019s best. Stock VSF shit all over most ARFs (Swiss movement aside if you go the BK route). And I say that as a former ARF fanboy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobBandit 1,311 Posted May 17, 2021 Nah, they're last year's best watches. Actually, 2019s best. Stock VSF shit all over most ARFs (Swiss movement aside if you go the BK route). And I say that as a former ARF fanboy.Whatever floats your boat Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narikaa 129 Posted May 17, 2021 Home > MAIN FORUM > greg_r's Lounge - for watch chat > Factory raids... Who's got the best Rumour 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobBandit 1,311 Posted May 17, 2021 54 minutes ago, narikaa said: Home > MAIN FORUM > greg_r's Lounge - for watch chat > Factory raids... Who's got the best Rumour good call narikka... 1 hour ago, TheGingerFerret said: Nah, they're last year's best watches. Actually, 2019s best. Stock VSF shit all over most ARFs (Swiss movement aside if you go the BK route). And I say that as a former ARF fanboy. Way to stay on point Ginger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intresting 21,692 Posted May 17, 2021 Think ARF been back for a bit, in slow drips. Seems the were not one of the biggies that got mauled during the raids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobBandit 1,311 Posted May 17, 2021 Think ARF been back for a bit, in slow drips. Seems the were not one of the biggies that got mauled during the raids.That’s a negative Ghost Rider. ARF is shut tighter than a puckering.....well....you follow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
