Intro from an Oldtimer on all the other forums

[Ronin 27]

Finally, got around to joining here.  I have been in the rep scene for decades... The other RWG has/had been my home forum, but activity there is way down.  I can also be found on RWI & RepGeek.

Handles on other forums are:

Ronin @ rwg.bz
Ronin @ rwg.cc
RoninQ @ Repgeek
Ronin- @ rwi

Looking forward to hanging out here.

Cheers

[NCRich 13,764]

Hi mate, glad to have you here.

[BadPickle 2,749]

Did I read somewhere the other RWG. had been abandoned? 
not seem mikeonabike around for a long time 

[NCRich 13,764]

5 minutes ago, pickledbeetroot said:

Did I read somewhere the other RWG. had been abandoned? 
not seem mikeonabike around for a long time 

There was a for sale notice. However the price seemed rather absurd.

[Ronin 27]

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Edited January 16, 2023 by Ronin
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[Ronin 27]

Correct.  rwg.cc is a ghost town.  There is still a somewhat healthy sales section for "EU" members.  CONUS sales have dropped to almost nothing.  There is still a good brain trust on the watchmaking, technical, Rolex Mod side, and it is still a great archive for such...  The golden years were 2008-2015 +/- (I dropped off around 2016 until the pandemic).  The early 2000's were what I call the "Bytor/Ziggy era" for those that remember those names. Seem like RWI and rwg.cc did a 180 in terms of participation.  Repgeek always had a great FS-Section, but I personally found the forums a bit too chaotic for my liking.

[NCRich 13,764]

4 hours ago, Ronin said:

Correct.  rwg.cc is a ghost town.  There is still a somewhat healthy sales section for "EU" members.  CONUS sales have dropped to almost nothing.  There is still a good brain trust on the watchmaking, technical, Rolex Mod side, and it is still a great archive for such...  The golden years were 2008-2015 +/- (I dropped off around 2016 until the pandemic).  The early 2000's were what I call the "Bytor/Ziggy era" for those that remember those names. Seem like RWI and rwg.cc did a 180 in terms of participation.  Repgeek always had a great FS-Section, but I personally found the forums a bit too chaotic for my liking.

I learned a lot on that board reading when I started this game.  Been a while since I've visited so I went over.  Nice vintage daytona you found.  DW stuff is getting very rare now days.  When I started you could get all you want at prices that now seem absurdly low.  I've got a DW Monte Carlo all modded out.

[BadPickle 2,749]

On 15/01/2023 at 13:47, NCRich said:

There was a for sale notice. However the price seemed rather absurd.

 

[deju 1,884]

On 16/01/2023 at 09:44, NCRich said:

 I've got a DW Monte Carlo all modded out.

 

[TA8088 1]

On 16/01/2023 at 00:32, Ronin said:

Correct.  rwg.cc is a ghost town.  There is still a somewhat healthy sales section for "EU" members.  CONUS sales have dropped to almost nothing.  There is still a good brain trust on the watchmaking, technical, Rolex Mod side, and it is still a great archive for such...  The golden years were 2008-2015 +/- (I dropped off around 2016 until the pandemic).  The early 2000's were what I call the "Bytor/Ziggy era" for those that remember those names. Seem like RWI and rwg.cc did a 180 in terms of participation.  Repgeek always had a great FS-Section, but I personally found the forums a bit too chaotic for my liking.

Good to see you around Ronin. I remember you from back in the day on all three of the forums. I spent a lot of time on all of them and was a mod for a bit on RWI.  Had several nice watches that Ziggy had built. Still have my 113E that I got from  Tutima. 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by TA8088

[trailboss99 994]

On 15/01/2023 at 23:47, NCRich said:

However the price seemed rather absurd.

Completely insane. I would have made him an offer but nothing even close to that and he states he won't come down so I assume he's rather see it die. 

On 15/01/2023 at 19:40, Ronin said:

Finally, got around to joining here.  I have been in the rep scene for decades... The other RWG has/had been my home forum, but activity there is way down.  I can also be found on RWI & RepGeek.

Handles on other forums are:

Ronin @ rwg.bz
Ronin @ rwg.cc
RoninQ @ Repgeek
Ronin- @ rwi

Looking forward to hanging out here.

Cheers

Hey there, long time no see that name. 

[GenTLe 1,509]

On 16/01/2023 at 06:32, Ronin said:

Correct.  rwg.cc is a ghost town.  There is still a somewhat healthy sales section for "EU" members.  CONUS sales have dropped to almost nothing.  There is still a good brain trust on the watchmaking, technical, Rolex Mod side, and it is still a great archive for such...  The golden years were 2008-2015 +/- (I dropped off around 2016 until the pandemic).  The early 2000's were what I call the "Bytor/Ziggy era" for those that remember those names. Seem like RWI and rwg.cc did a 180 in terms of participation.  Repgeek always had a great FS-Section, but I personally found the forums a bit too chaotic for my liking.

I have to agree. Initially (2015/16) I was quite active too on there, but it was way too much about super expensive modding (both AP and Rolex) than to the more "normal" stuff, hence I gradually detached too and last time I visited, it was land of tumbleweed...