Del 4,505 Posted July 1, 2010 Hello everyone, Just joined last night after doing some research on "ukreplicawatches.com" and finding your forum - thank goodness I did before throwing my money away . I quite fancy a Rolex Daytona and am looking on the House of Souvenirs website at the moment . Cheers, Del Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBH 7 Posted July 1, 2010 Welcome Del. Stay far away from that site. I've seen discussions about it several times and they were all not good. The Daytona is an interesting watch, one of the all time favorites. But, you really have to do your research on that one or you'll end up with an expensive paper weight. The 3 choices are basically a quartz movement which is all wrong since it "tics" once a second. Second is the other cheap model, the 21j movement in which the chronometer functions are fake and don't work. The only real good one is the A7750 chrono movement which uses a series of extra gears to move the second hand function to the 6 o'clock position. Many of the older models quick working soon after purchase while a few people got lucky and they worked for years. The factories have just come out with a new 29 jewel movement, which is apparently much better but still occasionally troublesome. My advice on this watch is to make sure you are buyinf from a dealer that has a good warranty and has been around for a while. this is one watch where it is important to buy the dealer first and not the watch. Everyone pretty much carries the same models. Also, the 7750 Daytona is a very well repped model. Very close to gen in most cases Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 82 Posted July 1, 2010 Cool - glad you found us before making an expensive mistake. Welcome to RWG! Don't hesitate to shout if you need any help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingle 57 Posted July 1, 2010 welcome to the nuthouse Del. Glad you found us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,505 Posted July 1, 2010 Thanks for the welcome guys , and thanks KBH for the advice , much appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atmos 1 Posted July 1, 2010 hello and servus from munich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldrick 1 Posted July 1, 2010 Howzit gaun. big man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 996 Posted July 1, 2010 Well no one has been around longer than HOS and his warranty is second to none so you are on the right track there. Lawrence is a great guy to deal with too. +1 about UKRW, they suck, hard. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,505 Posted July 1, 2010 Well no one has been around longer than HOS and his warranty is second to none so you are on the right track there. Lawrence is a great guy to deal with too. +1 about UKRW, they suck, hard. Thanks mate . I thought because HOS was on the Trusted Dealers list then it should be ok but KBH kinda knocked that on the head. Now I'm unsure! I emailed HOS with a question and they replied straight away so I was quite impressed with that . Hmmm, this is not so easy . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 82 Posted July 1, 2010 Well no one has been around longer than HOS and his warranty is second to none so you are on the right track there. Lawrence is a great guy to deal with too. +1 about UKRW, they suck, hard. Thanks mate . I thought because HOS was on the Trusted Dealers list then it should be ok but KBH kinda knocked that on the head. Now I'm unsure! I emailed HOS with a question and they replied straight away so I was quite impressed with that . Hmmm, this is not so easy . Nah - KBH's comments were aimed at the site you had a narrow escape from. Lawrence (HOS) is one of the best dealers around - a real pleasure to do business with. I've bought from him many times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,505 Posted July 1, 2010 Nah - KBH's comments were aimed at the site you had a narrow escape from. Lawrence (HOS) is one of the best dealers around - a real pleasure to do business with. I've bought from him many times Woops . Thanks for the clarification greg . Right, back to the HOS website...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBH 7 Posted July 1, 2010 Yeah, definitely not talking about HOS. Sorry for the confusion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldrick 1 Posted July 1, 2010 Why don't you try Narikaa, he's a UK dealer, hand picks all his stock, gives a comprehensive warranty and there are definitely no Customs problems, he hand carries all his stock back to UK. PS. where ye fae? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,505 Posted July 1, 2010 Thanks again everyone for the warm welcome and advice . Baldrick - I'm from Glasgow. Had a look at Narikka - sounds excellent and the Planet Ocean deal is very tempting! Is Customs an issue in the UK? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldrick 1 Posted July 2, 2010 Thanks again everyone for the warm welcome and advice . Baldrick - I'm from Glasgow. Had a look at Narikka - sounds excellent and the Planet Ocean deal is very tempting! Is Customs an issue in the UK? Customs is not an issue with Narikaa, it can be with other dealers, but in general, into the UK, no! Are you a Hun or a Tim? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,505 Posted July 2, 2010 Are you a Hun or a Tim? A Hun . I'm guessing you're from Glasgow too.......What camp are you in then?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldrick 1 Posted July 2, 2010 We can share a pint at the District Bar or Bar 72 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,505 Posted July 2, 2010 We can share a pint at the District Bar or Bar 72 Gotcha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
