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....and that's why I tend to stick to old Seiko's but then again I only do this for the fun? of it. The really sad part of it is there are some really good pro's out there who are going to get truly shafted but this outrageous behaviour.

They are not stating that they don't have it, it merely shows that it's not in the online database. Search for it again and when it says "Sorry, Your search did not return any results" Look below that and you will see a yellow button "Add non listed item" If you click on this they will usually respond within 24 hours. If it is obsolete or not available then they will tell you, otherwise if it is in stock you will have the oportunity to add it to your cart from the "Self Serve" menu. Hope this helps.

Hi, Some time ago I was asked to look at a pocket watch in gold that was going to be repaired before it was going for sale. The pocket watch could not be wind up, so there was something wrong with the mainspring or the stem. Sadly the dial got a crack at one time, but the case was nice. The crown was not in gold, which I believe has been changed through time. After opening the back I saw the IWC marked engraved. But the movement itself was not marked IWC. I looked everywhere, under the dial and the plates etc. No mark, only a production number. I thought the movement was so nicely made that I would believe that the work was also from IWC. So began the effort to find out what kind of movement this was. I looked through BidFun-db Archive: Watch Movements, which has the largest database on watch movements I know. But no no discoveries there. I looked through some other databases with pocket watches, but no findings. It was the stem that was broken. Believe it or not my local dealer with watch parts had a spare. So after a day's exploration on the web, I searched on google on "old IWC pocket watch" and pressed the images. After I scrolled down pretty far, came this picture here forward. It resembled the movement and the kind of caliber it is. After I googled a bit more on the actual caliber, I found not so much. But IWC produced only 600 copies of this movement between 1904 to -1917. Why so few I do not know. http://www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/7905/ In these times there are probably not many left of this type. So it was fun to get a little old IWC history on my watchmaker bench. This pocket watch was dated made in 1904. Morten:)

Well the fight is still on for what it's worth. I would encourage all board members to contact their local elected leaders about this. I know it is now on my priority list to write to John Hayes (my MP), he was very happy when I fixed up his Omega for him a few years ago so I am sure he will be interested to know that in the future he may be forced to send it to Omega and pay upwards of £600 for servicing. It's simple - take away consumer choice = corporate monopoly = illegal The car industry tried it and failed, why should the watch industry get away with it!

Well if you have just one the lottery you could have these: a real bargain at £235 (excluding VAT & delivery) and when they get worn use this: only £199 hurry while stocks last!

Ha Ha I had to don my specs and look twice!!

Oops, I should have gone to Specsavers! :-)

Nice! Thank you for sharing Micky..

Just like their spare parts, they regard monopoly of profit over the welfare of the industry, and I do not own or recommend Rolex for that very reason. It seems the Swiss haven't learnt anything from the 70s and 80s, and are going to squander their stronghold of the market once again to the Japanese ... not by technology this time; but through their own greed. In the future I will be recommending watches with Japanese movements over Swiss. They are just as well made, just as accurate, and they allow the owner to choose if they get a very personal item serviced by the manufacturer; or a trusted independent. For the Swiss Houses to say that only their watchmakers are qualified and skilled enough to repair and service their movement is complete affectation. It's for greed, and greed alone they are doing it: and I fear they will pay dearly for this mistake.

Thats great... Well done!

Good result Micky, and well illustrated. :-)

Oohh, don't worry - I never choose a camera on the number of pixels - the lens is everything. It's just that my other camera, a Fuji with 6 Mpixels, takes lovely shots - but not down to 1cm. The reason I got this almost-new one for a knock-down price was its ability to focus down to 1cm - the number of pixels was incidental! I have two mini desk tripods for close-up work.

Welcome to the forum Steve. JC

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