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I like them in general;they have much in common with their parent,Rolex.Big "however" is the movements,till now have been outsourced to ETA,(with some elaboration)the mega movement maker that is owned by Swatch group.Rolex is now re-introducing Tudor in the USA at a higher price point the before-say what Rolex's were priced at say 15 years ago,along with the usual marketing blitz.Crafty.We havenby mrdrama - Main Forum
no question fakes have improved-some are downright amazing now.I have to really study them to decide if they are real(and I've been in the watch business for 36 years)I've had the uncomfotable job of giving out the bad news to many who have been duped(Ebay,bought privately,gifted,pawn shops,auctions,etc.)However the Swiss want to protect their trademarks,no argument from me there,but it doesn't gby mrdrama - Main Forum
Rolex has restrictions,but a)allow a dwindling number of us to hold parts accounts and b) good quality generic parts abound,unlike Breitling.The Swiss,by and large have been moving towards monopolizing service via parts restriction for years now.The legality of this highly questionable,but companies(Cartier comes quickly to mind)have gotten away with it so far,so more firms are testing the watersby mrdrama - Main Forum
As a practicing watchmaker,I must weigh in here.Style aside,Rolex is probably superior to most mass-produced,high-end Swiss mechanicals.Omega's are not bad,either,although I personally do not care for the newer Co--Axial movements.Breitling is not good value IMHO-(their marketing-superb),and because of their closed service policy(almost no one can purchase spares)you are forced to accept whateveby mrdrama - Main Forum
OK-I really like my '10 Boxster S, but this is now my "lottery car"-first new 911 I've wanted to own since the 993.Might be nostalgia-my first Porsche was an '84 Carrera Targa-but that is spot-on.by mrdrama - Main Forum
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Hi-and thanks for all those responsible for extending PPBB.CEL gives code that the above needs replacing;it was lit for months before I stored it for the winter.The thing is, the car runs fine,outside of a very slight hunting @ idle(no one who hadn't driven the car for eleven years would even notice it) I understand this to be a fairly expensive job(1k plus),so what is the deal with continuing toby mrdrama - Main Forum