1st order with jtime - bank transfer payment

[KidTiger]

This is my first REP order ever too. I used bank transfer payment because it's local to me, so it's a free, easy transfer plus 5% discount

I'd normally be wary of paying like this, but he seems to be very trusted here and elsewhere, so I went for it.

Ordered a HWF PAM914, paid in the evening 4/24

Current status as of 4/25 morning: Waiting for confirmation of payment received

 

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Current status: Payment confirmed. Waiting for QC pics

 

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Received QC, gave GL

 

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I didn't realize it came with a rubber strap, so I ordered one on Aliexpress already

 

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Update: They said it's not keeping time, so will need to replace it with another one. So while it passed visual inspection and initial timegraph, apparently it's a dud

 

[KidTiger]

5/8 afternoon
Second QC arrived, showing -1 beat rate now, 286 amp, and 0.0ms beat error, so it's much better. I thought the first one would be acceptable at +5/260/0.3ms, but jtime sent it back to factory.

I requested video of winding and time setting. Hands look properly aligned, but I heard these watches have issues where they spring back if you try to wind them. Maybe that's "normal" for an HWF though, I don't know.

 

[KidTiger]

1 hour later, requested video arrived. It does seem to 'snap back' a bit on each wind, but not enough to 'cancel out' that wind. Just have to accept it as being part of a $200 something replica.

Green lit

Good QC service!

I expect it to arrive in 2 days.

 

[KidTiger]

TLDR:

4/24: Ordered & Paid via bank transfer
4/25: Payment confirmed
5/3: (8 days, including holiday weekend) Received QC, GL
5/4: Jtime RL based on an issue "doesn't work accurately after checking"
5/8: Second QC received. Requested extra video of winding and time set
5/8: Requested video arrived 1 hour later, GL
5/11: Received tracking info (shipped 5/10)
5/11: Received watch 4 hours after receiving tracking info

First time buying a REP and jtime service was better than I could have expected. Highly recommended!

A note on the HWF PAM914: I kind of hated how fat the number cutouts were in every photo I looked at, but it person it looks fine. Only a "paneristi" would be able to tell, or if you're comparing directly with GEN.