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First Time with Steve!

Hamada

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6/2/23
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I ordered on the 1st, 2nd and 6th of February.

Until now nothing is moving.

The communication is there and friendly on WhatsApp but still waiting for QCs.

While their reply “be patient” just does the opposite to me, I’m hoping to get the best quality as all my orders are close to $2,000!

Omega - Worldtimer
Omega - Snoopy Silver Award 50th Anniversary
Patek Philippe - Nautilus 40mm 5712

Will keep everyone updated!
 

Evox

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4/8/22
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I ordered on the 1st, 2nd and 6th of February.

Until now nothing is moving.

The communication is there and friendly on WhatsApp but still waiting for QCs.

While their reply “be patient” just does the opposite to me, I’m hoping to get the best quality as all my orders are close to $2,000!

Omega - Worldtimer
Omega - Snoopy Silver Award 50th Anniversary
Patek Philippe - Nautilus 40mm 5712

Will keep everyone updated!

It looks like they have two of the watches you ordered in stock. https://steve888.x.yupoo.com/albums/?page=2

I'm not seeing the Snoopy Silver Award 50th Anniversary so, it looks like they'll have to order that one from whatever factory produces it.
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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Yeah I went straight to the goodies without going through their stock inventory and paid already. I should have read their ordering guide.

I’m a rookie so expected a “bump” on the road.

Question if you don’t mind asking, do you have experience in how long it usually takes if it’s ordered and not in stock? I know there’s a lot to take into consideration but roughly?
 

Evox

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Yeah I went straight to the goodies without going through their stock inventory and paid already. I should have read their ordering guide.

I’m a rookie so expected a “bump” on the road.

Question if you don’t mind asking, do you have experience in how long it usually takes if it’s ordered and not in stock? I know there’s a lot to take into consideration but roughly?

When I bought my BP Explorer 1, it wasn't in stock. It took almost 2 weeks before I had QC pictures and videos. Steve's a good guy (or guys) he'll deliver asap. After I got the quality control pictures it moved fairly quickly.
 

Evox

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4/8/22
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Remember, in the world of contraband, reputation is EVERYTHING.

TheOneWatches has built a good reputation here and on other boards and forums. There is no way Steve would risk his reputation, he will deliver as soon as he can. This is a way anarcho-capitalism/libertarianism works. There is no government to run to, reputation and performance matters.

I love it.
 
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Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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Remember, in the world of contraband, reputation is EVERYTHING.

TheOneWatches has built a good reputation here and on other boards and forums. There is no way Steve would risk his reputation, he will deliver as soon as he can. This is a way anarcho-capitalism/libertarianism works. There is no government to run to, reputation and performance matters.

I love it.

Frankly this why I chose them, going through the threads from the past it shows they maintained good reputation. Great hobby indeed!

Update: still nothing moving 😂
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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Update:

1-Snoopy Silver Award QC received today. Happy with the watch, it’s far away from gen, but I actually fell in love with the rep first before comparing with gen. “Steve” will send the tracking number soon.

2- Worldtimer still not received from factory as I ordered Blue strap instead of SS.

3- Patrick Philippe is disappointing update. Morning “Steve” confirmed that it is in stock and will send QC in 1-3 days, placed the order within 5 mins or so, but evening “Steve” told me it is out of stock and will have to wait for the factory release. Read around forums that the wait is 2 months..was mislead I suppose.
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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Update:

Received Tracking Number for Snoopy.

Still pending 2 orders with no QCs.
 

Evox

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Damn, it sounds like it's moving pretty fast for you. It was almost two weeks after I put down my $50 deposit before I had QC pictures. Your final change order was just 2 days ago?
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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No Snoopy was ordered on the 1st of February and it wasn’t in stock so 7 days including weekend! And received tracking number too, great!

Still disappointed about the PP, it still shows that it is in stock on their inventory website but they told me it has been ordered from the factory.

The best part is communication, always there!
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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Today I received a new tracking number for the already "shipped" Snoopy.

No updates as of now for the pending two orders.
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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UPDATE:

Received QC for Omega - Worldtimer and looks stunning! well done!
Received QC for additional IWC custom made in only 4 days, a little work needs to be done on it and "Steve" was happy to satisfy my requests and will send me the QC after the adjustments.
No QC as of yet for the PP..
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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UPDATE:

Received tracking number for Omega - Worldtimer yesterday, after checking, it reached the same destination with Snoopy.
No Updates on Snoopy so far as it shows in transit for 9 days.
No QC as of yet for the PP..
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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Strange but i think it is out of theonewatches hands, it seems that the second shipment is arriving before the first one, probably the reason is my first order was right after the Chinese New Year so it was a miss at the airport in China.

So, Worldtimer landed in my country, snoopy is still in Hong Kong and the other 2 orders are still pending QCs
 

Hamada

Getting To Know The Place
6/2/23
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Finally received:

Omega Worldtimer: Highly recommend it, I got the VSF version, stunning finishing really.
Omega Snoopy Silver Award: Beautiful watch, not 1:1 but in my circle no one will notice it, but will notice the Omega logo.

Received QC for PP yesterday and approved, still waiting tracking number.
 
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Hamada

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6/2/23
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Just wanted to share my final thoughts on the whole buying process.

While my first order was during the CNY, I think this is why all my orders that were not available in stock took from 2 to 3 weeks to be available. Shipping took 2 weeks average.

Omega Snoopy Silver Award: I approved the QC pictures but was surprised that no pictures were sent for the back of the watch (I am still new, my fault that I didnt ask) as i thought everything is in order. I realized that the back of the watch looks odd as it is a rep anyway so i didnt care, untill yesterday. It turns out that this is not a high quality rep and rather a different version than the one I paid more than $600 for. The pictures on their website showed that at the back of the watch all words are engraved, the one I received some are engraved and some are "printed". What gave it away as well, the watch winding screw does not fully land inside of the watch when you try to screw it back. I saw a video online "Tiktok" that I can not find now is that Omega poor reps have this issue while good/excellent reps does not. Sorry but this is a major "mistake" that needs to be corrected from theonewatches.

Omega - Worldtimer: Excellent rep, very good looking watch. Highly recommend it.

PP 5712 V2 - It is a no brainer to buy it, if you know you know.

So, do I recommend theonewatches, yes but only if they corrected their "mistake".

Will I buy from them again, yes but only if they corrected their "mistake"
 

sadde

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For snoopy have you did your research on the factory and their products ? Maybe it’s supposed to be that way? I doubt they will swap out a qc approved piece cause that’s a rather serious allegation.
 

Hamada

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For snoopy have you did your research on the factory and their products ? Maybe it’s supposed to be that way? I doubt they will swap out a qc approved piece cause that’s a rather serious allegation.


The pictures on their website shows that the screw lands perfectly inside the watch. When they sent the QC for the back of the watch, the screw was "pulled out" and i thought it is like that because they were testing the watch and didnt screw it back yet.

This is my QC picture (apologies but they did send a picture for the back but I forgot):

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This is the Snoopy on their website:



You can clearly see the difference in the screw and the engravings.

The communication now has completely changed, no one is replying to my whatsapp unless after 4 - 6 hours.
 

steve_theonewatches

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The pictures on their website shows that the screw lands perfectly inside the watch. When they sent the QC for the back of the watch, the screw was "pulled out" and i thought it is like that because they were testing the watch and didnt screw it back yet.

This is my QC picture (apologies but they did send a picture for the back but I forgot):

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This is the Snoopy on their website:



You can clearly see the difference in the screw and the engravings.

The communication now has completely changed, no one is replying to my whatsapp unless after 4 - 6 hours.
Thank you for your feedback, man, about Snoopy this model of the genuine back only two engraved, the other are printed, our official website photos due to not close up photos, resulting in not see this detail clearly, but look carefully, the black font is printed, the other two light-colored is the engraved. As the crown is screwed in, we usually pull it out when testing the function to test whether the winding and time adjustment functions are normal, and then the negligence of the testers, the QC work is not fully tightened after completion.

As for the question of whether the crown can fit the case completely after tightening, as long as it is within the normal clearance range, our QC process usually does not pay special attention to this area, unless it is abnormally loose or the distance is particularly large, we will arrange a new QC for it.

In addition, if you are particularly concerned about some details of the watch or want to see more pictures to help confirm it during QC, you can tell us and we will help you to confirm it according to your words. For this order process to bring you trouble, please understand, and finally thank you for your support and understanding, if we have any shortcomings, I hope you can criticize and correct, I will try to do better, and look forward to your next repurchase.
 

steve_theonewatches

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For snoopy have you did your research on the factory and their products ? Maybe it’s supposed to be that way? I doubt they will swap out a qc approved piece cause that’s a rather serious allegation.
Bro, you can rest assured that replacing a watch that has already passed QC is the stupidest thing you can do, and we won't do it.