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Hi from Scotland

MaxRiffage

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Only discovered this place a few weeks ago, still finding my way around so apologies in advance for doing stuff wrong. I’ve read all the new members stickies, but there’s a lot to take in!

I have a few decent watches, mostly classic or vintage Tudor, Heuer, Seiko. Not a snob about reps - if it looks good and makes you happy then it’s all good 👍

I’m considering a rep GMT 1675 ‘relic’ but haven’t decide whether to commission one, buy a complete piece and mod/age myself, or buy the parts and try my hand at building.

My main concern with commissioning or buying a complete watch is that it might get snagged by customs in our fantastic post-brexit UK 😣

Any advice on how to get what I’m after safely in the UK would be greatly appreciated!

For now I’m mostly browsing the tech build threads and trying to learn as much as I can.

It’s a fabulous resource you guys have built here. 👏
 

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Hi and welcome to RWI! Glad you found your way here.

Supermirrors and Andiot both have UK stock, visit their sectionS to learn more.

Please take some time to read the sticky threads in the new members area (all subsections), learn the basic forum rules and get some very good advice in the process. A number of questions has already been answered there, this is just an example:


As a new subscriber, you've already been directed to this thread, please read carefully and look through the linked additional threads:


Another good thread to read to understand where RWI comes from and some fundamentals is this:


Most of the information you need to know to start is there. If you're preparing to buy, read the stickies before ordering. When you're finished, you can continue learning by reading the stickies in all remaining sections. If it's stickied, it's important information.

If you intend to sell, read the sales rules and all stickies in the sales section with particular care and make sure you understand each single rule. Sales rules infraction is taken very seriously here. As a new member you are not eligible to sell. Using the sales section is a privilege, eligibility must be earned, make sure you know and understand how.

For anything else, feel free to reach out to @eBoy or me, we're happy to assist, advise, direct, explain. Don't hesitate.

Don't be afraid to post noob questions in the new members area. In doubt, use the flame free zone. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere in the new members area, please reach out to @eBoy or me. Mutual respect is of utmost importance to us. On the other hand, we're grown-ups and are supposed to be able to deal with a bit of irony, don't take it personally, ever, a bit of irony never harmed anyone. If you laugh at jokes, you'll make friends faster.

This forum is a treasure trove of information and benefits from the engagement of all members who take their time to share their knowledge, help each other out and have some fun. We hope that you'll benefit and enjoy this platform as well as contribute positively to it.

If at any point you feel to contribute also on another level, feel free to pm the boss (trailboss99) to become a supporter and get some little perks with the status (editing rights, for example).

Enjoy the forum.
 
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