New member - 1st purchase - Which TD?

[Groping4Answers]

Hello All,
Lots of info on this site.
I am looking at a Franck Muller. These TDs have the same model/specs/movement from ZF. Price within $30 hi/lo. I thought it was the same watch but each dealer has a different S/N in pics.
Any recommendation or on dealer would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if I should pose this question in a different area.

• Trustytime
• Puretime
• Chazingtime
• Dukes
• Theone

 

[Feefo]

Dukes?
Hi and welcome to RWI! Glad you found your way here.
Any TD is good to go, they all can source the same watches. Look at their sites, read carefully their terms and conditions, shipping and return policies, payment terms and make your choice.

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:

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

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For anything else, feel free to reach out to @eBoy or me, we're happy to assist.

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[eBoy]

Dukes?

Dukes of Hontzard

 

[davidc]

i think the most important things to consider in choosing a TD are: what are their accepted payments options and their seizure or return policy, and most importantly their communication. I remember when i was setting out to make my first purchase i spoke to a few TD's and only 1 actually replied and followed up to questions i was asking.

 

[P..DR..D]

This is an excellent thread to have a look at, help manage your expectations, but I'll echo the above, who is 'dukes'?

Trusted Dealers - read this before sending a cent!

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[Feefo]

 

[g00n]

who is 'dukes'?

My vote goes for…..

 

[Feefo]

 

[g00n]

Duke might just be Tony’s business associate…..

 

[g00n]

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[Groping4Answers]

Dukes?
Hi and welcome to RWI! Glad you found your way here.
Any TD is good to go, they all can source the same watches. Look at their sites, read carefully their terms and conditions, shipping and return policies, payment terms and make your choice.

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:

You are welcome

If you've just joined and are reading this, welcome to RWI. If you are having issues with posting and sending PMs please log out and in again. If still no joy, log out, clear cache and RWI cookies and log in again, this will fix the issue. If you stop here, or read just the next few lines...

forum.replica-watch.info

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

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/the-first-constitution-of-rwi.51989/

For anything else, feel free to reach out to @eBoy or me, we're happy to assist.

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.

My bad, 34. I picked up Randolph & Mortimer from the TD list at the Reddit that led me here. I'm glad everyone had fun with my error. Thanks for your responses.

 

[g00n]

My bad, 34. I picked up Randolph & Mortimer from the TD list at the Reddit that led me here. I'm glad everyone had fun with my error. Thanks for your responses.

 

[eBoy]

I thought it was the same watch but each dealer has a different S/N in pics.

As I traditionally read newbie post in their entirety only 2 weeks after they have been posted, I just noticed this now.

The different serial numbers are there because the factories do indeed mostly use a different one for each watch. Random, yes, but still different.

I'm sure that sometimes identical s/n's are used multiple times, especially as lower the tier of the rep gets, but high-end reps nowadays almost all have individual s/n's. At least as far as I'm aware.

 

[Groping4Answers]

Thanks, eBoy!
Well I placed the order with Steve the1. Should I post that somewhere in particular or only if I have something happen (good or bad)?

At 66, this is the first one of these new-fangled fanboy clubs I have participated in {feel honored now}. I have sat out the Facebook craze (still say it's the next MySpace). I made a foray into Twitter a few years ago. About 6 twits in I realized nobody gave a fu-fu-fu- full thought to my cutting insights. Well short of 1mm followers, I hung that up long b4 it had that musky odor.

I appreciate the camaraderie I have observed and the generosity I have received here from g00n, Feefo and daytona4me. I love that you all share my predilection for gifs. There is really nothing that can be said that can't be better expressed with a 6 second animated pop culture reference.

 

[Feefo]

Thanks, eBoy!
Well I placed the order with Steve the1. Should I post that somewhere in particular or only if I have something happen (good or bad)?

The best reviews are the ones made ex poste, after you received the watch. You can recount the order history, your impressions on dealing with the TD and your impressions on the watch. Each TD has a buyer's review section for that.
What many (me included) don't find useful is a diary of your order process, it's boring and typically people will stop reading after the second post, doesn't help as much as an overall summary.
Wish you good luck!

 

[Zerran13]

Dukes, the only potential problem with Dukes is he asks for Paypal FF payment. When I came to this page, there was a huge disclaimer stating that you could not be helped if you paid this way and the transaction went south.

Z

 

[trustytime]

Welcome to the RWI Forums.

All the TDs are good. What I feel most important is the communication part with the customers at different levels.

It is like having friends, you love some you hate some I guess.

Have a good day.

 

[Jellygolf&watches]

I made my first order with dealer clocks
Great communication