Quick Introduction

[ZHampton1]

Hey everyone, happy to be a new member of this community. I'm excited to get involved.

I've read all the beginner stickies so I have a decent grasp of what to expect, but I just had a few questions if anyone happens to know. I placed an order on a TD's website from this forum (will not say, I'm sure it's not their fault). I opted to pay with bitcoin. The order confirmation page said I would be sent a wallet address to send my payment to within 24 hours, but I have not seen it yet. Checked spam and all of that. Don't worry, I get it, I have no problems being patient. Please understand that I am NOT complaining or flaming, I'm just very excited to give this all a try. I want to ensure that I'm not doing anything wrong on my end is all. There are so many pieces that I have wanted in my collection forever that I had just resigned myself to never having, so I'm thrilled just to have a close approximation to look at and wear. Anyway, here are my noob questions:

1) Given National China Day is celebrated from Oct 1-7, should I just expect that pretty much all TD's won't be operating until Monday? That's totally fine they deserve their holiday and all, I just want to know what to expect as a consumer. Do TD's generally take this week off or at a reduced capacity?

2) Is the process of placing an order on a website and being emailed a bitcoin address pretty standard? I'm 100% sure I used the correct link. I mean, if it was a scammer there's no way they would take any time at all to take my money, holiday or not. And if this is standard, is it generally wise to only pay like $1 first and confirm receipt from the TD before sending the full amount? I'm sure this is more work for them, but I would feel better knowing for sure the btc is going to the right place.

Thanks everyone, glad to be here.


And by the way, if anyone has any personal recs for their favorite factory/TD/version/etc for these watches, they're on my list. Not interested in M2M at the moment so don't bother asking, strictly TDs from this site. I'm interested in high quality, as close to 1:1 as anyone is making. I've seen the recommendation threads and docs so I have a decent idea of what I'm looking for, but any wisdom for someone still fairly new to this hobby would be appreciated. Thanks!

Tudor Black Bay
Rolex DayDate
Rolex DateJust
Cartier Santos
Omega Seamoster
Omega Aquaterra
Breguet Classique/Tradition lines
Glashutte Original SeaQ (Have seen very little about reps of this one)

 

[Feefo]

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

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:

Quick links to some of the more prevalent rules of the forum.

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[Feefo]

To your questions:
1) yes
2) no idea, if you have doubts, email the TD with your order number and ask him to confirm instructions

Tudor Black Bay - ZF
Rolex DayDate - GMF
Rolex DateJust - VSF or clean
Cartier Santos - dunno
Omega Seamoster - probably VSF
Omega Aquaterra - VSF
Breguet Classique/Tradition lines - no idea
Glashutte Original SeaQ (Have seen very little about reps of this one) - no idea, don't think there's many options and those I saw were very nice

That's a helluva of a head start, do your reading before making a final choice.

 

[ZHampton1]

To your questions:
1) yes
2) no idea, if you have doubts, email the TD with your order number and ask him to confirm instructions

Tudor Black Bay - ZF
Rolex DayDate - GMF
Rolex DateJust - VSF or clean
Cartier Santos - dunno
Omega Seamoster - probably VSF
Omega Aquaterra - VSF
Breguet Classique/Tradition lines - no idea
Glashutte Original SeaQ (Have seen very little about reps of this one) - no idea, don't think there's many options and those I saw were very nice

That's a helluva of a head start, do your reading before making a final choice.

Thank you so much for the quick answers, I really appreciate it. I'll just see if I get anything from him this upcoming week, I'm sure they will all be busy after a holiday. Just didn't want the TD to think I'm a tire kicker or getting cold feet if I'm doing something wrong. They have my info, surely they can get a hold of me when they're ready

It's a shame there's not many options on the SeaQ. I feel like German watches are class but they don't seem to get nearly the same amount of attention as the Swiss brands. Oh well, plenty of Swiss I'd like to get, and take some time to feel out the German rep market.

Thanks again!

 

[Feefo]

I think the RXWF Spezialist was pretty good. If you don't find it on TD sites, just ask them via email.

 

[ZHampton1]

I think the RXWF Spezialist was pretty good. If you don't find it on TD sites, just ask them via email.

Amazing, that's exactly what I needed to know! Lots to look through here. The pics that other users have posted from RXWF look stunning. Wonder if it feels as good in the hand and on the wrist.

 

[trustytime]

Hey everyone, happy to be a new member of this community. I'm excited to get involved.

I've read all the beginner stickies so I have a decent grasp of what to expect, but I just had a few questions if anyone happens to know. I placed an order on a TD's website from this forum (will not say, I'm sure it's not their fault). I opted to pay with bitcoin. The order confirmation page said I would be sent a wallet address to send my payment to within 24 hours, but I have not seen it yet. Checked spam and all of that. Don't worry, I get it, I have no problems being patient. Please understand that I am NOT complaining or flaming, I'm just very excited to give this all a try. I want to ensure that I'm not doing anything wrong on my end is all. There are so many pieces that I have wanted in my collection forever that I had just resigned myself to never having, so I'm thrilled just to have a close approximation to look at and wear. Anyway, here are my noob questions:

1) Given National China Day is celebrated from Oct 1-7, should I just expect that pretty much all TD's won't be operating until Monday? That's totally fine they deserve their holiday and all, I just want to know what to expect as a consumer. Do TD's generally take this week off or at a reduced capacity?

2) Is the process of placing an order on a website and being emailed a bitcoin address pretty standard? I'm 100% sure I used the correct link. I mean, if it was a scammer there's no way they would take any time at all to take my money, holiday or not. And if this is standard, is it generally wise to only pay like $1 first and confirm receipt from the TD before sending the full amount? I'm sure this is more work for them, but I would feel better knowing for sure the btc is going to the right place.

Thanks everyone, glad to be here.


And by the way, if anyone has any personal recs for their favorite factory/TD/version/etc for these watches, they're on my list. Not interested in M2M at the moment so don't bother asking, strictly TDs from this site. I'm interested in high quality, as close to 1:1 as anyone is making. I've seen the recommendation threads and docs so I have a decent idea of what I'm looking for, but any wisdom for someone still fairly new to this hobby would be appreciated. Thanks!

Tudor Black Bay
Rolex DayDate
Rolex DateJust
Cartier Santos
Omega Seamoster
Omega Aquaterra
Breguet Classique/Tradition lines
Glashutte Original SeaQ (Have seen very little about reps of this one)

Most dealers are not working during the China National Day holidays.

But we at Trusty Time is fully in operations every day and all emails will be replied.

Feel free to drop us an email at: [email protected]

You can surf by our website for more selections viewing: www.trustytime88.io

Thank you.

 

[ZHampton1]

Most dealers are not working during the China National Day holidays.

But we at Trusty Time is fully in operations every day and all emails will be replied.

Feel free to drop us an email at: [email protected]

You can surf by our website for more selections viewing: www.trustytime88.io

Thank you.

Thank you for your kind message. Your website is very nice, I'll be sure to give it a look!

 

[trustytime]

Thank you for your kind message. Your website is very nice, I'll be sure to give it a look!

Always a pleasure my friend.

Cheers.