member in Glasgow Scotland...

Hi, thought I'd give a little more info and show my appreciation for the posts I've been trawling for the last month or so.

Must say that this forum is the best I have ever come across for friendliness helpfulness and knowledge. Seems there is an expert on every subject. And the collectors are very accessible here.

Although I am based in Glasgow (for the Americans that is in the Scottish part of England), I am quite lucky that I travel in Asia four or five times a year for the last ten years and have amassed a bunch of reps mostly out of HK, Shenzen, Bangkok and Manilla - I did not realise JUST how bad some of them were until I came here. Embaressing really.

Want list is a top class IWC Pilot and the Omega Black Day Date... the new one (can't wait 'til CNY is over) though it will probably be different next week. Anyone in my part or the world is most welcome to trade or swap want lists collectors etc.

Thanks again to all the brilliant posters - I will be reading you.

Mitton

'For the Americans,thats the Scottish part of England'.....:lol:

They still won't know what your talking about....:rolleyes:

Welcome to the forum my friend....

welcome from the Lowlands m8, some terrific collectors in the UK so you are a lucky man

Welcome, and sorry for the rugby loss
/grin

'Scottish part of England'

now.. how's that again? lol. Welcome aboard mate. Used to live in Edinburgh myself. If you ever end up going to tokyo this year, give me a shout, Im in dire need of someone going to tokyo..

Glasgow!...........my girlfriend is in glasgow, and was just there. i got two questions for you: Has the rain stopped? did the sun come out yet?

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Originally Posted by Dave123

'For the Americans,thats the Scottish part of England'.....:lol:

They still won't know what your talking about....:rolleyes:

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Hey, I saw that Mel Gibson movie! I know all about the 'Scotch' ( :p )

:welcome: from a typical American:D

Welcome Mitton.

Glasgow? I work just off George Square. :)

Thanks for the welcome from everyone all over the world, I better work on my posts now - and my photography, I am flabberized that there are others in Scotland... Lowlands and in my own city...

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Glasgow? I work just off George Square. :)

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Bloody hell, I've read through your photo tutorial (more than once) ...

My main hobby is photography (candid / landscape / industrial / Asian Travel / and live music) For watches at home I've a D50 + Sigma Macro 70-300 and when mobile (often) a P5000 with an add-on Jap macro lens with a gorilla pod - but can't quite get the clarity you get... it's quite different from taking pics of smokers outside pubs, tombstones, cranes and fish markets... more difficult.

Believe it or not some people in the US know where Glasgow is and how to pronounce Greenock. My mother lived on Roxborough St. as a young girl...

Welcome !

Hello and :welcome: Mitton

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For watches at home I've a D50 + Sigma Macro 70-300 and when mobile (often) a P5000 with an add-on Jap macro lens with a gorilla pod

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Damn, I'd kill for an SLR. :)

We should do lunch. :D

just buy one you cheap bastard, they arent that expensive anymore. :lol:

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just buy one you cheap bastard, they arent that expensive anymore. :lol:

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Glass is.

And if I could afford one, I'd buy one. Towards the end of 2008, I'll be able to afford a new camera. If I weren't cheap, I'd not buy reps.

Welcome from Canada Mitton! Great to have you here.

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Glass is.

If I weren't cheap, I would not be Scottish.

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very true....:p

Dinna call me cheap, I'm Thrifty...

Welcome mitton

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very true....:p

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I'm English.

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Glass is.

And if I could afford one, I'd buy one. Towards the end of 2008, I'll be able to afford a new camera. If I weren't cheap, I'd not buy reps.

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With your connections on the board you should be able to get a camera and lens from Asia. Personally, I would NEVER buy a camera or lens in the UK or Europe.

I've bought loads of cameras and lenses for mates in Asia, in HK (if you know the right people and buy regularly - I am not talking about Nathan Rd or even Mon Kok, but regular dealers who deal in end of lines) you can get end-of-line DSLR with full WW guarantee for 50% of what you'd pay in UK, e.g. Jessops. My D50 Kit cost just over £200 about two years ago....it's unbelievable with a wide angle lens on it (SIGMA 10-20mm) you can stand across the street of a skyscraper and take a pic of the whole thing. In January there I picked up (for a mate) a EOS40 KIT for £600....that's amazing value.

I am sure that the HK based people could do even better.

My P5000 (one of the best pro-compacts I have ever had - it is amazing what it can do like a mini DSLR but ultra-portable, carry it everywhere I go and it takes interchangeable lens convertors - macro, telephoto and wide angle) cost just £135 in HK with a spare battery. Just look at the price in Jessops... or Photoptrix. I'd recommend that camera over a DSLR for anyone not doing street stuff. I took a pic of the Omega logo (you can't see it with the naked eye) on the hesalite with this camera which was better than the D50 with a SIGMA macro.

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Originally Posted by Mitton

With your connections on the board you should be able to get a camera and lens from Asia. Personally, I would NEVER buy a camera or lens in the UK or Europe.

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I bought my Panasonic when visiting my brother in Thailand a few years ago. The same week I discovered replica watches, in fact.

Aloha and E komo mai (Welcome) to the best replica discussion site on the internet. Pull up a chair and make yourself at home. We are all here to help you satisfy your addiction to watches.

Bump for the fact that I live in glasgow too

Next to Kelvingrove park, to be precise.

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