AP Clearwater rant
Ok guys, I'm a bit pissed.3 weeks or so back I placed an order of a rubber band for one of my ROO.Gave AP my CC details and shipping (FedEx location).I said I want to pick it up January 17th when I arrive in the US. All fine.Well got a bit delayed yesterday so the fedex location was closed. Drove back there this morning, but no package.Emailed Clearwater and asked for a tracking number (today Wednesday) and this afternoon AP Clearwater replied; You card was declined. OK, strange, but not their fault. Probably since my AMEX is a European chip card, manually entering the details wasn't allowed this time.... no problem with my card, since I used it yesterday a couple of times, including a rental car with a 3000usd hold on the card. Well, I'm pissed since APNA, couldn't bother to inform me my card bounced on Monday or before! (Don't know when they tried, honestly I thought they would charge me once I placed the order some 3 weeks back, I seldom check my cards open bill) If they would have

Help!!!
I am owning an ap survivor... But I miss the feel of bracelet.Anyone could help ps a photo let me see how black survivor goes with offshore to bracelet!!!Wud it be very weird to have black watch and to bracelet?

omega 007
somebody offered me an omega 007 limited edition watch for a very good price. but he told me that it was bought two years ago... i'm new to omega so as far as i know the 007 limited edition was only for this year... please correct me if i am wrong.thanks!

Basel: Pepsi prototype on Oyster ???
What does this even mean ? I thought Hodinkee confirmed yesterday that you can not swap jubilee for oyster.

Aftermarket parts
How frowned upon is it to use aftermarket parts on a Rolex. I purchased a used Datejust 16014 from a jeweler with a 10 day return option. This being my first Rolex ever, I tried to do all the research possible, but it can still be overwhelming. After the purchase I took the watch to my local AD, which was one of the worst experiences I have had for a long time. He basically told me to get my junk used watch out of the store, and to come back when I am ready to be a real man & buy new. What I did find out after getting the watch is that the Bezel and dial have been replaced with aftermarket parts. The bracelet is also aftermarket, but the clasp is original. The movement appears to be the correct one and not aftermarket. The diamonds are supposedly real, but I have not been able to verify this yet. After finding all this out, would this be something worth keeping? Yes I know that is subjective and I don't want to speak about value in a monetary way, but by having custom work done doe