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MKII at Basel 2016- Bill Yao sneak peak

Post by BBK357 » Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:51 pm

Mr shy guy himself let reporters inside his factory where the 2012 pre orders are ALMOST finished.
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After the last "Swiss" dial was applied to this run, they celebrated and Mr Yao took them all out to dinner.
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And finally a shot of his booth at Basel 2016.
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Post by Chocodove » Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:53 pm

I literally lol'd.
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Post by hoppyjr » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:04 pm

I believe that's where they make Rolexx?
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Post by mikeylacroix » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:09 pm

hoppyjr wrote:I believe that's where they make Rolexx?
Wrong. Thats where rolex copies mkll
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Post by toxicavenger » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:10 pm

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Post by kfalk » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:52 pm

Lol

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Post by Nomadz » Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:05 pm

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Post by blowfish89 » Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:07 pm

mikeylacroix wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:I believe that's where they make Rolexx?
Wrong. Thats where rolex copies mkll
MKii copies Rolex :naughty:
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Post by rightrower » Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:56 am

This is funny
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Post by BBK357 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:11 am

I don't get all the "lol"'ing, "rofl"ing and what not. Mr Yao took his own precious time to give this tour. :shrug: 's
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Post by mikeylacroix » Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:13 am

BBK357 wrote:I don't get all the "lol"'ing, "rofl"ing and what not. Mr Yao took his own precious time to give this tour. :shrug: 's
i hope he didn't infect the crew with the bugs he keeps getting...
wouldn't want production to shut down further...
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Post by justsellbrgs » Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:54 am

pic #1 is what I see alot of in China for mfg of bearings..... many are worse than that...
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Post by pbj204 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:07 am

Don't forget about the MKII service center

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Post by BSears » Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:33 am

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Post by andrema » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:09 am

What ever happened with those "one of a kind" prototypes that were stolen from his shop? I recall he was robbed a while back, but don't recall hearing any resolution or whether the watches were recovered.
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Post by mikeylacroix » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:12 am

andrema wrote:What ever happened with those "one of a kind" prototypes that were stolen from his shop? I recall he was robbed a while back, but don't recall hearing any resolution or whether the watches were recovered.
probably stolen by Rolex to make copies of
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Post by BBK357 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:26 am

andrema wrote:What ever happened with those "one of a kind" prototypes that were stolen from his shop? I recall he was robbed a while back, but don't recall hearing any resolution or whether the watches were recovered.

I actually talked to him about that recently, everything has been recovered and he actually shared a pic of the "one of a kind" with me to share with you kids!


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Post by Panerai7 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:31 am

LOL, that was funny Ben :thumbsup:
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Post by toxicavenger » Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:01 am

^^^^Hahahaha on the roll brother!!!
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^^^^Hahahaha your on the roll brother!!!
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Post by sierra11b » Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:45 am

andrema wrote:What ever happened with those "one of a kind" prototypes that were stolen from his shop? I recall he was robbed a while back, but don't recall hearing any resolution or whether the watches were recovered.
A very questionable time in MkII history. Barely a peep from Yao in years and all of the sudden a dozen "prototypes" (aka Yao's personal collection) are stolen and barely a mention on his abuse of time. Instead it was sympathy and the occasional "Wow, those watches are rad!" :scratch:
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Post by Axelay2003 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:47 am

sierra11b wrote:
andrema wrote:What ever happened with those "one of a kind" prototypes that were stolen from his shop? I recall he was robbed a while back, but don't recall hearing any resolution or whether the watches were recovered.
A very questionable time in MkII history. Barely a peep from Yao in years and all of the sudden a dozen "prototypes" (aka Yao's personal collection) are stolen and barely a mention on his abuse of time. Instead it was sympathy and the occasional "Wow, those watches are rad!" :scratch:
Once again, he did graduate from a highly touted business school. He must be doing something right.
I'm willing to bet his student loans are all paid for, :shrug:
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Post by rightrower » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:22 pm

What is it with dwc on bill yao? Care to share. He seems to be highly regarded in wus forum. [WHITE SMILING FACE]
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Post by hoppyjr » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:32 pm

rightrower wrote:What is it with dwc on bill yao? Care to share. He seems to be highly regarded in wus forum. [WHITE SMILING FACE]
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