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Congratulations, great watch and strap. A beautiful combo indeed!

Awesome strap. The color combination is just perfect. Is that strap as padded as OEMs are or less?

I think this is very interesting I hate taking out the watch every time I take a shower or jump into the swimming pool, now thats summertime, knowing that Im doing a bit of dammage to the strap every time. My straps are for tang so I would love if you can take some pictures of yours with the deployant. it will be very helpful!

Beautiful watch and pics! I am thinking of getting one for my little brother as he it left handed. Damn l reckon I will envy him big time... I demand a normal version of it too!!

Very nice pictures and that CG is awesome indeed!

Thanks! Very informative. I remember reading about a member that oiled the rep one so as to darken it a bit. Having both of them is way better though, congratulations!!

The 187 is a 47mm. and although not this one I got to wear the gen 305 (sub and 47mm. too) that I really love. My wirst is 6.75 and the 305 was too big for my taste, however the 243 wears higher but somehow smaller than a regular luminor as the dial is smaller due to the bezel being larger. Now that I put it in words it does not make much sense as the 305 has a larger bezzel too but the overal size of the watch really pulled me off even if I really, really love that one. Hope to help here but not sure right now haha... lets say it's a bit late!

I have both the Asian 243 v.2 and the 029, this las one with the ETA movement, both from Noob Factory. They are fantastic, I have gone to the AD and have played with the 243 (they did not have the 029) and some others I intend to buy as reps. What can I say... both have a very gen feel... I do have some pretty expensive gens too and I still wear these two the most for the past 6 months when I first got the 029. If you just want to have a great rep OOTB, almost indistinguishable form the gen, get some of the closed caseback ones as the guys above me have pointed out.

So I finally took some pics of my Noob 243 v.2 (or revised, take it as you like) That I bought from Toro. It took a month and a half to get it but I couldn't be happier with it. This watch is so beautiful that I wear it almost every day now that is summer here, I guess my 029 is getting jealous. The strap is a GEN butterscotch strap that my GF got me for it (gotta love her for that, uh?) and I really like the combination. Tell me what you think of it! Swimming pool proof too!

That one should be a GEN. Nice one! What have you done with the remains?

If only they could make a good P.9000 movement replica... I love them too but its hard to wear them knowing that turning them upside down will ruin whatever good the rest of the replica is. Even the pretty good, Panerai like plated and engraved, 6497 has obvious tells for the ones looking for them.

How beautiful! Love it. I like the kevlar strap that puretime was selling with it too. This one will most likely end in my left wrist... Only way to actually send the 029 for a service! I knew I was going to get hooked. And I am only starting to learn from all of you about how to improve reps. So happy!

Both are beautiful. I have a weakness for black cases... Must have enlarged those pictures like 10 times already. Congratulations on your watches and friend!

Hello, I am still waiting for my 029 and was very intrigued by you having it already teared down. Some people say that the swiss one GMT hand does not jump from one hour to the next. Are the Chinese modules from the swiss ones different than the ones applied to the asian ones? Seems kind of weird that the asian one jumps like the original watch, as opposed to the swiss one, being only 2 little changes that I suppose both share. Can you please tell a bit more of what you think from opening the watch and if a jumping GMT hand module is possible in combination with the swiss machinery? Many thanks!

It shows so much about te replicas state of the art that I am already waiting for the next review! So many "look at this GEN and how this and this REP differs in this way", so interesting and helpful! Although I finally got a 029 myself I keep coming to this review over and over again. Please keep doing this, it helps the replica scene a big time. I guess it forces the competition to produce even better reps!