Received watch today, and man, I'm SHOCKED ... SURPRISED ... at how well a rep could be ... it looks almost just like a gen ...
I've found only 3 flaws ... which is very minute, and I can't complain ...
1. The lumes on the numbers aren't spread nicely. There is a bit of smearing, very minimal. But it is not noticable unless looked at closely, within 1 palm's distance. Especially on the 50's '5'. But like I said, it's so minor that I won't be able to notice unless looked really close.
2. The rubber strap on the top is loose, whereas the strap on the bottom is snug/tight. Upon inspection, I've found out that the screws are loose. After I tighten it, it is still loose. There is a gap between the strap and the watch's body. So what I did was unscrew both the top and bottom straps, and took them out, only to realise that the bottom part's metal part from the strap is very tight, I needed to apply pressure to adhere it back to the watch's body. This thing bothered me a little (just a little), because after I tighten it, the top strap has a noticeable gap, whereas the bottom part has no gap at all. I would like to know if other members are having this issue ? Is there a way to fix it ? If not, I could live with it, but I'd prefer to fix it, though.
3. Upon really close inspection, on the 2 crowns, I've found on the corners the plastic mould's joints. Again, not complaining, just minor details that I've found out.
The above are just minor details that I've found, I don't own a gen Diver, but I do have a gen Safari, and by comparing both of these, if I don't go looking at the details/crowns/etc. closer than a palm's range, I don't think I could tell if it's gen or rep.
But overall, I'm very happy with the build, super happy to be more precise, and I'm shocked at how well a $400 watch could replicate as closely to a close to $18,000 watch.
This is my first rep, and probably won't be my last. I'm starting to look at Hublots.
And kudos to InTime.co, I'll be purchasing my next rep soon, most probably a Hublot, within the next 1 week. I'm doing myself an intensive research.