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The ludicrous prices of vintage Rolex watches and parts means this is an inevitable consequence. Its a reality check. Hopefully people paying 3k for a painted disc with Rolex written on it will become a thing of the past and put the 3k into something a bit more meaningful ,... Cheers P.

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I purchased one, it is the 1911 Discovery Chrono. It was always a well regarded rep, so I was expecting a nice watch, the outcome when I received it was holy fk, this is a cracking rep!

dial texture is not reflective enough, dial print too anemic, font kerning is off, luminous too lumpy and matte, should be semigloss and much finer texture. tachy ring print is a bit off, handstack has minor nits, e.g. lume again a bit grainy, the black paint is flimsy and not correct texture, the chrono hand is rough. case pushers too low on the profile of the case, they cut into the bottom edge of the pillow because the movement is a thicker asian 7750 clone as oppsed the the genuine 7753 based calibre. overall though, the cosmetics, the crystal, case & bezel geometry and superlume do their job and if you're looking at it on someone's wrist you'll be hard pressed to call these out.

Happy October RWG!! Same watch...... New Car

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Maybe you could gave surmised that wives are nosy and gossipy. LOL Or women even.

Nanuq- I think we were just sent the wrong pairing for your watch- We got a 24-530 when we needed the 24-600.

Here are pictures of my 2 new Rolexes: an Explorer II, white dial, and a vintage GMT on a jubilee bracelet. Why collect inexpensive replicas? I'm up to 38, about half ETA/Asian 7750 and half Asian 21J, replicas now, so few of them get a lot of wrist time. I don't feel like having a $250 replica sitting in the watch box for 2 or 3 weeks without being worn. I don't mind an $83 not being worn, though. :smile: Explorer II: Nice, basic Oyster bracelet. Link edges smooth, not sharp. Good clasp (sorry no pics of the clasp). Bezel pretty good. A couple of cosmetic issues. Pretty decent printing on the dial for a low-cost watch. Date font is good. Wrist shot shows glare, but it feels good on. Vintage GMT: Jubilee bracelet with hollow mid-links = very light feeling to the bracelet. Domed plexiglass crystal makes the date font look funky. Nicely printed hour markers, etc. Dial printing is okay, not quite as sharp as on the Exp II. Non-lume markers, etc. Bezel was barely hanging on and had to be re-glued (poorly, I'm afraid). Domed plexi-crystal and loose bezel (before gluing): I like the way it lays on the wrist, it drapes nicely. Not overbearing or heavy. The bracelet has more "play" to it, meaning it's not stiff or rigid like the oyster bracelet. (It is available with an oyster bracelet.) I like the way it looks! I already have a scratch or two on the plexi-crystal. A shot of the 2 with flash: No flash: A nice acquisition for $83 each, delivered! Edit to add: So far, 1 week later, both are keeping excellent time.