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Both watches look good from ten feet away. The most important thing is - are you happy with them? If yes, then they are good buys. I am a newbie myself and have bought my share of "beginner" reps, including the one you showed in the photo. These beginner reps are certainly cheaper, but looking back I wished I had saved the money and spend on a Noob V6/V7. The differences are great between this and that (once you learned to recognize them).

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Well done on your recent acquisition. I see it as an inexpensive way of finding out whether that style/design suits you. Nothing worse than buyers remorse....if you drop $1000+ on a rep then you want to be sure!

"Disillusion"... A great description for what happens a week after getting my cheapies. I spent >$500 on cheapies of Rolex, Omega, and Panerai. Learned my lesson though. You really do get what you paid for.

Well said. I have never really agreed with the idea of beginner reps. In our hobby, like most things in life, the expression "buy quality, buy once" will serve well as a guide to the least costly way of going about things in the long run. Cheap watches can can be fun, I've got a few, but I don't see them as beginner watches that one will quickly grow disappointed with. I bought mine knowing exactly what they are and are not, so the disillusion never set in.

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684 on black stingray.

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I secured the crown and slowly turned the stone using the 'cup' part of the stone to take the edge down. All by hand.

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682 on leather NATO? Or 684 on stingray? Decisions, decisions....

Another shot with a tank!