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This is an honest response, but I doubt you are going to find it positive. And before you call out someone for being patronizing, you might want to re-read your own post. Are there any honest rep suppliers here? Yes, they are called trusted dealers. They are TD's because the forum members and Admins have had extensive dealings with them to know that they aren't out there trying to screw the members. Are there any perfectly copied, 1.1, AAAAAAAA++++++, Swiss made reps? No. While some watches are made from gen samples, there are none that are perfectly copied. Is there "marketing hype" in some of the TD's postings? Yes. Get over it. The TD's here are not the a$$holes online that post pictures of genuine reps and send you canal street junk. Buy from them and you will get the version of the watch you bought in as good a quality as it comes from the factory. The TD's wouldn't stay TD's if they were screwing people that way. You would also see tons of negative reviews. Are there some reps that are more accurate than others? Yes. If you take the time to read the forum you will see plenty of people posting the actual watches they have received, with discussions about the relative merits/flaws of the watch. Use the search function and read. The Milgauss pictured in Trusty's video looks like the pictures I have seen posted, so I'll assume it's of the rep and not the gen. Who's the best TD? There is no one "right" answer to that. Most can get any watch you need, but some are better at certain things than others (like communication, shipping to your particular location or updating their websites). There are many reviews of actual transactions with our TDs. Read those and you'll get a feel for who you want to deal with. Am I a good customer for rep watches? Based on this post. No. Your attitude is completely wrong, and I hope you lighten up if you want to enjoy this hobby. It takes a lot of research, patience, and putting up with things that happen (lost or damaged watches, time it takes to ship them, flaws you can't deal with, deals gone bad). Sh!t happens, and you'd better be able to deal with it without being stupid. Don't expect a lot of hand holding, and don't think you can throw down a rant like this with your 7th post and expect dealers to flock to you wanting to do business. They don't even flock to those of us that have the aforementioned traits. We have to seek them out, not the other way around. By the way, the member you just trashed is one of the most respected builders of Rolex frankens on this, or any of the other message boards. If you wanted something like a DateJust or DayDate, he would have been your guy and the watch you received would have been amazing.

Haha, if any rep watchsmith was as dedicated as that and had a shop like that they'd need to charge $3k a service to survive. As great as our watchsmiths are, they cannot hope to approach that kind of level when charging $100 a service (unless they're working someplace like that in the day time and have a set of keys to the factory and go back at weekends / nights to work on reps) Saying that, the improvement they make to any untouched rep movement is huge, just the beginning and ending points are in rather different ballparks!

Well was just to help you know that the crystal is a Big tell so do what you can to change it but ofcause i will not bother you in the future with anything and as getreplicawatches Said we are popular because we are Nice and polite over here and dont Expect Much help in the future with a attitude like that Best regards And hope you have a pleasent time while you are here

Wow, very nice.

If it ain't broke... Imho it can go both ways depending on the way the watch is treated and how much it has been worn. I have worked on quite a few rolex 1520/30/60/70 over the years and I have seen them from shot to like new in watches made within a few years of each other. Usually the case will tell the story of how well a watch has been cared for but not always. A couple examples... I am working on an old 1560 and it looks to have been apart quite a few times because the screw heads show some damage and you can see where the sweep second wheel has been pulled off a few times by the marks on the plate under the spokes etc but it is still in very good condition overall with no problems. I would say this is an average 1560 that has been serviced a few times, four or five times maybe. I know it had at least one new balance staff because I did it (staff was broken). It has been apart a few times but is still good for many years to come, maybe because of the service done to it over the years, maybe not...who knows? Have a 1520 hack from probably the mid 1970s to early 1980s and it appears to never have been apart, runs fine, and looks like brand new. Maybe it was in a drawer most of the time but it has not been worked on as far as I can tell. It would need c/o before wearing it but basically it is like new and since I do not have the case it came in there is no telling what kind of life it lived. Believe me, I put quite a bit of stock in the "If it ain't broke..." philosophy too but this movement definitely needs c/o even if it runs like a top. Why? Because it is dry with no oil at all showing on most parts. What will happen is: 1...the rotor axle will wear and start wobbling and the rotor will start to skip across the plate under it 1...the reversers will gum up and stop working as they should 3...balance wheel motion will get lazy because of dry pallet stones/escape wheel and balance jewels causing timekeeping to become erratic and maybe wear the balance staff pivots out 4...the main plate where the mainspring arbor runs will wear out of round from being dry (no bushing or jewel) 5...the mainspring barrel wall will get dry and the bridle (slip clutch) on the ms will not slip inside the barrel when fully wound causing autowind problems Etc, etc. Because of the potential ailments above, it needs service even if it leaves a few marks. The fast beat models (3000/3035/3130/3135) have their ailments too but mostly from no service causing autowind assembly problems and timekeeping problems from dry escapements. Otoh...I worked on a rolex 3035 a while back that was made in the 1980s and had never been cleaned. It looked dry but was Ok with no wear and the case (OPD 15010) showed a rough life. Also c/o a 1953 (L3) 14k Bulova with a 10CSC automatic movement last week that has been in my 'fix it' box since December 1996 and the case still looks like new but the movement appeared to have been worked on quite a few times. Someone really took care of this watch. The dial was faded and peeling so I had the dial refinished and now it looks like new again...at 61 years old.

The ultimate troll. Good reading but in reality it's truly a waste of time. His interests tell it all: Interests:Psychological manipulation of peoples minds, perceptions & world view during and after 9/11

This isn't the army. Unless someone has done something obviously wrong, everyone deserves respect.

Hi, I bought an Omega Planet Ocean CrPo 42mm on s/s from Andrew at Trusty time, I promise with a drawer full of replicas bought on the spec market as well as some class genuine pieces (Ebel to name one) this watch is as close to a 1:1 as you can reasonably expect, any better than that and it would just be an Omega not a rep!!

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Very nice JK. Really glad Toro sorted that for you. The snafu cost him some watches, but his rep just got a big boost on here as well!

Buy one and don't look back. Another viable option is a TC sub. You won't be disappointed.

Only issue is the endlinks are 593 (for submariner and explorer) and not 580. Otherwise, dial is original matte (looks like Mark I), and keeping great time.

decent price. just make sure it's a gen

Hi misiekped, Because it takes so many gen parts could you also convert it to a 3186? That would be magical

What ya think? Looks pretty sweet to me http://www.kuvarsit.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=32162