Leaderboard

I guess I'm a fake guy because I took a rolex 1570 made out of parts gathered from here and there plus c/o/put it together, stuck it in an MBK case with aftmkt bezel kit, dial, hands, case tube, crystal, one of Mary's folded bracelets...and cranked out a 'fake vintage' watch that will run for a many years. I can't help being a little bit proud of it even if it is a 'fake' because I put it together, know it inside and out, and can fix it if it breaks. So...when some dildo with shiny shoes and a new submarooner starts bragging about how great and expensive his watch is and spouts 'fake watches are for fake people', I have to wonder if characters like that ever learn anything about life or just slide in and out, always being a dildo. "This one was $175 brand new." ...back when an RC and a Moon Pie was less than a quarter.

m 201/a Flying today from one cold place to a place colder. Sheesh

YODA on Micah Canvas with dealstraps buckle

Fantastic piece! Enjoy to the max! I'd love to have this piece in my collection

02/11/2017 wristorama

DSN.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have two of Natas build and they are amazing. He's work gets better and better.

BUT... deaddronecat beats dronedog!

The only way to watch Apollo 13

Anyone smell elderberries?

Inbound...

If you can find gen 589's I can tell you they fit a Phong 7031/2 case. 580's are not tall enough to fit the fat case. Good luck in your hunt!

^^^ Gentlemen I think we just might have a new brother right here ^^^

All of these fake watches and fake people have created and University for me. I would not know have the things I know now if it wasn't for all these fake watches no thanks to all the fake people that have shares all there journeys I have found a fake world full of greats. So sorry but there is no turning back. From one fake person to a real one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Yuki is pretty darn good, but there are differences between it and a gen Fat Font. And MANY hundreds of dollars in price. Take a look at these, one is a Yuki and the other is gen fat font. Which is which?

Bohemian Rhapsody you say?

[emoji14] Gesendet von meinem SM-A310F mit Tapatalk

That's right indeed with the dial...it can goes from "black" to light green !

Here are some photos that show the difference. The big difference between a 702 and 703 is the added o-ring around the outside base of the 703 tube. So the inside of the 703 crown has to be smooth there to seal against the o-ring. The 702 has no o-ring in that position so the inside of the 702 crown is threaded to the base. Here's a cutaway view of a 702, you can see the threads at the base of the tube, and matching threads inside the crown. Here's a 702 set, with the threads visible Here's a comparison photo side by side, 702 and 703 Here's the smooth inner walls of the 703 where it seals on the o-ring

The hunt for the perfect DW 7032 endlinks continues...

Am I the only one that thought this might be a thread about nuns? Looks great by the way.

No the crystal hasn't been modded. As previously mentioned it's a Clark T21. The top lip of the bezel has been sanded slightly so there's a small ridge around the top now. The watch is comparable in size to a 1016 and wears well.

Does an MKII qualify as gen?

Natas is THE MAN!

Thanks friends ! Is this sharp enough ? [emoji632]

Crazy crazy crazy work Did the same some years ago and it is truly a pain in the ass to pull together .. crazy money investment and lot of time and patience needed for a pure beauty indeed Congrats

@Daytona 1984 just posted a photo spread of his franken , right here on RWG!! About one or two threads below this one. It's a gorgeous watch, but as was said, these AP FRANKEN projects are not for the faint of heart!! Luck and a deep pocket of cash are very helpful as well. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

That thing is like staring at Sofia Vegara's chest.

I learned much more about watches since I found out about rep forums like this. My learning allows me to appreciate what is exquisite, be it a rep or a gen. My job means I have to go to Geneva once or twice a year, and I enjoy sharing the knowledge I have acquired with other people at the airport watch concessions. My inner 'value-for-money' gauge and my bank balance prevent me from buying some gens. I enjoy wearing a good value gen, but would feel guilty as hell if I went out and spent a hideous amount of money on a gen.

I love your thought process. For me it is the latter from your possible reasons to buy a fake: I am obsessed and intrigued to get a fake as close as possible to the genuine counterpart in regards to reliability (movement, waterproof etc). My wife owns multiple genuines (which I bought her) and does not like wearing reps. She often tells me: "buy an nice gen as your next watch" ... But simply buying a gen does not give me the same feeling and reward as totally pulling apart a rep and servicing it to be on par with a gen. So my watch box consists solely of reps.

Interesting that this pops up now because I have done some soul searching as to why I buy reps recently. I can see how somebody comes tot he conclusion that fake watches are bought to gain social prestige without being an unconscious bloke. I assume that the majority of reps are bought for exactly that reason. Just look at the fake watch buster posts with kids flashing their canal street reps and brag about the money they allegedly coughed up to buy them. At the same time I have learned that there are other motivations to buy reps, and I have learned that this is true for most of the members of this forum. I definitely do not buy reps to gain social prestige or flash them in public as gens. I also buy a lot of micro brands that would only be recognized by some real watch enthusiasts. Plus I own many gens, not in the 5-10000 USD area but the likes of Anonimo or vintage Omega. The net worth of my watch collection could easily buy me a nice Patek. So if I was out for prestige I would buy a Nautilus and end of story. But what I really enjoy about this hobby is diversity and the process of building a collection. Like to have a watch for every shirt color and every occasion. Having said this there are a lot of smaller and affordable brands out there that are even technically innovative and have better and more reliable movements. I am talking Anonimo, MKII and others. Just yesterday I stumbled over a UK brand that uses Tritium tubes instead of lume. So diversity is no valid reason to buy into reps as well. So why don’t we all buy micro brands or sterile homage watches instead? Obviously the famous watch brands have a lot of appeal. I often read the argument that the genuine brands are overpriced. But the price for something is made by the market and all luxury items are decoupled from the material and manufacturing cost. Why should the brands sell at a price below the market? The brand itself has a value and it was build by real people that earn their living from doing so and pay real taxes. It took decades of work, a lot if ingenuity and billions of dollars to get there. If you feel the brands are overpriced why buy them? It is not like food or medical supplies. Nobody needs a Rolex or a Patek. Another motivator: The hobby takes over and the obsession to correct the small flaws that still distinguish the reps from their gen counterpart. The hobby itself can be very fulfilling. So there are lots of reasons other then being fake or gain social prestige. Ultimately I came to the conclusion that I indulge myself into the thought of owning something I crave for and could not or would not afford otherwise. At the end of the day there IS some hypocrisy involved in this hobby. Face it! Probably not the kind of post guys want to read in a rep forum, but at least my "genuine" thoughts.

I wanted to take a short break from building and take a photo shoot on some of my finished prjects. Wife was meeting with freidns for coffee and I had some alone time to shoot. First up we have a Bronze 6154 Legno MMLP with a 3602 engine along with a 2533 Cream Rolerai with a gen Swiss ETA 6498 engine Next up is a 3646 Cali with a 3601 engine lastly are two of my favorite pieces (for now 6154 LP with a 3602 Rolex engraved engine and a 2533 LP with a 6497 w/ P.3000 plated engine Heres the entire pamily and the engines :thumbup:

Sadly pretty damn accurate... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16K6m3Ua2nw&sns=fb