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I just got an email back from time4direct; the noobfish from Time4Direct is no longer available . I'm bummed I missed out on that one.

You are officially my hero. Amazing mod. Incredible results.

Congrats on the Navi! Nice job on the pics too; much better than I can manage. I've been an Omega guy for a while but I'm becoming increasingly enamored with Breitlings. Every time I see a review like this, I like them a little more. Thanks for posting. Enjoy the watch! -Dovo

Congrats on your first Rep! The SOSF is going to be my next rep and reading your post has gotten me even more excited. I can't wait to get one!

Hi All, After reading Kramerica2's excellent review "battle of the budget watches" (link below), I've decided to buy an Super Ocean Steelfish. I already have a Porikka, (currently my favorite Rep) and I thought I'd make a pair by buying the Asian SOSF. In "the battle of the budget watches", Kramerica makes reference to a "noobfish" that is an Asian SOSF, but with a sapphire crystal with double AR rather than mineral, it has upgraded lume as well. In addition, he indicates that the noobfish is more accurate than the Asian SOSF's available elsewhere. I’m particularly interested in the “noobfish” model because of the double sided AR crystal. I’m planning on buying either the black or the blue versions, and by all accounts the double AR makes all the difference with the dark faced options. I’ve provided a link to the RWI article where Time4Direct introduces his Asian version of the SOSF. Based on the pictures, it appears that this version is not as good as the version Bytor described in his recent article “Where to still get the best steelfish”. But I’m a bit of noob so I the only difference I see is the arrow second hand. If anyone would like to point out other deficiencies I’d be willing to look like a bonehead to learn something in the process. Has anyone ever bought a Noobfish from Time4Direct like the one that Kramerica mentions? Has anyone ever seen one firsthand? Does anybody have experience with the dealer time4direct? You’re help is greatly appreciated. I’ve loved this watch for a long time and I want to get it right! Battle of Value Watches: Introducing the “Noobfish” (on RWI) http://www.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/new-breitling-sosf-sapphire-ar-37748.html?t=37748&highlight=time4direct+sosf Info: Where to still get the best steelfish Thanks Again, Dovo

Awesome review. Particularly timely for me, as I started looking into buying a SOSF last week. I had been planning to buy an asian SOSF until I read this article. The version I was planning to buy is has the arrow second hand like the one derided in the article. This article might talk me into going all out and buying the ETA version while they're still around! I'm assuming that the asian version that I was planning on buying suffers the same defects as the one described above, but I'll provide a link below. It looked like a great buy with: upgraded lume, sapphire rather than mineral glass crystal, and double AR. Normally you only see these 3 things on the ETA version, this was the only place i've seen it available on an asian version. If anyone wants to take a look and come back to point out any obvious flaws I'd be more than happy to look like a knucklehead in the interests of learning something in the process! EDIT: The asian SOSF mentioned above is sold out and there won't be more available . http://www.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/new-breitling-sosf-sapphire-ar-37748.html?t=37748&highlight=time4direct+sosf

Great post! The bracelet on my 6 month old Porikka is getting a bit dingy. I was wondering about the best way to get it back into shape. Now I know. It's posts like this that makes this place so great!

Thanks Luso! I'll keep an eye out for an ETA 2789 at a reasonable price. By way of further update, I have partially figured out what was going wrong with my watch. I think I was screwing the crown in too tight after setting the time. The primary symptom was that the watch was keeping terrible time (hours lost per day). On occasion, when I would look down at the watch I would see that it had stopped altogether. I noticed that when I would unscrew the crown to reset it, the watch would start again. I wasn't sure if the watch was stopping and starting intermittently at random or if my unscrewing the crown was causing the watch to restart. I experimented a bit, and found that unscrewing the crown invariably restarted the watch. When I reset it the last time, I screwed the crown 1 half turn from being fully screwed in. My watch has been keeping perfect time ever since (2 days)! Is this just a crackpot theory or is there a reason that fully screwing down the crown (hand-tight) would cause the watch to stop? Dovo

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone has come across a good source for replacement movements for the 42mm PO. I've been wearing mine non-stop since I purchased it last April and it has started acting up. I've read that the DG2813 movements from Cousin's won't work because the stock movement has a recessed cannon pin. I've read that Ajoe has some movements that will work, but he's only one man. There must be hundreds of us who bought a Narikaa PO who would like to have a backup movement or 2. In my case, I love this watch so much I might just buy 3!

Does anyone know where to purchase a replacement movement for a 42mm PO? More importantly, does anyone know the part # to replace it with? Mine is still keeping great time, but I love it so much that I want to be sure to have a spare when the movement finally dies! Thanks, Dovo

I can't wait to get my hands on one of these! I've been admiring the 42mm PO for quite some time now. I was heartbroken when I found out that Narikaa had sold out of the first batch in February. I can't tell you how excited I was to log in for the first time in a couple weeks to find that he's gotten a new batch! I intend to make this watch my daily beater. As a result, I'm very interested to get my hands on a spare SS bracelet. I've seen that other people have asked the question elsewhere within the topic but I have never seen an answer posted; perhaps they were answered via PM. I thought I'd raise the question again because doubtless there are other noobs like me out there like me who would like to get a spare SS bracelet and don't know where to look. Thanks, Dovo

When I was looking at gens a few months ago, a new SMP was about $1300 at the lowest price internet dealer. When I did an internet search this evening they were $2000. Is it just me or did Omega SMP prices increase dramatically over the last few months?

Holy Cow. This is pretty exciting. I'll buy a couple of these things if they're offered with no rehaut engraving an proper lugholes. Amazing. I can't imagine what Eurotimez's inbox looks like these days!!!

Hopefully they will produce this thing soon!

Rock'n the O&W beater this weekend!

You are now officially my Hero Ubi!

[quote If you're serious and you have the funds, get a vintage Tudor dial from ND Trading (they sell on Ebay) and a MBW 1680. Then get a Tropic 19 and get started. You'll spend a minimum of $700, more if you want more gen parts.

I suspect I've said it before, but just the same I want one of these watches!!!

Thanks Tribal! Although truthfully, you've opened the door to pandora's box by mentioning the possibility of creating a modern 79190. After you posted this I started thinking to myself "why let dial availability dictate the sub? Why not look around a bit to see which Tudor sub you find most striking, and then wait until said dial becomes available?". And so obsession is born. If anyone is curious about the contents of pandoras box, follow the link below. Doubtless, the seasoned modders who have been so helpful will find no surprises, but to noobs like me a pictorial catalogue of Tudor subs through the ages is simply an amazing experience. I offer the post below as a small contribution in event that in the future a fellow noob stumbles across this topic while using the forum search function with similar ambitions. Warning!!! The link below might intice Rolex lovers with perfectly good Subs to envision heretofor blasphemous mods! http://forumamontres.forumactif.com/revues...riner-t1013.htm @Ubiquitous: Quote "an older one I've done". That dial bears more than a passing resemblance to a 1958-1960 Tudor 7922! I can't believe it's really possible to source a dial like this!

@ Ubiquitous: Wow! Those are amazing! Thats it. I'm lost. After seeing those watches I can't turn back. I'm not sure I'll be able to sleep properly until I have one of those in my winder (damn...now I need to buy a winder) Are all of those gen dials (they sure look like it)? Or is there someone out there making aftermarket Tudor dials that I should know about?

Thanks Tribal! Based on what I saw at Trusty's the 5513 and the 1680 have different cases. The 5513 has a thickness of 16mm and the 1680 has a thickness of 14.5mm. Does anyone know what would be a more appropriate case thickness? Obviously it will depend on the gen vintage sub dial that I wind up buying, but I was wondering if Tudor made subs with 16mm thick my (very) limited understanding is that Tudors tend to run smaller than Rolexes. I almost asked if Trusty's would suffice (if they are MBW), but I realized that runs precariously close to asking "who has the best vintage sub?"!!! I think I might be getting addicted to reps. My first indication was that my wife came in just now from reading a book outside, took one look at me, and said "You're looking at watches again aren't you?" before walking back outside shaking her head. After giving it some thought I decided to change my Avatar. Based on my level of excitement I'm getting the feeling that I'm embarking down a strange and precarious road of rep addiction. After all, I intend to take a beautiful vintage replica Rolex submariner, and then franken it into a less prestigous less noticeable watch. What could be more Quixotic than that! Thanks for helping a Noob get into this fascinating hobby, and making him feel welcome in this great community.

That 5517/Tudor franken is gorgeous!!! How in the world did you resolve the date window issue? Did you swap out the movement to one with date-wheel or am I missing something? I see that the 5513 from Trusty uses a Swiss ETA 2836-2. Is this movement already set up for a eta-datewheel such that you just add the datewheel and its ready to go? (Sorry if this is a dumb question, I guess I'm a bit of a noob). The Tudor Tiger project is really interesting too. I'll be keen to see the final result! Edit: Sorry... I was writing this question as you posting the previous post. You answered my question about the movement and datewheel before I even asked it!

Thanks Alligoat! The 5513 is a nice looking watch. I'd like to make it into a Tudor Sub using this. As I was posting the attached picture, I noticed that the Tudor Sub dial has a date-wheel. That's a bit of a problem since the 5513 doesn't have one! I guess I could always cut out a snip from an ETA datewheel and glue it in place. I guess I'd choose "15" so that way I'd never be more than 2 weeks off on the date! I guess a better option would be to look around for a tudor sub dial without a date-wheel. Are there any other Rolex watches with a date wheel that would accomodate a 26mm Tudor dial? (I guess this raises a whole new issue of the date wheel hole lining up...)

When my addiction to reps first started a few months ago, I had absolutely no interest in Rolexes. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I even looked at the Rolex forum. Suddenly I'm hooked. I think that these are simply stunning watches. Unfortunately for me, there is no way I could pull off a rolex. That's when I started thinking about Tudor. Very few people have ever heard of Tudor watches, and I could definitely wear one without anyone raising any eyebrows. I know that no one sells Tudor reps, but I was thinking it would great to take a base Rolex, and swap out the dials. I have done some searching here on the forum, and it seems as though all of the Rolex to Tudor conversion projects have used an expensive MBW Rep as a base ( I guess because of the dial diameter?). I have found 26mm Tudor dials on Ebay and I was wondering if there are more affordable base Rolexes to use. I would love to use a Noobmariner as a base but I'm not sure if it would work or not. Any advice for a good base watch would be very appreciated. Thanks in Advance