fendushi

If you are lucky, they will just kick you out of the store with your watch, and you will never be welcome there again, or, they will just keep the watch, and they will tell you, "we keep the watch, or we call the police, decide". Sure you will leave, but you will loose $300-$400.

Not illegal to own reps here in AU either...

Watch originally from EL

Bracelet from Andrew

Dial from Enzo

Hands, Cannon Pin from DSN

Serviced by MarrickvilleBoy

Nice shot... priceless...

This for me today... not bad for stock standard rep double AR, huh?

I'll be recycling old pics till my camera is back from repair... sigh...

I think you and all members of RWG... including myself.

The guy with the fro cracked me up!

Here's a screenshot of the yellow faced watch from a UK episode... maybe it's a designer quartz?

I like it how we don't assume they are some cheapie designer quartz like Jag or CK watches... but we assume that they are replicas.

fendushi- brilliant effort on those screenshots! I was trying to find something like these but couldnt.

Thanks.... it was 4 hours of watching and capturing those shots!

It's nice to be appreciated.

Here's the only shot worth capturing... telling Sebastian of Sebastian's Restaurant in L.A that he's a "Fake Chef". Maybe he means "Replica Chef"

I judging by the last 2 screen shots... I think Victoria's got it, it looks like an Asprey chronograph. Look at the pushers and the lugs on the shot above. Then again... they don't look like arabic numbers, they look like normal rectangular hour markers.

A couple more clues.... I've got one more episode to go. Hopefully there's a good closeup... my eyes hurt!

A couple more... anyone know what it is?

Here you go, Timbo... I still have no idea what it is...

"Don't take this personally... I thought your food was crap!"

Timbo... I recorded a few episodes of the US series. I'll see if I could get a screen shot.

This is BLEEEPin hilarious

Breitling?

Ready, steady..... TW@T!!!

Daaaveee...

Thanks for the info guys!

Nice collection... love the BR01-92

@Kollektor

Interesting... thanks for posting them.

Keep them coming guys... any more?

Do you remember your very first reps? Do you still have them? DO they still run?

Here are some of mine... I remember when these 99.99% 1:1 reps used to make me so happy. I guess we're only human, always wanting more.

I photoshoped the above shot... here's what it really looks like:

My first Panny, a Franken Panny!!

FM Master Banker... LOL!!

Corum

Comex Sub

Look... an etched crown... must be a gen! LOL!

WOW! Swiss movement!!!

Omega GMT... this was a real gem, I didn't realise how lucky I was when I owned this rep, I sold it cause I was in financial need at the time. I bought it for peanuts when I was in Jakarta, so I thought reps like that was aplenty. I've owned and handled many Omega reps... there is no other one like this. The feel of the case... the bracelet looks and feel absolutely like a genuine. It had a swiss movement (2892, I think? GMT hand just a 24 hour indicator). The lume was SENSATIONAL, the best I've seen on ANY rep. All I needed was the white box on the date window and a gen seconds dial... and I would have had my holy grail. See for yourself... lots of pics.

This is the first watch that ignited my fire and desire for more accurate reps...

Man... my photos sucked back then. Maybe cause my camera sucked too... Any excuse will do.

I still have all of these except for the Corum and GMT. They all still run.

Thanks for looking...

Nice... my type of shots... love it!

You paid how much??!! I would have sold you the same watch with a DSN crystal + the original crystal for much, much less...

Good to see that you can do your own mods / repairs...

Thanks for the info. Which crystal do you think is more accurately shaped to the gen - Davidsen's or the standard? I assume both casebacks are 117?

They both have DSN crystal... but from memory I think the standard's got a more accurate distortion. But the standard is mineral glass and there were a few reports of crystals exploding, that's why I bought DSN thicker sapphire crystal to replace the standard.

TeeJay is correct... the DSN is 0117, Andrew's is 0581.

The one with the grey "Luminor Panerai" is clearly a Davidsen. Is the other one another davidsen or a 4rth generation from the standard rep dealers? I am working on a longer term Fiddy project and am trying to assemble the best parts.

Yes, you are right... both "ultimates", the other one with the dark strap originally from Andrew. Both purchased around middle of last year.

As you can see... Andrew's has a more accurate dial and better sandwich. It's accurate except for the 4 seconds markers, should be longer and thiner like DSN's.

DSN's got a better movement though:

Comparison with Andrew's hybrid "Chiss" (Chinese + Swiss) movement. The main difference is under the balance wheel:

Decided to pull out both my Fiddys for some fun today...