tag

Sorry... same question but for a different model...

Trusty has it but did anyone try it? It is worth it?...

Hi there!

Does anybody know if a good replica of this exists:

Thanks!

Why would anyone replicate a cheap watch like Hamilton? Especially with A7750?

Even some TAGs are borderline cases, but Hamilton... please!

They're nice watches for the money though... but other than $35 quartz reps, it doesn't make any sense to me.

That's what I thought but... is there any logic !!! Look at that:

http://www.watchesprice.net/Replica-Hamilton-8960.html

I came across this strange watch listed on the bay : dial is perfect but back is weird (rotor). Do you know if fakes are produced for this entry level chrono?

Thanks !!

OK everybody, this is a bad mistake from me...

I have no good explanation for it.

Sincere apologies to tourby for this wrong accusations.

Please forgive me.

Some more:

"I see here so many movements are advertised as ETA movements, but they are all fake movements. Some are also with ETA stamp but also fake movements (fake stamp). Unitas movements on all Panerai Replica watches or Marina Militare Models are all made in ASIA and not genuine ETA movements... EXCEPTIONLESS. The blue screws are only blue color, the swan neck is non- functional and the quality is poor. Genuine ETA movements are OUT OF SALE and no longer available for public. Prices for genuine SWISS MADE ETA movements rised up 50% or 250% in few months depending on model. And genuine ETA movements comes from SWITZERLAND and not from asian sellers. All this advertised ETA movements here (also with swan neck) costs $15-$20 in production and comes from asia. Here you have the possibiltie to buy a genuine SWISS MADE ETA movement directly from GERMANY and probably the last chance before ETA stop the sale in 2009. This movement will be invaluable in few years"

and:

"ALL CUSTOMERS FROM GERMANY OR EUROPEAN UNION (EU) WILL PAY ADDITIONAL 19% TAXES. EBAY PRICE IS NETT PRICE WITHOUT TAXES AND ONLY FOR NON-EUROPEAN BUYERS. EUROPEAN BUYERS WILL PAY EBAY PRICE + 19% TAXES.

ALL INTERNATIONAL BUYER OUTSIDE OF EU WON`T PAY DUTIES/TAXES - TAX/DUTY FREE"

!!!!!!!!!

Hi,

It may have already been discussed but I could not find traces of it.

Tourby is selling watches through eBay under the alias tourby_watches...

See how he is advertising the chinese stuff he is selling !!

"I am a small watch manufacturer from Germany and build bespoke timepieces

Unique GERMAN MADE customized pilot

Hi all,

Does anybody know forevertime?

Cheap gens... cheaper than anywhere else, for ex:

http://forevertime.com/catalog/product_inf...roducts_id=2245

Thanks for your help,

But don't you try this nice gen seagull?

ETA has stop only selling his ebauches to some companys. Some swiss companys (selitta, soprod) bought ETA ebauches and overwork them (decoration) and sold them for much higher price. ETA makes less profit on ebauches, but this companys makes high profit on decorated movements. And ETA want now sell also decorated movements and will make this profit for his own. Also will ETA accept customs orders from big watch brands and will build decorated movements special for this brands.

I'm no specialist but that's also what I understood from the beginning. ETA will stop selling ebauches at all from 2012, so a caliber based on an ETA ebauche will have to be replace either by a non ETA movt or by the standard ETA, bearing ETA's logo (and not IWC, Oris, ML or whatever).

Standard ETA movt will still be available otherwise ETA closes down.

For rep maker, is there any issue? Won't they buy standard movt, replace the rotor by a rotor with the logo they want to rep, then seal the case? Instead of infriging the replicated brand only, they will infringe ETA's rules but do they care?

Again, that's what I understood. Am I wrong?

EDIT: there's not only sellita as an alternative for branded calibers but also miyota, seagull, etc.

Who can give us a short overview of how they compare to each in terms of quality/robustness?

My guess;

1. ETA

2. Miyota

3. Seagull

?. Sellita?

etc.

But Patek is the sine qua non of taste. Lange is another level of appreciation and complexity. It's got that cold German touch that allows you to admire it, without becoming soppy about it. That's a great thing.

My favorite in terms of taste is Blancpain, for both sport watches (FF...) and complications.

Just behind, Girard Perregaux, Audemars Piguet, Lange, Glashutte...

Patek Philippe... Apart from Nautilus and Heure Universelle I don't see anything worth its fame. Same for VC...

Finally de Bethune and de Grisogono brings us the marvel of italian style... !!

Anyway, thanks for the honesty.

Thanks for your open mind !! :-D

Well... Sorry but... this is a very bad rep. I find it gross.

Lange is one of the finest watch brand in terms of "finition", it can't be repped.

This is the ASTROGRAPHIC Mystery Dial.

A great looking watch... but I like the 2000 version better:

The modern version features the ETA 2824 and sells at about $500.

Don't know about the movement of the original... but yours should sell at $150 if in good shape.

cheers

tag

I've been dreaming about the modern FF since I handled it at the Basel fair... Very confortable despite it's size.

I would love to get a vintage edition but too risky to me: too many fake/modded items at a rather high price...

OK, this is not a watch, and this is not a rep;

It is not very sexy but only costed me about 2 burgers:

I want to share with you my rattrapante stop-watch

To me, this is more significant than a tourbillon, which is complete non-sense in a wristwatch.

Plus, time-keeping in chinese tourbillons is usually worse than is it in a plain standard caliber...

When will China start to develop cheap rattrapantes, secondes foudroyantes, r

here it is:

Just write to this guy: bmark1701@yahoo.de

Look what I ordered !!! This is not a rep but genuine seagull !!

what's the big deal.

are you taking pictures for a living?

if not why not letting others using your pics in the same way you use a shareware?

of course it would have been polite from him to ask first...

The Wristwatch Annual seems to be a must...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/078920904...id=MSE8B9HFR0DF

But does anybody recommend me one of the books below (or earlier editions):

- Grand Complications: High Quality Watchmaking - Volume II

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/084782894...id=MSE8B9HFR0DF

- Watches International Volume VIII

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/084782939...id=MSE8B9HFR0DF

I'm looking for something quite comprehensive, with nice pix but also a lot of text and technical details.

Thanks...

Check out the new watch incursore are talking about at the Xe Flottiglia MAS:

http://www.xamas.com/

Too small to threaten Panerai, but will Panerai still call itself the italian diving combat watch afterwards?

To be released in october.

Nice...

She is definitly the queen of divers.

I wish there were a rep of the modern 50F though...

ebay is full of fake watches!!!

NO ! It is not true !

It's also full of strange brands, like "Minorva", "Samson", "Feinwerk"... mostly "German" brands.

But you can find a chinese gem if you look hard...

Defacto

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A playful guy, Defacto, with a keen sense of fun

...

AND Defacto definitly has the BEST AVATAR of the forum.

They're should be some reward for that kind of performance...

If I had that kind of money, I'd buy a Millionsmart Tourbillon.

Don't they just wholesale?

I tried to reach them but no answer.

Thanks for your advice...

If I was in your position, and I wish I was, with exactly that amount to spend on one watch, I would get Joshua Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Real Flying Tourbillon. At $598, it is within your price range, and the tourbillon complication is one of the most sought-after and highly-respected modifications you can have on a replica watch. This is, however, no fantasy rep - it is actually a very close copy of the Jules Audemars Classic Collection tourbillon - priced at about $270,000 USD.

Sounds good but not realistic at all !!

I refrain from buying reps from brands that are really not in my wallet range. Otherwise it is really obvious to anybody it is a fake.

So I'd stay in the chinese tourbi or classic chrono.

By the way, how are the asian chrono or tourbi you've got?

The asian 7750 in my PAM is crappy, so I'm not so keen into getting a rep chrono, I may be wrong!