Jkay

Welcome to the forum! I hope you enjoy the hobby

The President of the company doesn't care enough to wipe down his million dollar watch before he makes a video about it? It's covered in hand grease

But what kind of work and play do you do? I think people like to imagine that their beat-up vintage watch has seen very terrible adventures, which adds a certain attraction.

So he's a drop-shipper. No QC at all.

This post is so old that the image links refer to the old RWG.CC domain name, and are invalid.

If you are unaware of what they are doing on that site for a memorial, check it out ... I think the designs they went with are just breathtaking. Two 200ft x 200ft square waterfalls, 30 ft deep where the buildings were, lined in black marble and 400 trees on the surrounding grounds .. the names of everyone who died are cut into a wide bronze railing around each of the waterfalls.

Since you are going to have to have this serviced anyway, why not let an expert calibrate it after the service, and stop messing around with a dealer "qc check". I'd stop regulating it when I got to +3 seconds a day.

A UPO is a 45.5mm Planet Ocean replica, latest generation .. The new 42mm never had a catchy name attached to it. We should call it the UPO42 or something ... As long as you are buying from a forum dealer and choose the latest version of either of these watches you are going to get the best version. Look for clues like "Accepts genuine parts! And 1:1 construction!"

oh thats not my pic. its just so beautiful that i stare at it once in a while. perfect strap combo. oh and dial ... rolexfinder just completed a 2 year project to produce the finest cali dial .. theres a thread here somewhere on it.

I love the acid-washed version! Well done, and thank you for sharing.

In the last six months there has been a parade of fantastic Panerai reps released. One after the other ... there must be 10 releases recently of really top shelf replicas.

I prefer gold as well .. great watch.

Nooooooo!

It goes around once a day, not twice a day like the hour hand.

Seems like it needs some vintage love and I can't wait for a vintage artist to show us what one looks like after it's been rubbed on, ala Donerix.

If you are aging this watch with bleach then you'll also want to dig the black paint out of the case back.

as long as you purchase the "ultimate planet ocean" or UPO as we call it, all the dealers sell the same watch. it doesn't matter which forum dealer you buy from.

Sounds great. The only rep I've had with a good crown/tube is my original Eurotimez DSSD .. precise and sure. All the others are sketchy at best.

Just to be clear, I would love to have a USA based dealer with a beautiful web site and good service .. but not at these molesty prices.

The USA does not have any law about owning replicas.

Yes I am. His forum name is difficult for me to remember.

For the simple reason that if you buy a replica, you want the number of beats per minute to match that of the genuine watch. If you are buying a vintage Rolex replica, you want a lower beat movement. If you are buying a modern Rolex then you want a high beat movement. You can look at the sweep seconds hand and see if something is low or high beat, SO you want your replica's movement to be the same beats a minute as the genuine watch. It has nothing to do with performance or reliability.

That may be so, but as I have already shown via a photo from their site .. they sell $50 reps for $600 and call it a "special sale" ... Another example .. on their front page, they have a Noobfactory Rolex GMT IIc with a clone ETA movement. It is a $145 watch. Their price is $669. I could go on and on, one rep at a time but it is very obvious that they are charging you at least double fair price.. Their UPO is $740! Fair price for a clone ETA upo is around $200 .. I have to admit .. I don't know why they would lie about an A21j watch being Swiss and then be totally honest about an ETA clone being such. Odd I'm glad you received the watch you expected.

Yes, a super close-up of the movement with no camera flash and I will be easy to ID for you.

You idea has been suggested many times, yes. Buy a card for the proper amount, then use it and don worry about stolen numbers. I have never personally done this since I've used paypal.