Look at the thread on RWI in my link. He has been selling the Noobfactory watches for these prices for over 1 year in that thread with many happy people.
I have not bought from him, since I do not want a modern Rolex except for my DSSD .. which I already have.
You can not easily replace an Asia 21j movement with a swiss clone or gen swiss movement. The dial attachments are in different locations and the hands' mounting holes are different sizes.
So .. no. You can not drop in swiss when the A21j dies.
You could drop in another a21j tho .. for $16 USD from the shops
If you must wear a Gen on your wedding day, then you must also not rent a tuxedo but BUY one. Your fiance must not wear supportive undergarments, since that would not be GEN .. no make-up either. Not Gen..
How about this ... you wear whatever you like and don't worry about it being a replica.
This watch is my suggestion to you:
Times Shop has the least expensive pricing on noobfactory submariners, deepseas, gmt IIc and others. The prices there will happily shock you.
They are a trusted merchant on forum RWI
Look here
and here
I agree the videos were a huge help. I used to think that AP was a big hunk of crap but seeing them move around in the presenter's hand on the video made me appreciate their design.
That is rough. I understand that titanium is a real scratch magnet. Anyone with a DSSD could tell you that the case back looks like hell after only a couple months.
Ok Forum member name BKLM1234 is the watch maker
send him a message here,
tell him you want to order his best Sub Ceramic? Normal?
he will tell you the options available and the prices.
The movement in s basic Panerai rep is one of the most study, simple movements out there. The biggest problem you will face is the bias against replicas at a lot of watch shops. There are several trusted forum watch makers / watch smiths who can do this with no problem if you cant find someone locally. Expect a lot of funny looks when you tell them it's a rep.