Wassup everybody! I'm MJ.
I got interested in the replica market about 2 weeks ago when I bought a Japanese watch magazine, I've been totally immersed. Right now I'm looking for a good repro of an IWC GMT Ti or SS. Love Panerais. I was lucky to find a couple Bell and Ross repros a few days ago, which I thought didn't exsist.
There are a few things I don't understand yet about this market.
There can be quite a price difference, based on Swiss or Japanese movement, other than that, I have no way of telling what I'm getting as far as authenticity besides close-up photos. In the case of, say, Panerais, how many different factories/qualities are out there? Who's the best online dealer?
I'm looking for good repros of:
Panerai Tantalium (blue hands, two mini dials)
IWC GMT Black Face and Day/Date Numbers (these seem crooked in a lot of photos)
ANY square Bell and Ross, besides the 2 basic ones I've seen at Trusty Time, any with more sub dials, orange hands/numbers.
Anyway, thanks y'all. Good to be here, thanks for a great resource on my newest hobby!
MJ in SF, CA