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I have successfully fitted yuki tudor mercedes hands on to a 2836-2 a perfect fit!

Fantastic Work! and your watch looks just like a gen! and that lume is Great! well done!

Hello Thanks maxman i will check it out!

Has anyone done a gmt rep with 2893-2 movement? i would welcome any feedback!

Well done a fine watch! glad you got it together!

what do you think about the eta based customised movements? they are a single bridge with decoration not authentic looking but using gen etas i think there are one or two selling them but a bit pricy they should be more reliable has anyone bought one of these? see on ETA911 site

I think they will make a better more reliable version may cost even more,but with ETA limiting supply they have so many movements out there i dont think even some sellers know what quality they are selling i have had some gen etas give me problems and some asian 21j have been so reliable it must be the way they are put together but as you say the etas are easy to service i think the clones are being sold too pricy and if parts fall off ,the eta is the way to go or an asian my self i prefer the movement to work like the gen i mean if its a vintage then to have a slow beat and slow date change if it a modern rep then have a fast beat smooth sweep as you said no one looks at the movement i have been replacing on vintage reps some of my 2836-2 s with used older gen eta that have the slow beat as they work close to the gen movements of the time.

You are correct! joshs new offering is similar to trustys newer series 1665 comex and seadwellers they are great cases but have a dummy helium escape vave and some have had cracked crystal issues out of 5 watches 4 have had this problem and we had to replace the crystals to make the watches water resistant this was on the superdome cases. josh has a better bezel insert and pearl .and the great 2846 eta.

This is my out of the box red sub! again not a perfect rep! the thing that i wish is they would tone down this yellow colour its too bright i would prefer a pastel white with a creamy tint! Just for fun i adjusted the colour slightly for the next photos i was not pleased when i recieved this watch i ordered a white background date wheel and the description said it was the best magnification cyclope! i dident find the date mag correct and as a result put this watch in a drawer and never wore it! but now i have started to wear it despite its flaws and its a perfect time keeper too!

We are taking things too seriously, ok i love to have an exact rep of the gen in every way but there are some nice vintage styled reps that are not exact replicas of the gens, but its what i call a "homage watch" i have some in my collection along with my few frakens and we should like them too especially the under 200usd i would wear this watch, most people that i have day to day contact with are aware of rolexes but know nothing about vintage rolexes ,i wear my watch for myself and not for others, so for me i find that vintage reps have very little attention from the public, i wear my 6538 bond spec franken ,a watch that was expensive to build and a watch i have wanted since i was 10 years old watching jb movies only to get remarks like why do you have that terrible looking undersized nylon strap, watch style is like your fashion wardrobe taste, it means everything to you ,it means nothing to someone else, so wear your gen,franken, and your humble out of the box vintage style rep and enjoy it!!! ok this watch has flaws as a vintage rep,but i like it!!!!

Im looking for an omega seamaster gmt swiss version to fit a 2893-2 movement ,which will be the only modding that i want to do , which sites offer the closest looking reps?

i think you are right i have had this happen a couple of times even with etas the rotor came off i put it back on no problem

I got it a couple of years ago from trusty it looks better in the flesh, and i do like the jubilee bracelet specially in our hot summers (remember) with its air vents!its running a modern 2836-2 but runs great i have left it as it came!

I think its possible that they are (New)old stock and thats why they say they are reconditioned etas..can see them ripping them out of swatches.

Wow! what a great watch! and fantastic photo shoot! i will have to get you to do my photos!!!!

Today wearing my out of the box (unmodded) gmt vintage rep, this doesent get much wrist time!

very similar to the trusty 1665 case reps but they dont have the 2846 eta movement, with my friend we bought 5 of these watches and all crystals except one had a crack along the base we had to make new crystals and install them with a homemade crystal retaining ring!

It looks like they have one that is a dome and another that is flat (top hat) but they use the same discription for both! they overlooked it iv seen this on some sites before !

Yes i agree with you there! well said Bravo!!!1!

Will a yuki dial fit i mean diameter wise?

The red sub looks great i love these old 2846 movements they also look the part for me no need to upgrade to the gen vintage subs should have slow beat movement so this is a plus, and much better than the gold ones,i like it! and the price! are well mabe in a month or two i may buy one but got to finish a couple of projects first! with this economic crisis we all could do with a rep out of the box we can just wear without breaking our bank! under 200usd after my 2500usd franken sounds great but first i have to do a tudor sub and an omega gmt!

Are there any Skyracer reps? cant find any at all!

I was Wearing this babe in the office today!

Thanks teejay! Well said there and true! and i think that watch enthusiasts that build frankens of vintage watches like the vintage sub should be praised and not classed as mere fakes but a homage to the classic/vintage watch. prices of vintage rolexes have gone through the roof and are beyond many pockets with the result that watches end up with collectors who dont really care for the watches but see it as an investment(inflated value) i mean a vintage rolex selling for 100,000 usd the "tool watch" has lost the message here!