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pure taste - a beauty!

I wear mine on a nightblue strap - a pitty that it has this movement problems....

sometimes I'm looking for the real thing, but 4k

Most reliable doesn't necessarily mean most accurate out of the box, or most able to be accurate with heavy mods.

The most reliable will likely be any rep which has a REAL Swiss ETA 2892 movement in them...followed by any with a Swiss 2836/2824 or similar. The real Swiss movements will be most reliable out of the box as they should be clean and properly oiled.

Rep chrono movements in the 21j variety are less reliable, and those with the A7750 (standard layout 6-9-12) are the most reliable BUT require servicing within 9 months of purchase to CONTINUE to be reliable. Those A7750s with secs @ 3 are also reliable because the transfer gears are properly jewelled, and those with secs @6 are less reliable as the transfer gears are running metal to metal.

Those Franken reps with Zenith El Primero movements will be very reliable as well...and the Seagull ST 19 (I think that's the model...can't remember for sure...aka Lemania manual wind) are considered solid as well.

As you can see...reliability has everything to do with the movement...and NOT with the watch.

The tricky part with the reps now is that some are sold as Swiss ETA but are shipped with copies of Swiss ETA. Only the collector Eurotimez will confirm Swiss ETA and guarantee it before shipping.

Thank You!

This is real information!

New Hamilton. The best in this range for me.

interesting brand, indeed.

do you have one?

my eyes were frindly looking onto the maestro and the chrono automatic (both jazzmaster)

hi,

i would like to get your optinions or recommendations on gen watches in the price range to 500 euros...

there are so many "no name" watches around, that it is very difficult to find a good one.

thank you for your contribution!

hi all,

i am one ot the members that reads more...

and i have followed a lot of conversations about the best, ultimate etc. rep.

but what is expacted as the most reliable one?

thank you for your contribution?

looks nice to me

same as the other retro models (ingenieur, aquatimer)...

keep on bumping in a strange world...

Homer's Tourbillon

thanks for your input,

but I am rather looking for something like the vintage ingenieur or mark xvi

hi all,

I am looking for a black dress watch with a simple but stylish look.

I like and own the iwc porto automatic with white face and blue figures on a nightblue leather strap

but sometimes I would rather choose a black one...

any recommendations?

thank you for your input!

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thnx!

I did the same search already yesterday...

and I'm not going to buy anything from them...

but it is interesting how they are working and what they pretend....

a 6kEuro watch for 1kEuro, yes that would be nice but not real!

yes I know, but I was really interested how they operate.

for all who are interested in the conversation so far:

Hello,

My name is S. K. and I am the sales rep for Allegra Timepieces. It is

very simple to purchase from us. The watch is available at the final price of : 1754 USD

shipping included via FedEx with a guaranteed time of arrival of 3-5 days. Insurance is

also

included. All our products come from bank and customs confiscations including this watch.

It is brand new with international warranty and has never been worn. We allow all our

customers to inspect the watches prior to authorising the payment. You can take the

watches to your authorised local dealers and have it inspected. To do this the payment is

made under Google Checkout protection allowing you to inspect the watch prior to

authorizing the

funds to be sent to us. You will submit the payment to them via bank transfer and once the

funds clear in their account we will ship the watch to the address your provide us. Once

you receive the watch you have a 3 days period to take it to your local dealer , inspect

it and confirm its authenticity. After you decide it you keep it or not and based on your

decision you will be either fully refunded or will keep the watch. To do this you have a 3

days inspection period. Because we have a low stock and we already have 3 potential

clients for this model I would like to ask you to let me know if you are 100% interested

so I can book it for you and start the transaction. I would like to remind you that you

will be buying a 100% authentic watch , never worn that you will be able to inspect it

prior to authorizing the payment to be sent to us. If for any reason you will not be happy

you will be fully refunded.

Then I asked for a detailed descripion of the condition of the watch and I also asked for real pics and especially for a pic of the filled in papers...

Hello,

Orders are shipped from Switzerland.

The transaction steps are :

1) you provide us with the shipping details ( full name and address ) and

the reference number for the product and we start the transaction.

2) after the transaction is initiated the payment is sent to google in

maximum 36 hrs using bank transfer.

3) once the funds clear we will ship the watch in maximum 48 hrs

4) after you receive the watch and inspect it ( you have a 3 days period )

you confirm if you are happy with the watch or not. If you want to keep it

google will release the funds to us , if not you will be fully refunded

after the watch is returned.

Has anybody experiences with google checkout? is this a safe paying option?

he

hi everybody,

via chrono24.com i found a suspicious portuguese 7d pr for 1100,- euro...

the seller is http://allegra.66ghz.com/

what do you think?

IWC Vintage Ingenieur Automatic is my favorite

(whats the price range of the gen?)

but I also like the other models:

so rep makers I would suggest a "buy 3 pay 2 bundle"

bump, bump, bump

come on, rep-makers!

thank you Ev_ for sharing this interesting approach!

BUMP!!!

A watch I have cherished and desired for a long long time - yes, I know about the sec@6 issue, but what a beauty. She just landed after a long flight from the Middle East. Blue hands, blue numerals, on cobalt blue Bob gator. Simply stunning!

And early next week her brother the Pilot wings back from Canada, post The Zigmeister-fication/new DW/lume/Chief AR. What a pair they're going to make!

wear it well - I do so too today ;-)

Shouldn't that actually be

I want my.... I want my .... I want my, Mark XVI.

Sting backround vocals on Dire Straights "Money for Nuthin"

and chicks for...

i rather thought of QUEEN's I want to ride my

anyway, I want this watch!

I got the blue LINK chrono with double AR and it's fantastic. Very comfortable and feels like a gen. Wear it well

double AR: after market, k2222 or similar? or direct purchase?

thanks,

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The strap is from The Watch Boys, do a search for Kurt @ TZ, he's listing all kinds of IWC straps and it's a double AR treatment..

thank you very much indeed!

thank you for this impressive post!

i also admire iwc portuguese; i got mine from trusty more than a year ago. until today no probs (happy me).

i also looked for a darkblue strap and got one from waccex - nevertheless i am interested which strap you got (source would be helpful).

have you done double or single side AR?

thanx,

he

I don't have a titanium watch in my collection and I'm considering this from Joshua:

A review in this forum says: "The version with the correct bezel and strong AR is probably one of the best Breitling reps I've seen."

I've been very happy with watches from Joshua in that the actual watch far surpasses the photos he has. I'm not really impressed with this pic, and wanted to get some feedback from anyone who may have this watch.

how about the iwc gst chrono?

1:1, for me no bracelet just a strap

and I'm in