bosk

the rep is 42mm....its 44mm if you include the crown guards....and 46-47mm with crown included. -bosk

gen versions I've seen have the kevlar strap.

Factory was listing the prototype as 43 mm.

I've been waiting awhile for this one...the prototype was shown on another site a few months ago. Ceramic needs a tad smoother maybe. I'm impressed that they added ceramic to the caseback too, albeit totally different from the gen.

it is slightly flawed only...perhaps one one part is rubbing metal vs metal. Mine is still working perfectly after ~ 5 months....as opposed to my sec a 6 which has become sluggish. I would not hesitate to buy another one at this point.

I don't think they made the case big enuf...the inner bezel (tachymeter) is almost vertical....looks bad compared to the gen.

How are the dimensions on the new T3? Close to gen? ...I have a gen grey T3 dial (with superlume) that I'd like to slap in

dial problems again...tachymeter should have WHITE #s....the AP text on the dial should be white too. Come on factories....pay attention to the details! -bosk

omega symbol and the clasp/bracelet are main faults. consider a gen dial, gen hands, and DAR.

any basic ETA 2824 or clone should work provided that your watch was originally swiss...if was asian, you'll have a tougher time of getting the dial back on or replace with an asian movement. Provide some pics and I'm sure more people could help.

I do love the electric blue and am considering swapping cases...or at least modding the electric blue case further by trimming the crown guards and sticking in a gen tube and crown (there is plenty of material to file down to get that V-shape and the height is about right). But since these cases are so hard to obtain, I always chicken out. Knowing how much the gen costs, I'm also hesitant to pour more money in the SMP reps.

A new purchase just came in the other day from a member over at RG. As you can see...the He valve position is almost perfect. The crown guards are a huge improvement too. In this case, the CG are superior to my closed factory SMP with correct He placement shown below. A minor flaw is the pearl in which the closed factory has this 007 SMP beaten hands down. Another flaw is the crystal...slight coke bottle effect...not as bad as some other SMP reps but worst than a good blue SMP rep. The bracelet was HORRIBLE...I'm going to have to stick this on a NATO or ZULU or something. Another advantage is case thickness. The caseback in this 007 SMP reduces the thickness to match that of a gen SMP, although the 007 rep is ~2mm shorter lug-to-lug in comparison to a gen. The 007 even has serial #'s like the closed factory too. Yes...the 10258 out of 10007 does not make sense...freaken factories need to think on what they are doing sometimes! the thickness is shown here with the closed factory on top and the 007 on bottom: Supposedly, this 007 case was briefly available from our trusted dealers at the beginning of 2008. Due to the profile, this is the best SMP rep to date, IMO. It just sits on the wrist much nicer...like a gen. The crystal and pearl can be replaced, making it close to perfect and a super-rep. I was intending on building another franken with an electric blue or black dial but the caseback poses some problems being a limited edition 007. In the end, I'll probably just stick in my spare gen 007 dial or superlume the current dial and stick in a good crystal that has undergone Chief DAR. I only hesitate because the 007 SMP is too close to the blue SMP in appearance. A quick pic of my sea of love Overall, I'm very satisfied with the new acquisition.

Marrickvilleboy, those pearls are really nice. Were they modded? Looks like the 007 SMP on the bottom is the best out of the bunch, case-wise.

Some1 pointed out that u should push down on the bezel (in the direction of the case) instead of out to remove ROO crystals.

My sea of love I'll take better pics soon...just taking a quick group shot. -bosk

nice....but you're missing the electric blue SMP

Its funny how WBK said he was comparing his next to a gen and that they were the same...ditto with some RG members...I guess if you want to believe it, you'll see what u want to see...I agree WBK's SMP is a very good value at the price offered. Can u share pricing info and size for the SMP crytsals? Krysworks seems like an especially interesting site. -bosk

nice project. WBK is supposedly selling a decent SMP asian mov with decent CG and correct HE (albeit still totally off to me). Where are u getting the sapphire crystal?

Great news that the AP ROO is so waterproof...being a chrono and all. Nice pics and thanks for sharing.

That one is a nice watch but u might as well get a used gen...unless u only wanted reps in your collection.

For some reason, the blue bond SMPs have OK crystals but the black and electric blue have coke bottles...I replaced my black SMP with a spare crystal from a blue SMP and it made a world of difference. Even chief AR only made a slight improvement in the coke bottle crystal in my Electric Blue. -bosk

It can take the bezel insert but the gen bezel is a bit bigger (i've read). Everything else...yes. -bosk

Trusty's watch does not look like a 4th gen....at least the He valve seems a bit off. The 4th gen had really good He valve positioning. In the asian version, HE valve is totally off....like the SMP situation where the correct He Valve was made and then abandoned for the incorrect He Valve 10 position of today's SMP reps.

Fantasy. SO's were a limited edition and no PVD versions were made. The gold numbers looks like the arnold allstards which as a gold case and different dial texture.

there has been some discussion that the 1120 is thinner so a spacer is needed. however, i remember some1 putting a 1120 then a gen caseback making the entire watch more similar to a gen with a slimmer profile.