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At the risk of appearing self-serving since I got my order in in just the nick of time, and after giving it a bit more thought I think I figured out what the attraction is for this new watch. Actually, attractions. For 1 thing, this is the 1st Rolex rep in my experience that does not have ANY glaring or obvious mistakes that undo its otherwise competent design. Anywhere (at least, according to the hand full of new owners & from what I gather from the growing number of posted pictures). Second, & this is where the self-serving part comes into play, alot of the hype around this admittedly extraordinarily well done rep has been self-generated by the buyers & owners themselves. Myself included. So there you have it -- a super rep of 1 of the most popular new (and larger) Rolex designs in over a decade, a rep that is highly accurate & constructed with great attention to detail, in limited supply & available only (to date) from a limited number of sellers (2). In such a case, a legend is born.

Mimmosa - I think Ken & others trying to tell you that it is time to apologize (even if you feel you have done no wrong) & move on while everyone is still on relatively cordial terms, if you know what I mean.

I agree. The amount of heat required to bend the pillar plate would have charred the dial/hands to oblivion. This thing suffered some type of blunt force trauma. It may have been worn by someone who was sitting at the point of impact during a high-speed automobile accident or plane crash.

If you have enough beer, everything seems waterproof.

Nasty? Perhaps. But I would wager that if the Deepsea rep is as good as the GMTIIC, we will all have 1 (even if they end up sitting, mostly unworn, in a case or drawer). That is my 1st prediction for the New Wave of Rolex Reps.

Here we go again. Click me for instant relief.

Ok, I bite -- Why do people hate when you wear that watch at work? Not twotone fans (referring to the metal, not the moderator)?

Nice piece, Richard. Have we seen that 1 before?

Interesting, but I have wall clocks that are smaller than that. Of course, I live under a microscope.......well it feels that way sometimes.

Yes, better today.

If you have a full watchmakers or tool shop, you might be able to unbend/remanufacture all the parts and have a nice little 3035. But I would not spend more than $100-$200, tops, on a damaged movement like that. Most likely, it is a loss unless you have a good amount of free time & alot of tool-making skill & patience. Too bad......I hate to see an otherwise clean Rolex movement totaled.

The Deepsea is what gets produced when the marketing guys start overruling (& running) the design department. Never a good idea.

I want a Deepsea, too. But the thing is such a honky monstrosity that I doubt I would ever consider wearing it (at least not out in public). I have a nice slot waiting for it in the back of 1 of my cases where it will sit, nearly motionless, to be loved & admired under glass, which is where it looks best. Now, if you want to talk about the new White Gold Sub...........THAT is a watch that I would happily wear. It is obviously no longer a tool watch, but with jeans & a tee......smashing

Ziggy is still working on watches, he is just not spending as much time reading & talking about them online.

Some very attractive & high profile (flashy) women can pull off men's watches. But, on most women, I think it looks a bit silly & affected (rather the way I used to look back when I wore Pans). However, when a friend just wants to model 1 of your frankens, how can you say no?

I still have the 1st 'good' Rolex rep I bought 20+ years ago. Back then, I knew about as much as the average Rolex owner knows about Rolex watches (NOTHING), & happily wore my 'perfect' Rolex rep secure in the (mistaken) belief that if I, the owner, could not see any warts in my rep, neither could anyone else. But as I gained more experience with watches & began acquiring some gens, I began to see some of the warts that (I am quite sure now) may have caused those occasional rolling eyes that makes you wonder if your fly is down (or your socks are mismatched). It is true what they say about ignorance being bliss. Yeah, I was going to say something.

I think the Admin fixed whatever it was for now. He took the system down for several minutes a few hours ago & it has been running better since it came back online. I suspect there was a process or 2 running amok that had to be shut down. Hopefully, that will be that.

I think for most people, the hand stack issue is a non-issue. But as your knowledge & experience (about these watches) grows, you find that when YOU know your watch is lacking an essential feature, it becomes uncomfortable to wear. Or at least less of a joy. Once you know the difference it is kind of like walking around with 1 black sock & 1 navy blue sock -- most of the public would probably never notice the different shades & as long as YOU did not notice the difference when you put them on in the morning, it probably will not spoil your day. But if you walked out of your house knowing you were wearing mismatched socks, you probably would not be on top of your game that day. It is the same with these relatively minor details on watches -- once you learn/know the difference, let us just say that most people would rather not risk being seen wearing mismatched socks - no matter how difficult they are to see. At least that is the way I feel.

A real beauty. After I receive the GMTIIC, this 1 is next on my rep list. By-Tor has done his work well.

This is the picture on cubic-works website This is the part I just received from cubic-works Here is the link It is alot closer to the gen 3035 datewheel than the stock 2836-2's is, but it definitely will not pass close scrutiny (the gen is serifed & cubic-works is sans serif, & the printing quality is 'spotty'). But, for $19 & for an ETA-based franken-just cobbled together mostly out of spares, I cannot complain. Though if Borel has gen 3055 discs available, I may consider using that instead.

Yes, like I mentioned above, no one, least of all the Chinese rep makers, would invest the time & money to tool up to produce a new model & then produce only a relative hand full of them before changing the design and/or discontinuing it. At least, not unless there is a serious problem with it (serious to their bottom line I mean). Actually, I find it somewhat hard to believe that production runs are limited to 500. I would expect an initial run of something more along the lines of 5,000 or more.

Hopefully, 1 of the members who already received their watch can chime in, but it could just be the ambient lighting in the pictures.

150x & 160x DJs had flat-top 3s & the initial runs of 1601x DJs had them.

He forgot to mention the bed wetting.