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Probably the Vacheron Constantin 'Jumping Hours' (at right) But I would be seriously remiss if I did not include the Newman that came about completely by accident simply because I had some parts left over from the previous 1

Yes, those are all gen Rolex calibers (movements). NDTrading dials are designed to fit gen Rolex movements. If you want to use their dials on an ETA, you need to clip off the dial feet & either epoxy them back onto the dial in the correct positions for an ETA or use dial dots or some other method of affixing the dial to the top of the movement.

I am impressed.......& that says something coming from a Yamaha rider Who wears a SD (at left)

I read Ziggy's piece previously, but, as usual, your observations & recommendations make alot of sense & have been duly noted. Thank you.

I have absolutely no idea what a 'balancing' noise is, but if the watch is making a scraping sound when you move your arm, then the rotor is either coming into contact with the caseback or some part of the movement. Neither is good & should be looked into.

I received something with a correct hand stack (order: hour hand, GMT, minute, seconds) in the mail today. Here are 2 quick & dirties I feel compelled to add that this watch is quite literally a marvel to behold in person. This is the 1st rep in my experience that achieves a sense (not quite the full monty) of the gen's fit & finish. And I base this on having now made 3 trips to an AD to view & test drive the gen GMTIIC. Of course, those of you with gens on hand will be able to provide a more detailed comparison, but I would challenge anyone to ID this watch as a rep from a normal viewing distance (a few feet). The crown is good, but the engraving is a give away when inspected closely (the crown engraving is off), so that will definitely need to be replaced. It would also be nice if the cyclops were properly AR'd, but I only really notice the difference in the AD's showroom or in bright sunlight. In normal indoors light, it is not something that I would generally be able to detect. Amazingly, I think the strongest 2 features of this rep are its case & dial. Yes, I said dial. Now, as I always say, I am better with vintage pieces than modern, but the printing quality is far, far better than any other Rolex rep I have ever encountered. The dial text is not just laser-sharp & well-defined, but also properly 3-dimensional as modern gen dials are. All of the GMT functions not only work, but, so far (knocking on the nearest piece of mahogany), without incident. The bottom line is that this is a 1st in my 25 years of collecting watches - a Rolex rep -- a current model at that -- that looks & feels (mostly) like the real thing right out of the box, so to speak. Never before have I handled a Rolex rep that contains no obvious (or even not-so-obvious) glaring mistakes or rep-like inaccuracies that belie its Asian lineage. Hopefully, this is a hint of greater things to come & not just a 1-time blip in rep history. My recommendation - Unless you absolutely abhor Rolex watches........Do not pass go.......Do not collect $200......Run, do not walk......Get This Watch!

Have you missed all of the threads regarding Vietnamese cases & NDTrading?

I think I would replace the pearl in the insert (I do not think that model has a metalized pearl), but a beaut otherwise.

No comment.

Stephane -- What is the story on the case back? Where is it from (NDTrading?????)? What case did you fit it to (MBW???????)? Do you have more pics?

Frankly, I would give her 5 STARS for buying you any watch (most women, unless they are into watches, think all watches have batteries anyway). Just be honest. Tell her how much you appreciate the wonderful gift & the fact that she was thinking about you while in NYC. But explain that, while you plan to keep & cherish her gift forever (which you had better do), it is just too inaccurate to wear. Tell her it is like wearing a fake Chanel handbag with the name misspelled (in large letters) on the side of the bag -- CHANNEL (spelled wrong). I think she will get the point.

Not strange at all. Many collectors are 'drop-shippers', which means the collector is located in 1 place (in GhangZhou, in this case), but the products are shipped to you from another place (in this case, ShenZhen). Before returning a watch, you should always ask the collector to give you the shipping address he wants you to send the watch to. I would let him know the exact address you shipped the watch to (do not assume anything......be exact) & then he can contact someone at that address to have them contact the local post office to trace the package. Most of the time, the only person who can request a package trace is the person at the TO: address on the package. Hopefully, now they will be able to locate your missing watch & get things put right. I hope you kept all of your shipping documents........

I completely missed that. Thanks. And, yes, the big question is if/when he has them available -- now or in the near future. Worst case, since the case is the same, you could purchase the $198 version & swap out the guts if/when you locate the chs movement in the future.

It was only a matter of time. Good sighting, but I only see the $198 version (incorrect hand stack) displayed on puretimewatch.

This 1 looks pretty decent to me. Properly vintagized (couple of light sprays with matte varnish) & with the right (vintagized) hands, I think this would work. Nothing about it makes me look twice (in a suspicious way).

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.