freddy333

Compare to known gens. For vintage, use google, vrf, tz. For modern, local ADs.

I am not generally a fan of women wearing gentlemen's watches (the effect, to me, is akin to wearing your husband's/boy friend's dress shirt in public). But, that said, if you are going for it, the EXII would be 1 of the best options for you due to its understated design (relative to some of the Dick Tracy watches people wear today). Were it me (being fully aware that I am neither a woman nor drive an SUV), however, I would opt for the later, white dialed version of the EXII But the original EXII is a great watch, too. Of the options listed, I would go with the top model with white lume (looks the most genuine of the bunch - keeping in mind that, regardless of the seller's hyperbole, no rep is an exact match to its genuine counterpart, the trick is to research the genuine model you are interested in & select the rep that contains the sins that affect YOU the least.............but I digress) & to avoid reliability issues, I would have your watch professionally overhauled by a local watchmaker upon arrival (or soon thereafter). If you decide to ice the cake, consider swapping the crown/tube & crystal with genuine Rolex parts, which will take it to the next step & give you a bit of a genuine feel when manipulating the crown. Good luck & do not forget to post pics of your new watch.

Looks aftermarket to me.

Yes, what he said

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Ditto dropbear. This is a low-end rep, but it may be powered by a Seagull movement, which is very dependable when properly maintained.

How is the case profile (height)? That is usually the shortcoming of rep cases that spell their downfall for any serious construction consideration.

Have you searched the sellers listed under Watches from the main page? If you do not see it listed on any sellers' site, you might email them since most sellers can source any rep as long as it is in production (if it is not in production, most sellers should be able to tell you).

1680 has it exactly right. Always, buy the seller. A long-term, established Rolex parts seller with a lengthy track record is your only guarantee. Otherwise, the best way to ID a gen is by the 2.5x magnification of its cyclops (most aftermarkets have lower magnification) & the sparkle of the Plexiglas material. But, unless you have a known gen to compare to, it is very difficult to tell some of the better aftermarket xtals (like Clarks).

Nanuq has it right, but I would have no problem just using a file (followed by sanding/dremeling to smooth the finish) to carefully widen/straighten the inside face of the bent lug so an end link would fit.

Wearing my '39 Newman today

Beautiful, but why not just wait until they build a ski lift? No sweat.

What you have heard is backwards. Asian movements (not including Asian-made ETAs, which are close in quality to their Swiss-made counterparts) tend to be cheaply made with parts that are difficult, at best, to find. In general, most basic mechanical movements are functionally the same, so there is little difference in the difficulty in repairing 1 brand over another. The movements in rep watches are either used or unserviced, which is why it is a good idea to have the watch professionally overhauled upon arrival (or soon thereafter), if you want to be able to rely on it. Most mechanical watches require regular servicing every 5-7 years, regardless of the brand or source country.

Are you aware that Rolex fit (at least) 3 different versions of those pushers to the 62xx Daytona over the years? That is why the Ofreis look slightly different than the others.

They look fine to me.

No guts, no glory.

Henry - Please read the Newbie guide & forum rules (paying particular attention to item 5 under Posting) in the Introduction forum.

The general rule is that the initial purchase cost is usually outweighed (often many times over) by the costs to improve it.

By the way, TwoTone appears to have fixed the Search feature.

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