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Any follow-up on this one? Did the seller answered any of you guys? The watch was sold for 18,480 EUR!

Just an update... I have yet to hear news about the strap Silix offered me, it was returned to them a couple of weeks ago... no news since. Anyway, I bought a gen bracelet and buckle, a little bit different though, and I finished the case back. Still looking for a replacement caseback though, I am looking on eBay from time to others. Let me know what you think! Better resolution : http://imgur.com/a/WF09L Cheers.

There are a couple of guides on the subject : http://www.homageforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=133 - bezel insert & more http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=144740 - bezel insert http://www.homageforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=804 - case I had nice results by spreading sodium hypochlorite using a Q-tip and let it evaporate, applying a couple of layers. After that I lightly sanded the bezel inserts using 600grit pad and finished with some Scotch Brite (green one). If you want to age the case, as suggested in the link above, fill a plastic box with metallic objects (screws, change, etc.) and shake your watch in there for a couple of minutes; Make sure to either remove the movement or at least cover the crystal, unless you really want to beat it also. On the dial, I used tea mixed with coffee, as suggested elsewhere. You can either spread it with a Q-tip and clean up after, or merge it for a couple of minutes. The crystal is easily aged by very very light sanding. As for the straps.. there are many tutorials on it, but simple change it for NATO. Here's the result on a watch I did in the past two days... Note that I am relatively new to modding (+/- 6 months of trial). Enjoy!

Finally, I decided to brush the caseback on my own and hence remove the inaccurate lettering. I prefer a blank caseback to an inaccurate one. I talked with Silix, and they don't think it is possible to get the actual watch (and too complicated to send it back, with shipping fees along with customs...), and they agreed to send me a replacement bracelet with a better looking clasp (they will also send "a surprise"...). I will show you more pictures when it arrives. I still consider finding another caseback and dial. Let me know what you think! -Maxime

@ signumboy : it seems more frequent than I thought, I haven't noticed it before your comment, but it is discordant on most models!

@ Rolexman : indeed a very nice dial and a lot more accurate caseback. I wish I could buy my inaccurate parts from him. @ FxrAndy : it's even worse than Constellation... it says Constel on one part of the watch and Lation with a capital L juste accross the hole. I Here are a couple of better pictures I just took : "Constel Lation" "Fat 2" Please help me fix the caseback and strap : ) -Maxime

First post on RWG! have been lurking for a while though... I can't post any links for now. I will update my post later. Since there was a lot of enthusiasm regarding the "out of the box" Omega Railmaster Aqua Terra, particularly for the 1st generation with silver rotor, I gave it a try. I bought the ETA-2836-2 version from Silix, which was showing pictures of the 1st gen on his website (OMES041). I received a different model/generatiom than expected, with the following differences (see attached picture) 1) Rotor now looks more like the gen, but there is too much text. It reads, horizontally, like this : 1120 - OMEGA - SWISS MADE. Still, I think it looks better than the gold rotor and the silver rotor engraved with "TWENTY-FIVE 25 JEWELS SWISS MADE". I have seen this rotor on Trusty's website and few other dealers only. 2) Caseback is poorly engraved, with different holes also. It reads : Constel ; Lation (the word is actually separated between the holes!) ; Co-Axial Escapement ; 100 m / 300 ft OMEGA. It is very poorly engraved, and makes the caseback a lot less interesting than the other ones to me... 3) Strap quality is OK. Deployment clasp is of poor quality, with poorly engraved OMEGA logo only; it uses a "pin-hole" system instead of the "press and release" system 4) Dial seems very similar to other pictures I have seen, except the 2 in "12" which looks kind of fat. I will upgrade this post later with other pictures and links, if possible. Hence, I was wondering what were my options with the ugly caseback since I have not found any gen or rep available up to now. What would you suggest? I could go with the vintage caseback, but no where to be found... Also, the gen bracelet with deployment clasp is quite expensive, would you suggest something else, like Hirsch, for example? It is the first time I encouter this particular rep, with more flaws than previous version, except for the rotor which is a little bit upgraded. I contacted Silix about it, but I am wondering if I should send it back in HK (and I am not sure it is possible to get the advertised older gen. Railmaster....) or simply mod it. Thank you guys! I am waiting for your suggestions... -Maxime