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No ETA has been given, some talk of end of the month but I doubt that will happen. They are waiting on the clasp and caseback (amount other parts) to be "perfect" before it can be released. I would guess that it will be mid to end of October before we see a release.

In the UK Steveostraps.com is really good value for money, custom made and fast turn around. £23.50 shipped anywhere in the world

Certainly looks that way, or is it an optical illusion what with the bezel set a couple of clicks to the left?

The CGs look better on this one too though and the bezel is (almost) aligned correctly.

Is the old factory back open??

Joe

Agree with M, the CZ's all round the bezel just look cheap 'n' nasty - as dial markers, fine, but not bezel. And the rep plain bezel itself looks very poorly finished.

Not a big fan of the polished bracelet either on gen, needs to be brushed, or like the Aquaracer, alternate.

I think you're definately right about the CZs, not a fan of them on any rep to be honest but are we looking at the same watch?:

http://www.jpc8118.com/0000000tgll01001-link-sports-ladies-ssss-sqtz-p-6777.html

It has the alternate bushed/polished bracelet and from the close up i don't think the bezel looks half bad considering the overall size of the watch.

Thought about getting one for the Mrs but not sure now.

J

Nice but I do not like CZs and the setting looks different than in gen. Wish they made one with no CZs.

He does have the one without CZs - see pic. I can't seem to fault it looking at the gen but I'm sure it cant be perfect.

J

Hello all,

I have notied that Josh seems to have a new line of ladies tag links "Made with genuine watch as sample" which he claims is "The best ladies watch made to date". They look good compared to the ones on the tag website but what do you guys make of them?

Cheers

J

Check the second article that I linked. It has the exact size requirements of the dial/case. Unfortunately there are 2 versions of this rep. It's the older one that takes the gen dial.

Before you do anything, you gotta get the exact measurements of your dial.

Without taking the watch apart I have measured the dial through the crystal and it appears that the visible section of the dial measures exactly 27mm. Is this likely to be the right size or is there a lot of the dial that cannot be seen?

Also I have tried to find a source for a gen crown but can't... where is the best place to try?

Cheers

J

Your ExpII is most likely THE version that takes genuine dial. The rep white dial is nothing to write home about, but with a dial & crown exchange this is an amazing replica.

THIS is the frankenwatch that I own, and HERE is a general article of this model.

The serial being the same as on Noobmariner is because it comes from the same rep factory.

Thanks by-tor, It's probably a bit stupid but I feel somewhat star-struck after reading all your posts and reviews for so long.

On that note then - does anyone have a spare gen dial hanging around? Looking at by-tor's franken has really inspired me to sort this one out.

Thanks

J

Hello All,

I've been a member here for some time now but never really post, sorry about that but at least i refrained from asking who has the best sub eh?

I have owned a correct hand stack white face explorer 2 since july 2006 which I bought from a UK auction site before discovering RWG. I just wondered what your thoughts were. It is a gen eta inside but i forget the exact movement i'm afraid. I use it as a beater but looking at the comments of others in relation to this model I think it's not a bad one. One thing that confuses me is that it bears the same serial number as the "beginmariner" from Josh (ending 117).

Sorry for the quailty and lack of photos but this is my first real post and I'm still learning...