Corgi

In my personal, and probably very controversial, opinion.

"The Best Watch Under 100 Dollars USD"

(I have seen this one in person and it is a very scary accurate rep of a MSRP $27,000 limited edition watch.)

"The Best Watch Under 200 Dollars USD"

(I have never seen this watch in person, but member after member here has given nothing but rave reviews. It appears countless times in the "wristshot" threads and is a very popular watch. Also comes standard with waterproofing of 1000m.

honorable mention:

Ultimate Planet Ocean 45.5 Asian Copy.

(again, never seen it, but gets rave reviews).

Personally I think there are so many good under 200$ watches that your question is easily answered with a little exploration. Even going less money, Narikaa offers some outstanding pieces from Omega that are only &60 lbs which look splendid too. If you ask me, there is still a lot of choice in affordable selection.

Many of the watches I personally bought for myself were in the low 200s, so I can't list them here, but once you allow yourself to buy between the 200-300$ mark a whole new realm of chronos and quality is available to you...

keep well

does it EVER work?!?

No, at least for me, no, it never works.

Have I ever had a change of heart with regard to a certain type of watch? Sure. I told myself I would never buy a Cartier, because it was a brand for women. What do you think is now around my wrist? Cartier Santos 100 XL. Do I like it? I love it. Except it lost a screw on the deployant. Oh well, you can't win all the battles right?

My father wants a blue TT sub. I just cannot convince him otherwise. 8K on a watch and its gotta be a golden Rolex. I can't get the guy to give Omega, Breitling, or anything else the time of day.

Don't be mad at dad for having better style than you!! I have a TT blue sub and it is gorgeous! Tell him that Corgi gives his choice "two thumbs up."

5 i'am located in Poland

Do you do other watch servicing? I have family there, and we often need repairs on rep's. Is it possible to meet you in person? What city are you in?

Mowisz po Polsku?

what about a "steel ocean super fish" or whateverthef--- from Breitling

Oh my goodness gracious that is beautiful.

The Sky moon has three parts.

The top part (crown) which is put in place using pressure and can be removed with a knife envolved in a soft cloth.

After the crown with its O ring are removed, you an see the dial of the sky part. On the outside there are four screw holes. In my case there were only two screws (talk about saving in material If you unscrew these, the middle and bottom parts separate, showing the quartz on the bottom part.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. The thing which confuses me is that I have read instructions which tell me to go in through the rear, but here you say to go in through the top. I assume it's the same difference except removing the back will skip the trouble with the screws... is the quartz side "attached" to the caseback? Can they easily snap back together or will it re-attach in a flimsy manner?

Also, if you look at the part of your post which I highlighted, this is throwing me off. When you say the "crown" is the top part of the watch I think you mean to say the upper hatch of the case (?). The crown would be the little cone coming out of the side of the watch that lets you pull it out to set what time it is. I don't really want to take a knife and use it as a balance to forcefully catapult the crown out of the case. I guess its just a little unnatural which is why I am hesitant!!

Thanks for your reply, maybe if you can clarify just a little bit more, you know I am anything but a watch expert!!

C

He writes they are "the same quality as MBW" meaning that they are not MBW, but almost rep MBWs.

I like the power reserve version. It has spunk.

I must say ebay's detection system seems to be working...

My father handed me a Calatrava that he's had for thirty some-odd years. It's very beautiful and someday I'll hand it down to my son or daughter (when I have one, anyway). I think that any rep will never match the quality and effort that is put into one of these PP's, but dang, they sure are getting there.

Lucky! You and I are in the same boat. I inherited a very very early "Patek Philippe & Co" wristwatch that nobody seems to believe is genuine. It must date back to the 19th century, and must be extremely rare. I have no clue what is the reference, or serial number, but it is a family heirloom whose value goes beyond the marque printed on the dial. The watch was heavily damaged and very dirty when I acquired it in '83, almost to the point where you could not tell if you were holding it upside down or rightside up! It was repaired, and since then keeps perfect time. I had it opened, but there are no numbers printed anyplace on the movement or inside the case, or outside the case. I assume they were on the inside of the case as was the style of the time, but were simply thrown away during servicing when the caseback was replaced. Back in Eastern Europe 1980s... nobody gave a rat's tail about serial numbers and luxury makes... the watch had to tell time so you could get to work and not die. That's it. It's this reliability and perseverance and history that makes it an heirloom not the make and model.... even if they told me the next day that it is 100% fake (which is doubtful - how many 19th century Europeans were interested in rep Pateks) I would not treat it with any less respect.

There I go reminiscing again... but it's true... Patek Philippe is the brand to pass down to your kids. There is no other watch that can do it. If I ever buy a gen, even if it costs me an arm and a leg, it'll be a Patek for sure.

I'm afraid I'm not good enough to recognize reps just yet... probably because I'm not such a picky buyer myself. A Rolex, I probably could tell but really it is more circumstantial. One time I saw a cashier at the "Gap" wearing a Breitling for Bentley GT in SS. Yeah, right.

Although I did once have a discussion with a friendly and surprisingly knowledgeable salesperson who told me that one day, some guy came into the store sporting a rep Patek Philippe and basically flaunted it around proudly exclaiming it was fake, and almost perfectly accurate to the original, therefore circumventing the need for purchasing the real thing. It's people like this who really get on my nerves.

Oh, and there's nothing like a rich grandpa wearing a Sky Moon Tourbillon.

I have enough trouble pulling off a $5000 Rolex

Well, I used to feel this way after I purchased my full gold rep daydate. The fact of the matter is, at least as I have discovered, very few people actually notice the watch you are wearing. Those who do notice, often accidentally glance on the word "Rolex". The average person does not know the difference between this and that Rolex. To them, rolex is "the most expensive and sought after watch." It's a sad reality, but even if I wore a genuine Girrard Perrewhateverthefu-- nobody would recognize the brand as a luxury item. Now, if the watch has a roulette or slot machine, people will think its neat regardless of the name.

I walk down the streets proudly wearing the below pictured $1,000,000+ watch and have received complements about its appearance on several occasions. No person whom I know has any idea what a "Patek philippe" is... and if they did, they could easily tell it is a fake. I wear it because it is a fun looking piece that indicates all of the calendar features I almost always forget....

bump... my quartz zide died too, I could use some detailed instructions and battery ID as well

I currently reside in the capital of Canada, what one would expect to be the central mecca of North American culture, art, and money. If one would expect this, one would be dead wrong. Where I live, the amount of respect a man gets is directly proportional to the size of the wheels on his pickup truck, multiplied by the number of "support our troops" stickers, divided by the number of "go hockey team go" stickers, and finally rounded to the greatest amount of said trucks in the McDonald's parking lot where they usually reside.

Seriously, I have seen, in all of my life over here, just one person wearing a PAM. He was no older than twenty, rode the bus, and looked like he had a mental disability. I've seen a few Rolexes, and thought that was it... then I visited MONTREAL.

As soon as I stepped out of the car on the busy one-way street in the heart of this metropolis, I saw a woman with a solid gold Yacht-Master. Beside me was the exclusive family-owned Kaufmann Patek Philippe dealership which I visited for a long while. Then I took a walk down the street. Pam after pam, Rolex after Rolex. I saw a few Daytonas, multiple Cartiers and even those rare Panerai wind-up chronometers Joshua sells for about $228 which I sort-of like but would never buy. The only item I saw in greater amounts than these watches were luxury sunglasses. Armani, Cartier, Dior, you name it I saw it. It's like the entire shopping district is oozing with disposable income, and lots of it. Combine that to a cultured populace and bang - you have the epicenter of wristwatch madness here in my humble country.

oh mercy mercy mercy no no no ....

I was going to write a joke here especially for TTK, but I spared him. It's too easy - even for me.

Well, it sounds like something Joshua would say. The quality of these ETAs, at least with my experience, is always superb. They will last decades.

You know, I have to agree, they are bad for rep collectors. However, they are not bad in themselves. Let me explain what I mean.

The popularity of luxury timepieces has skyrocketed over the last couple of years. People are starting to become more brand-conscious with respect to what's on their wrists, but naturally, few can actually afford a wristwatch worth $5,000-$10,000 and above. Naturally, they become curious about fakes, and one search in google makes them aware of the possibilities regarding the potential quality and accuracy of our watches. Luckily, those scam websites often trick them into laying down hundreds of dollars either for crap or crap that never arrives - they get discouraged and give up. However, more recently, Andrew's and Josh's sites have become so popular that they show up in google searches much more frequently, so do our forums, and every day dozens of people from all around the world break into this secret society buying the usual noob watches that makes wearing any Rolex, even a real one, susceptible to being instantly assumed as fake from passers by. Even PAM owners aren't safe; Omega? Forget about it. Breitling? The cashier at my local "gap" wears a Bentley. Yeah Right.

While I am happy to have such a quality, reliable, and hassle-free dealer as Joshua, I am devastated and disappointed that so can anyone else, with relative ease. I started my rep adventure out of curiosity in September 2006, and was 99.99% ready to shell out a fortune for a "grade A swiss made italian movement 31 jewels genuine rolex". Luckily I found RWI, which lead me to Joshua, which eventually led me here, and I became the very person I now despise. These days, however, people are discovering the honest sites first and even with no knowledge of quality, or construction, have the possibility to purchase from the dealers I love.

I don't know about you all, but I choose these watches to compensate for a status symbol I cannot afford - I'm just too cheap! Yes, I love the design, etc, but really it is what it is - I want to wear an expensive watch to be treated with dignity and respect in a painfully materialistic society. Sue me. But what's the point of having a Rolex if every second person has one? What's the point of buying a PAM when they are quickly becoming the new "hip upper class" status symbol and people are scouring the net for reps of those too? I keep on screaming for the rep makers do copy a Blancpain... secretly though I'm happy they don't do it. At least I can have one gen I can aspire to.

I admire people that stand up to Bush.

Maybe you should move to iraq and join the al qaeda because last time I heard that whole clan stands up to Bush on a daily basis.

Even though I'm not a big fan of IWC, and would never buy one of their watches, the design of this one appeals even to myself - and being a pilot's wristwatch, I believe you may enjoy it as well:

The worst is that my package has arrived, but my bloody mail carrier NEVER actually knocks or rings to see if I'm in before taking my packages back to the central circulation place. Then, I have to wait a full 24 hours with my package already here and about 1000 feet from my residence. It drives me NUTS!

I'm sorry... your complaint is so minor that it is borderline preposterous. Do you want to know what I have to deal with here with Canadian post? From kicking, to throwing, to dumping, to dropping, to stomping, to folding, to bending, to crushing. On top of that the mailman often takes days off and there is nobody to replace him - no problem - all the outstanding packages are stuffed into the same tiny principle mailbox, of course right after they are thrown against the pavement out of the truck... let's not forget the truck driver who frequently rips open the letters and packages hoping to find a surprise in there for himself....

Having to walk to headquarters and wait an extra day is nothing compared to the violence and sheer carelessness of the average Canada post employee, and I use the term 'employee' loosely, they are more like wild animals... the only being worse is the "canada customs lady" who is a b---h on only two occasions; when she's on her period and when she's off her period.

Be HAPPY you do not live where I live, or you would be on a steady course to creating a new reverse meaning for the term "mailman rampage"

While I am a Rolex lover at heart, I do try to even out my collection and explore other brands.. I have purchased a Patek, Omega, Breitling, and even Panerai over the past few months and enjoyed each thoroughly. I do not mod the watches, and I never will... because I'm just not very handy!

They should run about $98 - $118 for the Chinese and $188-$208 for the Swiss ETA.

personally I do not know what you see in this watch. I much preferred the old version because it was subdued, elegant and crisp in design. This watch, for some reason, just feels like it is screaming at me. It's like the watch is sitting there, being a watch - as all of them do - and silently screaming at something in another dimension. I don't know, I think it's for someone with a very active personality... I am calm and subtle, like most corgis, so the classy look of the old model is right up my alley, though I never did buy it as I simply could not justify the price.

If you will get pleasure from it, then it's money well spent I'm sure.

Joshua will be getting these very soon... He already has a (poor) Yacht Master II so we should be anticipating more "new" Rolexes within the coming months.

I'm not really bored... I just can't wait until Narikaa returns. I love to sift through his unique goodies and hopefully there will be something just right for me!! Though I agree the standard models on Joshua and Andrew site's have all been acquired and there's nothing else I really really want.