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Noob version can be modified to almost perfect (visually). But in otb condition it has: -Bad crown -Bad bezel with dull teeth -Bad insert -Bad crown guards -Way too thick GMT hand with oversized triangle (only on the wrong hand stack version) But yeah, if you invest some time and money to modify it, the result is amazing (even though I say it myself). I have 2 of them. Retro is a nice rep though. The biggest flaw is the lack of rehaut thickness (imho). It looks wrong from the front view. Some photos I've taken of them: Retro and Noob (heavy mods). Happy hunting!

So are you guys saying that they have two different seconds at '3 movement conversions? One low-beat and one high-beat? I seriously doubt it.

Somehow, I have become very attracted to these colors lately. Wearing my other GMT today... I'm addicted.

That's a beauty! I can always appreciate the touch of gold. The black dial modern Daytona (post-Newman) doesn't do anything for me, but the TT version has some kind of "additional presence". I could think of many nicer watches for $10K though.

You always receive defective watches. You must be the unluckiest man on the community. PS: Why would anyone save a few pennies and send something unregistered?

The crown is definitely wrong... it's way too fat for this model. The insert & pearl look like good old MBW to me. On top of that the cg's are non-symmetric. The upper cg has been filed thinner than the bottom one.

That is a highly impressive watch RobbieG. The level of details and finish is nothing short of amazing. Just look at the clasp quality!!! This UN makes any Rolex look cheap. Congrats! PS: Glad to see you back onboard after a while.

Yep... definitely a nice one. Here's two additional photos of it. It's not an easy watch to take picture of.

That ExpII is a beauty Stephane! Going to a party downtown today... and wearing this. Brand spankin' fresh wrist shot.

You should shoot with a tripod. Now you see red saturation on the watch dial and bezel, which comes from your hand (that's holding the camera). The first photo also reflecting some blue, which probably comes from your shirt. You can use Photoshop to get rid of the saturated areas though. Use a lasso tool to surround the problem area and go to -> Image -> Adjustment -> Hue/saturation. Other than that, the photos are good. Nice job with the light tent!

bklm1234 is a Rolex rep specialist (US based) who has long and perfect track records from RWI and RG. So it was only natural that we wanted to have him onboard as well. Many people might already be familiar with his wares and small modifications, but I will let him describe himself what he's offering and what he does. I'm very happy that he has joined our collectors area.

I'm not very familiar with the small details of the Bond Sub, but your franken looks very impressive. What more do you have in your collection? Please share!

@P4GTR: Yeah, these cheaper reps just come and go. When they're gone, they're gone. What happened to Victoria by the way? She'd love this thread. Has this community lost its only female member?

Nice thread idea. I wish we had more ladies & their watches here. My lady wears this one. Probably not the best and most accurate but rather nice. Been running nicely for the last two years (soon) now.

Some group shots I've taken over the years. This is my current collection now, minus the YM that went to Taka. No new watches since January. I've promised myself to keep my collection at 8. So there's a space for one (now that the YM is gone).

This watch has very good datewheel, but "21" and "31" aren't that great. Funny that "12" and "13" are ok though. The numbers "3 and 1" are too far from eachother as you correctly noticed. My correct stack has better datewheel (same correct font but a bit thicker & lower numbers). It's always hit and miss with the reps. Not that this would bother me though. Anyway... good eye Freddy, you're becoming a true GMT geek.

Very cool & creative photos Frog!

...who requested the "Coke" shot. Click here for the full size: You might like this too (click to view).

We always appreciate valued opinions from classy guy's (sic) like yourself. Especially in a thread where someone posts about his gift. Most of the membership considers this particular YM a fairly nice rep. But thanks for setting the record straight.

Enjoy your new watch my friend, and thank you again for doing such marvellous job with my GMT!

Actually I do wear it now, but I don't have any good studio photos of the red/black. Will try to shoot some today.

Thanks for the compliments guys! The "Noob" GMT is indeed quite an amazing replica base. It's not as good otb rep as the black Noob Explorer II, but fully modded I'd say it's even better. It needs a lot of mods, but making very good 16710 is still rather easy, and most importantly it's not expensive at all. The dial is excellent, rehaut is perfect (thickness and depth) and the date mag isn't too powerful. And I don't think the hand stack is such a big issue at all... I happily wear both of them (wrong or correct stack). Haven't purchased any new watches in 6 months, I just enjoy these old ones, and getting them into nice condition is sweet. Thanks again Taka! Gotta take a decent "studio shot" of the Coke today.

If they're not doing more correct stacks there must be a reliability issue. Andrew & Angus told me about this new movement (where date change follows the hour hand) months ago. They already postponed the release of this movement once (about 2 months ago). Perhaps it's not 100% ready yet, and we'll see more of them later? I never had any problem wearing the wrong hand stacks though. They never have any kind of issues.

Some quartz chronos have lots of nice features like that, but automatic chronographs don't have microseconds (gen or rep). Enjoy your Link Chrono, it's one of the first "super reps" they made. Great choice!

The correct hand stack movement is hour hand adjustable. The wrong hand stack movement has an adjustable GMT hand.