By-Tor

Aquaracer right now.

Great shots! Handsome watch!

Gen = Definitely the top one. SELs are perfect. The lower one is good as well but the twinlock crown could be a tad oversized.

Awful crown guards.

How can they always screw them up? 10 years and nothing has changed.

Nice Colt & pic.

Do you have more pics, perhaps taken in less "artistic" style?

Bond Seamaster.

Jewelerstools as in jeweler stools? I wonder what other crap he has in his collection

Maybe some other vintage luxury items like this?

I agree with Freddy. It HAS to be worn with a bracelet.

Other than that, looks great!

Thanks muchos. Appreciated. Glad you have found my old writings useful.

But I'm definitely not a "legend" of any kind. Just a watch enthusiast and a fellow member.

I'd love to make a few new reviews but I doubt I'll be purchasing any replica watches anymore.

But who knows...

Wow. Good price.

http://tinyurl.com/8fdn5lw

My WM9 v2. It's perfect.

The tc v3 bracelet is great in case you want to try it.

That's what I heard. But I'm pretty happy standing pat with this. WM9 v1 SELs fit perfectly and "smoothing" the edges really made the trick.

Good lord that first photo is fantastic!! How do you get your light source so soft and even? How much photoshop processing are you doing?

Thanks man.

You can't make a bad photo good with Photoshop, but you can enhance a good source photo. And when the source pic is good not much PS'ing is needed. Good watch photo is 85% about the lighting, 14% is Photoshopping and 1% is about the camera.

All good watch photographers use Photoshop. People who say stuff like "I'm doing everything with the camera" are all lying... or then their pics look like crap.

After a long hiatus I decided to make another pictorial. I haven't purchased any watches since the B01, which I have sold already.

I only have a few replica watches left. One of the keepers is the WM9 Sub v2, which is now a combination of different parts & mods. I've been wearing it a lot in the past 3 1/2 years and the small ETA 2671-2 has been a reliable and accurate workhorse.

I also had my "big watch season" just like many other members, but in the end of the day 40-42 mm might be my favorite watch size anyway.

I bought this watch from bklm1234 when the model was brand new. I think I was among the first ones who received it. When I got married a few years ago, BK sent me better crown and genuine insert as a wedding gift. That was a great gesture.

The main reason for my long hiatus is that I got married and bought a new house which required some work... and after my son was born, I didn't have much time for watches (or any other Internet activity for that matter). But recently I started to spend a little time on the forums again I found some great Sub pictorials (like THIS) by my longtime friend Watcher. Amazing! I was happy to find out that the members can purchase great Sub replicas again (TC). The old "spark" came back and I finally performed the mods.



One of the biggest issues on all rep Rolexes is the bracelet. No matter how much you pour oil on it... and polish/wax it, it simply doesn't feel the same. This applies to WM9 v2 as well. I scratched my head on this and examined my gen bracelet 16710 very closely.

The gen has very "smooth" feel on it, which is partly due to the "rounded" edges on the bracelet. It has kind of a "bevel" there. I filed the edges from all corners, by using a metal file, then a soft nail file and finalized with a Scotch Brite-Pad (to get an even finish). Use a 45-degree angle when "sanding" the edges.

Here you can see the gen bracelet closeup (and the bevel). It's one of the main factors of the "soft" feel of the gen. Replica bracelet edges are usually very sharp and thus, feel quite different.



The results are fantastic. Bracelet feels 95% like the gen now. The last 5% probably comes from a superior machinery & tolerances and different steel grade.



Mods performed:

WM v1 SELs
Genuine insert
Clark crystal
BK crown
Full bracelet treatment (includes excessive oiling, waxing and shaping)

The new genuine insert is a great addition. So is the BK crown which is pretty much identical with the gen.

Actually I was going to buy a gen 16610 eventually but WM9 with mods is just too good. The only remaining issue now is the crown vertical position but I find it quite insignificant and not really noticeable. WM9 v1 SELs are the best fit for this particular model. Nicely recessed and fit like a glove.



I've owned reps and frankens of pretty much all classic Rolex models and only 16610 and 16710 remain the ones that still keep me excited. People say that 16610 is "too common" and somewhat unimaginative choice. But what can you do... it's perfect.

I don't find the new Rolex models desirable at all and (besides the 1675) I'm not a huge fan of the acrylic crystal-era vintages, either. This "5-digit Rolex era" is my favorite and 16610 & 16710 represent that era perfectly. And even with their faults (like flimsy clasps) they're (IMHO) the two coolest Rolexes ever made.

So... what more you could ask for? Besides a gen white 16750, perhaps. And maybe that watcher's LV?

Check this out. Plenty of watch vids.

http://www.youtube.com/user/KeepTheTime

Like these:

If you really want something, you just have to forget the price tag and enjoy the life.

Does paying big bucks for something fake make any sense at all? Definitely not.

But that doesn't stop bimbos from buying plastic tits, either.

Great shots!

WM9 = Best Yachty-rep ever.

It's a beauty!

Friendly advice: Don't buy any full gold Rolex replicas if your intention is to get an accurate one. Even the two-tone reps aren't usually that good (besides the few very best ones like WM9 TT Sub).

But if you don't care about accuracy (and lack of weight & quality), go for it.

PS: Gold/TT versions of Breitling can be much more convincing because they are heavy watches with heavy & solid bracelets. If you want a gold watch try Navitimer TT or B01/BCE TT.

Try to source the WM9 v2 version of the TT Sub.

Expensive but worth it. If I ever purchase another Rolex rep, that will be the one.

That's a cool watch.

For some reason F&M's always remind of the Twilight Zone and its wicked clock.

It'd be interesting to see the current Rolex sales figures for the new models... compared to the old line.

It seems that people in the gen watch forums aren't too excited about them, either.

PS: Isn't it sad how badly they ruined the TT Sub dial? Now it's just plain, dilute blue... compared to the old rich, deep blue on 16613.

The new Sub isn't a bad looking watch. But again... it's just not as nice as the old, iconic design.

I call BS.

Looks a lot like this ancient Noobfactory Daytona, with just added ROLEXROLEX rehaut engraving.

Not a bad rep though.

Great writeup. Explorer I has certain charm.

Thanks for taking the time.