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how would I get in touch with zigmeister? ran a member search and cant find him? EDIT: Found him nevermind, thanks!

I have an original Rolex brown red letter sub dial and one of the markers on the dial obviously ran into trouble and an attempt to repair the issue was made. A very poor attempt It looks like the person attempted to relume the marker at 2 o'clock and did a miserable job, because the rest o the dial is aged really well and is in excellent condition. Does anyone know anyone that would be up to the challenge of repairing such an issue? Cost not an issue as this dial is very, very expensive and needs some cosmetic attention from someone who knows what they are doing. Any help would be much appreciated picture of dial is below: Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Thanks for everyones input and feedback! Just wanted to let everyone know that I did bring it to Andrews attention and he is sending a dial to me so I can replace it. Great guy and very easy to work with. Thanks again to all of you and Andrew!

Its a hard thing to capture with the camera, and its not because its a minor detail. The subdial at 9 o'clock is really bad, its what I would consider a flaw on a rep. Again its just so peculiar because the date window is so perfect - it was machined and def. not cut by hand, so why are the subdials? The circles are most obviously cut by hand in a very crude manner. I wouldn't have an issue but this is a 400 dollar rep and its beyond me why the date window would be so well made but the other cuts so crude. maybe you can see better in this pic. 3 and 9 'oclock especially http://i617.photobuc...mi/1540/jpg.jpg so would anyone else here consider this a "flaw" in a rep of this caliber?

This is the first of many reps and I would definitely buy from Andrew again. The dial does indeed have lower-lying subdials so they had to cut through and have another layer of black below the carbon to have that effect. This dial is probably used on other Hublots where the subdials do not have this effect, because the date window is almost flawless, and that cut looks much more difficult to make than the subdial circles. Its such a shame, because when I say they are rough they are barely circles. I just don't get how they wouldn't use a tool to smooth them out, it would take like a minute to do. The watch is near flawless, we compared it to a gen in the store and everything is pretty spot on (I will create a thread to compare the two tomorrow), except those subdials. The subdial cuts absolutely ruin the look though, the rest of the dial is great. The watch is well made. I will speak with Andrew but I wanted to know if anyone else has had this issue as well?

pic links below - took these this morning. still not allowing embedding pics properly. Just look at the cut on the subdials. I dont expect perfection, but I think its really crappy. Am I just being too much a perfectionist? Please tell me because I would like some feedback NOTE: Once you click on the image link, click on the magnifying glass to make it larger http://imageshack.us...33/img3930h.jpg http://imageshack.us...03/img3931s.jpg http://imageshack.us...5/img3932ap.jpg http://imageshack.us...39/img3933g.jpg

Received the Hublot today, and while the build is good the dial is HORRIBLE! This is supposed to be the best Hublot rep out there? I mean, I am not expecting a perfect dial but wow it looks like it was cut our with an X-acto knife. I am really disappointed in the dial quality and while I do understand its a rep the cutting of the dial is really, really sub-par. Again, I was not expecting to see a indistinguishable-from-original rep, but if you can see the jagged cuts from a foot away with the naked eye, I think theres something wrong. pics to come please chime in an give your thoughts

Check em out, might be good for you!

You already know the answer to this, don't be a d*ck. They are basically telling you "hey, we did the best we can do, sent you pics of us testing the watch out" etc. and offered to remedy the issue. Truth is you can't and this could have happened to any watch even a genuine omega. You are dealing with replicas so are you so surprised that this could possibly happen? What more do you really want exactly?

Gen 6265 Big Red

I believe the new ones are double AR coated and are 28.8.

It looks SO nice! Funny too just as I was picking a different rep to repace the order a customer came in with a gen aquanaut so I got to check it out. Beautiful watch. BUT itll have to wait because I got the Hublot Big Bang Rose Gold with Black Ceramic bezel. I chose the newest version. text as per order page: "New Breed Hublot Big Bang Evolution... The Best Hublot Watch Ever Made.... Made with Genuine Fully Dissected.. 1 : 1 Replication... External Parts Completely Exchangeable with the Genuine Platinum Plated Movement with Special Modified Circular Bridges, All Engraving as per the Genuine.... New Style Date Font.... Leather Cladded Front with Rubber Gummy Strap Base.... This is a Proto-type... Steel Centre Rotor Screws... Smooth Edge Steel Bezel " So yea.. quite the departure from the aquanaut but after trying the Hublot on its a really nice piece so the aquanaut will be ordered next month. pics to come soon!

Just got an email today saying it was out of stock - it took me so long to decide on that piece too! back to the drawing board. will post what I decide to order today. So can anyone verify that a rep looks better when its less complicated lookin e.g. an aquanaut vs a hublot tourbillion

Its headed to Georgia - sounds about right for a shipment from over there. Waiting sucks! So am I right in my thinking that the less complicated the watch looks, the better the rep should be due to the ease of replicating it? I had my eye on a Hublot but it had so much going on that I was hesitant.. The Aquanaut seems like an easier build, but am I wrong in my line of thinking here? My first rep was a PVD coated GMT Master II. It was about half the price with an asian movement but it looked awesome. The movement zonked out after about a year but MAN did everyone want a piece of that watch. I work with watches and wore it to work a few times and they couldnt get enough of it.

finalized a purchased from Andrew for a Patek Philippe Aquanaut V2 1:1 w/swiss movement for $398. w/blackish dial. Any idea on how long the shipping takes? Has anyone purchased one of these before and can share a photo? BTW - Very positive experience thus far with Andrew.. quick responses, professional, and a great system for purchasing. Will post pics once it comes!