Pix

Bonjour et bienvenue, I joined about one month ago and feel like home indeed. RWG is by far the board I prefer amongst all...

Hi, the size of the watch compared to my wrist was one of my first concern when choosing reps... I bought a 39 mm Montblanc and a 42 mm TAG... Now my old 37 mm "non rep" looks small everytime I wear it ! That's why I definitely agree, appart from this strap matter raised by Pug, the size is less important than how you want to wear it. I remember Retep telling me I was ridiculous worrying about the size : he was right !! I met noone telling me I have a huge watch. So... I fixed mysel a limit at 45 mm.

Not to believe anything you're told is necessary. Positive thinking is vital ! (That was my yearly minute of philosophy...)

Thx & merci I've thought about sanding the thing if no choice. Maybe I'm too picky on all that, but I like the rest of my rep so much...

Hi, BTW, I would like to replace the "not 100%" part of my bracelet Any idea / proposal welcome. Thanks.

Seems like I bought a kind of rep without even knowing !

Hi, here are pictures of a watch I bought some time ago on ebay for 79 EUR. The brand is TRIAS, and obviously only available on the web. It came with a 2 years warranty and the house claims to be in Germany (Schwarzwald) In the meantime I fell in the rep world and wandering on Josh's webstore I was surprized by a Chronoswiss which furiously reminded me of my watch. What's your opinion on that ? Do they come from the same manufacturer... Or does Trias just make some kind of official reps ? (Sorry the pics could have been better...)

Hi all, here's my third "review", I hope it will catch some members' eyes ! I can't help sharing this with you, as I really fall in love with all these rep toys since one month I've been wandering on the boards. Still playing in the "cheap" reps yard (I mean pricewise...). That one costed 118 USD ! And it does not mean it's cheap indeed, I'll tell you why. First some eye candies, then my comments. Hopefully yours will follow. and... TADAAA ... the wrist shot ! 1. The dealer - Why I chose this model That rep was ordered from Andrew, as for the 2 other reps I own. This one he beat all records : 8 days from my order until the delivery in France ! I just say... WOW ! Thanks Andrew. After a MontBlanc and a Bell&Ross, I was looking for a thick watch, the one you wear to show you have balls !! I know nothing can beat a Pannie for that, but that will be a next choice... It is offered with either black, blue, white or brown dial. It only exists in Quartz version, at least at Trustytime... It is normally delivered with a leather alligator grain strap. That one came with a brushed SS bracelet, the same which is actually delivered with the TAG Link Chrono models. 2. How is it ? As a watch Well... Have a look at the wrist shot ! For me it managed its goal : looks great, big but not too thanks to the integral SS bracelet that perfectly fits the case. I was a bit afraid of that advertized 42 mm. Now, I don't regret my choice at all. The finishing is great, at least according to my standards ! I see "only" one defect, that you all noticed : the way the clasp is finished... OK, it would have been perfect without, but it does not hurt so much, as I am the only one who know (except you ! ;-) ) The rest of the bracelet is nice, I have nothing to say. It does not look as some cheap bracelets you sometimes get (I'm referring to my very first Mont Blanc from replica-watch-town !!!!) The deployment clasp holds well and I do like the bracelet shape. I have only black or white dials on my other watches, and I wished to try something else : what a great idea ! The brown has (beautiful) different fading effects, depending on the angle you look at it. There's an inner Bi-Directional rotational bezel. As a newbie, I of course have no idea what's that for, but I love playing with it ! The front glass is advertized as synthetic sapphire. Whatever it is, all look sharp, no annoying magnifying glass effect, no annoying reflection : just as I expected it. The chrono is a working chrono, as you could expect it for a quartz model. The date wheel seems OK for me (font and centering). I know some of you know more about the date sunk thingies...Please let me know how you consider this one. I just find it good. The buttons on the right are a bit hard to push for starting/resetting the chrono. Curiously, it's very smooth after it has been started. But then again, when chrono is reset, they become hard again. I don't know if this is a normal behaviour or not. The watch is heavy, and I love that !! 180 gr, as you see it. The back has a mirror effect and a clean and neat marking. I have absolutely no idea how it is vs the gen. However, it's a quite simple laser marking, there's no embossing or whatever, and it looks actually much simpler than the back you can see on higher end TAG reps (I'm thinking here to the TAG Link Chrono with 7750 Valjoux). So... I love this watch. I would lie if I would say else... 3. How is it ? As a rep My only reference is the website from TAG Heuer. And I'm afraid that purists will be disappointed : as far as I can see, the SLR only exist in black. So the brown colour is the first easy clue to say "fake" ! Worse : it's supposed to be an automatic watch, and here we have a quartz movement ! These are both points you have to know before buying... and of course I knew it, and decided not to let the quest for a 1:1 rep be stronger than my feelings for the nice watch I saw on Andrew"s webstore. The thickness is about 10 mm, against about 15 for the genuine. The date is white (even on the black version) whereas it should be black. Also the orientation of the date is wrong. So, as you see, many small things make it quite different from the gen. The dials and the different markings (exept the back, which again I don't know) seem accurate, except the 175 that should be 170. Strange. Conclusion You're looking for the closest possible rep : that's not a watch for you. You're looking for a not too expensive TAG Heuer with a really sexy aspect. I'm quite confident in advising you to purchase it ! Any comment or question is welcome. Cheers. Pix [Edit] 8th september 2007 3 more shots

Er... What's the spelling mistake on the bezel ???! ... No... Just kidding !!

Hi, here's my newest TAG HEUER SLR (brown modell) : the leather strap is replaced by a SS bracelet from a TAG LINK.

...I found what I'm looking for... The integral leather watchband from Hirsch called : Leonardo !

Hi all, just received my new SLR Tag (Quartz version) from Andrew today ! Terribly pleased with it ! I'll post a review asap. It came with an Alligator grain watchband ! As for my other watches, I'd like to go for a genuine alligator (or mat crocodile) watchband. As you can see from the picture, the shape is not really standard : it is close to the bezel and curved, as a steel bracelet would be. Does anyone now if it's possible to purchase some close modell in leather ? Thanks for any hint ! And keep up the good job Andrew !

Hi, and what about trying the already existing 39 mm case of the BR 01-92 ? I fully agree on the 46 mm being too large, and definitely the 39 mm (although this size actually does not correspond to any [edit]gen[/edit]) really looks great on small wrists like mine ! Sure, the existing 39 mm rep is not as accurate as the 46 mm ones : but it might probably be easier to turn these 39 mm things into higher end models than creating a 42 mm one... I agree on the chrono models missing

Hi, here's the one I would like to own The black SLR I saw a cheap Replica by Andrew's. Did anyone had the opportunity to buy it ? (I mean the rep ) I'm a bit afraid of the quality of the strap...

Hi, started with my new B&R, which I wear especially for this short review...

I love it !