This is not a useful comparison as those products are legal, legitimate products made by world class companies with high level engineering processes. Reps are made under totally different circumstances in every respect and buying or selling them is illegal. Can we come up with a better analogy to make a more useful comparison for a cheaper inferior discretionary product sold in an underground market?
The Fora are a small source of dealer's overall rep business. I just don't understand some of you veterans here. Why are you yammering on here and not PMing Angus on RG where he is most active? It goes a lot smoother when he is involved in your order.
You need to ask?
From day 1 I have always maintained that I would use reps the find models I love enough to buy gen. This is one such model. I have two or three more to and to my Rolex, add Anonimo gen stable. A PAM111 type, a 42mm polished Radiomir, and another Rolex 116613LB or GMT, and possibly another Pilot watch . The 3777
Joshua had a lot of the listed on his site. Perfect Clones I think. Search keyword ladies brought up a ton but send him an email to check availability first.
Not as many folks into the women's watches here. Easy to do a search of past threads though.
I've heard the balon bleu is a great rep. Lots like the Hublot Big Bang caviar or something like that too. Pasha is another popular one that is mentioned.
Cheers
My experience is totally opposite.
Angus is easy to reach thru repgeek PM even though he is very busy. He contributes immensely to the fora. He is ultra calm, friendly, polite and patient. He speaks and writes English very well. He is honest.
I recommend him.
Thanks again guys.
@Torobravo Let's see the homage though I hope it is a homage to the original historical BP. Oh BTW do you sell the 3717-12? Shoot us a link or pic if you do.
@canon750 I'm not sure they make rep bracelet versions of the XV or XVI. @dutchguy2 retrofitted a Mark XV bracelet onto an XVI and I bought it from him. It's the most comfortable of the lot, though my new XVII is super comfy too with its light weight bracelet and micro adjusting clasp.
What draws me to the pilot watch is the high contrast easy to read dial. My skinny wrist limits me to only bracelet models otherwise I'd be all over the BP 5002 and 5004 and an Exupery Chrono. -I think the next one might be the Laureus 3717-12 with its blue dial and raised numbers http://pureti.me/product/spitfire-chrono-edition-laureus-sport-for-good-foundatio/
The middle 3717 is stock rep. It's a really fine example of a great rep. The 3717 on the far right is gen. All the dials typically do look high contrast on their own in different light but the middle 3717 is best and how I prefer they all look.
I need to redo the AR on the gen as it's a bit scratched up. But I don't think it will have as high of contrast as the rep.
I purposefully tried to capture this exact contrast comparison detail in the photos.