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higginsd
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Correct. This is a super rep. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk
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No, I have an actual BP rep clasp on my 5009-08 and it has smooth edges. The IWC engraving is perfect. I have a couple of rep BP clasps, but this one is georgeous. So nowadays I would only buy a gen clasp from AD, I think no chance to spot a rep.
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Actual rep clasps don't have sharp edges anymore. I would say it is nearly impossible to spot an actual rep clasp. So the only way to be sure is to buy from AD.
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Yes, absolute!
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Wow! Is this gen? Because the hands are perfect. This is such a superb watch and the sec@6 problem is a pitty...
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All TDs have the same 3717-02. Hopefully they have the 3717-02 still in stock or can get this version.
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No, no modification is needed to fit in an ETA 7750 or IWC 79320. Only the hands (the holes in the hands) differ: Genuine ETA 7750 all variants (all) Hour 2.00mm Minute 1.20mm Center Seconds 0.25mm Subdials 0.17mm Old Asian 7750 version all variants(21,600 BPH) Hour 2.00mm Minute 1.20mm Center Seconds 0.25mm Subdials 0.17mm New Asian 7750 (28,800 BPH) Normal ones Hour 2.00mm Minute 1.20mm Center Seconds 0.20mm Subdial 0.20mm
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Fantastic watch! Congrats!
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No the sec@6 problem still exists. Some users owning exactly this watch already reported it stopped. Not only the date wheel is sunken, also the date window has the wrong position too close to the mid. Wait some weeks, there is a new version in the queue. Look here and here. Or take this one, it is a rep of the IWC owners forum watch. A real pilot!
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You are showing the movement of the gen 5007. The gen 5001 really has this piece of metal in the center of the rotor: http://www.uhren-miquel.de/popup_img.php?lang=1&AE_imgSRC=pic-art/IWC-Portugieser-Ref-5001-aus-Edelstahl_IW500107_art_1299_bild1_1368690991.jpg&AE_imgName=IWC+Portugieser+Ref.+5001+aus+Edelstahl+-+Detailbild+Nr.+1;+Klicken+auf+Bild+schliesst+Fenster. IWC5001b.jpg As I said above this is a rep of the 5001 NOT of the 5007! There are some slight differences between this two versions.
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BTW: it is in fact a 5001 rep and not a 5007 rep.
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That is the YL version which is told to be not the best version. But Ryan/Intime has the better ZF version now in preorder (YES! I'm in!): Portuguese 5007
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Cant see the problem exactly: dial too big or too small?
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Oh. Someone has to disassemble his watch... I'm not sure you find someone without being lucky. Question: what's your plan? Why do you need this measurements?
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Too big, IMHO. Sorry.
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Hey, hey, you contacted Jacob in Spain and have "copied" my blue-grey strap with blue stitch. This is a nice one, isn't it?
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A rep? Of this watch? Dream on...
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Sorry, only nearly OEM quality. No strapmaker beats the quality of gen IWC straps. Buy one, wear one - and you'll understand. But Orloff or Peter are very close to gen. The best place to buy a new deployment clasp is - an IWC AD. Sorry to say this but if you aren't an absolute expert you have no chance to see the difference between a very good rep deployment claps and a gen. So regarding the price we are talking about I wouldn't gamble and buy from an AD.
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Re-animating a five years old thread?
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It's Domenico in germany: http://www.domiontime.com/index.html He is the champ in frankening and fitting gen parts to rep or other builds - but say goodbye for some months to your watch. He is extreme booked out!
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But he is the only one who can source IWC gen parts at the moment. And I don't think there is a customs problem sending gen IWC parts from US to EU. But if you find another source in EU: let me please know! :-)
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Blake from www.scotchwatch.com
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Road to perfection: THE Franken IWC Big Pilot 5002
higginsd replied to watchfreund's topic in The IWC Area
The question is: does this make sense? Are the fonts of rep and gen date wheels really so different? Are you nit-picking enough to pay so much money and invest the time just to change a date wheel because of slight differences between the fonts - nobody but you is able to see? Example: the 3777 (or 3717) date fonts are often told to have serifen only on gen wheels. That's in fact not true. IWC has 2 types of date wheels for the 3777, one type has a font without serfien and the other type has serifen. Nobody can tell which type is build into because I think its random and depends on the supplier or charges IWC builds in... -
Road to perfection: THE Franken IWC Big Pilot 5002
higginsd replied to watchfreund's topic in The IWC Area
I don't think so. These are complete different movements. -
7 Days Porto ; What do we have us here then
higginsd replied to StormTooper4's topic in The IWC Area
A 5001 with correct subdial positions would be an amazing rep! Even with faux PR.
