TeeJay

Thanks for the contribution I'd be very interested to see if a DSSD rep could be made to withstand the pressures which the gen is rated to, as much as an academic exercise as anything else. As you say, it's all down to the way the watch is built at the factory, or, if it then gets additionally QCd. As my above post showed, the majority of the reps I have bought (bar one) were water-resistant out of the box. The one which wasn't, was swapped for an identical replacement, which was water resistant. Some of my watches would not get wet often (such as PAMs on leather straps) and I don't like getting my Tudor project sub wet, as the NATO strap takes two hours to dry at room temperature, but I know that the watch itself is water-resistant, as it has been both submerged and held under a faucet on full flow, and I know that the PAMs I had were water-resistant. Not sure what the pressure would be from such a flow, but I'm guessing considerably more than a simple submersion in a bathtub

I can't say I've ever found it a problem...

I saw a guy working behind a bar wearing one of those last year who clearly thought it made him King Pimp All 'wrist shakes' to get it noticed, I think he'd seen Cocktail one too many times

As above, that AD wants to take a long hard think about relieving people of their legally owned property...

I was just looking back through the photos, and rather liked the one of the 1655 on a Jubilee bracelet Custom

Absolutely awesome watches Thanks for posting the link

Ahh, thanks for the clarification

If it's the perspex crystal, they're very easy to scratch. A slash from a pocket knife will do some damage, as would a knock against a housebrick (or similar rough surface) For me, it's to create a 'temporally accurate' watch. The case of my vintage sub, is the same style as was used in the mid 50s. Such a case would not make it to the present day without picking up the occasional ding. Same with my Tudor Sub (late 70s era) Wearing a model of watch which is 20+ years old, but is in absolutely pristine condition, means either a safequeen (which is a waste of a watch) or one sign of a replica. Making the watch appear the age it should be if it were genuine, is not so much a case of trying to pass it off as genuine, just helping it to blend in more, and making it more accurate I wouldn't age a modern Rolex, as there would be no need for it to be heavily scuffed

No change for me

The operative word there was 'if' As Freddy says, abuse like that makes watches, not easier to pass off as gens, that's not the right sentiment I'm trying to get across, but it 'makes them less suspicious' to the untrained eye. It gives the watch some anonymity, makes it look less 'box fresh', makes it more of, what would in car terms be dubbed, a 'sleeper'. People don't notice them, and that saves the "Is that real?" question getting asked I remember when pics of a watch were posted about a month or so back (I think it was a double red Seadweller, I forget now) but it looked so pristine, it would easily be mistaken as a rep, for being so perfect, despite its age... I think my Tudor Sub is probably 'on the cusp', in that I've aged it a bit, but the insert could still probably be a little more faded before it 'looked old', the only problem, being the dial looks too new to put with really vintaged parts, and it's a real balancing act, so I'll probably keep it as it is, before I go too far That's an awesome photo, and indeed, that's definitely the kind of look a Sub should have

Very nice work, bro If you were going to 'tone down' the crystal scuffs, I'd suggest using a 4-surface nail file to do it, as that will still leave you with some nice scuffs all over, but take away the worst of the marks... Am I right in thinking you wear this on your left wrist? I only ask, as I think if it was work on the right wrist, the scuffs might obscure the dial at times Absolutely top notch though, my kind of watch for sure

Absolutely, I think it could be a good time

Sounds good, I'll certainly look into it if things are finalized

Sounds good, but at the moment, even travel cash would be tight for me, such are my circumstances

If I can spare the cash, I'd be down for a UK GTG For location suggestions, I'd suggest The Rocket bar in London. It's halfway down the road between Euston and King's Cross, so pretty central should anyone be traveling by train

That's the dealer I used for the DateJust I listed above, as well as the watch which has now become a Tudor Submariner (in the wrist check and pictorial in the Rolex section) I would highly recommend them. From what I have heard, gold plating on replicas will eventually fade (although modern watches have more durability to the plating than the gold plating done years ago) It depends entirely on what kind of watch you're looking for, how much you want to spend, and what flaws in replication you're prepared to accept at that price level.

That's not necessarily always the case though... I've done work to budget rep cases (appx $30), both abusive (gouges) and filing out etchings, which would have revealed a brass body with chrome plating, and that has not happened.

And there was me thinking that Panerai was 'the gay watch'

No problem, happy to be of help I've been pretty happy with the quality of what I've received. I would suggest using the in-house escrow service to be 100% safe in your purchases, but as long as you aren't expecting Super Rep quality, for bargain bin prices, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with your purchases

No change for me... My love of the dial outweighs my dislike of the strap

Welcome to the party If you want budget cheap, then CQout.com is probably worth a look

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Thanks for the feedback, I would totally agree there, the way each dial ages differently, definitely leads to some interesting, and unique effects To be honest, with my vintage sub, that is actually more heavily aged than I had originally planned, and when I have the cash available for parts, I will be performing a 'facelift' to take a few years off of it I didn't want the Snowflake Tudor to be in the same kind of heavy aging, primarily, because it is only a 70s vintage, rather than the 50s vintage of the sub case (which will also eventually receive a coin-edge bezel) I didn't want this one to look 'too old', but I wanted to make it at least look like it was potentially 30 years old, without looking totally beaten up. I'd like to think I've achieved that overall aim, and consider that aspect of the project completed, as the caseback and Snowflake hands I eventually plan to install, won't do anything for the age of the case, just the overall consistency to that specific model of watch

Thanks, my friend There's a lot of work that needs doing before it could be considered a decent homage to the Snowflake Tudor, but, it's a watch which I'm finally happy to wear (the previous composite was literally just an assembly of parts, not something I'd choose to wear...) my only beef, is the NATO strap... I don't like getting them wet, so I keep taking it off