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I just purchased this one from Andrew...awaiting delivery due to the Chinese holiday.  I very much wanted something new, non standard, thin and with color. My search led me here. I have been looking at alternate straps as well. That Hirsch looks great....may scan ebay for one or use my Vietnam maker to create a croco one.

One last point, given the rarity of GO in the wild, absolutely no one will note the rep/gen difference....especially with a green dial.  The degrade dial looks incredibly good!! This one may come close to the super rep classification.

Total fraud...probably sucking in cash from noobs. Stay away...!

thanks for the information. i do not have a crystal press tool...so that option is not available to me. anyone care to help me? I can send the watch to you. let me know.

i may try the photo above to see if that works.

team,

odd thing happened. the minutes (right side) sub dial ring fell off at some point today and needs to be reattached.

can someone post a picture of the case with the case back removed noting which screws need to be removed to release the full movement to get to the dial? i know how to remove the stem using the keyless works and i can handle the repair by gluing the ring....I just do not know how to take out this movement.

alternately, i am happy to send this to a member for a repair if you want to earn a few dollars. I would also pay for a oiling and tuning if you have these skills.

pm me or me know below wih a picture.

thanks!

Gen w hesalite on NATO.

I always wanted to try one of these Daytonas so I picked one up from Andrew @ Trustytime01.com. Let me also say, a first rate experience in every way....henreally is a top trusted seller. QC photos approved on Saturday and DHL delivered Wednesday afternoon. Amazingly fast and secure shipping from China to the US. 

I kept the black deployant strap.  This one is a bit more formal with the mother of pearl / roman dial, but I softened it a bit by swapping out the strap with a grey perlon. These MOP dials are spectacular in the sunlight...bursts of greys, pinks, reds, and greens.

So far, time is great at -6 seconds/day.  Out of an abundance of safety, I have not used the chrono...and no plans to.

Enjoy...

9 hours ago, pezzy said:

is the dial on the glossy side or matte? does it have the subtle sunburst effect that you find in the gens?

Medium gloss with sunburst effect.. under a 40x loupe the tapisserie is clearly visible.

The repaired Daytona with the gasket/water issue from above is expected to arrive today via DHL. I will add some pictures when it arrives. A new brown croco strap from my Vietnam dealer will be added to it as well.  That should liven it up a bit.

any updates..photos on this topic? i really want the darkside in ceramic, but want a first hand report.

Any updates here on the darkside ceramic? Very curious to see some detailed shots.

 

Hey guys I'm more of a rolex, panerai guy... but u just bought this moon speedmaster from Andrew at trustytime. The service from Andrew was amazing! Watch got to me in less than a week!

I'm just curious do any of you guys know what gen this rep is based on?

Did a little research and can't find any gen models with the subdials spread out like this?

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Here is my recently purchased 2016 gen .001 model with hesalite on a croco strap. Note the subdial spacing differences and tachymetre bezel font and tick thickness and spacing vs. your rep. Technical reference: http://www.omegawatches.com/watches/speedmaster/moonwatch/professional-chronograph-42-mm/31133423001001/

Definitely a buyer in white!

embossing seems like a smart move as the factory cannot reproduce the tapisserie manually as ap makes them.. it would be too costly in time and tooling. i think the dial has nice detail. i like it, but summer is over. might be tough to pull this off outside of the warm months. i also think seeing a gen version is HIGHLY unlikely so you have scarcity effect working. i cannot imagine ap selling more than 500 of these globally each year. it is a rare bird. others have commented the white case color is off. it needs to be whiter? given the scarcity, i wonder how these people can make that claim.

i was at an ap dealer in Chicago recently (swiss fine timing on michigan ave) and they noted they could get one in if i was interested. it would take up to two weeks. i was there to see if they had any 15450's in stock. they did not.

would i buy this...yes! especially if i could outfit it with a low beat tissot powermatic movement. in the mean time, i will to live with my v7 diver in steel. oh well!

20 hours ago, sacsah1 said:

wow thats exactly the info I was looking for. The factories actually copied the gen rolex design? Impressive!

No wonder the endlinks looked like they were really nicely fitted. 

Thank you!

 

 

Is this the shape they copied?

BRILLIANT!

have not worn this one in weeks....decided to drop in the green deployant croco to motivate use.

1 hour ago, OffshoreWatchExports said:

Wow that sucks, can't wait to see the finished product again lol. Any way you can help me find a watch like that?

yes, see andrew at www.trustytime01.com and look under rolex daytona. also, there is a trusted dealer section here in the forum.

26 minutes ago, sacsah1 said:

any update man?

26 minutes ago, sacsah1 said:

any update man?

sad state of events....the straps arrived, but the daytona fogged up after i was caught in a rain shower. i removed the case back and saw the gasket was split.. in addition, the movement stopped.

the piece was sent back to china for repair and should be back in 6 weeks or so. i am pretty bummed as this is my first experience with a faulty rep. i think the issue stems from a faulty gasket imstallation at the factory. i have never seen a split gasket inside a case. it could happen if the tech screwed the case back down over the lip of the gasket.

none the less, andrew @trustywatchguy has been excellent helping me with the return process. he is a good td in every respect.

i promise to update when i get the piece back from service.

do you not peel the stickers and barcode off?  

i think it is a keeper.  you are going to scuff it after a week of wear anyway...don't fret the small details like the clasp.

obviously, you are not making this a 'safe queen'.

7 hours ago, Shadow_ said:

and lume shot

I would approve it.

 

There were a bunch of watches worn on the moon. The speedy was the first however. Many astronauts carried their own personal Rolex's as they preferred them over the speedmaster's.

A well documented fact...more than a few Rolexes have been out there.

omega team,

i have a line on a 2016 311.33.42.30.01.001 omega speedmaster. the hesalite plexi model on strap.

it is from retailer sales case, but does not have the extra nylon straps, presentation box, papers, magnifier, etc. it is the exact model on the omega website less the presentation materials.

the deal can be completed at $2750 total...bottom line.

the watch is 100% new and with an original omega deployment alligator strap.

the best price i have seen from other dealers and ebay is $3100.

do i take it or look for a better deal?

On August 23, 2016 at 6:01 PM, ninjagaiden said:

He's pretty decent like that. Once I asked him about an older Brietling rep and he warned me off them because the casesets weren't great.

I've also found that if there's a replication that he likes, he'll record a video of it. He doesn't record videos for everything.

Personally I'd rather have the 43.5mm PO Baselworld 2016 model with the grey dial, especially if they make one with a titanium caseset. Here's a picture of the Gen...

 

Now that is sweet! I will buy this when repped.

On 8/26/2016 at 6:29 PM, Buddha Jones said:

Do all three of those have applied indices?

No, only the BP is applied and super lumniova.  The chrono 3777 and the mark xvii are printed (non-lume).  

On 7/17/2016 at 3:55 AM, docthor said:

Seems like I tend to have rare birds

This one here is a real keeper though...it's going to be my oldest sons watch one day. He loves everything about the petite prince

I plan to franken it further in the future. Gen hands and a gen crystal would be great addition I guess

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Great parts source: http://www.scotchwatch.com/IWCparts.html for various gen stuff:  x-tals, hands, crowns, tubes, etc.  outfitting a 3777 with the gen works will run about ~$1200 in parts not including the movement.  I may go that route over time.  We'll see!

On 4/24/2016 at 11:22 AM, mbr1983 said:

Hello all,

I have a IWC 3714 rep (updated version with a pressed on bezel, yellow gold hour and minute hands and blue chrono hands) that stopped running after a knock at  the doorpost...

Otherwise it was one that was reasonably reliable as it was (while using the chrono 4 out of 5 times it had the tendency to stop)

I've taken it apart because the second hand catched on the hour hand afterwards and i wanted to graphite the thing.

While taking the hands of with my bergeon presto tool the second hand just snapped of with the pinion of the seconds at 6 gear... aargh!

To make matters worse the big and small chrono hand came of without the tubes.... what a load of crap 

Is there anyone that has a preferably complete set of hands the be willing to sell or knows where to get these and a new seconds @6 gear?

Riviting the hands back on it's tubes will most definately ruin the finish because they are coated... and without a sec's @6 gear it's stil useless.

Kinds regards and thanks in advance!

 

 

 

This link MAY help you find some parts: http://www.scotchwatch.com/IWCparts.html

2 hours ago, sacsah1 said:

Can you share with us how the end links are mounted on this case?

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Yes, I can take some new photos and show how the end links are mounted to the case.  I'll do that in a bit as I have a new strap on order.  When I make the swap I'll photo it in better lighting.

Also, if anyone is interested in where I source my straps, I use this fellow:

http://stores.ebay.com/vnhandcraftart

I have personally purchased 5 straps here for my Panerai, IWC and now Rolex pieces.  All gen croc and excellent quality for the $.  What you see is what you get.  100%.  Shipping takes about 10 business days to the US.  He'll also do custom configurations if you can use one of his photos as an example.  Stitching color change, etc.