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Thanks for your input! I will probably go for a cheaper Quartz rep from a TD first and see how it feels. The price difference to the expensive $300+ reps is so large that I can take the risk of not liking the cheaper rep and buying the same one in a better version afterwards.

Really?! That strange, when I browse rep dealer sites or even generic watch forums for pictures, all I can see mentioned is Planet Ocean, Planet Ocean and Planet Ocean. Seems to me like that's the mainstream when it comes to Omega watches!

Makes sense, that's what I would do as the gen maker.

Is this one the regatta one that you mean, maybe? http://v.yupoo.com/photos/mrwatch/albums/11965828/

Thank you all for your opinions! Not looking for a Planet Ocean, by the way - I like the classic look of the SMP. This is catching my attention though. Is "no ticking seconds" a property to look for? Do genuine models tick at all? Do automatic watches tick? Sorry if this question sounds dumb What do you mean by "Dark Side of the Moon"? Googling for this I can only find a Speedmaster model by that name? Yeah, that looks good. I think you mean this one: http://www.torobravos2014.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=37_128_129&product_id=851 That's what I was suspecting! Thanks!

Alright, I understand this. But what if I'd even be fine with a Quartz movement? As long as the look & feel and general builing quality is near-gen? (Do you even get the top reps with Quartz?)

Hi everyone, my first "real" post in this forum. Awesome amount of knowledge gathered here! I have been thinking about finally getting an Omega SMP replica. Initially I simply wanted a diver watch and I loved the SMP's design & found it way too expensive, then I found out that there actually is a whole replica subculture hidden in the internets! Now I have been trying to make sense of how the replica business works. I have been looking at Trusted Dealer websites and the QC pics and videos really give a lot of confidence in the quality of the replicas. (Reading about (the lack of) water resistance in replicas was kind of disillusioning, but I guess I can try to have a replica checked locally after receiving it.) So most Omega SMP replicas seem to be priced at either $128 or $328, and sometimes in between. Apart from wondering about why the sites all seem to have the same prices - is there something magical about exactly $328? - I haven't yet found out what the quality difference between different replicas (from the same dealer) is. Will I see any real difference? Is the feel or the weight of the watch or the band different? E.g. between these two: trusty-watch /index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35_66&products_id=10948 trusty-watch /index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35_83&products_id=169 (Sorry for the URL shortening, I'm not yet allowed to post URLs....) I wouldn't be asking this question if the price difference was smaller - but from $128 to $328 is quite a jump. In this case, the 'cheap' rep even has the automatic movement (often they're quartz) so that alone cannot explain the huge markup, right? Greetings

Cool, thanks for heading me towards those threads... didn't see them before! I'm reading them right now. Will start a thread with a couple of inevitable questions soon...

Hi guys, I've been lurking here and in other watch forums for a while now and I think it's about time to say hi! I'm in my 30s and have been owning the same (nice) slim EMKA dress watch since my 18th birthday. Have been wanting to buy a sports style watch with a metal bracelet for quite some time now but never found one that I liked and was able to pay for. But that's going to change now with the help of this forum! : ) Regards someone1234