samsnelling

I have a pradata as well. Great looking watch but its finish is meh at best. Pearl is currently MIA, the bezel is not properly aligned and the DLC coating has decided to part ways with the caseback (but you have a brushed finish so you're safe in that department). Also, if you have a DLC pradata: they forgot to coat the bracelet between the links. It's bare metal there.

 

What a bummer about the DLC! That sounds like something that would be done on a cheaper watch (like one of my DLC'd fossils).

 

I got the blasted finish, which hopefully looks good! I have read similar reviews that the blasted is a last step finish as well.

I love that. I've been waiting on their Tudor homage to come back in stock as well! 

I've owned a couple fossils. Honestly hasn't touched my wrist in probably 8 months. Maybe I should put it on for old times sake.

 

In my experience with Fossils, there is always one to two things that I would change. Looks like they almost had this one! 

I wanted to share a neat piece I just ordered today:

 

http://www.obrismorgan.com/pradatapage.html

 

I ordered the $289 model with a blasted finishing, black dial, white indices, orange font

 

Watch Case : SUS316L Stainless Steel 

If you're happy with it, keep it. If you aren't, talk to your dealer. 

 

Either way, wear in good health I love the 116610

Just got in some custom gunny straps.

I have the same one Amazon?

So beautiful!!! I love DJ's.

 

If anyone doesn't mind, I've been following the work of mymanmatt for a while, and no one has ever said roughly what they paid or put into it. I'd love to hear what his work roughly costs!

Droptopman -- What kind of strap is that? I'm digging it!

 

PS - Showoff 

 

That's a bummer

 

Andrew will probably have you send it back to his watch repair guys to clean it. Takes about a month to CONUS. I just had a similar situation with a crown that fell off.

 

I may look into what it would cost to have someone else take a look at it in a shorter period of time... but that is just me. 

 

Best of luck!

Post a picture?

Thanks for this post! I absolutely LOVE gen vs rep posts. Mostly because I can hardly notice the little things when looking side by side. So I need to stop being so damn picky

Jack,

 

This is going to sound weird, but you are not the first person I've heard have this issue. I've heard of this happening to probably 3 or 4 other people. Strange.

 

I'd contact one of the watch repair guys in the forum and see what it would cost to send it off.

 

Best,

Sam

this is my v3 everything gen apart from case movement and braclet cost was cheap to build also and not much more than bk charges and u wont garrantee you will even get a v3

Live1 got a custom build by zocker (on RWI) FYI. Truly beautiful.

Live, could you give a ball park of what the parts cost? You have quite a few Gen parts.

Well,

 

TC makes the 16610, and that is a newer 116610. You can tell because it has the rehault engraved ROLEX all around and the ceramic insert. 

 

Basically what I'm saying is that a TC is a different watch although both submariners.

 

You said he paid 4k ... I assume you do not mean USD!

 

If you love the look of a 116610, BK is your man.

 

Either way, I'd source some gen parts: crown & tube, crystal, bezel insert, etc... have someone put it together for you, and you'd be into it $1200 to 2k USD range depending on how fun you want to get ~ less than a fourth what he paid.

 

You're friend is a showoff

Damn Mike, I need to stop falling in love with black watches. 7 out of 10 of mine are black!!

Man, I've never been a fan of the DSSD personally, a wee bit big IMO. But yours looks so nice for what you paid... I may have to source a Franken in a few months. So pretty!

Never taking it off. Ever.

Take some photos of what you're drinking!

I don't think I've ever bought a rep without having a few beers first. Here is my patented rep buying process:

 

1. Get the itch several months after my last rep purchase

2. Research the heck out of a rep, burning 5-10 hrs on the forums

3. Get lost in the minutia of the merits of version X vs version Y vs Gen

4. Get discouraged that the date wheel font is off by .00001 mm vs Gen on the numerals 6 and 9

5. Throw in the towel and decide not to waste my money

6. Forget about it for 2-3 weeks

7. Have a couple beers, remember the watch, grab my laptop, buy the watch on the spot

8. Repeat in 6 months

 

It's not a terribly efficient process, but by God it's gotten me a nice little collection over the years!

 

 

This is the perfect explanation of the replica purchase cycle! #4 could not be more spot on.

 

 

But I have to agree with Mike -- This is more like a few week cycle 

Haha now you come to say it I can see the resemblance!

They are nice quality and good on the wrist, nice soft leather.

£10 each and £13 duty (bought an iPad case too)

Holy smokes I was going to say don't buy watches drunk... But you got a steal!

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The second is what I like to call a Mickey Mouse watch  

 

 

 

On a serious note -- My brother in law has very similar huge watches. He pulls them off well. They look good!

obviously bad dial,but maybe they will fix it lije they did on the ln version.the hulk has this same issue with the dial crown

 

I think any dial from a factory would be bad next to that custom build zocker made for you I stared at it for like an hour!!!