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Great review! I am happy about the 359 I bought from you... Seems like I have to get an 111 also. :-)

No great fan of the Porsche watches. I Had a Chronograph. Well made, but it did not do it for me.. The watches are kind of high-tech, but personally I like Sinn way better. The Worldtimer is quite odd as it lacks date-function?

Seems like a decent watch. Too bad with the thin, greyish text and logo on the dial.. Thats a dealbreaker for me.

Made 1:1 from genuine sample....

Thanks for the pictures! The brown shine in the dial suits the sixties/seventies style very well. It looks HUGE on your wrist, but I guess it is partly down to disortion in the picture. Cool detail that the dial says "Quartz chronograph", an honest replica! The date and date window looks more refined and gen like than in most other chaep replicas. Definently a nice piece. Wear it well!

I consider pictures should be tagged. However, with some photoshop skills, it is quite easy to create a "tagged picture", but atleast it takes some effort. Same with requireing a minimum number of posts before you can sell. It does not prevent a scammer, but makes life a bit more difficult for them.

Nice.. I has been considering this rep for some time. Saw the genuine at Torneau in NYC last year.. A great watch, have not seen it in Norway so far. Could you please post a picture of the caseback, and maybe a wristshot?

Cool post and cool watch! The Big Pilot has a truly special look.

Have anyone received this new replica yet? Would love to see some real life pictures!

Thanks for the pictures. Not sure what to think about this. They have slightly modernized the design, keeping the spirit. Guess it will grow on me.

I have a soft spot for these vintage Heuers, and their modern reissues.. I kind of noticed them before I got into replicas. The first "serious replica" I bought was a white dial Heuer Monza reissue replica. I loved the pillow-shaped case. It was quartz chrono, but a rather good one. Agree that the seventies style looks its best with colorful details! These days, I am thinking about an Autavia.

I have seen replicas of the Breitling Cosmonaute, which is a 24-hours "Navitimer". However I think the movement is similar to the ordinary Navitimers..

Beautiful watch and great story. :-) Some of the most interesting mechanical movements were made just prior to the quartz-revolution.. Some years ago, I had a similar Carerra. It was unfortunately stolen. My first (and only) pvd-coated watch. I never really got to like it. The lack of seconds hand was annoying, and I found it a bit boring.

Velkommen. Several Scandinavians here. :-)

Looking good! I like the white/ blue combination.

Well, nobody else seems to have made a review of this Mk XVI-replica, so I decided to try it out.. Some of the flaws I am already aware of. Minute hand too short, the lumed area should touch the minute track markers. Minute track markers seems a bit thin, The case is too thick. The replica has 2836-2 movement, while the gen uses a 2892.. The replica Portofino has the Asian 2892.. Maybe there will be a new Mk XVI-replica using that.? Caseback engravings are too shallow. The crown looks a bit too long and with not very good engravings.. So, a new set of hands and a new crown should make for a good rep? Dial seems ok and the AR is decent. Strangely, the Portofino replica with the better movement does not have AR. Here are the QC-pictures. Puretime did not request me to not post them on the forums, so I assume it is ok. Anyway I have alreday given green light. I rejected the first watch, since it had "Asian datefont". Bad light, but I think it looks ok. The numbers and lume looks a bit dirty.. Pretty good results on the Timegrapher. The fist one, with bad datefont. Genuine. Shorter crown and longer minute hand. Also, the numbers looks flatter. : Genuine caseback, deeper engravings.

My dream Speedmasters...

Have seen the classic IWC style caseback on the new watch. Think the replica caseback is not too far from the real. Check out the review in the "watchtime" print archive for a comparison between the PAM111, Rolex Air-King and this Portofino. http://www.watchtime.com/print-archive/ (Search for Portofino). :-)

Have anyone bought this one yet..? I like the watch, and the fact that it has the Asian 2892 movement. Strangely, it seems that the date is slightly to the left on the rep. The caseback engravings are not as deep as on the gen, and the crystal has no AR.. Still a cool and affordable dress watch.

Nice, but why are they never able to replicate the deep, nicely done engravings on the caseback of IWCs. I am hard pressed to see the difference in fonts or color, but even my girlfriend who knows zero about watches is able to see the difference in caseback engravings. Nevertheless, a nice watch.

Will be interesting to follow. I appreciate the effort.

Two years ago I bought a similar ladies Datejust. I remember the rather bad endlinks, so that might be a typical flaw for the model.

Is this the old Mark XVI replica which came out in 2009? http://puretimewatch.com/product/mark-xvi-ss-black-dial-on-black-leather-strap-a2836/

Thanks for the review. Nice datefont on this one.. Looks like ETA-font.

Does the date shift anticlockwise on the new clone? From my 3130, one of the differences to an Eta is the way the date shifts.