rogerdude

Thanks for the pics! Mines on order now too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice! I've always lusted after that model. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info on the crystals. I could have used that for my build! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I went down this road building a Tudor Lady-Sub for the lady in my life. I sourced it all in parts from the eBay over the past year and it's under the tree as we speak. With patience, you could find all the gen mini-sub parts all in for under $500. You could find a good used example for $1,200 - $1,500. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

For me what folks like to call gen watches tend to be overpriced efforts in branding. I own plenty of "gen" watches like Sinn or Seiko that are amazing watches where the price is justified, and you aren't just paying for the Rolex name. I own reps of name brands because the brand name alone just isn't worth thousands. I also own vintage gen watches, and those are amazing deals. My century old Walthams, Hamiltons, Stowas etc are built better than most modern reps and cost less too. Plus those really have some history and class to them.

I agree that it sounds like the usual shenanigans from the dealers. And even if it is "true" you can bet that the new "factory" is the same as the old "factory."