RickFlorida

I think I need to explain more. What I mean is why is there no sterile but highly accurate one being made kind of like the Star Time case that is for 3135 caliber for 180 bucks. If it's sterile then there is no infringement.

Yeah, this looks excellent ! If I saw you walking by me I would 100% think it's gen. It looks great. Like someone else said.....I could never wear one. The 4 or 5 wealthy people I know don't even wear one. 2 of them wear stainless rollies. I'm broke so no way for me. :).

I think it depends on what you want. I'm sure it matters what model you want but generally speaking.... I see nothing wrong with using Cartel cases and paying gifted and experienced people to hand shape them. It's way more economical to me. But someone has a lot of cash and want a case that takes gen. Specific movements then I can see why the Phongs and other crazy expensive cases are worth it too. I'm still amazed that the outdated or patent ended old Rolex or Tudor cases are not officially made by third parties. It sure would simplify things.

Nice. What camera did you use? Nice macro photos.

But isn't a gen 93150 bracelet about 800 bucks alone? So more like 2k for total cost of the nice above example.

Well their level of attention to detail is uncanny. Can someone who speaks German ask them to make some 5513 cases or something else? :).

They provide a case or serial number. Too bad that does not make it easier to check for being gen.

Wow, crazy.

The mere fact that whoever gets to order from them first is going to be ordering 2 dozen or more should prove that "we are in the industry". That's probably how they will accept someone is if they order so many. I make jewelry as a hobby, and from what I've learned is that some of the jewelry supply companies have to fill out a lot of paperwork because some people launder money by turning in scrap gold. But of course, other jewelry supply companies are simply not selling to the public for normal reasons.

I don't know which one but maybe a fat font? Either way...... I assume you guys just can tell if the age looks right?

So are they trying to get our emails or could this be a ddos attack?

2 to 5 months! Wow, interesting way they do business. As long as they would tell customers of a long wait then that is OK.

Oh my god, rolexes for 500 dollars? And gold was only 300 an ounce then.... What happened to our economy and prices?

Ah, crap that sucks! Hope you get better.

Sorry you got hurt. You ran into a tree in a car or running....Biking? I've been know to catch a concrete pole with my shoulders when running during the heat of the day on endless pavement.

If I was Rolex ....I would say "we make the finest watches and the numerous attempts to replicate them is flattering evidence of that fact. We sell all of our watches and will continue to do so for generations to come"... Perhaps you heard of HBO? When it was shown that Game of Thrones was the most illegally downloaded show in history..... Instead of making a negative headline over it.....They released a statement that overall said they were flattered and proud. It was brilliant. They still make tons of money from HBO subscriptions, so who cares that people download it. If Rolex had any balls...They would do the same thing and admit that replicas don't harm their profits. Maybe it's because I'm American and now have to deal with liars like Trump...So I'm jaded by lying.

I think you are saying I'm right, but why Rolex lies? Are you saying Rolex creates a fantasy about who should wear their watches? If so then we are both in agreement. As a corporation, when they say replicas harm their industry, we have to assume they mean their profits or number of sales. In that regard......They are lying.

The only thing I hate about the industry argument that says " replicas harm the industry"....Is that it's one gigantic lie. There is zero evidence replicas harm Rolex. Rolex sells every watch they make......And........The prices the Rolex demands have dramatically increased from what they use to cost when adjusted for inflation. I don't have the exact numbers but it's something close to this..... If you bought a new Rolex in 1965 it would cost you 3k in today's money. If you bought a similar type ( not gold) Rolex today it would cost 7k. Replicas have increased in number and yet Rolex is able to demand twice the price than when there were no replicas. If Rolex genuinely wants to sell more watches, they should charge the same price level they did when they first got popular....otherwise they can shut up and stop lying that replicas harm their industry.

They sell with no tax and say they are not affiliated with Rolex, so I guess they are not an AD. Sounds risky if someone wants to buy a new rollie, they should buy it from an AD.

What is a "Batman" GMT? I assume it means it's all black or something?

"Like to do us Harm" That doesn't mean crap. I'd like a Ferrari........ Banning people from Syria when we already would only get a few thousand people a year does not make me feel any safer. I'm safe whether they come here or not. Trump and his followers are idiots in my opinion.... Millions of Americans have no health insurance, are deep in student loan debt, and have other economic issues that need attention. Banning muslims is not only racist, but illogical when we could be working on other things. I hate Trump and his dumb ideas.

OK, thanks. I see it now, and from the bottom is easier.

Yeah I don't know how you guys can tell the difference between a gen insert and a high quality insert like Yuki. You guys amaze me.

Ah, cool. Thanks. And now I see an above post that even questions the dial.

While we are on the subject...... How were 5517 lug bars originally fixed on the case? I assume they were brazed, silver soldered, of pressure fit? I bet that you can tell if the case is original by the way the bars are fixed on the case. That way, a buyer will know that someone didn't create the watch with only an original dial. I would chemical test where the outside holes could have been laser welded closed. You could "etch" the spot to see if a different alloy was used to fill. So who has knowledge of exactly what the fixed bars look like?