yozers

I have a black tie event I'm headed to in a while. I'm looking for a classy dress watch, like a PP Calatrava or Vacheron Constantin Patrimony. What's the best "super rep" that I could find out there? I love the look of the 5227 from Trusty Time, but I'm not a fan of the gap between the date and the dial.

This might be a good middle ground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3crIqTChlns

I got a very good replica from aliexpress. Has anyone tried to use the genuine refills with the replica pens? Is it even worth spending the extra money on that, or are the replica refills decent enough quality? I can get 20 replica refills for $5 or 2 genuine refills for $15.

My first gen. A vintage Breitling 808, from 1968:

16613 superfranken. Everything gen except midlinks and case: Particularly happy with the new clasp. SO much better than my old Canal Street clasp:

I've been interested in getting a vintage watch. I've put this awesome-looking vintage watch on hold. Does anyone know what kind of movement this is?

It's going for $1200

Here is the full album: https://imgur.com/a/yx9LK It's definitely dirty and a bit stretched. What do you think? Is this a gen bracelet? Those springbars look off to me.