Solaris13man

Ok, that makes sense, and in the end I’ll only be out about $500 for a Swiss ran rep, which isn’t a bad deal at all. Thanks!

Has anyone seen any decent 124060 Reps? Ive looked at trusty and puretime, but none are from a factory that I recognize. I see some of the "genuine swiss" rep sites too but there arent any reviews on them so I am hesitant to drop 1k+ on a site that isnt reviewed. Any info would be awesome, thanks!

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it! You're right, the differences are small, but I prefer the latter one. What did you do different with the aging between the two? The first one looks a lot more aged than the second one.

Any ideas where I can get a bracelet that's closer to gen spec? I think the original has the riveted bracelet if I am not mistaken. Nato strap would be an easy swap but I usually prefer to wear my watches on steel.

Thank you for the advice! Their website says that they can source extra parts so I was considering ordering a couple extra dials and trying to bake/age it a couple different ways and see what was the most effective. Id really like to get a nice tropical look to the dial and I plan on aging the bezel too. Do you know where I can source the correct springbars? I definitely would love to have the correct ones for when I wear it on a nato. I figure I wouldn't be able to fool anyone that had held the original, but like you said, almost no one has. I like the idea of swapping out the movement, but I am a little worried about rounding the case as it might not be solid stainless. I am not familiar enough with modding their cases to know which ones are solid or not. I put in the order tonight, so I when I get it I will add some pictures and observations.

Has anyone had any wrist time with the TT 6538 rep? I am curious how close it is to gen, as it would be an easy starting place. Thanks!