Manbushijie / helenarou websites?

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Hey all,

I've been looking around for a B&R BR01 rep but have struggled to find any that are accurate and within my current (limited) budget.

I did however find this site:

http://www.manbushijie.com/index.asp

Apart from being the worst site in the world to find anything on lol, I did find this sterile dial BR01 homage on it:

http://www.manbushijie.com/productinfo.asp...9&catid=315

(I can deal with the incorrect back (no screws) as it's not a direct rep.)

Has anyone had any experience with the site? Is it risky?

I've only found one reference to it on here: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...;hl=manbushijie

From what I've read on Watchgeek he's been good in the past but has since been stopped from selling on ebay due to Panerai getting funny about homages.

I also found references to Helenarou, who does appear to be able to get the same watch but in PVD, and from what I've read on here she has been around for long enough to have been established as a decent seller.

For the price of the SS version I'm tempted, although I have no idea of the movement (I guess it wouldn't be an accurate 28.8kbph...) and it's unlikely to be lumed...

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks all