MasterOfPuppets Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Not expecting alot from this version The only thing im looking forward to is the modifiability Clown feet or not.. A gen dial, crown and tube is what im getting Along with the double AR ofcourse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I prefer buying a rep and then just wearing it, I am tired of modifying and upgrading reps, let's hope they get this one right from the get go..... If you go the modified/franken route, why not just get the PO rep already on the market, as we all know it can take gen parts already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK471 Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I prefer buying a rep and then just wearing it, I am tired of modifying and upgrading reps, let's hope they get this one right from the get go..... If you go the modified/franken route, why not just get the PO rep already on the market, as we all know it can take gen parts already? Mickey, I could not possibly agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
If you see Kay Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 $180??? No way it'll go for that. I'm not advocating a higher price, but I just don't see a supposedly "new and improved" PO being any cheaper than what is deemed to be the "ultimate" out there right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Modifying the watches is much easier for the North American-based members. For some perverse reason we Europeans don't have a watchsmith like Ziggy, AR guy like Chief, etc. etc. Sending the watches across the ocean for mods is a major no-no. We EU guys can have very strict customs too (save the UK). Because I don't have the skills, I much rather buy the gen straight away than go through all the stress. PO is not an expensive watch preowned. Great watch but I prefer the Steelfish all the way over it. @amptor: Not all people who have big wrists are fat. They can be just, well... big. There's a big difference. But I agree... regardless of the wrist size 45mm UPO is clumsy and not great looking watch at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feta1 Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I prefer buying a rep and then just wearing it, I am tired of modifying and upgrading reps, let's hope they get this one right from the get go..... If you go the modified/franken route, why not just get the PO rep already on the market, as we all know it can take gen parts already? x2... after all at the end of the day no matter what you do to the watch it will still be a REP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzipy Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Heard from King that it will be a while (June End), they are working on a Panerai that is taking up time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterOfPuppets Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 The PO rep thats on the market that can take gen parts is the UPO, its too big for my taste Finding a 4th gen is almost impossible, and i'd also rather buy a brand new rep and mod it myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amptor Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 $180??? No way it'll go for that. I'm not advocating a higher price, but I just don't see a supposedly "new and improved" PO being any cheaper than what is deemed to be the "ultimate" out there right now. Of course I'm not saying that it will be 180 but I'm saying that if it was, I'd be on top of it like an ant on a sugar cube. However regardless if I feel the price is fair I've already planned to buy it when it comes out. Just a matter of time and to see what it goes for. Oh and if I said fat wrists earlier I meant thick wrists... I would somewhat guess that a 42mm watch would look fine on thick wrists but I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Modifying the watches is much easier for the North American-based members. For some perverse reason we Europeans don't have a watchsmith like The Zigmeister, AR guy like Chief, etc. etc. Sending the watches across the ocean for mods is a major no-no. We EU guys can have very strict customs too (save the UK). Because I don't have the skills, I much rather buy the gen straight away than go through all the stress. PO is not an expensive watch preowned. Great watch but I prefer the Steelfish all the way over it. @amptor: Not all people who have big wrists are fat. They can be just, well... big. There's a big difference. But I agree... regardless of the wrist size 45mm UPO is clumsy and not great looking watch at all. I beg to differ By-tor... . In spain we've got Francisco, Hi-jack, and an amazing lumer named Soyfleed.. There's also Domenico and FineDD(AR guy).... There's a few more I'm leaving out.. but if you know who's out there in the e.u. it's not hard to get a watch modded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TK471 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Heard from King that it will be a while (June End), they are working on a Panerai that is taking up time. That begs the question... what's the Panerai!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
If you see Kay Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 That begs the question... what's the Panerai!?!? another excuse......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amptor Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) The Ploprof has been delayed a bit.. (SOP imo).. I expect he PO won't be released exactly as hoped.. but the wait shouldn't be too much longer.. IMO,.. lanikai, any word on this lately? after the Ploprof I kinda wonder how this one is going to turn out. Seems like it'll still have happy feet but I'm guessing a couple other things will be fixed though. Probably 1:1 with laser engraved caseback logos and correct crown and slightly recessed pearl this time. Possibly even correct font and definitely correct date window. These are all just my guesses. If they sort out that happy feet issue, that'd save people more than a couple hundred bucks on a mod right there and would make it pretty worthwhile. Also why didn't anyone ever talk about the Planet Ocean on the caseback of the 4th generation? On the gen, it isn't laser engraved. Actually nothing on the gen is as far as I recall. Seems like to address that issue, one would have to buy the entire case off Ofrei to get the caseback. The 4th generation easily costs ~ a grand to fully mod. Edited May 25, 2010 by amptor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 $180??? No way it'll go for that. I'm not advocating a higher price, but I just don't see a supposedly "new and improved" PO being any cheaper than what is deemed to be the "ultimate" out there right now. Who knows??? However, rep prices have been getting over inflated these past 2/3 years and the latest crop have been more competitively priced - especially the Rollies like GMT IIc, Milgauss etc......so it could be possible? Some trusted dealers across the boards have been running excellent value offers on so called 'ultimates ' these past 6 months so maybe this is a way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amptor Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Who knows??? However, rep prices have been getting over inflated these past 2/3 years and the latest crop have been more competitively priced - especially the Rollies like GMT IIc, Milgauss etc......so it could be possible? Some trusted dealers across the boards have been running excellent value offers on so called 'ultimates ' these past 6 months so maybe this is a way to go... Well they do sell more rollies than other reps so it may be easier for them to lower the price on those. and they probably feel that we are a niche market that will spend more on niche watch brands. however with how the world economy is crumbling and people are buying less reps over all, they should keep the prices lower imho. I buy less watches due to having to save money. I definitely would not ever buy a watch that costs over $300 that is just ludicrous. Unless maybe it is a gen. I keep getting emails from trusted dealers about new additions that are like $350 and other nonsense. I just ignore those emails. When I started in this hobby, Silix had good prices and King's prices were alright. But then every trusted dealer raised prices and I started getting less interested in buying watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yousif1980 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 In the spirit of this topic...maybe someone can clarify something for me. It has been my understanding that you need a gen watch in order to replicate it, how else do they do it when a gen watch is not available? it cant be by looking at photos?? Do they have blue prints for these watches? just curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega64 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 I have found that i have bought a 42.64mm (to my digital caliber) PO Chrono black from old new stock last week. As it have a few important differences with genuine one i will search a better one. The small arrows of the 3 subdials are different from the ones i see everywhere. I bought it because it was smaller than the normal ones. Thank you for that information in this thread, it was of great help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D999SS Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 What are the changes of this watch being fully waterproofed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D999SS Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 What are the changes of this watch being fully waterproofed? Not the best way to make a first impression. I meant to write chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig S Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 What are the chances of it being released in the next millenium? lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Yeah, we're all waiting, wish it would be here soon!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Five months later and it stil hasn't happened. Man did I call that one or what lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Man, I am happy that I already have the ultimate 42mm Planet Ocean, the genuine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtanak Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I think 42mm is a nice size for the wrist... UPO would just glaringly big.. care to share what you paid chef? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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