tr4driver Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Greetings... I'm looking for a decent TT sub, and found this one at Puretime: http://www.puretimewatch.com/index.php?productID=279 I am planning to go with the wrapped option on the bracelet. Anyone have any additional knowledge of this watch? Glaring issues, etc.? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Go with BK. you will not be disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Here's my biggest pet peeve w/ Rolex TT's the damn gold doesn't wrap down the side of the SEL center links- a dead giveaway! Like ciborgman says, WM9 It used to be the noobmariners also had decent SEL center links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdick Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Yeah, TT subs are hard to get most elements right in one watch. With swiss movement, and wrapped bracelet puretimes runs well over 300. Might is well do it right in one go and get one wrom WM9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Been said here many times but once more won't hurt. I have a TT that I wear for dress up only. Not a daily wearer. Plating wears thin and that is another dead giveaway. Rollies are solid 18K except for the clasp. They never wear off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amptor Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 I prefer the blue TT much much more over the black. The plated straps are too thin. I own a TWB, some people said it is a late model MBW but I am not 100% certain, anyway beautiful watch solid gold end link midlinks was advertised to me but the midlinks are all plated. I have never worn the watch and just by keeping it clean, the plating is already thin and I've been extremely careful. But you can always buy a 14k strap on ebay for a few hundred bucks, problem solved. Rehaut on TT subs tend to be too shallow btw. I'd be able to spot a rep sub pretty fast due to the variants of rehaut depth out there now. But I was never very overly concerned about it on my watch. I just wanted a good finish, nice pearl, correct dial, and midlinks that were gold all around. I have owned 4 subs before I purchased this watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdick Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 AFAIK on e-pray the solid gold bands don't have SELS but the older fold style end links. Good for a sub with lug-holes. but not the modern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr4driver Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks everyone. I've contacted BK, but he's not taking any new orders right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdick Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 You might want to contact WM9 directly, you wont get the extra QC check and clarks crystal, but George might take additional orders. As far as i know the supply is limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 you can also try to find the old version MBK TT sub model from trades forum. It has fewer flaws and what I like about mine of many years ago is that the gold plating seems to be much thicker than the current models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr4driver Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 you can also try to find the old version MBK TT sub model from trades forum. It has fewer flaws and what I like about mine of many years ago is that the gold plating seems to be much thicker than the current models. Yep... been keeping an eye on the trade forum. Just never see a TT model come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criggs19 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Try Trevor, I got one from him w/ Swiss eta and 14k gold wrap and it's as close to gen as you'll get other than WM9 (I guess). I got a gen crown/tube and it look very good. Take from someone who bought and then sold 4 genuines last year, it's pretty good. And it only cost me $200 because I bought 2 watches at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Here's my biggest pet peeve w/ Rolex TT's the damn gold doesn't wrap down the side of the SEL center links- a dead giveaway! Plating wears thin and that is another dead giveaway. Ditto all of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 WM9 is the best. The second best is the wrapped Noobfactory version REVIEW. That's the one that Criggs is referring to. Excellent! I compared it to the MBK version and it's no contest... the Noob version is much more accurate. Only TT Sub that I can recommend (besides the WM9 of course). Gold won't wear off from the wrapped version and the SEL is "full gold". The plated ones are crap. This was mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amptor Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 The above does look nice, but it looks the same as what I already have, minus the gold wrap. Rehaut depth is most often incorrect on this watch. I heard the only way to get a better rehaut is to have purchased the old MBW that was around probably 5 or more years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Yes it has the same rehaut depth as the Noobmariner. i.e too shallow. But trust me, from the front it looks better than the MBW version, which doesn't have the correct rehaut thickness. Here they are side by side. I believe the MBK version has remained the same. They have just added the (bad looking) engraving. I wasn't too impressed about it. Noob: +dial +rehaut thickness +bracelet +crown +"ok" SELs (they vary because of QC issues) -rehaut depth MBK: +clasp +rehaut depth -bad engraving -crown -dial -terrible SELs -too big date mag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Picture of Gen for reference......this is a Circa1996 version: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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