hiker01 Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Hope everyone had a Great VD! and for those with a Dirty Mind like myself, I mean Valentines Day! Now I hope you got lucky, too! I've always been infatuated with watches that has something blue in them and it started with the Blue Two Tone Sub..... The First REPs I ordered have something blue in them: A Blue Dialed Breitling Navi: and a PAM253 with the Blue 2nd Hand on a Blue Elephant Skin: So when the Blue IWC Costeau 2006 came out, it was a no brainer for me.....gotta have that one: This PAM came next (my special thanks to Hackr and Stormtooper4!), notice the blue indices?: and then this APROO Blue Navy came knockin...... And now to our subject matter at hand, the Rolex Submariner Maxi Everything Blue Cerachrome 116619 in WHite Gold,introduced in Basel 2008. The first REP that came out was almost tempting for me and I almost bought it last December 2009, but I was told by my dealer to wait because it is coming out in 316F SS.....which I was hoping will be as close to white gold in finish and sheen as I can compare in Pictures, although I can't really tell. On to the comparison and a little Review, or IMHO as they say. This is the New 316F SS Version with the Swiss ETA2836-2 (Verified by WatchSmith) option! The Real Thing: My Thing: Gen: REP: The Blue color, depending on the lighting conditions, changes from a light blue to dark blue...on the REP anyway. Here's a series of bright sunlight shots and diffused: One thing I love about this new SUB is the CG.....now the REP is almost dead-on, I say almost...from what I can see: GEN: REP: SAme with the Bezel, the Insert and the End Links: GEN: REP next 3 pictures: On close-up, the GEN crystal is rounded and the REP is the standard Beveled crystal that is on most newer model REPs. and check the Pearl, and engravings on the rehaut and bezel, looks good I might say: Now the bracelet, and I'll say very close: Gen: REP: The Glidelock, and this is where my only disappoinment is, when I took out a link from the glidelock side, I found out that the screw was frozen in place and I broke the inner link trying to force the screw out, Gorrilla Glue to the rescue! Lesson learned??? Apply your "White Lightning Pro LUbe" before you work with the links! GEN: REP: Shot out-of-the-box before clean-up! and after: The Lume....could use some work, but good enough out of the Box. GEN compared with a YatchMaster: REP: First round: about 5 secs later: Another try, this taken just before I close the Dark Room: and door closed: Well, that was fun. I love this Sub! I had all the rubber O-rings greased and had my watchsmith pressure test it and it passed 10ATM! Good enough for me. My rating from 1-10, 10 being : Case - 10 Bezel + Insert + Pearl - 9 Color - 9 Build - 9 Bracelet - 8 Glidelock - 6 Overall Score = 8.5 Timing Accuracy: So far it gained 30 secs since Last Monday......7 days! Here's some porn: and some wristie: You think it would go nice with the Blue Bimmer??? Thanks for reading folks! Have a great week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Nice pics, thanks for taking the time Can't wait for mine to arrive! Did you get the BK version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Nope....got the McDonald's version........ Sorry, can't pass that! I got this from Joshua! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 I have to admit, the watch itself has never struck me as my cup of tea, but that's some awesome photography, and a fine review Crazy thing is cerulean is my favorite shade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 I'll have to admit that this particular shade of blue (I love the color of your TT) would not be on my "favorites list" but this looks very nice - I'd wear it! Good "shooting", F! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Superb photos and review sir. However, I think the blue is just too bright, even in its darkest state, compared to the gen. What matters is that you like it, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Thanks Hike, it has been a while since i read a nice long review like that, great photos too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyberetta Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Great review! I have one of these and they are very close to the gen! My buddy works at my local AD and I had to tell him mine was a rep. He could not tell otherwise (of course he is not as anal as most of the rep collectors! lol) The blue is very, very close. It is hard to capture the color in pics, but it changes as does the gen! Enjoy...and yes I am into the blue theme too...with my Z06 Vette and all of my blue watches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Great review and great taste in cologne! A little Bond No 9 for VD? If you haven't already, check out the Chez Bond and the Saks 5th Avenue for him. My two favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerShot Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Nice review, nice photos, very interesting! Last time I've seen a blue sub the color was totally off! Far to Purple. This one is GREAT! Enjoy it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Very nice review. Great pictures. When I started out into reps, rollies for me were...meh! Then, on a whim, I got one of the cerachromes (in black) and WOW! Lovin it! Your pearl looks better than mine though. I'm working on it Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted February 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Thanks everyone! I appreciate the comments!! Great review and great taste in cologne! A little Bond No 9 for VD? If you haven't already, check out the Chez Bond and the Saks 5th Avenue for him. My two favorites! Thanks, Dude! I'll check those out! Good stuff for special occasions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeflypr Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Really great watch, but most of all great pictures.... Makes me wanna pull the trigger, but BK's Thanks for sharing Wear it well!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Great review, thanks! And timely as this on my my hitlist. Maybe you can save me an email... What's turning the bezel like? Is it ratchety and noisy like a noobmariner or V5 DSSD, or smooth, firm and quiet like a Dssd Ult? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Thanks a lot for a greeeeeat review ..funny and very informative good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 that's great! Nice blue bimmer.. and very nice watch. Very standoutish! wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 that's great! Nice blue bimmer.. and very nice watch. Very standoutish! wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Bump.... sry... But could you upload the pictures again? Seems like imageshack has deleted them.. And imo they are very very useful. I love the gen blue color, thus repdealers darker pics have prevented me from buying it yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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