david-aussie Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I have been looking at silix watch and silix prime website. There is a big difference between them in terms of price. I know silix prime has eta movement. But are the silix watch reps are reasonable if u didnt want eta movement.? Or are they so cheap that u should stay away.??? Does anyone have any experience with silix watch rep.??? ( I had done a serach and read people are happy with silix prime,just not sure of the quality of the rep from silix watch) thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I have been looking at silix watch and silix prime website. There is a big difference between them in terms of price. I know silix prime has eta movement. But are the silix watch reps are reasonable if u didnt want eta movement.? Or are they so cheap that u should stay away.??? Does anyone have any experience with silix watch rep.??? ( I had done a serach and read people are happy with silix prime,just not sure of the quality of the rep from silix watch) thanks sillix decent reps for not alotta $$$$ very good customer service too ! .. research the dealer review section .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I have a few of silixwatch Asain movements, they are all good representations of the genuine watch and are all still ticking strong after a year. However choose wisely as there are many on the site that are way off, but still all watches are better than Canal street watches. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I forgot to include in my PM but if you are looking for a good, cheap watch, check out TTK's recent Sub and Sub LV offerings. Just be sure and read TTK's rules in his forum and follow his instructions exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-aussie Posted September 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 thanks thats exactly the info I was looking for. I am at a point where I spend too much on reps... perhaps I am looking for a cheap asian rep and than mod it mysef so I can start playing around with the watch parts myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 However choose wisely as there are many on the site that are way off, but still all watches are better than Canal street watches. You reckon?!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrooz Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I can't actually get into silixwatch.com at the moment - takes me through to some other search site. Anyone ales having those problems? By the way, the AirKing they have on there for about $50 had some really good reviews a while back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Try watchsilix.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrooz Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Try watchsilix.com I'm sure I'd tried that! Anyway, thanks Linder, that's twice in 2 days you've helped me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosePR Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 silix watch, watches are decent but good for the price. I bought three from him, two have strap problems(they dont shape the hand) and the other one ticks really loud, but for the money is all good for the ignorant eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrooz Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 silix watch, watches are decent but good for the price. I bought three from him, two have strap problems(they dont shape the hand) and the other one ticks really loud, but for the money is all good for the ignorant eye They're cheap enough to take a gamble on IMO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oswald Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Here are 2 of my faves from SW: Vintage expI with some case distressing and a relume. With gen. type springbars from ebay. The cheapest CN Fiddy they sell with a BOB strap. After a little tinkering. Go for it if you want to do some DIY stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Just noticed they've posted up some new TAGs on their 'watchsilix' site. They've got the Jack Heuer brown LE for a silly cheap price. Also their Asian movement LINKs seem to come with the same HQ bracelet as the top notch LINK Chrono that has become a bit famous, again at a ridiculously low cost. If nothing else it'll make getting spares for the expensive chrono easier.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrooz Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Curious to know how did you do your case distressing oswald? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 your explorer I is epically good looking, oswald... the good part about that is that the original movement for the 1016(?) beat at 21,600bph... just like the cheapy asian movements... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oswald Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Thanks guys! I didn't mean to hijack, just pointing out how much fun these cheap watches can be The case distressing is sort of an evolved thing. One of the old hands here, maybe Nanuq or Ubiquitous, got me rolling on the distressing thing. I look at pics of gens and just try to emulate that. If you look at pics of old gens it's usually more of a "burnished" finished than just scratched up. You have to scratch it up, polish, (I use a buffer on a dremel) scratch, polish, etc. until you get the patina. I use files, sandpaper and the dremel for beating them up. It actually takes a little time to get them looking old. Here's another of my favorites: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I can't actually get into silixwatch.com at the moment - takes me through to some other search site. Anyone ales having those problems? By the way, the AirKing they have on there for about $50 had some really good reviews a while back... I wrote the good review on the cheapie Air-King from Silix, about a year ago I think. It is truly a nice watch for the money.. However, I bought another Air-King from him last month, and it has a slightly different dial. not the same as in the pictures, and a little bit poorer. Still a nice watch and the text on the Air-King dial has changed several times during the models long lifespan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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