mjmj Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Just saw this Tudor Big Crown Sub on the Yuki website. What do the experts think about this one? Link is below http://www.yukiwatch.com/catalog/item/7617720/8066193.htm Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Should have gilt hands & I would have Ziggy mod the dial to eliminate what looks like new lume. Also, not sure about that caseback? Other than that, if you beat the case up to look like a 40+ year old watch, it looks reasonable for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 It looks nice, but you have to keep one thing in mind, it will always be a replica! Not sure about the tritium pearl. Here's a gen to compare with and of course the gen will run 10x more money I would think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 that is a seriously good looking watch! I have no idea how true the yuki copy is to the original, however since it is a watch from the 1950's, I would suspect that their aren't many around. you would have to run into a real Tudor expert to tell whether this is real or not, so I would say that you could wear this one just about anywhere in the world with confidence. I googled 7922 and got a few references with photos, I did see that some are coming out of Vietnam that look quite similar to the Yuki, except these are supposed to have a Rolex Tudor 390 movement. these are probably reproduction movements, as original 390's are probably as scarce as hen's teeth. Looks like the Yuki version uses an ETA 2462 which I wasn't able to find out much about, but sounds old and scarce as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted July 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Thanks for the input guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 There is and interesting thread on the MWR forum from back in 2008. Oner of the members has one that he bought new in 1958. He Had no idea what it was worth, only had two services at RSC,s over the years. He had gotten all sorts of conflicting info from dealers, jewelers, etc. Some basically told him it wasn't wort anything!!. I'm sure they would follow him out of the store hoping that he would throw it in their Dumpster!! At any rate, the consensus of the MWR folks was it was worth somewhere North of 25K. So I would say that the Yuki is a bargain at 1100.00 USD or about 25X less than the genuine watch. I have a plan for this one. I'm in line for a MKII Kingston (general ordering) 100 watches and general ordering opened and closed in about 1 1/2 hours, so I don't know if I got one or not. The MKII Kingston is a homage to the Rolex 6538. If my general ordering position is too far down the line, and my deposit is refunded, I'm definitely going to purchase this one. Like Freddy says, it will need a trip to The Zigmeister for a vintage lume job and the case will need aging (I can do that naturally, just wear it outside doing routine farm, yard work)!!Gilt hands would certainly be nice, possibly Yuki can supply them. Also one of the variants I saw, while goggling info on this watch, had a red triangle bezel insert. If that option was available, I would go for that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 LOL, the more that I look at the pic I posted, the more I wonder if it's not a Yuki rep also! It was in my Photobucket album so that's all I know! Here's a 7924 which is gen As panerai pointed out, these should have the 390 movement and gold hands would be appropriate if original, as freddy said. Still it's a nice rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Here's a gen to compare with and of course the gen will run 10x more money I would think m...that is a rep... The 7922 BC is rarer than the 6538. Tudor also has more military history than Rolex. What is even more interesting is that the 7922 with the small crown is very rare. Here is an older pic of my 7922 with the unaged hands, they have since been aged to match the dial... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Pretty funny Alligoat! The dial is off but still a nice looking piece. LOL, the more that I look at the pic I posted, the more I wonder if it's not a Yuki rep also! It was in my Photobucket album so that's all I know! Here's a 7924 which is gen As panerai pointed out, these should have the 390 movement and gold hands would be appropriate if original, as freddy said. Still it's a nice rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr.101 Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 anyone know what a 390 movement will cost nowadays? approximately. gru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Any updates to this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Any updates to this thread? When I contacted Yuki several months ago, they told me the watch was not available. Don't know about now, would still love to have one, bi=ut haven't checked back with them in a while. Send them and email and see what the status is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Still not available. I just asked him a few weeks ago. He says both the case and dial are discontinued. Too bad, it looks pretty nice. I can imagine it was probably expensive when it was available. dizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcotter Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Last year a crownguardless Tudor Sub sold at auction @$37,500 + buyers premium. Somewhere I have the info as I can't remember the auction house.. Regards, mcotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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