Valty Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Hello RWG A little history about this Daydate : before knowing this great place, I was looking for a "good" rep, just to see... So after searching for 1 month over the web, I finally decided to order a Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL on a website that inspired me confidence. For information, the website is "swiss - expert dot net". You will see later it's not an ad at all The watch was $150, the photos on the website weren't too bad, so I was not so afraid about a scam, it was just a test without any knowledge of the reps... After 2 weeks, surprisingly, the watch arrived in a well-made package. Unfortunately, the watch was a pure piece of crap, not the same as the photos. I will not wasting my time to show you this. Immediately, I have contacted them to ask "why this sh*t ?" (without any hope ). Surprisingly again, they accepted the return of the watch. So, I returned the watch to them in China. Obviously, my chance was limited, and a refund was impossible (). If you go to the website, you can see there is 2 kind of rep's : Japanese ( ) and Swiss grade. The Mille Miglia was a "Japanese". The only choice to me was : 1- Lost $200 (watch, box, papers, shipping, bla bla) 2- Order a "Swiss grade" watch from them (with a remove of $200), witch are absolutely overpriced I am player I decided to order this SS Datejust for (sic) $358 (witch is really $158 added). And the result is not so bad than I expected ! - The case is good - The dial is very good (to me) - IMO, the magnifier on the date is a 2X instead of a 2,5X. You will probably confirm or infirm me ! - The hands are good - The crown is good - The bracelet looks good, but obviously, no hollow links here. The engravements are good too. - The clasp is good - The date is correctly aligned - I don't know what to think about the date font, it looks good, but I don't know if it's the Rolex font used here. Please light me They said there is a "Swiss ETA" into this one. I think it's false, but I will check the next week. I will receive a Bergeon-like tool to open it and see. Anyways, the movement keeps good time (~+10sec / day), the auto-winding works fine, and the power reserve seems good. Also, the date changer is good, and the setting of the time feels firm and good. Hack working too. Now, the photos... I have just played a little with the RAW, no Photoshop-crazy-things here Sorry for the little dust traces ! And a better view for the date : Let me know what do you think about this one ! I will sell it soon, when the movement will be checked. As this watch comes from a "little scam" site, I obviously cannot sell it the same price I paid, so, can you tell me in your opinion how much it might worth ? I was thinking about $150-$200 instead of $358. Tell me what do you think about that Thanks for reading Valty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 is that a women's datejust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Nope, it's the men version. I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 ohh it's one of the newer models. I have no idea what they look like lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Fleischer Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Looks Ok, but not woth $358. Depending on the movent, its worth from about $100- 250 tops. But at least you ended up with a pretty good watch, better than nothing. Stick to trusted dealers next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) Thanks for your evaluation Noel Yep, in my case, I was very lucky to have a good watch in the end. This is why I created this thread ! Currently, I know RWG, so I will not buy anything to this kind of dealer now NOTE: It's a 28,800 bph movement, the seconds hand run pretty smoothy ! Edited March 5, 2011 by Valty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 No other Datejust lovers here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valerian Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I like it. I would not buy one for myself, but my girlfriend likes them very much. And I agree that it's got a quality look which is surprising since you bought from a shady place. Good for you! Val. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thanks for the reply Val Indeed, I was very lucky I think, so I wanted to share this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Surprisingly again, it seems to be a swiss ETA 2836-2 inside... I will post photos soon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Photos here : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Looks like a gen ETA 2836-2. Eight holes (instead of four) in the reversing wheels Brushed look of the mainspring barrel Three indents (instead of one in copy) for removal of balance jewel shock spring General look of brand engraving General look of regulating screw and ledger markers Looks right. Very fortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Thank you very much for your comment preacher :-) I'm glad you confirmed what I think'd about this watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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