cougar1 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Looking for the old style railmaster 2824-2 39mm with 'narrow' numbers and nickel plated rotor rather than gold color. These are not easy to find atm...anybody tell me where they got theirs. So far I've come accross these: http://perfect2clones.com/omra10004-ss-black-39mm-in-leather-swiss-eta-28242-p-1482.html http://www.1-pc8838.com/omra10004-black-39mm-leather-swiss-28242-p-1065.html http://silix-prime.com/omes041-p-1662.html http://www.asian7750.com/cn/product_show.asp?big_pid=&ps_id=101&P_id=443&ti= http://www.kingshowbox.com/goods.php?id=3256 Prices range from 200 dollars to 300 dollars with jandrew. Although not sure if silix 200 dollar version is the same as the others but it certainly looks as if it is. Basically it has to be this one: Anybody bought any railmasters recently and have anything to say about the quality or any other input. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signumboy Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 AFAIK you can't get this with the nickel movement any more , only a gold one . And the small numbers are just as rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) Yeah trust me to suddenly get a craving for an old classic watch that is now as rare as hen's teeth to find. Some of the dealers listed above have pics on site listing it as having nickel plated finished movement....others are saying they haven't been available since 2009, only gold finished movements available....I don't know what to believe! I guess I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and order and then reject on the QC pics if not as stated. I also see pt uk has the one in the 2008 review above still listed on his site...if it's the same one as the review then great but I won't hold my breath! Anyway thanks! Edited April 17, 2011 by cougar1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 While not an Omega or a REP, if you want that Railroad style in a gen "Tritium 24x7 glowing" tough as nails 5000g force anti-shock, double AR, watch you might want to check out a Ball Fireman II. See my review here: http://www.rwgforum....-fireman-ii-gen Just a thought... Hell of a high quality Gen with great heritage behind it. You can probably score these for around $750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signumboy Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I can assure you , you wont get one new, the dealers have old stock photo's. I enquired with most a year ago including P/T. your best chance is second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Great watch if you find one though why did i sell mine ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Cheers guys, Ronin that's a lovely Ball watch, read your superb review, I'd been looking for a hommage style railmaster if I couldn't get hold of a decent quality railmaster rep and that might fit the bill. It's a lovely watch in it's own right, sort of reminded me of a pilots watch style casing aswell, or maybe i've just been looking to close at conceptas iwc mark xvi frankens. Definitely a great gen to consider. On the railmaster front it looks like signumboy may be right, difficult to find, most not in stock or not findable in requested format although Tony at asian7750 says he can get them as asked so may go that route. I do hope he is certain of that! FxrAndy, I saw your old railmaster pictured going through the old search and yes that was stunning, that's exactly the one I want. You should never have sold it....or rather you should've sold it to me Edited April 18, 2011 by cougar1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimme Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 If you can't find it, and want to buy mine, here it is. Small numbers, HK tan croc strap, awesome price, trusted seller . And nobody will see the movement when it's on your wrist Beautiful watch! I've worn it twice. Little too small for my wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hmmm, tempting offer Gimme, thanks for posting it. Thing is I have a gen omega brown alligator strap, and a gen bellini handmade alligator strap....just waiting for a railmaster or aqua terra so paying extra for the strap wasn't really what I intended. However the watch looks great, and I will seriously consider it. At mo I'm sort of in negotiations for a used gen aqua terra at a very decent price (2500 calibre style) so if I go ahead with that, my railmaster craving might be satisfied for a while.....although I'm a fickle bstard so maybe not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercedesjenz Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hi, I just read through the posts and would be really interested in the same watch Gimme just sold. OEM strap or such like highly appreciated. Please PM me if you have anything on offer. Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 I've been trying to figure out how to build a vintage Rail... A CK2914 would be so choice. But I don't think it's gonna happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishac Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Love my Railmaster...doesn't get a whole lot of wrist-time though (so if you're interested, PM me)....this is from Ruby from a few years back....verified gen swiss movement, but it is the gold colored movement...I have a blue Aqua Terra that has the silver movement...I believe that they are supposed to be ETA 2892, but in reality are a Seagul clone movement? AR on the crystal too. Has great lume for a rep, and I honestly think that it has a genuine crock strap. Keeps great time too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Cheers, sishac, in touch with you over at rg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I love this watch, perfect size for my wrist. By the way, if you like the 41mm version I have a gen dial for sale here: The matte finish is awesome, biggest tell if you compare the rep and gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I've been trying to figure out how to build a vintage Rail... A CK2914 would be so choice. But I don't think it's gonna happen It's like my CK2915 Speedmaster dream. I'd like to imagine there's a vintage chronograph case out there that will take all the necessary pieces, but... Maybe 3D printing in steel will become a reality in our lifetime. Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I've been trying to figure out how to build a vintage Rail... A CK2914 would be so choice. But I don't think it's gonna happen I have to admit I wasn't really up on vintage railmasters, but did a bit of looking into the CK2914 from your post. I had seen it before, classic looking watch but bloody hell the price on these, wasn't aware they were that expensive. Surprised somebody hasn't done a watchco esque style clone of these and marketed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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