txrob779 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 I bought this TT Daejust rep from a friend who was a car dealer in 89...he said a jeweler had made 2, a mens and lasies for his wife. Now in my limited knowleged of reps....really good Chinese ones were hard to find in the 80's sans the crappy ones...This rep may very well have a GEN dial and Bezel...but I cannot tell. The movement appears to be a 17 jewel ETA..it still works however the crown is bad and missing (tried to have this movement put in a Tag Kirium rep and the watchmaker had issues with replacing the crown) the sweep is awsome but the crystal, which I think is mineral has a coke bottle kinda green hue to it that turned me off years ago...the Italian TT Jubilee bracelet has the gold wearing off but I would rather have the TT Oyster. I have met a few local N.Texas guys here I hope can help me get it rolling again...it was WAS a great wearing rep until I retired it. Any ideas or commenta about this rep are welcome for sure..Thanks RWG dudes.
kbh Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 The dial is very close but I don't think it's gen. Look at the spacing of the letters "ET" on chronometer. They seem a little stretched compared to my gens. Also the Rolex crown is crooked and the opening at the base of the crown looks a little too oval. I could be wrong......... It also should have a champagne date wheel, lug holes, and you're missing a crown tube. And the bezel doesn't look flat enough to be a gen. You'd need to post to side shot to be sure.
TeeJay Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 I don't really know enough to be able to confirm authenticity of parts, but I will say that I think it looks like a really nice piece
txrob779 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 The crown is trash..just a generic I slipped in...I dont know enough to tell a gen dial from a good rep..i just know it's 80's made for sure.
txrob779 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 The dial is very close but I don't think it's gen. Look at the spacing of the letters "ET" on chronometer. They seem a little stretched compared to my gens. Also the Rolex crown is crooked and the opening at the base of the crown looks a little too oval. I could be wrong......... It also should have a champagne date wheel, lug holes, and you're missing a crown tube. And the bezel doesn't look flat enough to be a gen. You'd need to post to side shot to be sure. You are absolutely right I never would have noticed that....thanks RWG WIS's lol
ubiquitous Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 Dial is definitely decent for the time period of replication, but certainly not genuine. The date window size/position is the instant tell for me. From there you can start working your way out in identifying the details and minutiae that would further indicate that it is not authentic. For a piece made in the 80's it's pretty dang good...
txrob779 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 Movement is ETA 2846. Very VERY cool....thanks so much...any idea what vintage it is? i.e. year?
txrob779 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 Dial is definitely decent for the time period of replication, but certainly not genuine. The date window size/position is the instant tell for me. From there you can start working your way out in identifying the details and minutiae that would further indicate that it is not authentic. For a piece made in the 80's it's pretty dang good... Thanks I thought so too..now I just get it running again and put a TT oyster bracelet on it..if anyone can help me rebuild this watch please lemme know.
txrob779 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 Looks similar to this Certianly looks dead ringer..I was blown away with this from the s**ty reps I bought back then,,fooled everyone
HauteHippie Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 Thanks I thought so too..now I just get it running again and put a TT oyster bracelet on it..if anyone can help me rebuild this watch please lemme know. I'd say a TT jubilee would be the way to go with this one...
indyberetta Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 There was a local rep watch dealer back in the late 80's selling those here in Houston. He got them in Thailand if I remember correctly. I still have one of them somewhere, but not sure where it is at the moment. The one I have is the same dial as yours. He (his name was "Chuck") would travel to car dealerships and flea markets here in Texas selling them. He had two versions of them...one with the ETA movement and another with some kind of asian movement. The asian movement one was about $100 and the swiss one was around $150 even back then. He also had a few presidential models mostly with "diamonds" on them. They were the best I had ever seen at that time.
txrob779 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 There was a local rep watch dealer back in the late 80's selling those here in Houston. He got them in Thailand if I remember correctly. I still have one of them somewhere, but not sure where it is at the moment. The one I have is the same dial as yours. He (his name was "Chuck") would travel to car dealerships and flea markets here in Texas selling them. He had two versions of them...one with the ETA movement and another with some kind of asian movement. The asian movement one was about $100 and the swiss one was around $150 even back then. He also had a few presidential models mostly with "diamonds" on them. They were the best I had ever seen at that time. I agree..when I saw it I had to have it...and Emitt was a car dealer so that makes sense. Maybe I dont remember correctly...I would LOVE to ressurect this replica...i really would.
prdubis Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 Hum... What about all helping the OP to fix his watch? That would be funny! I begin: I will ship the OP a nice champagne date wheel, Rolex font for ETA. Anyone has a spare TT bracelet? Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk
prdubis Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 You! LOL --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.462251,1.349853
txrob779 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 You! LOL --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.462251,1.349853 Oh crap..what does that stand for lol?
txrob779 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 You! LOL --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.462251,1.349853 Me no "speaky no Fran Say"
VesperMatt Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Oh crap..what does that stand for lol? 'Original Poster' Cool story & good luck with getting it back to ticking.
jmb Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 I'm sure we can breath some life into it...
ubiquitous Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Like OG- Original Gangsta. OP - Original Poster.
prdubis Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 Me no "speaky no Fran Say" :-) Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk
txrob779 Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Posted September 7, 2011 'Original Poster' Cool story & good luck with getting it back to ticking. OH......lol cool....Thanks Francois
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