sgtguk Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hi all, I've been looking around for a really good rep of the PO 42mm, tried to order from one of the dealers but QC pics were not good and he was unable to source a decent alternative! Need advice as to which dealer rep is best and which model to go for if possible please, at the moment I'm not really up for modding too much so looking for the best one I can get out of the plastic! Looking for the std black with SS bracelet, Be grateful if you can offer some advice.....Cheers and Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) tbh, they are all the same now, as the older ones, i.e. 4th gen are impossible to find, the current 5th gen 42mm is available from all the dealers so as for who is the best, make your decision on price and service...i.e. best quality qc pics etc. The only thing I would say is don't fear rejecting a particular offering again and again if not happy, make sure you are satisfied with the one chosen by the dealer before proceeding. With the 42mm PO there shouldn't be too much qc problems as they are pretty good out of the box, but some pearls are better positioned than others and make sure the dial markings are not crooked. Saying all that you could hardly go too far wrong with one from josh at perfect clones, although I found Lay at replicamake to be just as good and cheaper. Can you say who you had problems with with qc pics earlier and what you found wrong with it? Edited September 21, 2011 by cougar1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsydney Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 +1 for Josh @ PC. I ordered mine from him and his service has been nothing but solid. The movement has actually died on me and I'm in the process of shipping back to his team for fixing at no cost, as instructed by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Hi Guys thanks for getting back to me! Would prefer not to put up who from but have used Josh before for a Pam and v.happy, and just ordered sub but sometimes supply not good I'm told! He is very helpful but and I will def use him again on another watch. I am looking for as close to gen as possible the one from qc pic was way off in my very newbie opinion! Just wondering if I should post 1 pic to show you the problem with it, the HE position was way off and can't source another through them as all the same apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Hmm, I kinda get what you are saying now, I was reading another forum thread and apparently the latest 42mm production run (last few weeks) have a few issues that the previous run didn't. As you say the He valve is off position and also the dial logo has now gone back to it's old spot, directly on top of the lettering and many have no serial.....these all seem to be a related to factory control issue lately and hopefully it will be sorted out soon, I would say almost all new production with all the dealers is probably affected and these models should be avoided or rejected for a few weeks until things get back in order. The alternative is to email around the dealers and see if anyone has old stock left over from before this issue started. Pity about that, especially if you need to get your hands on one quickly,....you need real patience in this game Edited September 22, 2011 by cougar1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted September 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 You certainly do! Have emailed as suggested and Andrew has come back that new stock in about 10 days is in with HE correct placement Yeh, so all good! Only trouble is I now I really want the Speedie I've seen on his site too! It's the broad Arrow version with the Asia Valjoux 7750 movement, not sure how near this one is to Gen but looks damn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 is there any versions of the 5th gen PO which don't have the crown stripping issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Just updating this thread, I got my 42mm PO in the end from Josh and its absolutely Fantastic! Good on ya Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvall Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Just updating this thread, I got my 42mm PO in the end from Josh and its absolutely Fantastic! Good on ya Josh Could you please post a picture of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 yeah, a picture would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Have taken couple of pics but not sure how to put them up for you? Can anyone let me know how to post the pics please..cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 First you should upload your pics on some photo sharing website like photobucket and then post links here Hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd494/sgtguk/SAM_1018.jpg http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd494/sgtguk/SAM_1016.jpg Photobucket done! Let me know what you think, I'm in the middle of sorting out the bracelet to make sure I don't lose it, in the mean time its on black leather strap happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Looks great sgtguk, you got a good one, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Great pics, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 this is the same version i have also from josh, superb! omega logo is i would say spot on in regards to placement on dial, bezel pearl very very good, the overall look and indeed feel is nothing short of amazing for the price! excellant purchase there buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzafaegreenock Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 FYI here's mine, landed yesterday from josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cheers guys, I'm pretty happy with it ! Love that orange dial gazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 the hue colour of that orange bezel gazza is great-hell of a great colour match to the gen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzafaegreenock Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cheers guys, it exceeded all my expectations.. Couple of little tells(I think) but over all I absolutely love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex26 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Looks great sgtguk! thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubDweller Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Can someone provide link to Josh, please?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 is there any versions of the 5th gen PO which don't have the crown stripping issue? It seems the crown/tube stripping and the clasp failing are "luck of the draw." I have two 42mm PO's..,.the first one had the crown strip and clasp fail within hours of arriving. (gen clasp, crown/tube and SEL's solved that and the gap between the SEL and the bracelet.) The other (from Josh) has a better looking insert and dial emblem and has had no failures what-so-ever as of yet. I'll continue to wear that one....while gathering parts to go Franken with the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 http://www.rwg.cc/links/goto/44-joshua-aka-perfect-clones/ Link to Josh for you SubDweller Hi correctime, mine has been great too apart from the bracelet needing a bit of tlc to get it right other than that its bloody awesome!.....so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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