fischyyy Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hey guys, I am looking to buy my first Rolex replica, and it should be a dress watch, preferably the Day-Date. Most reps like the ones from trusty time are fairly old (2008,2009 etc), so my question is: has a really good rep been achieved and the dealers just stopped trying or did they give up due to lack of demand or good results? Which model would you recommend which looks closest to the gen (white g, platinum, rg, dial color etc) or would you say it would be best to get a normal Datejust rep. If you say the date just reps are much better, which specific model comes closest the genuine. Rolex reps are so numerous i find it difficult to keep track (trusty has nearly 200 different day date models for example) I hope some of you rolex experts can help someone just coming into the brand out, thanks in advance fischyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Curious of what your budget is? If you can afford it go Franken DJ. I built a DJ for about 800 everything gen minus hands and ETA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialvat Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Franken Day-Dates are easy, buy Gen dial change hands and get a good case. You can spend as little as $250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischyyy Posted November 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 thanks for the advice, when I receive my PP Aquanaut from Andrew I'll decide on my next purchase. Maybe it'll be a AP ROO, maybe a rolex day-date or maybe an IWC Mark XVI. I'll keep you guys up to date with a review of my PP as soon as i get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjoer Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I am just putting in an order for this one: http://www.puretimewatch.com/product/day-date-ii-ss-silver-stick-dial-a3156-best-edition/ From what I can tell it is a very good replication. The dial and hands look pretty good, the case has the accurate hallmarks and the crown has the appropriate 2 dots. There is also a Roman Numerals version which is equally accurate. Naturally it is made of steel and thus not as heavy as white gold. But visually it is pretty impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Any updates on the day-dates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbus Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I'd sure like to see a run of vintage Day-Date reps ( pre '80's) to accompany the all-so popular sports models, but that looks like it's not to be :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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