archierocks Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 just had a right good going over his site has some great prices now i know in reps you get what you pay for but im really tempted to order 6 of his cheap watches $100 or under . and do some reviews as anyone ordered before he even has some decent looking fake torbies lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 My experiences with Silix a few years back were not good: Poor QC, ie items sent out which were missing screws etc, and a missing jubilee bracelet is still probably floating around the world somewhere... But, I recently saw the budget 1665 on offer, and am going to let bygones be bygones to pull the trigger on one when funds allow [Edit to add] The only reason I'm prepared to do so, is because I haven't seen a 1665 at under $100 anywhere else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 they have some great prices that im thinking about getting 1 to review and also to practise my modding skills on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 When I built my Phase I GMT, Silix was the only dealer that offered a Rolex rep (CG-less, Cartier Sub) whose case could be modified for my purposes. However, they are a good example of the old axiom of 'you get what you pay for' as their out-of-the-box Rolex reps tend to be fairly inaccurate. My only complaint was that they were extremely slow in shipping (or responding to my once/monthly inquiries) the 2 watches I got from them (each took nearly 3 months to arrive ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graf-fiti Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 i purchased a bunch of watches from them for my first ever rep buy....for the price i can't complain at all got a pvd submariner, a white daytona, a breitling navi, a breitling bentley, and a tag carerra 36 anything that is off is hard to notice, and wouldn't be caught if i didn't mention it i like silix so much so i just ordered 4 more for myself and 2 for friends... that's my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graf-fiti Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 and michelle's communication is superb...i opted for airmail the first time and it was slower, but this second time i'm going with ems which supposedly should be faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob_coulter Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Nice people, but just about EVERY single one of their cheaper, 21j auto watches I bought had enough issues where they were basically useless. Their cheaper, "economy" line is just a little better than "Canal Street" quality. You have to ask yourself, are you really saving money if it goes in the trash can in 3 months? If you're going to buy a really cheap replica, my advice is to buy one with a Quartz movement. Even REALLY bad replicas I've bought over the years with Quartz movements are still ticking even after a decade. Unless it's supposed to be a Rolex, hardly anyone will know the difference anyway. Also, I've had better luck with WatchEden for cheaper replicas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graf-fiti Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 ^ none of the "economy" watches I got are in the trash can after 3 months.... if yoou're looking for an every day watch the economy line is fine. their "high end" line is quite good and the prices are not bad at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3zn Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I bought a couple of watches from silix. I've posted my review on the silix reviews area. Overall a good experience but like everyone says, you get what you pay for. Stay away from the really cheap watches, the "specials" are not even worth the $30 bucks unless you just want to play around with it and take it apart. But like I said, overall a good experience. Michelle is really nice and she responded to my emails fairly quickly. Postage was pretty quick too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 They are great as beaters and "victims" to practice modding on. I was always more at ease practicing on a $30 watch opposed to a $300 watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirotenshi Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Actually i think getting those cheapie to practice on is a waste of money... u can get even cheaper auto watch to practice on.. those like $10 street quality.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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