whiteshields1830 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Had a look around the forums for a sub (non C), but i cant get past how this sub is so damn cheap at $79 (link below) http://www.rwg.cc/topic/144682-great-submariner-only-79/page__pid__1107324#entry1107324 granted its one of the worst movements out there (2813, pretty much means a 21j? am i correct?), but besides that. Exteriorwise, is it bang-for-buck, a decent rep? not too sure on what factory build this may be (N-Factory? Wm9? TW?) as i dont know the tell signs of what factory it comes from. Hoping the community of experts here can shed some light on this? and whether it will be a good buy (just as long as im not spending $79 if its terrible). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Well, it's got the LV dial with the larger hour markers. Case is decent but it's not going to be TW or WM9 for that price. But it has decent rehaut. Trim the cgs and a regular 16610 dial and it would be a good buy. I'm just not big on LV dials in a 16610 case but some people like them. But for $79 you can't go too wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteshields1830 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Well, it's got the LV dial with the larger hour markers. Case is decent but it's not going to be TW or WM9 for that price. But it has decent rehaut. Trim the cgs and a regular 16610 dial and it would be a good buy. I'm just not big on LV dials in a 16610 case but some people like them. But for $79 you can't go too wrong... Not too sure what you mean by trim the cgs and put in the 16610 dial (i presume thats the gen dial thats going to cost a fortune?). I agree with you as well, not much of a fan of the fat dial (LV? whys it called that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixers_610 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 21j is not a bad movt. I don't buy them, but they're not bad Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixers_610 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 The dial you see there is the maxi dial (bigger hour markers) and is typically on the LV submariner or newer subs. The standard dial on the black insert sub is different Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Not too sure what you mean by trim the cgs and put in the 16610 dial (i presume thats the gen dial thats going to cost a fortune?). I agree with you as well, not much of a fan of the fat dial (LV? whys it called that). Trim the crown guards- rep cgs are too fat, gen cgs are thinner A regular rep 16610 dial would be fine, not a gen which isn't worth the money on a $79 rep LV is lunette verte- referring to the green bezel insert on the 50th anny sub- the dial has the fatter hour markers to distinguish it from the regular 16610 sub dial. Notice how the cgs on this sub don't wrap around the crown- it's a gen watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjoer Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 To me it looks like it could be a good daily beater. For that price you can't go terribly wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signumboy Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 trying hunting down narikaa on repgeek. mr noobmariner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 trying hunting down narikaa on repgeek. mr noobmariner While Narikaa is an awesome dealer, why would you pay him $40 extra for the exact same NoobMariner? And the A21j is not the "worst movement". It's an improved copy of the venerable Japanese Miyota/Citizen workhorse and with proper assembly and oiling it is as good as any other movement. Of course the 2813 is low-beat so it will appear a bit less refined than a high-beat movement when observing the seconds hand. If it breaks?? $18 for a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonWrangler Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Mary at watch international still has her $66 sub in both black & green LV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBattler Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) Mary at watch international still has her $66 sub in both black & green LVIs her's a no name factory's or is it the same noobmariner narikka sells?Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk 2 Edited May 17, 2012 by TheBattler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 The noobmariner has been sold for as little as $48 in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBattler Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 The noobmariner has been sold for as little as $48 in the past. Yes I remember but is her version in fact a noobmariner? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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