maxse Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Need some help fellas. I've been doing a lot of reading on this lately. Want to get my first Rolex rep and have been going between the TC LV Sub and a Datejust... Or perhaps both? I was going to go with a datejust to be safe since a lot of my buddies have gens... My question is... What's the story with the crystal on these? Is it supposed to have the same Laser etched crown at 6 like the Subs? That's my biggest issue on the subs the lack of the LEC or it being too big in other reps of the sub. People keep saying the reps of the Datejust are very accurate. But what about this laser crown? Or is there no LEC on the Datejusts? Would appreciate some help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 The datejust has the LEC just like all of the other models. I must ad that the datejust is a very very good rep out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Yes the datejust has an etched crown at 6:00 as long as the rehaut is engraved. They still make the dj without engraved rehaut, the crystal on it has no lec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxse Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I see. So the datejust with the engravings... How is the LEC on the rep crystals? Still too big? Also, what about the AR on the cyclops? Do all the gens have this? Lastly, you guys are saying if I have a datejust without the engravings than the gen would not have a LEC on the crystal? So which ones do you guys recommend? I want a roman numeral dial with an oyster bracelet. But the LEC is what's making me nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sardonix Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) When your buddies have Date Just i would worry more about the word DATEJUST on the dial the gen has a total different J and the spacing between DATE and JUST is to big on the reps. Compare some side by side you will see. (this is for the date just 2) Edited May 31, 2012 by sardonix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Let's get one thing straight first- you can't see the LEC on a gen crystal with the naked eye- except under the rarest of circumstances. So the other 99.99% of the time, you'll never know it's there. The LEC crystal came out in the early 2000's, before the rehaut engraving. I'd personally get a rep w/o the LEC, but most of them have it these days. and yes, it all too often is noticeable. You might be able to swap out the crystal, but you won't know til you get the watch and measure the crystal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 If your friends have gen DateJusts then you'll need to buy/build a franken with gen parts. While good, the DateJust reps aren't good enough to survive someone holding both in their hands and looking at them. With friends, that will happen. Personally, I'd go for the BK or TC Sub (non-LV) with a gen insert in this case if I were the OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxse Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I was thinking of getting a Datejust and getting a gen dial on eBay. I thought about getting the non-LV. But I like to have a polished center link. Or a bezel that stands out. Already have an all black watch. How good is the insert pearl on the TC LV? It seems to be much harder and expensive to find a gen LV bezel. Hmmm, what to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) The LV Sub (16610) from TC (or the WM9 for that matter) does not have polished center links, nor does the gen. Gen LV inserts are hard to find and very expensive when you do. If you want polished center links then you need to look at a Yacht Master, or the two-tone Subs. Edited May 31, 2012 by tomhorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrari1 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 The etched crown on a gen Rolex is almost impossible to see without holding it at the right angle in the right light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxse Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Yeah I know the LV doesn't have polished mid links. But I like the fact that it has a green bezel to off-set the watch as opposed to te very common black bezel of similar watches. Hmmm. Decisions. Is the bezel ad pearl on the LV at least accurate to te gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxse Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 wow, you guys are right. Just looked at my buddies gen, can't see the LEC at all. I guess the easiest way to spot a rep is you see the crown at 6 lol. Okay, so how good is the insert and pearl on the TC LV? From what I understand the bezel is spot on, but not really getting anything in terms of the pear except for the it's good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I have several dj I have built. I also have a gen dj. On the gen dj I bought a gen crystal straight from rolex, $200.00 and it has the lec. The after market crystals $30.00, also have the lec, Im telling you they look very similar. One noticeable differance, the feel of the gen vs rep, big difference. I don't know what the diff is, but there is defintly a different feel to the crystal. Not something anyone would notice when mounted on the watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxse Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Okay guys. I decided to get a SS Oyster Bracelet with smooth bezel datejust. With a white roman numeral dial. So I need some help (perhaps I should start a different thread?) Is there a case that's more accurate than others? Or is the standard datejust I case for $238 on Andrews site good enough? I would try to find a gen dial for it. Do what do you guys think? What would be the flaws with that's scenario? Is the Rolex engraving on the rehaut a good font? If so, can I ask for a case without the engravings? What about the crown, bracelet, crystal, etc... Thanks so much guys for helping me put this together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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