Hi Newb Looking to Buy

[jamie_b]

Hi all, im Jamie from the UK and i'm currently looking to buy my first replica watch! 

 

After extensive searching via google (turning up all sorts of crap) i finally found a couple of sites i felt presented there self well enough to gain my trust..

 

w w w.iparadisiac.c o/

 

w w w.perfectwatches.h k/

 

 

 

Put off by what seamed basically the same site at two addresses (reason?) i began researching this site (iparadisiac) i got extremely negative and positive responses alike, confused i carried on searching and found this guy.

 

w w w.watchesbyjames.n e t/

 

He gave gleaming reviews on the stated site (a little too often) convinced he was affiliated with the site one way or another i carried on my search which led me here posting this thread.

 

The watch i wanted to purchase can be found here..

w w w .iparadisiac.co/rolex-daytona-black-ion-plated-tachymeter-black-stainless-steel-strap-black-dial-80247.htm

 

I plan on slowly learning and building my collection so finally (after boring you with waffle and pissing off 100% of noob haters) my question is could anybody be kind enough to point me in the right direction to purchase my chosen first watch in a form that wont fall apart from a trust worthy dealer? 

 

Thanks in a hopeful advance 

 

Jamie

 

P.S. My apologies for the link post cheating 

[hansmeier]

Hi mate, welcome aboard!

Just have a look at the trusted dealers section here, all these listed dealers won't rip you off, but keep in mind... A rep can always be faulty, there MAY be some issues so best advice is to look out for a rep friendly watchsmith in your near.

Advice #2: stay away from Daytonas which have running seconds at 6 position. These modified A7750 movements are NOT reliable!!! No matter what a dealer will say, these are timebombs. Some will run for a few months, some will run maybe for a year, but they WILL break. Only a matter of time... Sadly, this kept me away from the beautiful Daytonas.

Better choose a Daytona model with seconds at 9 position: not gen-like, but way more reliable. Or consider buying a quartz... Not gen-like at all, but most reliable.

There are many threads about movements / reliability / sec@6 problem so I strongly suggest read about this before placing an order...

[jamie_b]

Hi Hansmeier, thanks very much for the info i will take a look

[hansmeier]

You're welcome!

[kbh]

By the way, that one you're looking at is a 21j model, which means it has a cheap Asian movement and isn't really a chronometer at all. The large second hand is always going and the pushers just advance the other two sub dials. It's not anything like a gen Daytona and not really a what you would probably be happy with.

[vlydog]

Settle in, be patient and have fun.

You have stumbled upon the greatest watch forum on the planet.

Welcome!

[Nanuq]

Welcome aboard mate. Like he said, this is a great place. Already you've got the main things to watch out for in a Daytona. There's a bunch of good folks here.