Skrap Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 First off, howdy to all as I'm a noob to these forums, but an avid watch fan. I have a Gen Sub K series that I've owned for a while, but upon damaging it at the park with kids, I decided that I could a less expensive but nice watch for casual wear.I really love the Milguass GV , but upon doing an Internet search, it appears there's a lot of negativity towards the replicas, especially with the green sapphire looking off. Anybody seen any improvement with any of your preferred dealers since those older post? I see the "1.1" models, but the glass accuracy is my biggest concern.ThanksThomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim888 Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Welcome! Bugger about your sub, hope its fixed/fixable.... On to the GV. Unless I've missed something, you're right, the crystal is still 'not right' compared to gen, the black dial w/clear crystal version is considered the closest I believe..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrap Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) Hmm, darn. I really love that green crystal, if I would have seen that when I buying the sub, that might have been my watch instead.The damage was from a tire swing with 100lbs of kids , which its chain caught the watch and ripped of the bezel much toy horror! I was able to replace the spring, and clean up and reinstall the bezel , and amazingly , the watch hardly shows a scratch. That 904 SS is crazy tuff.Unless someone has seen an "improved " version of the Milguass GV, I may just get a clear version or maybe one of those ProHunter Reps. I look foward to any other feedback or ideas. Edited April 14, 2013 by Skrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim888 Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Yeah, the green crystal is a looker that's for sure....there's been mods where folks have used ink/paint (can't remember) on a clear Clarks crystal around the edge and stuff like that, but I'm not too sure how gen that looks in real life - the best mod I've seen, but hardest due to the rarity of the crystal, is a gen gv crystal Good to hear the sub wasn't too bad I have the clear crystal milgauss, and I like it Haven't really looked into the pro-hunters so can't comment there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
997 s Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 You can always try to get a gen crystal. I did that . 650 USD You also need to upgrade lume. Rep lume is bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrap Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Thanks guys for the input. I'm glad I checked here first before I pulled the trigger. Maybe I should look for something different as a daily watch and save up for a Gen Milguass GV or wait at least for a better quality rep model. This is Rolex needs to keep doing do to keep up interest in the genuine models, make them ultra difficult to reproduce, and therefore more desirable.Maybe I'll shoot for a Daytona or Day Date rep or plain vanilla black face Millguass with a clear lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paneraibob Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Take a look at this chrystal mod.http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=202186 It is the best i have seen so far for the GV And dont go for a Daytona Rep they are timebombs becasue of the movement and your first reps should not be the one watch wich stops running after 2 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim888 Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Take a look at this chrystal mod.http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=202186It is the best i have seen so far for the GVAnd dont go for a Daytona Rep they are timebombs becasue of the movement and your first reps should not be the one watch wich stops running after 2 monthsYes! That's the paint mod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrap Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 I figured the Daytonas were probably not too reliable. I did see that Miskieped had a nice SS Daytona with a Swiss 7750 movement in it, which I know is found in a lot of expensive watches, but the watch is 8+ years old, and I'm wondering if there's been a lot of improvement in rep manufacturer in the last 8 years for the case, band, material quality etc. I would like a quality rep with a realistic and reliable movement, and don't mind paying a little extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_rolex Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Andrews gv looks good Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I just bought a gen crystal for my milgauss cost me a Fortune and its hard to get since rolex really keep a close eye on their green crystal produktion but my watchsmith Got one for me but did cost me 650 dollars and get a Real swiss movement in it for 250dollars i didnt get the lume done which i forgot i really regret that haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_rolex Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Ezio can you post some pictures .thst should be awesome Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Yeah mate but i first gotta hit home first im in Alaska atm artic warfare training Some smart People tell me i need to know how a jet react in exstreme cold weather pfffff........... [censored] that i Saw topgun 80times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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