Virgil Hilts Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Hell, mine broke down within two days of owning it. The dealer, to his credit, offered to replace the whole watch, but I didn't want to wait (and pay shipping) so I just had my local guy work on it. He said the movement was [censored], too. Anyone know how much a gen 2892 goes for? I meant to ask my watch guy but forgot. I"m sick and tired of overpromise/outright lies from the dealers. It ain't a 2892 and it ain't superlume. Anyone who has the pvd version...is it really pvd? Still, the watch does look good on the wrist, though. Yeah, really nice watch - an "eye-catcher" on your wrist. I have bought this one too - and I am very disappointed... The watch is advertised to have ETA-2892 movement and Super Luminova applied to the Dial and markers. Well, the Lume is just standard - far far away from SL ! It dosn't even glow as bright as SL when looking at it **immediately** after charging it. And after 20 seconds it's as low as we all know it from our other reps... Movement ? Well, that's the next joke. Like Finepics said (and he showed some quick pictures of the movement in another Thread) the movement is very very crappy and nowhere near an ETA-2892 and nowhere near a 2892-Copy !!! An example for 2892-Copy-movements is FM-2892 and Omega AT 2892 just look through the pictures of our Dealers to see how they should look like. By the way: the rotor of this movement is loud and the winding (IF you wind it manually) feels crappy. But now comes the hardest disappointment for me: I contacted the Dealer about this, his comment: I can replace you the watch but you'll get one with the same movement. It's 28'800 bph and 21J - you can test that... Well, so we are in a completely new situation meanwhile... It was ok to get copy-movements, mixed-movements, pay sapphire and get mineral (you remember this issue with the 47mm panerais ?). But now - we have to accept to buy (and pay premium!) for a 2892 movement (let's not care about ETA or Copy...) and then receive ANYTHING that has the same beat-rate and jewels ??? I'm really really unhappy about this and will continue trying to resolve this with the dealer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Anyone know how much a gen 2892 goes for? More than you paid for the watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Hilts Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 More than you paid for the watch. I figured that. But, the watch is accurate-looking enough it may be worth it. If I was willing to toss a VJ72 into a Daytona rep, this isn't that big a deal by comparison. If you actually know the price, let me know. Oh, and I forgot to mention the screws/pins on the damn thing broke when I tried to put on my genuine nylon/velcro strap. Why do we do this again? :black_eye: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 I figured that. But, the watch is accurate-looking enough it may be worth it. If I was willing to toss a VJ72 into a Daytona rep, this isn't that big a deal by comparison. If you actually know the price, let me know. About $250-$280 on the Ofrei site, iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larstetens Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I was hoping for a bigger second hand anchor and real screws on the back. This comes with superlume right? Hi all, I'm brand new to the list, and I would love to have a excellent rep of the BR01-94 or the BR01-92 limited editions. I love these watches. I got a chance last week to look at one at a jeweler in Brisbane. Amazing. I'd be willing to spend the extra $ on a proper rep. Does anyone know if a more accurate version is in the works? I also got a look at the U-Boat Thousands of Feet...Similar look, and quite amazing as well. cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playlife Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 @larstetens at the moment just forget a good BR01-94 copy. This chrono is just offered with a quartz movement and the subdials does not suit acc. to the original one (which uses an ETA 2894). I own a BR01-92 limited edition in black with orange markers and I can confirm the above comments regarding the movt., really low quality - I would have preferred an ETA 2824 in this. By the way, the orange markers does not even glow a bit. Dark as the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Hilts Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 @larstetens at the moment just forget a good BR01-94 copy. This chrono is just offered with a quartz movement and the subdials does not suit acc. to the original one (which uses an ETA 2894). I own a BR01-92 limited edition in black with orange markers and I can confirm the above comments regarding the movt., really low quality - I would have preferred an ETA 2824 in this. By the way, the orange markers does not even glow a bit. Dark as the night Playlife, I'd love to see some pictures of your watch. Is the orange color on the hands uniform in it opacity? It looks like, on the dealer pics, that it goes a little white around the edges. Can you confirm? Also, how is the PVD? Is it PVD? Any way to compare the shade to that of a gen? There are pretty hi-res shots of them at bellandross.com. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Anyone know how much a gen 2892 goes for? I meant to ask my watch guy but forgot. I"m sick and tired of overpromise/outright lies from the dealers. It ain't a 2892 and it ain't superlume. tourbillon1801 was selling genuine Swiss-made ETA 2892 for around USD$ 170 I think. Check trading area for his info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie333 Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Anybody know if there will be an orange superlume pvd non-chrono (BR 01-92) with swiss mov't? If so, when? Thanks guys, You might as well buy the Gen! LOL. Get real - everyone would like those specs! It just ain't gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastergod Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 (edited) You might as well buy the Gen! LOL. Get real - everyone would like those specs! It just ain't gonna happen. Fair enough. But at least superlume it!? Those who commission decent quality reps must realize that with a strong utilitarian trend in watches, powerful lume is more important than ever. And as we have seen reported on this site, Super Lumova is easily outshined by cheaper products from the likes of GlowInc. Also, Orange lume is just as easily obtainable as standard colours such as green or white. Furthermore, as U-Boat and others demonstrate, there will be an increased demand for a wider lume palette on rep-worthy utilitarian watches, so let's get cracking. Hope to see a lume-improvement on the orange 42 mm and on reps in general Edited February 13, 2007 by mastergod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijor Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Great watch - I just ordered that in the 39 mm version because my experience square watches do tend to look very large on the wrist. Your watch is mega big. That is going to get a lot of eyeballs. Wear it in good health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSpoon Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 sorry, but to me that watch just looks plain silly, you would need the massive wrists of a blind scout leader to carry that watch off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai22 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I was hoping for a bigger second hand anchor and real screws on the back. This comes with superlume right? Mine did NOT come with superlume, even though the description says it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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