devnull Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Looking to buy my first rep, and want a 45 PO that is waterproof to at least 30m, and could use some advice. They would both end up being about the same cost after shipping... Option 1: Ultimate PO Rep from trusty (not ceramic) and have him waterproof it for a fee. Would be a little cheaper if I go with the asian movement, which I am leaning towards. or Option 2: The Noob CRPO is factory waterproof, would buy from puretime most likely, unless someone has a better dealer they recommend. Only drawback here is the open caseback is a big tell, which may bother me. or Am I crazy for thinking a rep can be waterproofed at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I have a unmodded 42mm CRPO that I bought in a M2M sale, it has a ETA 2836 so I presume it's a ultimate version. I have tested it on a professional Elma machine to 10 Bar (100metres) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msmayhugh Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 A rep can be water proofed, but I would trust that it is without testing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devnull Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thanks for your replies...after doing some research I am leaning towards the Noob CRPO even with the obvious tell on the caseback. Its not like I am going to try an sell it as a gen, and if I am comfrtable enough to take off my watch and hand it to you, I will be comfortable enough to tell you it is a rep. Some sites say it is factory to 30m, but I will have it tested in case. A place not to far from me is claiming $25 for the test..is that reasonable? I am in between Sac and Tahoe, if anyone has a recommendation for service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devnull Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Just got my QC pics...looking forward to this watch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indywatchguy Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 If you bought it from puretime they should have sent you a QC pic of them pressure testing. I've never had any issues with puretime watches or any of my reps. I've taken most of them diving to 50ft with zero issues. Enjoy to the max! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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