GenTLe Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Slowly building my collection, and I think a Rolex can't miss... Unfortunately I'm really in troubles to get a Rolex that I like :-// The sub/yatch/sea/daytona/GMT ones are too "showing off" for my style, and I'm also waiting an Omega POLM that has a kind of same style. The Cellini are only quartz or "el cheapo"... Explorer I and Milgauss are like the watch my father was wearing before passing over (so before 1985) = they look "old" to me Airking is not that bad, but the dial is too messy for me DateJust are more near to my style but again they don't catch me Sky-Dweller is nice, but the rep are bad as they can't run the original functions Basically the only one that could potentially fit my taste is the DayDate II, but still I'me getting overconfused by the amount of different models around witch I can get if they are from fantasy or not... This is my preferred one: http://www.ttw888.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_232&products_id=5284 Comparing the QC pictures doesn't look bad: Gen - Rep But, first of all: is it realistic or fantasy? What do you think about it? I've seen the "swiss made" like on the rep and like on the gen around, does it exists with both versions or the one with the "SWISS VI MADE" like in the rep is pure fantasy? And in the end: this one is from 2009 (in the rep site): just wondering if the ETA is still a real ETA (=watch built in 2009 when still ETA was selling to 3rd parties) or if the Asian clone is recent as in 2009 I'm not sure how good they were... Or, if the watch is made on demand and so now and therefore better an asian clone... Finally, playing around Rolex watches, I've given a look also to Tudor which, if I got it right, are just kind of Rolex with standard ETA movement, and I get the gen that I'd REALLY like to find as rep and, unfortunately, looks like not yet available: Tudor Heritage Ranger Love the second strap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 The only problem with a stainless Day-Date is that (I believe) the Day-Date was only made in precious metal. That being true...you can't make stainless steel look like white gold or platinum. Could be spotted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Correct... It may become my very 1st flashing gold one... Not to be used when going in the downtown... :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ok, so after I spent some hours digging around the web, I found these 3 that are pretty good and based on real models (checked with gen picures). These damn DayDate II have been done in bloody dozens of models, with tiny particular differences (i.e. hands in blue/silver or "swiss made" around or below the 6/VI), and on the rep site it's also plenty of funny mixtures... A real mess to get gen-like ones!!!!! The final list (only considering Roman numbers!) are: I'm seriously tempted by the yellow gold one: probably I'll wear it really really really rarely (also because wearing such object can be a life threat, if you end-up in the wrong quartier!), but since I don't go mad for Rolex, why not? ;-) Otherwise the bluish one with silver hands and numbers, which is more daily usable :-) Any advice on Asian Clone of Rolex 3156?? Tnx, GenTLe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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