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Why do Reps get the Date Height Wrong Most of the Time


jester69

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Ok so I've been collecting for a few years now. I don't really pour over general information; usually just about a specific watch I'm looking to purchase.

So my question is this, with all the care most rep manufacturers have in creating an almost exact replica of a real watch how come most of the time the date in the date window is too low?

From my understanding a lot of the time they are using a rep movement that is almost identical to a gen. I mean why can't they get that little detail correct? Or am I missing something?

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From what I've seen if the watch is a Rolex copy with an S3135, which isn't a fantastic movement, but is dimensionally very similar to the Rolex 3135, then the date is where t should be. Same with a rep that uses the clone of th ETA movement the gen uses. The problem is when there is no practical way to use an identical or very similar movement. Compromises have to be made. This is just the same as the way you can build a kit car that is dimensionally the same as a Lamborghini. From the outside it can look identical, but pop the hood and no amount of dress up parts will convince a car guy that a small block Chevy is actually a V12 Lamborghini engine.

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