Big Kahuna Update

[freddy333]

For anyone curious about or considering the purchase of a 4130-clone-powered 1165xx Daytona --

The Big Kahuna continues to maintain its 1 sec/day regularity & continues to spellbind me with its beauty & reliability. Simply incredible for any mechanical watch, let alone a fake Rolex.
As I have mentioned previously, these things ARE expensive -- no getting around that -- but they are an incredible value considering the additional cost, time/effort & games required in order to acquire the gen alternative.

[Ronin]

That is fantastic.  Amazing how far these have come.  My VSF 126610 has been held up next to the real thing, and honestly, $500 vs $12,000-- I see no reason to buy the real thing...

[freddy333]

22 minutes ago, Ronin said:

I see no reason to buy the real thing...

There are reasons to go the gen route -- you lack the skills (or interest) to fix the few minor flaws in the clones (& they bother you), you want to be able to have your watch serviced by a pro with a parts account, you want to post macro pics of your watch on the gen forums, you have the time/money to wait & pay the price of admission, having 'the real thing' is important to you or you are an investor seeking to profit from your Rolex. There may be more, but those come to mind as rational reasons to go gen.

[Ronin]

Don't get me wrong, my GEN Rolex collection (5) outshines my Rep's.  But in the "modern" era, its easier these days to live with, and get away with the super reps coming out of VSF, Clean, ZF, PPF, 3KF....   Like you, I can fix the issues, and for those who can't you can pick up a 'backup' VSF for example and still be WAY ahead.