deepsea Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 railmaster xxl is advertised with "syntetic sapphire" so it is mineral on known dealer sites... are all the same? is there any better railmaster xxl with gen sapphire around? and how is the quality? on the photos it looks good... but I wonder, if it is really good then why it is only $138? is the movement bad? or is there anything bad about the watch overall? pls let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianrheffron Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) About a week ago I got an XXL from Ruby at a cost of only $119 including courier postage to UK and I have to say I am VERY pleased with it. The case, face, hand, crown and display back are all excellent in that the quality, fit and finish are first class and to my eye are very accurate. The visible movement is also beautifuly finished although I am not sure if it is "Swiss" or "Asian copy" ETA. In the week that I have had it it has gained only 2 secs a day. That is COSC standard, I think. I can't answer you question about the crystal except to say that mine has no AR. The brown croco-leather strap is pretty good as is the clever deployment clasp. I had the gen. on my wrist in an AD very recently and I have to say that the rep. gives very little away to it in build quality and general feel. I also have three gen. Omegas (a Speedmaster Professional Mk111, a Seamaster 30 and a Seamaster Deville) and the XXL does not feel out of place beside them. I have spotted two flaws. The stap finish is very shiny whereas the genuine croco-leather is quite matte and also the rep. has brown stitching, not the correct white. The movement is engraved "OMEGA 2201 Swiss Made" but the engraving is out of position. I think that both of these flaws are minor and if you really wanted to go to town an Omega strap is $70 from an AD and probably less on ebay. As you probably know the watch is huge at 49mm diameter but I like big watches and this one looks terrific on the wrist. I had always wanted an XXl but couldn't justify the AD cost and so was very pleased to find this rep. with help from this forum and others. Like you, I wondered just how good it could be at the price but I have to say that in my opinion it is up there with the other "super reps.". At that price what have you got to lose! By way of a cautionarytale, before I found this forum with it's excellent advice I bought an XXL rep. from a site called "amatorybiz.com" and got royaly ripped off. The copy is inaccurate with wrong subdial position courtesy of the "rubbish" Asian auto movement visible through the wrong back engraved "Speedmaster Professional Micheal Schumacher". It also came on the wrong type of stainless bracelet which fitted very badly to the case and was engraved "Seamaster Professional". For this badly made toy I paid $230. I think the XXL is undeservedly overlooked on the rep. forums. The original is a fine looking classic Omega and the rep. more than does justice to it. So forget your Submariners, your Panerais and your Planet Oceans and treat yourself to an XXl. I don't think you will regret it. On the contrary I think, like me, you will be delighted with the best rep. bargain out there. Edited April 6, 2007 by brianrheffron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narikaa Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 railmaster xxl is advertised with "syntetic sapphire" so it is mineral on known dealer sites... Same ole BS!........ They have M I N E R A L Crystals are all the same? is there any better railmaster xxl with gen sapphire around? Yes !!! The first (expensive) 'sample' run of them had Sapphire crystals. Are they around? I own one, TTK owns one....will you find one? doubtful . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 This is an outstanding watch. It's not at the high end of rep prices just because the movement is Asian, so it's great value. I disagree about the strap - I think the rep comes with one of the worst straps going. So budget to get it on something beefy instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 yes the XXL does have mineral crystal - or whatever it is. But it is still a great watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 The strap and deployant buckel are pretty bad but a thicker and nicer band really makes this watch. I have one and I like it a lot. Usil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 My only issue with the watch would be the strap, my buckle only lasted about a week, then it just would not latch correctly. Watch itself is a great value though, its nice and big and looks great. has ok lume too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepsea Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 thank you for your comments I've ordered one from Josh, hopefully it'll be on my wrist on weekend. btw I'll ask another question: what is the lug width? 22mm? or 20mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 24MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepsea Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 24MM WOW that's great... that means it will share the straps with my PAMS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmilian Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Same ole BS!........ They have M I N E R A L Crystals Yes !!! The first (expensive) 'sample' run of them had Sapphire crystals. Are they around? I own one, TTK owns one....will you find one? doubtful . Its too big for you Sell it to me instead Thanks for your letter by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 The first (expensive) 'sample' run of them had Sapphire crystals. Are they around? I own one, TTK owns one....will you find one? doubtful. The first (expensive) 'sample' run also had fantastic lume. I saw Neil's in the metal and decided there and then I wanted one. Then I found out the production run had mineral crystal (not a good idea with such a big, vulnerable watch) and was probably of lower quality and my interest in it cooled. So, if either of you two decide to sell yours give me a shout...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawnmowerman Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I've got one and as stated its mineral , and the strap is one of the worst I've seen on a rep, although its fair to say the dealer told me so before I ordered it, I put one of these on it with deployant, http://www.strappedfortime.com/DeBeerCroco...ite%20stitching In brown with white stitching, total bill $68 posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narikaa Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 and the strap is one of the worst I've seen on a rep, Mark, if thats the worst youve seen....you want to get out more! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I've got one and as stated its mineral , and the strap is one of the worst I've seen on a rep, although its fair to say the dealer told me so before I ordered it, I put one of these on it with deployant, http://www.strappedfortime.com/DeBeerCroco...ite%20stitching In brown with white stitching, total bill $68 posted Pictures please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawnmowerman Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) Ask and ye shall have. LOL @ Reg, Yuor probably right , but its still poor. Edited April 18, 2007 by thelawnmowerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Sucha nice watch, too bad about the mineral and crappy lume. Seriously, how can you go through daily life without wacking that big crystal by accident one fine day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 The lume is not bad on mine Euno. It actually sits better on the wrist than a 47MM PAM IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 The lume is not bad on mine Euno. My lume is AWESOME. My XXL is from the first EddieLee batch with sapphire(?) and SUPERLUME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shultz Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Hi there, just saw this thread and would like to ask if the rep has a screw down crown like the real deal? As far as I know it hasn't?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Hi there, just saw this thread and would like to ask if the rep has a screw down crown like the real deal? As far as I know it hasn't?! No screw down crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianrheffron Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 The answer to the last question is that the original doesn't have a screw down crown either so the rep is accurate in that respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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