new & improved osteopath Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Well here is a photo of my Swiss Santos 100 chrono. Added OEM honey brown strap w contrast stitching. See the previous post for comparisons to gen. It is far and away the most accurate rep I have owned, possibly seen- esp now that the dial color is spot on. Enjoy... -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonton2000 Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Well here is a photo of my Swiss Santos 100 chrono. Added OEM honey brown strap w contrast stitching. See the previous post for comparisons to gen. It is far and away the most accurate rep I have owned, possibly seen- esp now that the dial color is spot on. Enjoy... -O Your dial looks alot 'whiter' than my dial. Here's a pic of mine to compare. Does yours look different to my pic in person, or does it still have the beige colour to it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 My dial's color is right on the money. Went to AD to pick up the band and did a real good look. My dial is white with an ever so slight silver tinge to it. The other difference I see is the screw heads- It appears yours are flat, the gen has rounded screw heads on the bezel- this should be a relatively easy fix though. Was your band screwed onto the case or was it placed with push pins disguised as screws?? Mine had the pins, and I spent a good half an hour trying to unscrew 'em before Andrew emailed me back that they were pushed in. This is an incredibly accurate rep- if I had bought a gen, I would be mighty ticked if I saw this. -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) In response to several requests for a wrist shot: In response to several requests for a wrist shot: Edited April 16, 2007 by new & improved osteopath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Very nice looking. How much did the strap set u back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) As much as it pains me to say it- $300.00 Yesterday, I wandered into B, B, & B with it on my wrist. I approached a high school kid working there as a weekend job, and then asked to look at the santos 100 chronograph in two tone in an effort to do a sids by side comparison. 1) Size, weight, case- startlingly correct. 2) Dial color correct, and dial printing is for all intents and purposes, perfect. 3) Date font is only slightly, and I mean SLIGHTLY different. 4) Cabochon is darker than on previous reps, but still a shade lighter than gen. 5) Clasp is identical- except for slightly larger gap between the ends when it is closed. 6) Rotor in the gen makes the same sound as rep. 7) No AR on rep, and distortion from sharp angles is slightly worse on the rep. Slight difference in the edge of the crown as described previously. I cannot stress strongly enough how good this rep actually is. Side by side with the gen really underscored this fact. I would also like to stress that I practiced good descretion in the AD. -O Edited April 17, 2007 by new & improved osteopath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonton2000 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Does the gen have AR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 It appears to, however with the white dial it is harder to tell for sure. Does not say on their website or in their catalogue. -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solicitor Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Very nice, indeed! I'd seriously consider getting one, but on principle I have difficulty spending over $700.00 on a Rep. I really like the beautiful OEM strap! Mind if I ask if there was anything wrong with the Rep strap provided? Also, when you replaced the strap, were you able to use screws or did you use the push pins? Again, a beautiful watch, rep or gen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Very nice, indeed! I'd seriously consider getting one, but on principle I have difficulty spending over $700.00 on a Rep. I really like the beautiful OEM strap! Mind if I ask if there was anything wrong with the Rep strap provided? Also, when you replaced the strap, were you able to use screws or did you use the push pins? Again, a beautiful watch, rep or gen! Strap that came with it, while better than most rep straps, still kind of sucks- too thin. The strap was attachd with a pressure fit push pins with ends milled to look like screws. The other end of the watch case is threaded, so I wonder if OEM screws might fit. No way to get them though- I tried. WHile I was able to finagle the strap, they would probably want the watch to get me screws (honestly, why would I want them?) -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kollektor Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 In response to several requests for a wrist shot: In response to several requests for a wrist shot: Thanks! That's the first decent wrist shot of the 100 I've seen. Have to say, it looks wonderful. Is there a pusher button on the left to change the date on the 7753? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Thanks! That's the first decent wrist shot of the 100 I've seen. Have to say, it looks wonderful. Is there a pusher button on the left to change the date on the 7753? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAsXxo Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 is that the 7750 or the 7753? I say so cause someone replied saying that they wouldn't buy a 700 dollars replica, but the 7750 is around the 200's and the 7753 is around 700 dollars. Would you post the direct link for this watch for Andrew and Joshua? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Looks really good. I had been wondering when they would get the dial right. And yes it is a 7753. You know it by the date adjustment button on the side of the case and the correctly sized and placed date window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAsXxo Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Can you point out what's wrong with the dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I cannot find anything wrong with the dial aside from a very slight difference in the date font- but it is really close. Other than that, nothing. -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket754 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 It truely is excellent rep. The swiss santos chrono with your gen strap is about as close to gen as we are going to get (1:1 ultimate version) I am still blown away that they won't fix the original santos 100 dial enjoy your watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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