dvn Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Just got it from River and it supppose to be a TW Best but i had the mbk TT sub before and the rehault on this is not as deep as the one from mbk. so the question is, Is it a TW best? the rehault is the same as the other sub from joshua. Any Rolex expert please chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Rehaut depth appears to be OK. Rehaut thickness is pretty thick. Look at the crystal from the side and see how far it projects above the bezel insert. Does it have good projection above the bezel, like about 1mm? And it came from River, so I'd figure it's a TW Best- he and Eddie Lee are the two most commonly associated w/ the TW Best cases. joshua has a TW like case w/ deep rehaut also, but as I recall, the date window/cyclops were positioned too far to the right at the edge of the case. You could take the bracelet off and check the SN- F520117 is a noobmariner case, but this case appears to have deeper rehaut than a noob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 that's not a TW On TW you can't see the gasket for the crystal....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 TW or not .....its awesome sub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake48 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 that's not a TW On TW you can't see the gasket for the crystal....... Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 River comfired that it is a tw best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow75 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I don't agree. It's absolutely not TW sub. I can post pics of TT TW sub for comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry563 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I also notice that SWISS MADE is not off center. I say its NOT a TW best.I also notice that SWISS MADE is not off center. I say its NOT a TW best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 it's a noob TT. Look at the serial no. It should be F520117, the serial no. on all noobmariners. It's a great tt though. I actually prefer that to the tw best. -bk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 it's a noob TT. Look at the serial no. It should be F520117, the serial no. on all noobmariners. It's a great tt though. I actually prefer that to the tw best. -bk I don't get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I don't get it This watch comes from the same factory as the noobmariner and is a noobmariner except it's a two tone model. It has the same case. If DVN takes off the bracelet, he will see the serial number F520117, which is the number on all noobmariner cases. -bk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 The famed TW Best went out of production years ago. Whatever it is that people now refer to as TW Best doesn't measure up. The watch in your pic looks nothing like the true, original TW Best of yor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I agree that this is a noobmariner and i am guessing becasue of the rehaut depth that is shallower that an MBW or TW. Check the serial number between the lugs to be sure. Its prob F520117 like bklm1234 says. This is a VERY good replica and in my opinion more accurate than the TW best anyways. I hope you didnt pay too much for it becasue its also one of the least expensive sub reps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iglutikut Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Have the exact same one for sale and it is def not TW, pretty damn good thou.. Just not a TT type of guy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow75 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Here's a pic of the old discontinued tt tw sub just to compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 It cost me $269 from River (check his offer on rwi). I did asked him about it before buying and he confirmed it. He did also confimred after i got it. So either River did not tell the truth or TW Best is not the same tw best anymore and people in this forum should be aware of so we don't pay too much for it with the impression that we are getting the real TW best. Thank you for all your inputs. If i have a chance i''ll remove the bracelet so i can read the serial number. btw, is the cost of $269 too much for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Here's a pic of the old discontinued tt tw sub just to compare how'd you get so lucky to get that? Paso and ttk have the new version. Paso calls it MBW/MBK 16613. I forgot what Neil calls it. It retains many of the old TW Best 16613's virtues but the bezel teeth are not as nice (too pointy) and the dial has the same minute markers (longer and touching the rehaut) but has "Swiss Made" instead of "Swiss - T < 25", which is the right text for minute markers that are this long and touching the rehaut. Your gen crown is great too of course. -bk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklm1234 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 It cost me $269 from River (check his offer on rwi). I did asked him about it before buying and he confirmed it. He did also confimred after i got it. So either River did not tell the truth or TW Best is not the same tw best anymore and people in this forum should be aware of so we don't pay too much for it with the impression that we are getting the real TW best. Thank you for all your inputs. If i have a chance i''ll remove the bracelet so i can read the serial number. btw, is the cost of $269 too much for this? $269 is a very reasonable price. No he didn't overcharge you. Ruby prices it about the same. Don't worry about the name. What's not right is calling it something and jack up the price. He didn't do that. It's a great TT. Put a gen crown and at least a watchmaterial pearl in it. It'll be perfect. BTW, the dial and date font combo is better on yours than the TWB or MBW or MBK or whatever they call it. Because it's a noobmariner dial and datewheel overly, the best in the industry. -bk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow75 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Here's a pic compared to MBW ss sub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 269 is a good price for this assuming its an ETA movement. Its a very nice sub for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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