gtd Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 The new rep has a diameter of 42.5 mm instead of the correct 43.70mm ?? How come ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italiano17771 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 as far as i know the rep is the same size as the gen. they stated that the rep bce was also 42.5, but was in fact 43.7 like the gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anton Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 The gen is measured from "tab to tab" and the rep's measured from "bezel to bezel"; meaning that it's measure from one end of the rider tab to another and one end of the bezel to another. Hence, the 1.2mm difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtd Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Thanks a lot for your info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Still that glaringly obvious off-centre pearl though, otherwise a gorgeous rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Still that glaringly obvious off-centre pearl though, There seems to be a large variation between individual watches, some of the pearls aren't so badly centred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 There seems to be a large variation between individual watches, some of the pearls aren't so badly centred. Yet to see a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 There seems to be a large variation between individual watches, some of the pearls aren't so badly centred. this is true.. my collector is trying to procure new tabs for me and a better centered pearl .. the genuine pics do show a slight gap between the tabs and the bezel but my 5 at the 6 oclock is offcenter and the gap is too open on the left side of the tab as is the pearl tab ... he advised that I send the entire watch back .. but so that it is a win, win situation i requested he try the tabs first.. the makers are the ones that hold all the cards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 a quick note here about the blackbird -- i emailed angus about this to see if he could source me a blackbird that didn't have this issue (or at least was "better" than the ones i've seen posted here), and he wrote back indicating that he discussed this flaw with the makers to see if they could make a new run of the 12:00 tab, and they were unwilling to do so, saying that 80% of the market is OK with this flaw. however, after seeing a pic of a member's gen skyland that appeared to have a similarly off-centered 12:00 tab (it very well could be due to the angle of the pics, but it sure looked off center to me), i'm thinking of giving the blackbird a shot.... hope this was helpful, deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anton Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Recently I had the opportunity to purchase a gen bezel as a jeweler friend of mine had a customer who purchased one but wanted a diamond bezel (crazy stockbroker types!), but looks like to me that the bezel on the rep is a tough cookie to remove. Anyone had success in removing it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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