ironmarshal Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Which rep is your favorite out of the box rep? Just curious to know people's thoughts on this topic. Note favorite does not necessarily mean most accurate. It could be inaccurate but have a great look or feel. **note: editing post....originally asked best, but as several members pointed out I am really looking for you favorite rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 If accuracy is not the sole (or at least primary) benchmark here, then you should rephrase your question to 'What is your favorite rep.......?' There is no such thing as a 'best' when it comes to personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmouth Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Which rep do you think is the best out of the box rep? Just curious to know people's thoughts on this topic. Note best does not necessarily mean most accurate. It could be inaccurate but have a great look or feel. I bought 4 watches this year so far. Swiss SOSF, HBB S/S with AR, IWC Cousteau Diver (2006 model) and Asian 21 J Chopard GTXL. Best out of the box rep is IMO the HBB with a very good second place for the SOSF. The IWC CD is a very bad quality watch IMO, think about al the misallignements, dust on the dial etc etc. The Asian Chopard 21J GTXL is a very good watch for his price. So winner.... Hublot Big Bang (the AR one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyphis Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Favorite? Mine is the Franck Muller Crazy Hours that I purchased for $98USD. Best, no. Most accurate? no way. But a watch I wear a lot and the only one that my kids will look at at the top of the hour "to see it go all crazy". A fun watch and a great introduction for me to this hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 SFSO, i used to think it was the railmaster, the raily is soooooooo goood but the SFSO is just better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Tag Link Chrono for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Which rep do you think is the best out of the box rep? ETA-powered SFSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 My favorites (that I own) out of the box are the Omega UPO black and the latest version of the Tag Professional Golf which is a great 1:1 rep although, the quartz movement may be a turn off to some. IMHO, the overall best and most accurate reproduction to date is most likely the Hublot BB with ceramic bezel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Which rep do you think is the best out of the box rep? Just curious to know people's thoughts on this topic. Since inaccuracy is not a criteria, I would echo Xyphis by saying that the USD98 FM Crazy Hours is a fantastic rep, which is not TOO inaccurate at that. I will stick to the ones I have, because I've never seen the HBB in ceramic or even the ETA SFSO. The Gucci Twirl (especially in SS), the Cartier Panthere in YG, and Cartier La Do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 My favorite is the 2892 FM Conquistador. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 If the key parameter is "out of the box" than I go with GST Chrono or HBB Mellow Yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 MBW secs at 12 AP ROO even though I've never seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Still happily in love with my new IWC 3717 And out of the box pretty accurate too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 The problem is that he's asked two distinctly different questions: Best and Favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 And in my case all of my favorite reps are heavily modded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Best "Out-of-the-Box" is the ETA Steelfish Super Ocean or 3717 IWC. Favorite, well that's an entirely different discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 SFSO, although I find it ugly, is a great rep as is. Probably the best. Others that are quite good which I personally like better than the SFSO would be the "Ultimate" Planet Ocean and the 2892 FM Conq. Many of the Omega reps, if you like Omega, are quite good, actually. The Railmaster, the Seamaster, and the Aqua Terra all strike me as nice out-of-the-box reps even though they aren't my cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijor Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Ferrari Chrono in rose gold - it is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Best 'Out of the box'...no mods...Got to be this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario33 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) Ferrari Chrono in rose gold - it is amazing Good call -- this one is worthy of consideration. Competition is SFSO, BCE and UPO Ultimate, imo. Edited October 29, 2007 by Dario33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyster Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Tag Link Chrono for me. I would say that is a good shout, the SFSO(I only have the Asian, ETA on the way) and UPO are pretty fab too. Some of DSN's watches, if you are lucky enough to get a fault free example are amazing too......if thats not cheating . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DET11 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Best "out of the box" for me, is the blue faced Aqua Terra and the Railmaster XL, both great, but not "exact" reps...........would fool almost anyone on your wrist.....everyone except true horologists off the wrist............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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