wadan Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi mates , After 4 years of a no Rolex rep policy I am finally giving in to a Yacht Master, Did my home work on the watch and the word is that El has the best one ,,,, well it seems not any more , the current one El has is like nothing that been mentioned in the reviews So I am between these 2 : 1) Angus current one which is said to be the closest to TW Best 2) MBW I really appreciate your help and input Thanks to every body in advance Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I plan on buying the one from Silix. They have a $140 option and $165 option. Both with Swiss eta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadan Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I plan on buying the one from Silix. They have a $140 option and $165 option. Both with Swiss eta Well , At the 165$ It is a good deal for an ETA , But beware , the Bazel Spacing and the font color and thickness is wrong cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 choices choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guanaco Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Go with Angus, just make sure to specify it's the "NEW" model the one you're buying with the correct cyclops position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket754 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I gave in to a yachty once. It wasn't pretty so make sure the bezel is on securely to avoid any public embarassement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 The TW model looks good as well, but Angus' version is the best out there. Read this review (it's the same watch). http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=52401 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTone Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Pretty much a fan of this one... I wear it weekly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 has anyone purchased TWPs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDigital Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) I bought one from Joshua a few months ago and had one of the $140 models delivered from Silix last week. The one from Silix has a lot of inaccuracies such as:Minute hand too thinDisc on second hand too small and wrong positionCrown too squareNo verticle minute markers by the side of the Swiss MadeFont and logo sizing and styleDate digits looked too large - Either over magnified or wrong sized font for the magnification.The movement is the usual golden ETA and seems to keep good time (-1 second a day which is well within COSC standards) However, overall its disappointing as it seems to be of an older generation and the one from Joshua set a very high level of detail. The one I bought from Joshua seems absolutely accurate apart from the font thickness of the red Yacht Master which was very, very maginally incorrect. Check before you buy and make sure you understand what you're going to receive. Silix's service was good, slight delays on replying to email but that's normal. Edited November 28, 2007 by NoDigital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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