b16a2 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 From a private seller. Everything looks ok, but the date font certainly doesn't look like the cal.13 movement font, and the b on the stopwatch seconds hands looks lsightly off. The rest of it looks far better than any rep of this model I have seen though! What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italiano17771 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 are you asking if its a gen? if so, it is defintely not if youre asking if its a good rep....then i would make sure the hands are silver....they look to be black, but that can be lighting. also, make sure youre getting the upgraded bracelet...writing on the clasp should be in english. it should not say 'modele depose.' the gen should, but the ultimate (better) bracelet has the writing in english. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anton Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I think the OP knew it was a rep. But I wouldn't pick it up. 1) Looks like a misaligned datewheel 2) The bezel either needs a new ridertab @ 45 or the "notch" had a too large of a cut. 3) The "Tachymetre" is of the wrong font for a "arabic numerals" dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 yes, that 45 rider tab looks like it is from a different watch, too small and the 5 is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I have emailed the seller, as I don't think he realises it is a rep, thanks for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) It's a stellar rep..... Edited April 7, 2008 by Dave123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italiano17771 Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 not good. some guy bought that rep thinking it was real... http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg...098#msg_3638538 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Its a franken.... That dial said gen to me,the datefont was the give away,the end link gap sure..... somebody went thru some work to make that rep..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giorgio Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 I don't know what everyone's going on about. There's no "franken" here and besides the mismatched rider tab (which appears to be from an older "Asian" replica) this watch is 100% unmodified. It's a first generation BCE. Dark hands, famous Serial # 2073888, date font, gap between endlinks and bracelet, etc. Nobody went through any trouble at all on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Agreed. I saw it for sale in the TZ sales thread. I contacted the buyer telling him I thought it was a replica and that I advised him to return it to where he bought it from. I received a reply thanking me for my information, but he disagreed. So I thought I'd post it here. It appears it is a rep, and the poor guy was ripped off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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