lazarini Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Seriously people i just did a search on this watch today and realized the status have not moved eg. no one heard nothing about this being made ... I'm sure im not alone when i say i would get one of these either Vintage or Modern! This is a piece of history and a great potential also looks like not to be to complicate to do ... Someone shed some light Modern: Vintage: Gorgeous Regards Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Oh I agree. At first I wasn't too keen on this watch, but it has really grown on me. It wouldn't be a hard watch to rep, and I am pretty sure that it would sell by the dozens!! Please make this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rower Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I think it would be critical to have great lume on this one. The bezel has incredible lume on the real thing. I think that is the hardest thing to duplicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasTTaP Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I agree, I went in an AD to look at it, and the first thing the girl showd me was the lume... Can't see how it could be lumed by a lume artist here on the bezel... correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 The bezel is made of a few layers. Outermost part is made of sapphire Anyway, laz, I showed you pictures of this watch during Brussels GTG on Chronos magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 The Precista homage sold by Timefactors and MkII Stingray are great bases for a vintage FF project. Another project to finish some day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 If they rep the modern or the vintage, I would buy one or both. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I really admire this watch. In fact I would buy it even if it would cost more than standart replicas if it is made well. And yes, it is really a piece of diving history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 The Fifty Fathoms is the watch a number of folks would kill for. The issue is that manufacturers don't gear up for dozen's of pieces - more like a thousand. On that basis the most likely candidate is the new one. It is part of the whole enlarged size generation at 45mm. If you have seen either the new automatic or chrono you know that the bezel is an absolute work of art. That is what makes the watch. I do hope they can conquer it. If you are inclined toward vintage there are plenty of homage pieces around so I would be surprised if a widely available high quality rep comes out on the vintage anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 A very beautiful vintage diver. I must say that the watch has a similar feel to the new BreitlingHeritage. Bold/clean/elegant/timeless. I too would love to own a rep of the 50F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I would buy the modern version if the rep was accurate and reasonably priced, sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) I'd be for a fifty fathoms if it would get repped...love some of the vintage ones...and I find it not too difficult to replicate... I'd love to pt my hands on something like this : Edited June 5, 2008 by dadog13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubFrog Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 YES! I'll take one as well! I love black on black. That's sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Sign me up for a vintage Fifty too! I've been saving a spot on the shelf for yeaaaars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Hilts Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 REP THE VINTAGE. No datewheel. No lume issues. A little aging and...Robert's your Father's Brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I know there are aftermarket 6542 GMT inserts available with the printing on the back of the clear acrylic... Absolutely required for this vintage piece. This can be DONE if someone would just step up to the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Over at the Time Factors forum, they're trying to talk Eddie into doing a homage to this beauty, which I find even more stunning than the vintage FF: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Wow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboGUATE Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Me like. Me want. Vintage. Modern. And hell yeah the JLC. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimster Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 There's a seller in Viet Nam thats been selling "franken" reps on a lot of watches including the BP Fifty passing them off as gens. Here's a link to the last SM300 he sold. He sold a BP Fifty at the same time. The only thing gen is the movement. I had the opportunity to look at one at the last NAWCC meet and the 552 movement was a piece of crap. So we know there are reps of everything out there. The BP Fifty and the SM300 are one of the most Faked watches on the Bay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ME:B:SS:US:1123 Here's a useful link: http://www.scubawatch.org/hallofshame.html Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I think I've seen Phong at J&W offer a fully assembled vintage FF from time to time too under his pre-owned watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthat Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Would love to see the Modern version repped properly, definitely would buy. Cheers, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I second most of everything posted. Fifty Fathoms. Cover of watchtime magazine this month. Modern- REAL superluminova under saphire bezel is a MUST. I'd lay the cash down for this. I'm not putting this on someones shoulder to mod. Vintage. I'll bite. Do it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1973 Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Over at the Time Factors forum, they're trying to talk Eddie into doing a homage to this beauty, which I find even more stunning than the vintage FF: Yah, that was actually my post over there :-) It was a prototype, not many around of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 This doen's look hard at all to rep... what IS the holdup?? I would buy this over a sub/sd anyday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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