ubiquitous Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Sign me up for a vintage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 i think its not about not able to make a decent rep either of vintage or modern i fear they think there is lack of market for a piece like this ... but from this thread looks not to be so ... Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Me like. Me want. Vintage. Modern. And hell yeah the JLC. DITTO!!!!!!! I suggested the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms (and the whole line) to Angus last year already and he thought it was a definitive option. Of course i reminded him several times of this suggestion, but untill now no concrete reaction like a yes or no.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Bump to keep this hot. I would really like to see this replicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 MAKE IT VINTAGE!! Double wow factor for a domed acrylic crystal and a clear acrylic bezel insert with printing on the back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Seen the vintage gen.... won't buy it. It looks so "undersize" due to small dial, bigger case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Well it looks like J&W has a vintage one on his website now as a regular offering, not cheap though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I still want this. Badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donpedro Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 As someone just stated, I'd take this over any Sub any day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 This doen's look hard at all to rep... what IS the holdup?? I would buy this over a sub/sd anyday!! I've been bitching about the lack of a rep of this since the day the gen came out... My guess is that the holdup is the 10k the gen costs, the saphhire bezel, the 12 layers of superlume in the insert, the odd xtal shape, and the fact that, the issue of tase aside, they can buy a $2000 brietling, rep it, and sell 3000 of them to people who's only exposure to nice watches are ads is Sports Illustrated. Sorry to sound like a snob, but that's just the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgpp63 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 keep this thread going, gotta be vintage, top watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 This finally got resurrected today! I posted the exeact same thing yesterday! Anyho......I emailed Joshua about the chances of this particular model being replicated?????? and the answers is....... unlikely! Reasons: size too small! genuine not very popular! but, if there's about 100 of us to start ans ask for it, they might do it! waddaya think??????? someone post a poll on this? Ok! I turned my post into a POLL....so, let's go: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=78282 Hike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 We have been asking for the IWC MK XVI for how long and how simple is that to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymoi Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ok so how are we going to get this repped? Lets stop wishing and lets MAKE it happen. We pretty much did so with the HBB. Obviously we need shitloads of people saying they will buy this, then we submit this "petition" to the right dealers. Any ideas on how to mock this up? Moi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 They really outta rep some of the new models, and some of those vintage models. But I think that a rep Milspec 1 or Tornek-Rayville kinda defeats the purpose. The best part about owning an original military/dive piece is the 1 of a kind provenance. That's not to say that I wouldn't buy one, or two, etc... Another point is that rep makers don't care about gentlemen with distinguished tastes. They want to make money. And we know that the masses, in general, are 'tasteless'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegrasser Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Tissot Seastar 1000 looks like the Fifty-Fathoms to me and it only cost $550. So why does Blancpain need Ten Grand? http://img.timezone.com/img/articles/news6...Seastar1000.jpg Updated: 05/27/2004 16:30:23 Edited July 22, 2008 by georgegrasser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 anything new fellas... if this watch would be in 16610-16600 price range it would be on my wrist by now ... Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat247 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 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: Gorgeous Regards Laz I agree whole-heartedly. There's no reason for not repping this watch- especially after the introduction of the ceramic bezel GMTII (which I own and admire). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCrown Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 THEY DO REP THE VINTAGE 50 Fathoms - Pretty Well too...with an original Blancpain automatic movement. -the only issue i found was the crown was non-screw down -some experts scoffed at the caseback engravings though -I see them at every NAWCC show (being presented as real ) They cost around $600 if memory serves...had one for about a year. I'll see if I can dig up some old scans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschespeedster Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 The gentleman who responded before me is absolutely correct. The 50 Fathoms is a professionally-done franken rep. It is made according to some sources in Vietnam and not China, which is why our dealers here do not carry them. There is a stockpile of NOS Blancpain movements used by this maker. The cases and casebacks (and sometimes the crowns/stems) are new. It would be cool if the CN rep factories turned their sights to these tool watches a bit more. I love the IWCs, Jaegers, and other older mil-spec style watches. Surely they could make some of these in China and we could then vintage-ise them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alextor Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 That answers the question WHO HAS THE BEST SUB? BLANCPAIN DOES... The FF is beyond incredible...another level altogether. I handled the exact same watch and 'visited' it at the Blancpain store on Madison Ave at least 3 times. The only problem to me was the size...especially the thickness of the piece. But that is a practical issue for me and has nothing to do with the watch itself. Personally, the vintage FF is more appealing... By the way, it is almost impossible to replicate...the quality of the dial and especially the bezel are simply too perfect. Cheers Alex 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...
rower Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I just tried one on at an AD and was really suprised with the bezel click. As I turned the bezel it clicked like a cheap rep. I have many reps that feel more gen like than the bezel on this watch. I asked the AD about it and after trying various other bezels from other brands in the case she too was suprised at this price point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 If they ever rep this watch I'm sure they'll reproduce the cheap bezel click perfectly, lol. I love this watch too, esp. the vintage, but I don't think we'll see this one reppped, too esoteric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeuss Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Bump. Rep soon I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthat Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hope so, but I would guess they can't get the lume under the bezel. The finish and lume on the gen bezel is amazing! This is one of the hottest watches on retail right now, so Josh's earlier response doesn't make sense. Cheers, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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