USMC8404 Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Good morning all: I am still relatively new here on this forum but I cannot believe the amount of information I have acquired in the short time I have been a member of RWG. I have always been a fan of nice watches. I remember visiting ADs as far back as high school. I was drawn to the Rolex display case in particular. Not by the name as much as the no nonsense design and functional beauty of the watches. Like most of us on this board, I was particularly enamored by the Rolex Subs. Of course as a school kid I could not afford to purchase a car, let alone a high end watch. I put the passion to own a Rolex away for many years. I owned some nice watches during the years between then and now, but they were usually Seiko, Citizen, or Victronox Swiss Army watches. I even had a few Timex watches. About a year ago I realized that I could finally afford to buy a Rolex if I wanted to so I went to the AD again to look around. It was then that it hit me. Although I could now afford to buy one, the desire to own one was not so strong (at that price point anyway). The saying, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanytical Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yes, it is not about the name, but rather the function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnkay Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I would buy one of these generics if I could find one with reasonably comparable quality to the Rolex Sub or GMT it copies. I'm curious; where did you find these generic homage watches? I've seen many from name brands that closely copy Rolex, but never a total generic. I'm especially curious about the GMT. Do you know what kind of movement it has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbird Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I would buy one of these generics if I could find one with reasonably comparable quality to the Rolex Sub or GMT it copies. I'm curious; where did you find these generic homage watches? I've seen many from name brands that closely copy Rolex, but never a total generic. I'm especially curious about the GMT. Do you know what kind of movement it has? Not sterile, but the Steinhart Ocean 1s are pretty phenominal quality and look 99.9% identical to the Rollies. Homer sells the completely generic ones on the bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 This just goes to show that for me, it is not the name on the dial that makes the watch, it is the watch (design and function) that makes the name on the dial! It is so nice to read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 In summary, I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC8404 Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Not sterile, but the Steinhart Ocean 1s are pretty phenominal quality and look 99.9% identical to the Rollies. Homer sells the completely generic ones on the bay. Yes, you are correct. They came from homer's ebay store. All of these watches contain ETA 2836-2 movements. The GMT has a modified version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I made my own, i still have a few dials left if any one is interested, they require noob date overlays and the feed repositioning And the lume, best i have beter than my seiko and my fiddy and any other gen i have. This was a simple phone cam with the lights off in the bathroom, no long exposure nothing i just closed the curtains and toook it after this shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC8404 Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I made my own, i still have a few dials left if any one is interested, they require noob date overlays and the feed repositioning And the lume, best i have beter than my seiko and my fiddy and any other gen i have. This was a simple phone cam with the lights off in the bathroom, no long exposure nothing i just closed the curtains and toook it after this shot I might be interested in a few generic dials. Please PM me with details if it isn't too much trouble. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.