klocklind1 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) VERY nice watch ! Any pictures of the movement ? Edited December 23, 2008 by Stephane Removed the quoted photos :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Congrats on the purchase Ubi. I like your photos very much allthough that watch do not speak to me at all. Happy you like it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOGIE_1976 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 i have an impression that the wm9 yacht master is the same as paul's from pam111 Yatvh master take a look http://www.pam111.com/product_info.php?cPa...roducts_id=2240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 i have an impression that the wm9 yacht master is the same as paul's from pam111 Yatvh master take a look http://www.pam111.com/product_info.php?cPa...roducts_id=2240 Not the same. Bezel on the WM9 is much more precision cut at the teeth. Probably other differences as well, but I haven't examined too closely. The bezel, however was a pretty apparent difference. Paul's is similar, but not the same piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnkay Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 i have an impression that the wm9 yacht master is the same as paul's from pam111 Yatvh master take a look http://www.pam111.com/product_info.php?cPa...roducts_id=2240 That model of Paul's has been around for a while. Others have it also. The hour markers are no good because the lume is all screwy; it's a dull color that doesn't match the lume on the hands. Aside from that major flaw, it is IMHO the best yachtmaster out there other than WM9's which has a superior dial and CGs at the very least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 That's an absolutely awesome watch, my friend, wear it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 That model of Paul's has been around for a while. Others have it also. The hour markers are no good because the lume is all screwy; it's a dull color that doesn't match the lume on the hands. Aside from that major flaw, it is IMHO the best yachtmaster out there other than WM9's which has a superior dial and CGs at the very least. Plus Paul's has really poor bezel teeth, no way near accurate or deep enough when compared to the gen, or WM9's Yachtmaster...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Rolex IMO makes Rolex rep collecting easier. They think they are detering counterfeiting by making subtle changes to the watches every year but they are actually helping it. It makes it easier to always have a "correct" rep - even though it may be different than the current year. Consider this watch as an example. A factory finally got the nice, thick blood red font ranging from the Y, F, D, & Z serials from 2002 to late 2007... Then with the M serials Rolex changes it and makes the YM font nice and thin now. Go figure. I love it. It is not as if anyone with this rep will ever be called out for wearing it because it has a font that is too thick. LOL. Actually, I'm sort of surprised they did it really. Visually, although subtle, it always was in my opinion a feature that drew me to the watch when I bought the gen quite some time ago. I sold it and got the UN Diver I have now as a replacement, but at this price I think I'm going to have to grab one of these. What a great replication. It looks like they really nailed the texture and color of the PT on the dial to me - old style thick YM font and all (although it really is a hair too thick actually). The blood red color looks pretty good too and I especially like the datefont which seems not to suffer from being to thin like most Rollie reps... "F, Y, D, Z" Serial Gens: "M" Serial Gen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Some of the older YM's had a thicker case for a while. At one time I bought two from the same dealer and they had two different cases. The thick cases were born out of the rehaut wars. At that time, many makers incorrectly tried to get deeper rehaut of the YM's like the Subs. Problem is of course YM's don't have deep rehaut. But that is why those cases are thicker. They don't feel right on the wrist at all - even if you don't really notice the thickness difference in pics... Not the same. Bezel on the WM9 is much more precision cut at the teeth. Probably other differences as well, but I haven't examined too closely. The bezel, however was a pretty apparent difference. Paul's is similar, but not the same piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon32 Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Simply amazing! I hope other dealers can pick this up so that it will be more easily accessible.... leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Maybe they could cut the price in half by using an Asian 2892 if requested..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Very nice watch, wear it well! The pics are also awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSlickAK Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Fantastic watch guys. Even with the micro-tells pointed out in another review, I still love this. Hmmm, I was going to jump in at the $575 range (I believe that was the final price for the VIPs). Currently at $775 and about to shoot up to a $875. Can I ask what others are planning for? Waiting for the entire back-order to finish up or wait until BK begins his 'batch'? Myself, I understand how the pre-order plan worked. But for dropping an entire amount now (ie $775) and then waiting several months for all the <$575 orders to complete is a whole different story. Any input on what RWGs recommend? Dealing with BK or WM9? ps. I'm +1 for when this thing settles down. Anyone else going to pull the trigger on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikolee Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 i have owned the gen, sold it recently to fund my HBB. from what i can see there is some difference with the dial. the one in the picture above looks coarser and glittery. also the font of YACHT MASTER looks thicker than normal. maybe its just the angle. other than that everything is spot on. 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.