RobbieG Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 A typical timeline: A dealer of ours buys a gen UN before it is even released. He preorders it at Basel and as soon as it comes in he turns it over to be torn to pieces and replicated. -Then months and months later the rep is released to us on the boards first as a sort of test market for the first run to see how it takes hold. -Then it goes to the watch markets for bigger distribution as evidenced by Google image searches delivering hundreds of hits on sites we never heard of selling the watch. The high end rep is now taking a firm hold on the world. -Then the inevitable finally happens, the point at which you really know the new brand is officially taking hold. A copy cat factory buys the rep and then replicates that for the low end "Canal Street" level watches and markets. In other words, the reps of the reps start to appear. And so the circle of rep life is complete. And it all started with us and a dealer listening and giving us something we were asking for. But eventually, most of the UN Maxi Diver Chronograph reps sold will be these - by the truckload all over the world for mere pocket change: And the part I love the most? The red 200M font is totally unobstructed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 LOL. That's probably from the same factory as this purrrfect "Obese Lady" 16710. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Does not want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkBachs Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I know they're not exactly that same watch, but the attention to detail is terrible. $200 for that from huntawatch.com? Shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow. I am surprised really. Definitely the low quality Asian chrono movement in it as evidenced by the date window position. And $200 is way higher than I expected. I was thinking these would be sub-$100 replciations given the cheap base metal bezel with the thin lumpy plating. Hard to believe they get that much for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailboss Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yep, I would have said that was a $25 African special myself. Col. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 its like a car wreck, i just can't turn away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 its like a car wreck, i just can't turn away You're just obsessed with the brand now. I've seen it happen before. I could tell you were done for at the GTG... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 UDs do make some beauties, that is truely a bad mark down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 How come there's no rep of the MMD yet?? I know I've got dibs on Robbie's, when he ascends off this mortal coil, but I don't fancy waiting that long to try one... I'd've thought that the simplicity of a non-chrono watch would have been a fairly easy start for the factories... At this rate, I might have to actually buy a Yacht-Master as a substitute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 How come there's no rep of the MMD yet?? I know I've got dibs on Robbie's, when he ascends off this mortal coil, but I don't fancy waiting that long to try one... I'd've thought that the simplicity of a non-chrono watch would have been a fairly easy start for the factories... At this rate, I might have to actually buy a Yacht-Master as a substitute Oh. There is... Not sure I fancy the idea of flushing three hundred bucks down the toilet though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Fleischer Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Josh assures me its in the works for later this year. in the meantime, i have to live with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Josh assures me its in the works for later this year. in the meantime, i have to live with this. That's good to hear, I just hope other dealers are able to get hold of the stock as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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