RobbieG Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 They repped the most bizarre ladies watch ever conceived (which I hear BTW is a home run for UN in Eurpoe & Asia - selling like hotcakes) hands down. I'm convinced the designers were doing peyote when they sketched it. Without further delay, may I present The Golden Dream (mushroom dream that is...) The replication? Hear the sickly sound of a whiffle bat whizzing by? Uh huh... PS: Did they just look at it co*keyed and think it was oval instead of round and just decide to throw 2008 in red in the center of the dial for kicks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asim Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 oh boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Manny Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 That is not even close. I don't mind the gen but the rep just doesn't get close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asim Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 haha they didnt even bother about the crown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubu Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Gen is decent. Rep is UGLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Yeah, they say many women are nuts for it. I have actually seen and handled it in person and my fiance' rather likes it. Like everything Nardin it is world class in every way. Fit, finish and feel is great. Very substantial believe it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 By way of contrast, and trust me when I say like all UN stock pics these don't do it justice the 37MM Dual Time ladies version is just amazing. Similar GMT function to my 42MM version with the Home Time 24 hour display and the jumping hour pushers. My girl is pushing for one of these for the birthday coming up. She is worth it. Plus I'll get to photograph it and make it look like it really does in person - a million bucks in hand and on the wrist. It comes in a few different versions. Here are two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipSlap Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 It looks like an homage to the birdsnest stadium in Beijing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 The gen looks like the Birds Nest in Beijing (the National Stadium)...with clean casting, polishing, finishing (whatever the proper technical terms are I have no idea). The rep is brutal! I have to say though, that the gen could use a different strap colour...looks a little too much like something I don't want to mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 It looks like an homage to the birdsnest stadium in Beijing. Bingo...that's exactly what I thought. As for the rep....... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 The gen looks like the Birds Nest in Beijing (the National Stadium)...with clean casting, polishing, finishing (whatever the proper technical terms are I have no idea). The rep is brutal! I have to say though, that the gen could use a different strap colour...looks a little too much like something I don't want to mention. Yeah, I think it is supposed to be actually as they were trying to target the Asian market. As I said it is supposedly doing very well in the east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmarshal Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 That gets my vote for worst rep ever. Terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Jesus...the rep is bad but I'm glad they screwed it up..I wouldn't want to see anything looking like the gen either!!!! Gross... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedo Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Swing and a miss in a lazy Chinese sweatshop... mean outfield. Or something to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfesq Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 both are ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 The Global Crises must have hit the Chinese worst than anywhere else! WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Holy Shitcakes that is one ugly ass mutha of a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 it looks like a coin that's recently visited the railroad tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 de gustibus non est diputandum..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Am pretty certain a gen was used for this replication excercise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah its a 1:1 for sure. Bad enough UN made the gen if you ask me. Hopefully, they destroyed the CAD files on this one and it will become a "limited edition". Although, as I said it is selling well and UN has it in the regular lineup. Between the Dual Time, Lady Diver, The Caprice and Michaelangelo I should think they had the girls covered. One thing I have always liked about Nardin is their lines are not protracted. The Marine series are basically one chrono and one non chrono version of the same marine chronometer look and design and they just offer it in every conceivable size dial color, size, and variation of it. Something for everyone. Then they have the Dual Time collection which in a similar way centers around the movement and the basic design and they offer tons of variation. Then finally the complications are al unique and have just a couple dial and case variations. If it were up to me they wouldn't need anything else, but they do have a few extras in their but 90% of sales come from those three camps, with 70% of that coming from the Marine line. So oddball stuff like this just ruins the continuity if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah, I think it is supposed to be actually as they were trying to target the Asian market. As I said it is supposedly doing very well in the east. I'm not surprised. There are a few suspect fashion decisions I've seen in the Asian Market. At least the gen looks like it was made to a reasonably high level of quality and attention to detail. I agree though R, that the design makes no sense to the continuity of the brand. But hey...many would say that about the Rolex GMT IIc even!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'll take three!! I mean zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkBachs Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I make good replicas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 It looks like an homage to the birdsnest stadium in Beijing. The gen looks like the Birds Nest in Beijing (the National Stadium)...with clean casting, polishing, finishing (whatever the proper technical terms are I have no idea). The rep is brutal! The rep looks like a rep of a birds shit in the birds nest stadium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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