lanikai Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 For those of you who don't view the "History Channel" .. the Top Gun fighter Weapons School was founded during the Vietnam Era .... with the advent of long range weapons the Powers that be thought that classic "dog fighting" was obsolete ,.. ergo we were getting our arse kicked after the Korean War when the kill ratio was something like 10-1 in favour of the good ole US of A .. anyway, here are some fast Macro's of the IWC Top Gun Ceramic timepiece ... very short and sweet, I was getting too frustrated at the dust on the dial, you cannot see it with the naked eye, but with the macro lens it sticks out 100 times more .. sorry ... the dial needs radico .. but here are the pics. Summary~ The ceramic case is definately first rate.. as is the dial finish the lume will improve out of the box .. I'll give it a few day's before I take some lume shots .. remembering it is a "rep lume" the crown and pushers are Titanium and has a nickel finished look .. darker than polished ss. nice... the strap is really not bad for a rep. watchboys has the better quality strap (fyi) .. and the buckle is Ti. and appears to be bead blasted the excess dust on the dial is IMO the "luck of the draw" not a big deal.. as with the naked eye it is invisible.. but I will clean it none the less. so far the movement has been running good.. we'll see if it needs regulating .. thanks for viewing Aloha~Cheers Lani
elisiX Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Awesome... no other words... This along with a BP are my next two.
mwee Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Beautiful pics and watch Lani! One of the watches I have waiting to see and your pics does not disappoint, as usual! couple of questions. How is the Top Gun logo at the side. Is it engraved or stickers? the logo on the caseback. Is is under a clear plastic like the Cousteau Diver 06 or just printed on? Really Nice though!
lanikai Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Posted February 27, 2009 Beautiful pics and watch Lani! One of the watches I have waiting to see and your pics does not disappoint, as usual! couple of questions. How is the Top Gun logo at the side. Is it engraved or stickers? the logo on the caseback. Is is under a clear plastic like the Cousteau Diver 06 or just printed on? Really Nice though! Thank you ! the Top Gun logo is laser etched it is very well done.. the case back is as you say.. like the CD the emblem is under clear plastic.
mwee Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Thank you ! the Top Gun logo is laser etched it is very well done.. the case back is as you say.. like the CD the emblem is under clear plastic. Thanks for that Lani! Wow, really a super-rep! The more I look at your pics and pics of the gen, the better it looks! The ceramic looks really well-made and all the little details seem to have been repped properly. the dial looks good too! Another one for the near future!
lanikai Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Posted February 27, 2009 oh boyyy... not enough sleep.. I saved genuine pics and didn't even post it.. I'll do that now.. thanks for reminding me Mwee
siger125 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 very sexy...thanks for the pix. do you have the same strap problems that Chad had with his regarding stiffness ?
cca7083 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 beautiful watch! from which dealer did you buy your rep from? i've been getting mixed reviews about the reliability of the TG ceramics out in the market now. Thinking if i'll be waiting for the ultimate version or if this is as good as it'l ever get.
Dani Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Great pics thanks L. One thing i notice on this watch, it seems to have a big gap between the strap and watch. Cheers
lanikai Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Posted February 27, 2009 Great pics thanks L. One thing i notice on this watch, it seems to have a big gap between the strap and watch. Cheers good eagle eye Dani.. this is the genuine close up.. it appears it has to do more with the strap... the width of the end stiching rather than position of the lugs.. dunno Edit add:.. to clarify .. it is more with the pin position on the strap not the case.
lanikai Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Posted February 27, 2009 The rep comes from Joshua @perfect clones The Ceramic quality is first rate. Of course the strap is stiff it needs breaking in .. it will soften with time.. if you plan to use the rep strap that is..
mjmurphy926 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Damn...This is gonna be hard to resist...Thanks a lot Lani!
Dani Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 good eagle eye Dani.. this is the genuine close up.. it appears it has to do more with the strap... the width of the end stiching rather than position of the lugs.. dunno Edit add:.. to clarify .. it is more with the pin position on the strap not the case. Ok thanks Lani. Ill get this and a gen strap. Cheers
lanikai Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Posted February 27, 2009 Damn...This is gonna be hard to resist...Thanks a lot Lani! Yup, .. and Dani brings up the major "tell", that is noticable at a glance.... that could be fixed with a genuine strap. that's the only solution as the rep strap and probably all after market kevlar straps have in common.. the pin position on the after market straps are too close to the end of the strap.. the genuine strap looks thicker at the end before the pin hole..
lanikai Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Posted February 27, 2009 IMO.. the only issue holding this replication back would be of course the STRAP.. as the balance of the case set feels great .. the HBB maker did a wonderful job with replicating the full ceramic case.. but imagine what would happen to the overall FEEL.. with the genuine strap.. there is no way around it really..
elisiX Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 I wonder what a gen strap would run for.
sander Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 I wonder what a gen strap would run for. A gen strap is
Guest asim Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 awesome looking watch. can't believe how good the rep looks like! with few of these around, hardly anyone will call you out.
Toadtorrent Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 It is a great looking watch. Is it very light because of the ceramic? It looks like the stick markers are better than usual...but possibly the "6" being a little skewed or is that camera angle stuff? Good score on this one.
MasterOfPuppets Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 my jaw drops everytime i see this rep definitly on the top of my list! thx for the pics
Guru1 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Very nice watch, it is on my list...can you post a wrist shot please?
MADRED7 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Lani, thank you very much for these quickies.....they assured me I did the right thing....my TG is on its way since Wednesday To solve the strap problem.....I saw this problem when the first pics came up on Josh
bng123 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Nice watch, nice shots. Could any one advice me where to get a good and durable strap to fit into this treasure? Except the gen strap. My hand is small. Cheers, B
rckh Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Dear Bro Lani: One again; you faster than me.... My Swiss7750 TopGun will come next week from Puretime Angus. Hope everything smooth & trouble free. I had waited this super rep almost 1 year! Can't wait to see how good it's! Nice Choice! Nice Watch! Cheers! Best Regards, Raymond
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