Vintage Sub Reps

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Partially prompted by the Bernie Madoff / Is It Or Isn't It conversation, I'm interested to know if anyone's bought a vintage Sub replica with an acrylic crystal? Just wondering if the crystals are up to snuff, as someone mentioned that some of the PAM acrylic crystals are a bit cheap & nasty - and also generally curious to know what to expect, for how much.

 

Cheers.

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Partially prompted by the Bernie Madoff / Is It Or Isn't It conversation, I'm interested to know if anyone's bought a vintage Sub replica with an acrylic crystal? Just wondering if the crystals are up to snuff, as someone mentioned that some of the PAM acrylic crystals are a bit cheap & nasty - and also generally curious to know what to expect, for how much.

 

Cheers.

I hve heard that the new cartel ones are decent, but definitely not gen. Clark be would a good upgrade that should not cost much. Anyhow, as you can see it is hard to tell gen from rep now a days especially if you just put a little thought and imagination with a couple of minor adjustments.

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Some of these might help as guides, don't know which have acrylic

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As KBH told me there is not much standard with the vintage submariner models.

If its supposed to be 20-40 years old, even the gen crystal could have easily been changed.

 

Choose your rep, check if you like the domed crystal if not get a flatter clarks like zen adviced.

Thats what I'm gonna do with the 5513

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TTK's MBK's look more authentic than that Madoff one.. Damn you Baldrick!

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I hve heard that the new cartel ones are decent, but definitely not gen. Clark be would a good upgrade that should not cost much. Anyhow, as you can see it is hard to tell gen from rep now a days especially if you just put a little thought and imagination with a couple of minor adjustments.

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

I'm not that worried about minor inaccuracies, but I wouldn't want a cheapo crystal that might mark or crack too easily. As long as it's reasonably close, I just want a nice watch

 

Happy enough with the two reps that I've got recently, but they have sapphire & mineral glass crystals.

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I hve heard that the new cartel ones are decent, but definitely not gen. Clark be would a good upgrade that should not cost much. Anyhow, as you can see it is hard to tell gen from rep now a days especially if you just put a little thought and imagination with a couple of minor adjustments.

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

I'm not that worried about minor inaccuracies, but I wouldn't want a cheapo crystal that might mark or crack too easily. As long as it's reasonably close, I just want a nice watch

 

Happy enough with the two reps that I've got recently, but they have sapphire & mineral glass crystals.

Dont think these are as delicated as the Pam fiddy ones..

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Some of these might help as guides, don't know which have acrylic

 

Very nice ..