GingerApple 7,306 Posted January 25, 2018 18 minutes ago, GC said: If the fit and finish is as good as the SD43 I bought for my brother in law... Noob is dead. Errrrrrr, this is Noob! Share this post Link to post
GC 4,543 Posted January 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, GingerBubba said: Errrrrrr, this is Noob! Then I stand corrected, I was under the impression that only ARF was using the 904. If Noob is following in ARF footsteps... then they are not dead yet. Share this post Link to post
GingerApple 7,306 Posted January 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, GC said: Then I stand corrected, I was under the impression that only ARF was using the 904. If Noob is following in ARF footsteps... then they are not dead yet. Awesome right! ARF v Noob in a fight to the death should really raise the standard! Share this post Link to post
MetalMickey 179 Posted January 25, 2018 For a minute there I thought these were $518 Share this post Link to post
shabbaranks21 0 Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Lakdeuz said: Looks good but man !!! 500Dollars the prices are going higher and higher for reps So is the quality Share this post Link to post
stevok2305 1 Posted January 25, 2018 All well and good but just how reliable is the SA3135? Share this post Link to post
k4jun 251 Posted January 25, 2018 41 minutes ago, metalmickey said: For a minute there I thought these were $518 they do fucking are ! That's a lot for the old model in a new steel. Share this post Link to post
MetalMickey 179 Posted January 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, stevok2305 said: All well and good but just how reliable is the SA3135? My SA135 is still working after 24 hours 2 minutes ago, k4jun said: they do fucking are ! That's a lot for the old model in a new steel. The steel looks the same to me... But the bezel numbers look better Share this post Link to post
k4jun 251 Posted January 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, metalmickey said: My SA135 is still working after 24 hours The steel looks the same to me... But the bezel numbers look better Yeah, the bezel paint may be better. I've heard that latest batch v7 had improvement in the paint. Share this post Link to post
Lakdeuz 6 Posted January 25, 2018 4 hours ago, shabbaranks21 said: So is the quality Sure mate. But at this price you get real Swiss watches or high quality seikos which will last you a lifetime, have great history and no pubes inside Share this post Link to post
windyzz 0 Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) The price is redicilous. You rather save up a little bit more and get a second hand genuine longiness, Tudor, mido, Oris. the quality of the reps these days are very good, but ultimately it’s still Chinese made and a knock off. And how long do these thing last maybe 5 years tops. Side note I purchased a Swiss made Bulova with real genuine ETA 7750 or sellita sw500 chronograph for 260usd. Why would anyone spend a Chinese watch with unknown reliability for double the price..... bizzare Edited January 25, 2018 by windyzz Share this post Link to post
jking92 5 Posted January 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, windyzz said: The price is redicilous. You rather save up a little bit more and get a second hand genuine longiness, Tudor, mido, Oris. the quality of the reps these days are very good, but ultimately it’s still Chinese made and a knock off. And how long do these thing last maybe 5 years tops. Side note I purchased a Swiss made Bulova with real genuine ETA 7750 or sellita sw500 chronograph for 260usd. Why would anyone spend a Chinese watch with unknown reliability for double the price..... bizzare Well because it would appear that this is a replica watch forum. Rediculous isn't it. Share this post Link to post
Joyjoyk 0 Posted January 26, 2018 Looks great overall... something about the lugs though... looks rather thick Share this post Link to post
Cleebeauregard 2 Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) ...and here we go! Again. I think the insert is improved, particularly the LN, but I’m not sure the 904 steel is worth the high premium on a sub rep. One of the highly debatable “advantages” of 904 steel is that it supposedly has greater luster and is easier to polish to a durable high shine. On the Daytona or Datejust, with their greater percentage of polished surfaces, this MAY be a worthwhile upgrade, but on a watch/bracelet that has a fairly coarse brushed finish on about 90% of its surface, I’m not sure there’s any real gain. But opinions abound, and undoubtedly a great many will drink the 904 Kool-aid. After all, it is redelicious. Edited January 26, 2018 by Cleebeauregard Duplicate word Share this post Link to post
windyzz 0 Posted January 26, 2018 4 hours ago, jking92 said: Well because it would appear that this is a replica watch forum. Rediculous isn't it. Yup still think it is! I know it's a rep forum, but when a rep price is getting closer to gen..... just my opinion Share this post Link to post
Dr_Rolex 3 Posted January 26, 2018 I will wait till it’s availaible from our TD’s Share this post Link to post
fatarms 7,843 Posted January 26, 2018 4 hours ago, windyzz said: the quality of the reps these days are very good, but ultimately it’s still Chinese made and a knock off. And how long do these thing last maybe 5 years tops. That comes down to about $8.33 a month. I'm good with that. Share this post Link to post
jpohl402 0 Posted January 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Lakdeuz said: Sure mate. But at this price you get real Swiss watches or high quality seikos which will last you a lifetime, have great history and no pubes inside I absolutely love that icon, esp after a statement like you made!! Hahaha, definitely made me lol! Anyway I respect your opinion, but I’d rather have a rep and I enjoy the advancements that have occurred as of late! 4 hours ago, jking92 said: Well because it would appear that this is a replica watch forum. Rediculous isn't it. Lol - well said!! Share this post Link to post
jpohl402 0 Posted January 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, windyzz said: Yup still think it is! I know it's a rep forum, but when a rep price is getting closer to gen..... just my opinion Right, but a Gen Seiko or Lum-Tec for instance, is in a whole different league than a Gen Rolex, which is the watch in question and what’s being discussed here... So, to clarify, the Rep Rolex prices, even at $500, are still NOT close to their Gen counterpart prices... I believe apples and oranges should be compared with other types of apples and oranges, but of course separately/in their respective family categories and never mixed... Share this post Link to post
windyzz 0 Posted January 26, 2018 41 minutes ago, jpohl402 said: Right, but a Gen Seiko or Lum-Tec for instance, is in a whole different league than a Gen Rolex, which is the watch in question and what’s being discussed here... So, to clarify, the Rep Rolex prices, even at $500, are still NOT close to their Gen counterpart prices... I believe apples and oranges should be compared with other types of apples and oranges, but of course separately/in their respective family categories and never mixed... I understand your point of view, but just to throw it out that you can get a brand new Genuine swiss watch brand like Oris, Longines, Ball, Mido, Hamilton, Frederique constant at around 500-800USD for an automatic. And I believed these watches is WAY better in term of quality and long-term investment. https://www.jomashop.com/frederique-constant-watch-303sn5b6.html https://www.jomashop.com/oris-watch-01-733-7713-4031mb.html https://www.jomashop.com/ball-watch-nm3080d-sj-gy.html You probably can find something around $1000 mark for Second-hand genuine Tudor, Tag Heuer, Breitling etc.. Share this post Link to post
Mattcrx 8 Posted January 26, 2018 Let’s see what the hulk bezel colour is like.... still does not look like they have cracked the correct colour.... can’t eait to see some Qc pics Share this post Link to post
simocyy39 0 Posted January 26, 2018 Yeah, the bezel paint may be better. I've heard that latest batch v7 had improvement in the paint. Well, I got my hands on a latest batch v7 I ordered in November 2017 for my girlfriends’ brother and yes, compared to my v7 ordered in January 2017, bezel paint is better. But in the dark it still completely disappear. Still too far from the Gen, in my opinion.For my v7 I did the DIY paint mod with Sharpie and I’m quite happy about it, did it two weeks ago and still shining.About those “v8” pics I have to say it’s similar to updated-v7 bezel, but I’d be happy to be disproved.the price is pretty high, but if I hadn’t purchased my v7 last year, probably I’d jumped on it. Yes price is a turn-off but maybe it’s for initial hype about the latest noob sub: let’s see the price trend in next months Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk Share this post Link to post