Gbhaze 0 Posted July 25, 2022 How much should a great replica cost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,510 Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) Around 750/850$: https://trustytimewatch88.io/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=QF+Asia+4130&x=20&y=14 https://trustytimewatch88.io/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=Clean+A4130&x=40&y=23 Edited July 25, 2022 by GenTLe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gbhaze 0 Posted July 25, 2022 Thank you very much. Where do you think the best place is to get a 1:1 clone Daytona? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gbhaze 0 Posted July 25, 2022 I am new to all this so thank you to everyone who is responding to my questions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FudgyDocker 3,509 Posted July 25, 2022 34 minutes ago, Gbhaze said: Where do you think the best place is to get a 1:1 clone Daytona? There's no such thing as a 1:1 clone, so get rid of that terminology immediately. There are low-end, medium and high-end replicas. All have flaws, and it's up to you to decide which ones you can live with, and which ones are within your budget. Read reviews on trusted dealers and decide which one you'd like to use. Remember, the best ones don't necessarily have flash shiny websites! All dealers buy the same watches that come from the same factories. They just do business slightly differently, and use different agents to buy from. If you've got any sense whatsoever, you'll do a lot of reading before you even attempt to buy a watch. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gbhaze 0 Posted July 25, 2022 Thank you. So does a 1:1 replica mean anything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tribefan 6,768 Posted July 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, Gbhaze said: Thank you. So does a 1:1 replica mean anything? It means they probably had a genuine specimen in hand when they designed the rep. Other than that no. Your best info on differences between rep and genuine are actual user reviews. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FudgyDocker 3,509 Posted July 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, Gbhaze said: Thank you. So does a 1:1 replica mean anything? A clone is another word for a replica, is it not? I refer you to my first sentence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,510 Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Gbhaze said: Thank you very much. Where do you think the best place is to get a 1:1 clone Daytona? Mate, you'll not last long here with such questions. You have to read and start making up some rep-culture yourself. Go back to the mail you have received when you joined the forum and read the links... Starting from HERE: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,510 Posted July 25, 2022 38 minutes ago, Gbhaze said: Thank you. So does a 1:1 replica mean anything? Marketing bullshit, especially if read on replica dealer sites. WE are those that can really tell if a rep is near to 1:1. And there are some. The Longines Hydroconquest for example. The Longines Spirit, while perfect and with a movement nearly identical to the gen, has a difference in beat rate (the way the second hand tick) being the gen 25200 beats per hour and the rep 28800. It's plenty of GREAT reps. The "it will never be 1:1" depends mainly by what you consider to be acceptable. There can be invisible details that only those that REALLY know watches can get and only with a 10x lens, and there are others with macro defects, like the date window in the wrong place or subdials that do chrono hour counter where in the gen there's the running second... You must read, and then read, and then again read. And wait at least 1 month to start understanding something, before buying and risk to get burnt badly... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
