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I agree with some of the above statements. Blancpain fifty fathoms noob v1, some of the tag Heuer quartz chronograph models are definitely up there. I'll add a couple of my own as well

Blancpain fifty fathoms noob v1
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Tag aquaracer quartz chronograph. Very accurate even down to the same Swiss Ronda movement inside
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Superocean steelfish

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Chronomat evo. This one I sold on as I never wore it but I do regret selling it in retrospect

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There's a number of Panerai replicas as well like the DSN power reserve models that are phenomenal even down to having the same movement as the genuine articles, but I'm not going to waste space in this thread posting pictures of all of them.
 

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The best rep of all time was the fabled "1:1 Cartier Santos XL with gen mvt". It has to be the best because it was, as far as can be determined, all gen parts acquired from the factories making said parts for Cartier.
Unicorn, too bad it’s a Cartier, I heard the old bell and Ross br 01-94 chrono was the same story.
 

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I agree with some of the above statements. Blancpain fifty fathoms noob v1, some of the tag Heuer quartz chronograph models are definitely up there. I'll add a couple of my own as well

Blancpain fifty fathoms noob v1
PXL_20230912_135112774a227ea56bc158815.jpg


Tag aquaracer quartz chronograph. Very accurate even down to the same Swiss Ronda movement inside
PXL_20221231_093526720b11be7c8308014ed.jpg




Superocean steelfish

PXL_20230914_2018283814cb387406e379963.jpg


Chronomat evo. This one I sold on as I never wore it but I do regret selling it in retrospect

PXL_20230808_140533596c17fd7ca493cad4b.jpg


There's a number of Panerai replicas as well like the DSN power reserve models that are phenomenal even down to having the same movement as the genuine articles, but I'm not going to waste space in this thread posting pictures of all of them.
Hands down on the noob v1 fifty fathoms- down to the purple tint on the Crystal and the back scratching easily lol
 

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Even the lume on the v1 noob fifty fathoms is perfect
 
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Hands down on the noob v1 fifty fathoms- down to the purple tint on the Crystal and the back scratching easily lol
Took me going through 4 different ones to get one with minimal scratches on the back, now I'm afraid to wear it as I don't want to scratch it!
 
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Took me going through 4 different ones to get one with minimal scratches on the back, now I'm afraid to wear it as I don't want to scratch it!
Put a piece of clear contact over the back. Paint protection film is even better.
 

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Put a piece of clear contact over the back. Paint protection film is even better.
I honestly never thought about putting a protective cover on it. Thank you for the thoughts! I'll have to look into it!
 
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Took me going through 4 different ones to get one with minimal scratches on the back, now I'm afraid to wear it as I don't want to scratch it!
It’s really easy to polish, buy a cheap metal polishing kit from harbor freight.
 
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