The comex dial with 600ft on wrong side...
Looks better than the disaster I saw in the sales section- Sea-Dweller case, Sub Comex dial with the 600ft on the wrong side...
I also like it with the black and orange.
No, it's not on the wrong side!! It's called a meters first, and on a vintage sub it means about 20% more value. Rolex made many Subs, many the same model with very little differences, they are typically called transitional models. I collected vintage Rolex for many years, and I currently still buy and sell them to make a little extra money....Buying myself a authentic vintage Omega PloProf 600m in two months, it's a retirement investment.
I've owned two Authentic red subs, one authentic Comex 5513, and my last one was a never worn 168000"triple Zero Sub" the most limited model made, it was a 16800, but as they were retooling for the next model they started to add some of the new features, such as upgrading the steel and using white gold for the nipple markers, the one I had was with box, anchor, tags and even a blank certificate, sold it to a dealer for his personal collection, and made a quick $3200 profit.....My prick father just purchased himself a Bond 5508 (mint), it's so clean and new in appearance, it actually is looking like a fake, a $22,000 watch and it look fake, funny as hell.
The biggest problem with these vintage replica watches is the printing on the dials, it's too crisp, shiny and flat, then the markers being yellow/orange? WTF is that all about:stir: if the markers and hands are meant to look aged with patina, then why is the comex print and Rolex print still so white, it should be a little off white, you can't have two extremes on the dial, the correct marker would be very matte and almost look like white toothpaste screened on. The bezel insert/pearl is obviously wrong for that model, but you can get the correct acrylic one on ebay. You should age the case and the dial, less perfect will make it more believable, but to anyone who has a clue it looks like a fake within seconds of seeing it. Sorry, I mean no disrespect to you or your watch, there are things that need to be done to get it closer to the authentic, and that is it needs to look distressed.
I make Homage watches as a hobby, it's fun to toy around with them and make something new and then age it 60yrs or 30yrs, it's exciting to be so detailed in replication, but without brand marking. I'm making a 60mm PAM, I will be acid treating the case to age it, salt and Vinegar and bleach mix for rusting, the the case in a rock tumbler, leather strap will be treated with rubbing alcohol and grease for wear, replacing the crystal with plexi, hand making a new pearl insert.....I'm also buying a authentic Angelus 240 movement for it, which is an investment for retirement again.
Guys, Authentic Vintage Datejust are selling for $800-$1200, and then the Authentic Omega seamasters are selling for under $500, a 1960's Omega Seamaster 300m sold for $1300 last week on ebay, and a 1970's Omega speedmaster Chrono sold for $1100....AAA+ replica's are selling for $400-550, do you see a problem with this, I do!!:frusty:
