Which Patek is this MR rep?

[swatcher]

MR has a nice looking (to me) Patek rep. I'm a complete noob so I can only go by a simple Google Image Search for "Calastrava Patek". But using only that, I can't find the Gen Patek.

Is this what one calls a "fantasy" watch?

http://www.marvellousreplica.com/products_detail.php?ProId=1308

 

[mbjoer]

Yes.

And perhaps not the most convincing at that.

 

[stoptime]

I don't think i have seen this model in the Patek line. I agree with the above poster, the rep job looks poor from the front view.

 

[swatcher]

Thanks guys. That's why I'm a noob. To me it, it "looked nice".

icard:

If you guys can give me a few pointers so that I know what to watch out for in the future, let me know.

 

[mbjoer]

To me the main trick in the rep business is that a watch has to be plausible.

The problem with a Patek like the one above is that it pretends to be a seriously expensive watch while really it is a very cheap rep. Too big a gap in this case.

Here is a little something I posted on Repgeek a long time ago as a bit of a joke. But it might help you when looking for a good rep:

http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=122638&highlight=fake

 

[stoptime]

from reading through the threads, it seems that everybody agrees that the aquanaut and the nautilus are the best reps for patek.

i've been search for a calatrava model but the reps are pretty bad. honeybear says the 3250d is a good rep but i have not been able to locate one from a TD.

 

[mbjoer]

from reading through the threads, it seems that everybody agrees that the aquanaut and the nautilus are the best reps for patek.

i've been search for a calatrava model but the reps are pretty bad. honeybear says the 3250d is a good rep but i have not been able to locate one from a TD.

Agree with above.

However personally I have also ventured into a couple of fantasy versions which are good enough to for the untrained eye to believe that Patek MIGHT have made them, and which I liked:

Also Honeybear might have some new ones which I have missed. I have not seen him post lately.

 

[swatcher]

Those do look nice.

 

[mbjoer]

An alternative to the OP's suggestion is this one from Silix:

http://www.silix-prime.co/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=115_153&products_id=1550

Still a fantasy. But this one seems to have a good case and basic Patek design elements.

The main thing that lets it down is the rotor which is stickered. But that can be removed which will not be ideal, but at least not as bad.

 

[honeybear]

Unfortunately, there just hasn't been all that many nice new dress watch replicas. Try looking through my signature for photos of the watches I have, as well as my posting on "low-cost dress watches."

I've trying to find a nice asian 2836-2 clone version of the Vacheron Patrimony Contemporaine, but the supplies seem to have dried up with the crack down.