About a week ago I received my 45mm UPO which I bought from Puretime, it actually arrived very quickly! I did a lot of research in this forum and in others before I pulled the trigger, and I am very glad I did as I knew nothing about the world of replica watches!
I couldn't be happier with the watch, and at least from my impression owning it for a week it looks to be of high quality. When I took it to a jeweler to adjust the band and links he told me I had a "wonderful watch" and that I had made a great purchase. Fooling a jeweller is definitely impressive!
Now for the few remaining questions I have....I have searched the forums and basically the most recurring issues people have with the UPO are: A) the crown and tube, B) the pearl and C) the uneven lume.
I see that a lot of people decide to mod their UPOs with genuine parts as DIY projects...I've read the guide on changing the crown and tube, and frankly this is not something I would ever dare to attempt to do myself. If the consensus is that the fake crown and tube eventually fail and only by replacing it with genuine ones is the problem fixed...then what can be my options? My guess is that watch repair shops can't be expected to mod a fake watch with genuine parts when it involves special instructions that do not correlate with the genuine watch....is that so?
Regarding the crappy lume, I suppose I can live with that--I understand some members offer the service, but it's not something that bothers me too much. What does bother me frankly is the pearl. Obviously, it's close enough that few could tell...but the more I look at it the more I hate it It's frankly the one tiny flaw in this watch brewing OCD on me, and that were it to be fixed, it would make the appearance vis-a-vis the genuine virtually perfect. Is changing the pearl a laborious process? Can it be done by someone like me? I have not come across any how-tos on that.
Anyway....thanks for the help I've already received by reading countless threads!
I do love my UPO!
I'll attach some pics....(they're thumnails so click to enlarge)
I couldn't be happier with the watch, and at least from my impression owning it for a week it looks to be of high quality. When I took it to a jeweler to adjust the band and links he told me I had a "wonderful watch" and that I had made a great purchase. Fooling a jeweller is definitely impressive!
Now for the few remaining questions I have....I have searched the forums and basically the most recurring issues people have with the UPO are: A) the crown and tube, B) the pearl and C) the uneven lume.
I see that a lot of people decide to mod their UPOs with genuine parts as DIY projects...I've read the guide on changing the crown and tube, and frankly this is not something I would ever dare to attempt to do myself. If the consensus is that the fake crown and tube eventually fail and only by replacing it with genuine ones is the problem fixed...then what can be my options? My guess is that watch repair shops can't be expected to mod a fake watch with genuine parts when it involves special instructions that do not correlate with the genuine watch....is that so?
Regarding the crappy lume, I suppose I can live with that--I understand some members offer the service, but it's not something that bothers me too much. What does bother me frankly is the pearl. Obviously, it's close enough that few could tell...but the more I look at it the more I hate it It's frankly the one tiny flaw in this watch brewing OCD on me, and that were it to be fixed, it would make the appearance vis-a-vis the genuine virtually perfect. Is changing the pearl a laborious process? Can it be done by someone like me? I have not come across any how-tos on that.
Anyway....thanks for the help I've already received by reading countless threads!
I do love my UPO! I'll attach some pics....(they're thumnails so click to enlarge)
