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Blue TiPO in transit!
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You've got yourself a beautiful watch. I too have several gen Omegas, and I have been thoroughly impressed with my first rep. I got a LMPO from Ryan from October's batch, and I couldn't be happier. I liked it so much I ordered a 45 pumpkin crpo. Up next is the TiPO for me!
Congrats on the pickup.
Congrats on the pickup.
Not ready to give my thoughts on it yet, don't want to jump to conclusions on either end, want to give it some fair wrist time before saying anything..
Here are a few pics of the TiPO with the rest of my collection of watches/straps.. I noticed the full pic didn't come out great so went back and got a close up..
Here are a few pics of the TiPO with the rest of my collection of watches/straps.. I noticed the full pic didn't come out great so went back and got a close up..
That blue! Cant stop looking at it =). Congrats!
How did the rubber strap fare going on? I had to bend my spring bars a bit.
How did the rubber strap fare going on? I had to bend my spring bars a bit.
I had Blue TiPO 45mm and Pumpkin PO 45mm
AR on the TiPO, sorry to say that but sucks compared to the pumpkin
I have tried the gen on took pics, compared them, it looks nothing like gen
As a different blue and model it looks nice esp if you could fix the AR
But CrPO miyota 42mm black looks much closer to gen
So I gave up on this
These are of course my views
AR on the TiPO, sorry to say that but sucks compared to the pumpkin
I have tried the gen on took pics, compared them, it looks nothing like gen
As a different blue and model it looks nice esp if you could fix the AR
But CrPO miyota 42mm black looks much closer to gen
So I gave up on this
These are of course my views
So after a few days with the watch on both the titanium and rubber, here are some thoughts..
First initial reaction when opening up the package and seeing the watch, wow this actually looks pretty damn good.
A mix of reactions after that, while wearing it and looking at it.. Very quickly noticed the noisy rotor, but to explain, if you are at your computer drinking coffee with no noise (TV/Music), and you flick your wrist, you will hear it, same way if you are driving in your car with no radio and flicking your wrist, you will hear it... But in most normal aspects, outside, bar, office with normal noises and things going on, you are most likely not going to hear it at all.. Its not super loud, but as far as a watch movement goes, yes it's a bit loud..
Looking at the dial, it looks excellent, I would not know it wasn't gen, the bezel and hands look good. The titanium bracelet is nice, slightly flimsy feeling, but that could just be a mix of rep/titanium.. Rubber strap looks and feels excellent, wears nice, feels legit, the deployment logo is ok, but you would never notice looking at it.. Although not sure if the deployment is titanium, doesn't feel like steel, but it does have SS stamped on it?
Not sure if the HE valve is an actual valve? Havent touched it, I also haven't attempted to turn the bezel..
Crystal is not that great, and the AR is not there.. The movement does studder sometimes, and sometimes it doesn't. It seems that if it is going to studder, it only happens between the 20-30 seconds area, I don't know why that is?
Overall though from a wrist appeal, out in daylight, the watch looks fairly great, looks good indoors also. Has a pretty good wrist appeal in general, but on the blue strap it really pops.. The blue of the dial/bezel may be a bit off from gen, maybe darker? In darkish light, the bezel & numbers disappear a bit..
Overall - 8
Wrist appeal on Ti - 8.5
Wrist appeal on rubber - 9
Dial - 10
Bezel - 8
Crystal - 7
Hands - 8.5
Lume - 5
Case - 9
Movement - 4
Movement Looks - 8.5
Some questions I have, maybe someone has the answers:
Are there any mods that can be done to put a better crystal on this?
Can the movement be regulated at all not to studder and or fix the rotor noise?
Overall I am pretty happy to wear this, and im enjoying it, it does have a very very nice looks to it.. I think an upgraded crystal would take this watch to a new level to be honest.. I plan on wearing it a bit over the next few weeks to a month and then make a decision if I will keep it or sell it.. I keep going back and forth saying, this hasn't scratched my "new watch" itch maybe I should move on, but then I look at it and say, this looks pretty nice lets keep it..
Here are my issues though:
1. I kind of feel like its not a new watch, its another 45 PO and I have one of those already (My wife has not once said, hey is that a new watch)
2. Foolishly, I have caught the fever for a TC YM, and I don't want to dish out money for 2 watches
3. The noisy rotor and sometimes studder does bother me a bit, but I am probably being picky, I am a picky person
4. Ive always tried the gen on in stores, and always felt it made my PO look plain and simple, but after wearing it for a while now, I may have found that I enjoy the plainer simpler look of the old PO.. The matt dial/slimmer more refined hands, less blingy feel.. But im not sure haha..
First initial reaction when opening up the package and seeing the watch, wow this actually looks pretty damn good.
A mix of reactions after that, while wearing it and looking at it.. Very quickly noticed the noisy rotor, but to explain, if you are at your computer drinking coffee with no noise (TV/Music), and you flick your wrist, you will hear it, same way if you are driving in your car with no radio and flicking your wrist, you will hear it... But in most normal aspects, outside, bar, office with normal noises and things going on, you are most likely not going to hear it at all.. Its not super loud, but as far as a watch movement goes, yes it's a bit loud..
Looking at the dial, it looks excellent, I would not know it wasn't gen, the bezel and hands look good. The titanium bracelet is nice, slightly flimsy feeling, but that could just be a mix of rep/titanium.. Rubber strap looks and feels excellent, wears nice, feels legit, the deployment logo is ok, but you would never notice looking at it.. Although not sure if the deployment is titanium, doesn't feel like steel, but it does have SS stamped on it?
Not sure if the HE valve is an actual valve? Havent touched it, I also haven't attempted to turn the bezel..
Crystal is not that great, and the AR is not there.. The movement does studder sometimes, and sometimes it doesn't. It seems that if it is going to studder, it only happens between the 20-30 seconds area, I don't know why that is?
Overall though from a wrist appeal, out in daylight, the watch looks fairly great, looks good indoors also. Has a pretty good wrist appeal in general, but on the blue strap it really pops.. The blue of the dial/bezel may be a bit off from gen, maybe darker? In darkish light, the bezel & numbers disappear a bit..
Overall - 8
Wrist appeal on Ti - 8.5
Wrist appeal on rubber - 9
Dial - 10
Bezel - 8
Crystal - 7
Hands - 8.5
Lume - 5
Case - 9
Movement - 4
Movement Looks - 8.5
Some questions I have, maybe someone has the answers:
Are there any mods that can be done to put a better crystal on this?
Can the movement be regulated at all not to studder and or fix the rotor noise?
Overall I am pretty happy to wear this, and im enjoying it, it does have a very very nice looks to it.. I think an upgraded crystal would take this watch to a new level to be honest.. I plan on wearing it a bit over the next few weeks to a month and then make a decision if I will keep it or sell it.. I keep going back and forth saying, this hasn't scratched my "new watch" itch maybe I should move on, but then I look at it and say, this looks pretty nice lets keep it..
Here are my issues though:
1. I kind of feel like its not a new watch, its another 45 PO and I have one of those already (My wife has not once said, hey is that a new watch)
2. Foolishly, I have caught the fever for a TC YM, and I don't want to dish out money for 2 watches
3. The noisy rotor and sometimes studder does bother me a bit, but I am probably being picky, I am a picky person
4. Ive always tried the gen on in stores, and always felt it made my PO look plain and simple, but after wearing it for a while now, I may have found that I enjoy the plainer simpler look of the old PO.. The matt dial/slimmer more refined hands, less blingy feel.. But im not sure haha..
Those commenting of the AR on the 45mm TiPO (v6f) must also realize that the "liquid metal" dial is VERY reflective. So even with strong AR on the crystal, you will get a lot of reflection of that dial.
I agree that is probably part of it, and the dial looks great and is super glossy, but I also think the actual crystal almost looks cloudy at times, almost like mineral glass or something..
I don't mean to say its cloudy, when I look at it straight on it looks clean, but for lack of a better term, at certain angles, to me at least, it doesn't feel crystal clear? Actually I think what I should say is not that its cloudy, it kind of has a platic(ish) look to me at certain angles.. Doesn't have a high end feel/look to me.. Kind of like how it looks in the pic next to the PO... Maybe Im used to my PO though...
Im not sure, overall I do think the watch looks really good..
You can have the crystal treated by profsteve with his clear double AR coating.
It makes all the difference in the world.
He did my Tag 1887 and I could not believe how much better the watch looked afterwards.
It makes all the difference in the world.
He did my Tag 1887 and I could not believe how much better the watch looked afterwards.
You can have the crystal treated by profsteve with his clear double AR coating.
It makes all the difference in the world.
He did my Tag 1887 and I could not believe how much better the watch looked afterwards.
Ok nice, that looks good.. I may look into that.. Having now spent some time really looking at the crystal, indoors the crystal looks fairly good, it seems to me at least that its more outdoors in certain lights/angles that the crystal is lacking..
Loving the watch on the blue strap though...
I agree, I'm starting to think it is more the dial than the crystal, but I still don't think the crystal is great.. The raised insert doesn't really bother me, you never notice it when looking at the watch unless your inspecting it for flaws..
Will update my ratings:
Wrist appeal on Ti - 8.5
Wrist appeal on Rubber - 9
Crystal - 7
Wearing this watch on the blue rubber has such a great look, and it really stands out..
Will update my ratings:
Wrist appeal on Ti - 8.5
Wrist appeal on Rubber - 9
Crystal - 7
Wearing this watch on the blue rubber has such a great look, and it really stands out..
Below is a post from profsteve that might help explain the issue you're having with the crystal.
"Some of the reps do come with double AR coating but their quality is not very good. Good ar coating is performed in a laboratory using a vacuum deposition process and machinery that can cost upwards of $50,000 USD. The trick is in the formula that is used and part of that is the number of coats with which halide and what percentage. And yes there is a significant difference between different companies that do this coating. One other issue is the quality of the rep sapphire crystals. They are not very good and there are far better sapphire crystals made than what you have in any of the reps we buy.As in many things, with anti-reflective coating processes you pretty much get what you pay for; there are no shortcuts for quality AR coating."
Also, check out this thread from a member who had his Planet Ocean crystal treated by Steve.
https://forum.replica-watch.info/vb...-Profsteve-AR-crystal-on-my-new-Omega-PO-8500
"Some of the reps do come with double AR coating but their quality is not very good. Good ar coating is performed in a laboratory using a vacuum deposition process and machinery that can cost upwards of $50,000 USD. The trick is in the formula that is used and part of that is the number of coats with which halide and what percentage. And yes there is a significant difference between different companies that do this coating. One other issue is the quality of the rep sapphire crystals. They are not very good and there are far better sapphire crystals made than what you have in any of the reps we buy.As in many things, with anti-reflective coating processes you pretty much get what you pay for; there are no shortcuts for quality AR coating."
Also, check out this thread from a member who had his Planet Ocean crystal treated by Steve.
https://forum.replica-watch.info/vb...-Profsteve-AR-crystal-on-my-new-Omega-PO-8500