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Best ladies Datejust

TimedPerfect

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Hi, just wondering if anyone can help me to find the best 1:1 ladies watch’s available? Also what factory’s make the best versions etc?
I’m probably looking at the Rolex Datejust the most.

Any help would be great thanks
 

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What size do you want ?
That's a fundamental question. Different sizes, different factories that specialize on one model or the other. 41mm is the most discussed and probably the most evolved model. But if we're talking lady, we're probably talking <36mm (although nowadays it's not that clear cut, plenty of ladies flashing big chronos around).
In that category, we're talking BPF, GMF, EWF and others.
There's differences for every factory, and the essence of the rep game is reading, learning about those differences and flaws and ultimately deciding which model we prefer, which flaws we can live with. We can't take your decision.
So, you have to do a bit of reading yourself. Spoon-feeding is a frowned-upon habit hereabouts.
We can help you now by asking the questions like the above. Which size? What do you mean exactly by "1:1 best watch available"? There's no such thing as 1:1. A rep is a rep and will always remain a rep.
 
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TimedPerfect

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That's a fundamental question. Different sizes, different factories that specialize on one model or the other. 41mm is the most discussed and probably the most evolved model. But if we're talking lady, we're probably talking <36mm (although nowadays it's not that clear cut, plenty of ladies flashing big chronos around).
In that category, we're talking BPF, GMF, EWF and others.
There's differences for every factory, and the essence of the rep game is reading, learning about those differences and flaws and ultimately deciding which model we prefer, which flaws we can live with. We can't take your decision.
So, you have to do a bit of reading yourself. Spoon-feeding is a frowned-upon habit hereabouts.
We can help you now by asking the questions like the above. Which size? What do you mean exactly by "1:1 best watch available"? There's no such thing as 1:1. A rep is a rep and will always remain a rep.
It make’s me laugh when members on this forum especially supporters, see new members post a question and think we all want to be spoon fed 🤣. I have done a lot of reading since starting this new hobby, especially on here. The only reason I and probably a lot of other people who read on this site hesitate to join here, is because of existing members thinking they know everything, and think they have to spoon feed everyone else new on here. I guess what I should have said is what are the opinions of members on who makes the best ladies Datejust watches or factory’s, but I thought that would be obvious. This is a forum after all, and I always thought the point of a forum was for people to post there questions and opinions on subjects they are interested in. So don’t worry I wasn’t asking you to take my decision, as you quoted.
As for your 1:1 remark, if you think so strongly about the use of 1:1 on replica watches, when you say there is no such thing as a 1:1. You should tell all the TD’s on here to remove the use of 1:1 in there watch descriptions. But I probably don’t see you having a problem with the TD’s describing watches as 1:1 only new members that in your opinion need spoon feeding.

But I would like to thank you for posting your opinion on certain factory’s you think make the best 36mm Datejust. You mentioned the BP factory, this is one I like the look of, and have done a lot of reading on. I was also reading a lot on the APS, another I like the look of.

Sometimes conversations can go much easier when members just give there opinions, instead of judging people.
 

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Désolé je voulais dire la taille, je cherche un 31mm.
Vous avez BPF pour les boîtiers en or par exemple. Il faut d'abord sélectionner une montre et demander à un TD de grands magasins s'il en a : Trustytime est intéressant pour ça par exemple... Le problème avec Rolex c'est le nombre énorme de montres !
 

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It's much easier to say which is the best with AP 🙂
 

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It make’s me laugh when members on this forum especially supporters, see new members post a question and think we all want to be spoon fed 🤣. I have done a lot of reading since starting this new hobby, especially on here. The only reason I and probably a lot of other people who read on this site hesitate to join here, is because of existing members thinking they know everything, and think they have to spoon feed everyone else new on here. I guess what I should have said is what are the opinions of members on who makes the best ladies Datejust watches or factory’s, but I thought that would be obvious. This is a forum after all, and I always thought the point of a forum was for people to post there questions and opinions on subjects they are interested in. So don’t worry I wasn’t asking you to take my decision, as you quoted.
As for your 1:1 remark, if you think so strongly about the use of 1:1 on replica watches, when you say there is no such thing as a 1:1. You should tell all the TD’s on here to remove the use of 1:1 in there watch descriptions. But I probably don’t see you having a problem with the TD’s describing watches as 1:1 only new members that in your opinion need spoon feeding.

But I would like to thank you for posting your opinion on certain factory’s you think make the best 36mm Datejust. You mentioned the BP factory, this is one I like the look of, and have done a lot of reading on. I was also reading a lot on the APS, another I like the look of.

Sometimes conversations can go much easier when members just give there opinions, instead of judging people.
Listen my friend, I could easily counter your tirade and let this escalate, but you know what, it's simply not worth it, for both of us. If I came across as patronizing, I apologize because that was not my intention, really. On the contrary, my spoon-feeding phrase was just a caveat: be aware that there's people here ready to eat you if they smell the intention.
One should be more careful in supposing to read judgements from the written word, it easily creates misunderstandings.
How would anyone know you already had done some research if you don't tell it? The problem I see in the way you put the question is that you hamper the effectiveness of your query yourself: the more information you give your counterpart, the better will be his elaboration of the problem. And apart from that, it's a give and take, your wording allowed only for taking, without giving anything. That's also what makes a forum interesting, the color, the framing. My opinion, you have yours and that's absolutely OK.
So, let's bury the tomahawk and start over again, ok?

DJ 31 you said? Well, afaik gmf, BPF, ewf and maybe also ARF do it, and possibly others as well, but I wouldn't put my money on others.
ARF usually has very good quality but the bold date wheel font would bother me, the more so on a small diameter.
GMF and BPF are Partner factories, with GMF maybe a bit in front in terms of quality.
EWF is considered of lesser quality but has improved lately afaik. All this should be known to you, right?
I would go for either GMF or BPF. Have good experience with BP, but GMF should be at least equal if not better.
That said, the movement should play into your final decision. I prefer ETA clones for the ease of swap in case of problems.
And finally, have you asked the missus what she likes? That usually narrows down the choice, you want a happy woman, don't you?
Good luck. No hard feelings.
 

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Vous avez BPF pour les boîtiers en or par exemple. Il faut d'abord sélectionner une montre et demander à un TD de grands magasins s'il en a : Trustytime est intéressant pour ça par exemple... Le problème avec Rolex c'est le nombre énorme de montres !
In English :
You have GMP for gold cases for example. You must first select a watch and ask a department store TD if he has any: Trustytime is interesting for that, for example... The problem with Rolex is the huge number of watches!
 
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It's much easier to say which is the best with AP 🙂
I’m glad you mentioned this, because I’m also purchasing the zf Royal Oak 15500. Zf seems to me they are making the better versions at the moment, what do you think?
 

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I’m glad you mentioned this, because I’m also purchasing the zf Royal Oak 15500. Zf seems to me they are making the better versions at the moment, what do you think?
Recently APSF made also a beautiful 15500 with a clone movement like ZF. You can read that to make your choice :
It's quite the same quality... When I have the possibility, I prefer a Miyota than a clone for spare parts and reliability, but sometimes we don't have the choice !
 
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And don't forget, before ordering, we have to study :) . I take at least one month to decide what to order !
 
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TimedPerfect

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Listen my friend, I could easily counter your tirade and let this escalate, but you know what, it's simply not worth it, for both of us. If I came across as patronizing, I apologize because that was not my intention, really. On the contrary, my spoon-feeding phrase was just a caveat: be aware that there's people here ready to eat you if they smell the intention.
One should be more careful in supposing to read judgements from the written word, it easily creates misunderstandings.
How would anyone know you already had done some research if you don't tell it? The problem I see in the way you put the question is that you hamper the effectiveness of your query yourself: the more information you give your counterpart, the better will be his elaboration of the problem. And apart from that, it's a give and take, your wording allowed only for taking, without giving anything. That's also what makes a forum interesting, the color, the framing. My opinion, you have yours and that's absolutely OK.
So, let's bury the tomahawk and start over again, ok?

DJ 31 you said? Well, afaik gmf, BPF, ewf and maybe also ARF do it, and possibly others as well, but I wouldn't put my money on others.
ARF usually has very good quality but the bold date wheel font would bother me, the more so on a small diameter.
GMF and BPF are Partner factories, with GMF maybe a bit in front in terms of quality.
EWF is considered of lesser quality but has improved lately afaik. All this should be known to you, right?
I would go for either GMF or BPF. Have good experience with BP, but GMF should be at least equal if not better.
That said, the movement should play into your final decision. I prefer ETA clones for the ease of swap in case of problems.
And finally, have you asked the missus what she likes? That usually narrows down the choice, you want a happy woman, don't you?
Good luck. No hard feelings.
I’m happy to move on and start over again, apologies accepted. I would also like to apologise I should have gone into more detail with my original question.
Once again thanks for the details on the watch 👍