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Calibre17 RS, first time buyer!

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I've got my eye on one of those too, let me know how you like it...
 
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I decided to go for that one, even though I think the RS2-version of it is REALLY nice. It's gonna be my daily watch, I think this has a better all-round design.
 
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I paid him last saturday, I'm not going all paranoid or anything, but he was quick to respond before I paid, but I haven't heard a word after. So I'm still waiting for my QC shots..
edit: update, still waiting, it's been 3 days since I even heard from him. Unimpressed by service.
 
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Ok, got my QC shots. time to find differences! I've already noticed that the red lines at 3 and 9 are different from gen. Also, the second-hand looks different, especially at the 'counterweight' side of it, it's not embossed properly.
Screws looks like they don't have the same crome finish as gen.
Anyone find anything else?

Rep QC shots:





Original:
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this is nice watch. So, he change one for you? Can PM me the price hont charged you? Thanks
 
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how long will and should a watch like this last? I would imagine it's quite a delicate replica since its imitating a complex genuine watch..

please comment :)
 
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I still haven't gotten this one, yet. He said he'd send ASAP before the end of last month. Turns out he didn't mail it until the 9th. Turns out he used the crappy chinese mail, so it spent 18 days just in China. Hopefully I'll have it within a week, now!
 
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Got it yesterday! It looks really good, ss strap was much better than i had expected also! Downside is that it's extremely heavy.. but i guess i should have expected that!

For now it seems like it's fairly inaccurate, i let it run for 1 hour, and it was 1 minute and 7 seconds off.... Although it wasn't properly winded. Gonna let it run for 6 hours or so before I check again now..
 
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Okay, it's been in my possession for a couple of days now.

Sometimes the seconds dial STOPS. This watch doesn't use the thinnest hand to display normal seconds, but the seconds dial to the right.
I've caught the dial standing still twice, i don't know for how long..
The watch is now running 45 seconds late after 6 hours.
Also, there is no lume on the hands.

On the good side:
This is an excellent looking replica! The two buttons on the right side ar ea bit clumsy to press, the tag heuer mark on the dial isn't as embossed as the gen, and the seconds hand is flatter than the gen. Everything else is great, ss bracelet is also very nice.
 
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This was the first rep I bought aswell. I've moved it on since I got a gen day date from the gf. It's a great looking rep and almost perfect appart from the sunken date wheel and seconds/chrono dials.

The first one I got had the same problem as yours. I narrowed it down to when I turned it upside down the seconds dial would stop working which gave the illusion the watch stopped. I sent the watch back to the dealer and he got the movment replaced and it worked fine up until I sold it so I'd recommend sending it back for a replacement if it's bothering you.
 
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Well, it's stopped like four times as i've noticed today.. Two of which it's been on my hand. You might be right, because it looks like it's not really off in minutes, but the seconds are never right.. When you pay 400$ for a watch, it should work properly out of the box.

Today I was at the watchman's to get the strap adjusted, but she broke the pins, complained about them being very soft and that she hadn't seen that kind before and didn't know what to replace them with.
Did you adjust yours?
 
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Mine just came today. Exactly the same, except I got it from puretime. So far no stopping, but it did take a bit to get it going. I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow...
 
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cool, keep me updated. i recharged my camera last night, and gonna pick the watch up from the watch shop after work now, so i'll probably post some pics soon! :)
 
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Here they are! http://s650.photobucket.com/albums/uu226/incep/tag calibre 17/

Also, it seems like I have the exact same problem as you had, the dial seems to stop moving from time to time, and when i give it a nudge it continues.
The hours and minutes are working just fine, I got it back from the shop today and it was keeping time just fine (except for seconds).
 
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geegee78

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slightly off set chronos

Does anyone else have the same issue that the side chronos are slightly off and not the same as the original? Or maybe I am just very picky?

How do you attach jpeg files?
 
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