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First Ever Rep. Full Review.

ModCol

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10/5/21
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First ever rep. I ordered a BPF Air King (not the most popular Rollie, but I like it), and received a Noob Air King this morning. Read on to find out why!

First of all, I must commend Trusty on the delivery time. From order to arrival in the UK it took 15 days. I don’t know, this might be standard, but I am extremely impressed.

Order placed 7 Oct. BPF Air King, paid $325 shipped.

I received QC pics on 15 Oct, alongside a note explaining that there was a wait time for the BPF model. The QC photos sent were Noob. I was a little disappointed, as the BPF is consensual NWBIG, so I asked how long the wait time was on the BPF.

Andrew responded: “I have just sent you the QC pics for the Noob Airking. Did you not receive it?”

I reviewed the photos and ultimately approved QC. There were one or two flaws. Maybe if I was a more experienced buyer I would have put my foot down and waited for BPF but I was eager and the Noob was pretty solid.

I asked if I would be reimbursed slightly as the Noob is $30 cheapest on trustytime than the BPF. Andrew agreed and issued partial refund swiftly via PayPal.

The watch turned up today, and even with its minor flaws, I love it. The crystal engraving is quite a long way off centre, but this would have been visible in QC if I had inspected closely enough. I think the colours are more pronounced and closer to gen on the BPF (although they come out really well on these 2 photos), but overall I’m not complaining. In fact I'm pretty damn pleased.

I intend to buy a rep every few moths from now on. Thanks a lot for fuelling my new addiction guys. This one’s on you.
 
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Eldonsimon

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Yes the Air King doesn’t seem to get much love but I still think it’s a great looking watch! Your noob looks good to me!
 
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teh_ham

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Yes the Air King doesn’t seem to get much love but I still think it’s a great looking watch! Your noob looks good to me!

Agreed, it's always been an underrated piece for the simple fact it's one of the cheapest from the Rolex catalog, really speaks to the pompous attitude of a certain group of consumers.

I've always liked it - the colored Rolex and Coronet have always been an intresting feature.
 
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