First rep ever - Help with QC 126710BLNR

[Ponga]

First rep ever so sorry in advance if I missed something.
No lumen pic, going to request it. I think to GL but, please let me know what you think.
1. Dealer name: The One Watches
2. Factory name: Clean
3. Model name (& version number): GMT II 126710 Batman Oys 40mm SS/SS Clean DD3285 Super Clone
4. Price Paid: 608 + 30 shipping
5. Album Links: https://imgur.com/a/hbpYp79
6. Index alignment: Looks very good
7. Dial Printing: The biggest point I am aware of when looking at a rep and seems good here.
8. Date Wheel alignment/printing: Lens a bit higher but may be photo angulation. Date wheel looks good.
9. Hand Alignment: Seems ok
10. Bezel: Looks very good to me
11. Solid End Links (SELs): Not an expert, I don't see any gap but please let me know what do you think.
12. Timegrapher numbers: OK
13. Anything else you notice: Rehaut seems ok to me. I don't know how to judge movements, is it ok for you?

 

[domiffm]

The dial and the bezel has a major defect - what are these purple lines on it?

 

[Jossé]

Read these, my friend:

A little on QC pics.

QC pics are to satisfy YOU that the watch is OK to YOUR standards, that there are no crooked indices, missing lume, offset chrono hands etc. QC pics are not for picking tells or things that are present in every example of a model such as spelling errors, happy feet, wrong lume colour etc. These...

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The purpose of QC pictures

At RWI, we're fortunate to have a few dealers who take the time to individually procure, inspect, and photograph watches for potential buyers. This has not always been the norm, and in fact, it's a recent development. Up until about two years ago, all of the dealers drop-shipped everything and...

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[Jossé]

If you can’t see anything wrong yourself, you’re good to go. Don’t overthink it, buy it and have fun with it

 

[TheBigJS]

This ^^

No one EVER got the call from their AD that they'd got their Batman and took a picture (an off centre one at that) and overlayed some graphic they found on some random sub-reddit. And then rejected the watch.

I sold a Pepsi (twice, once to a friend, then bought it back, then again I needed the cash), I still miss that watch..one day maybe I'll buy a nice Franklin for a couple of £k.
I bought a Xing bezel, Deep crystal Batgirl, it's fine but is it better than stock Clean? .. I don't think so, so every time I wear it I'm a little disappointed.
I bought a Rootbeer, gorgeous but got offered (nothing to do with the forum) my money back and as I had recently spent too much, I took it.

My point is, reps come and go, maybe you get one or two you value but they are just reps.
By the time you've had 30 or 40 pass through your hands (which if you hang around here will be a year or two) you've had what in the gen world is a lifetimes worth of watches.

In the last month or two I've sold a Rootbeer and two Patek's, acquired a no date sub and a Seamaster for a friend. And bought another Patek*, a Datejust, a Tudor BB58, a NTTD Seamaster and probably something I'm forgetting.

Dive in, enjoy the journey.

*a Tiffany 5711

 

[p0pperini]

The Reddit Alignment Grid of Doom AND the Reddit Idiocy Checklist all in one post?!

Absolute masterclass. Give this man a free Rehaut Attachment Tool.

 

[Feefo]

Hand alignment?

 

[geoffdragon]

Hand alignment......hang on a second my friend....

In your very first picture, the second hand shows three and a quarter seconds, but the minute hand shows a time that should be seven and a half minutes....that means your second hand is wrong, it should be past the six o'clock marker.... or is it that the minute hand is wrong....man telling the time can be hard.

You should definitely ask for the time to be set correctly before we, I mean you pull the trigger.....

 

[Feefo]

Hand alignment......hang on a second my friend....

In your very first picture, the second hand shows three and a quarter seconds, but the minute hand shows a time that should be seven and a half minutes....that means your second hand is wrong, it should be past the six o'clock marker.... or is it that the minute hand is wrong....man telling the time can be hard.

You should definitely ask for the time to be set correctly before we, I mean you pull the trigger.....

 

[muiramas]

6. Looks very good
7. seems good here.
8. Date wheel looks good.
9. Seems ok
10. Looks very good to me
11. I don't see any gap
12. Timegrapher numbers: OK
13. Rehaut seems ok to me.

I guess you can approve it then right?

 

[muiramas]

Hand alignment?

He means the position of the hands are true to each other. So if the minute hand is at 30, the hour hand should be dead centre between the hour indices. If it’s not it means the hands were put on by a 4 year old instead of 6.

One of the most important QC checks to make on rep and gen.

 

[asusundevils1971]

One of the most important QC checks to make on rep and gen.

With my limited knowledge of watches and how QC works, wouldn't the quality control tool be the most important thing to use when doing a QC check.

Wish Feefo would release his QC tool for the members to use.

 

[Feefo]

He means the position of the hands are true to each other. So if the minute hand is at 30, the hour hand should be dead centre between the hour indices. If it’s not it means the hands were put on by a 4 year old instead of 6.

One of the most important QC checks to make on rep and gen.

Yeah I was unfocused. Was thinking of their absolute position.

 

[TheBigJS]

Hand alignment......hang on a second my friend....

In your very first picture, the second hand shows three and a quarter seconds, but the minute hand shows a time that should be seven and a half minutes....that means your second hand is wrong, it should be past the six o'clock marker.... or is it that the minute hand is wrong....man telling the time can be hard.

You should definitely ask for the time to be set correctly before we, I mean you pull the trigger.....

You people are savage

 

[DiggerOfWatches]

I feel so much for the TDs... this type of stuff would send me batshit crazy. And it is constant

 

[Ponga]

I feel so much for the TDs... this type of stuff would send me batshit crazy. And it is constant

Wow, I requested for one additional lumen photo and then approved the watch within 24h What a big pain the TD has been putted into! Man come on…


And for all the rude and opinionated comments, did you even read it’s my first rep ever? Maybe I just lack of experience in this field? Maybe just a friendly informal advise would have been appreciated.
But that’s ok, first and last time asking for something on here.

 

[Ponga]

Thank you to who has been kind and helped confirming my thoughts by the way

 

[DiggerOfWatches]

Wow, I requested for one additional lumen photo and then approved the watch within 24h What a big pain the TD has been putted into! Man come on…


And for all the rude and opinionated comments, did you even read it’s my first rep ever? Maybe I just lack of experience in this field? Maybe just a friendly informal advise would have been appreciated.
But that’s ok, first and last time asking for something on here.

You used a ridiculous alignment tool.

 

[geoffdragon]

Noob Guide to RWI​

As a newbie myself I thought I’d compile a thread which would be useful to other newbies and other users with all the valuable information I have found as I trawl through the site; a ‘Replica Watch 101’ so to speak!

Enjoy!

Kitersoze’s Noob Welcome

I wouldn’t class this as informative but it is a great post which signifies that there will always be issues with replicas and they will never be perfect so stop whining over the smallest of problems, you are still buying a rep at the end of the day…

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...he-rep-culture

Why bother with the TDs? Why not just buy from the Internet?

Daytona for me has gone undercover and purchased $100+ worth of replica watches from DHGate to show the troubles from buying from a non-trusted dealer and how the descriptions and quality of those watches from sites like ioffer, aliexpress and DHGate can be

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...nd-old-members

Confused at the numerous abbreviations contained within the forum?

Fakemaster has explained all the most common abbreviations in his wonderful thread:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...-abbreviations

This tool is probably best used alongside reading the forum if there are any abbreviations you do not understand!

Beginner’s Guide on how to find the Best Replica

Here we have ThinkBach’s excellent guide to finding the best replica for YOU – it involves how to research what watch you want, how to find the best replica, how to source the best dealer and so on…

It is a must read for all newbies who are buying!

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/beginners-guide-on-how-to-find-the-best-replica-watch.109388/

Don Brizzel’s First Timer’s thread

This thread looks to have been a great first timer thread but the links are all out of date so it is not the best help anymore, in fact it isn’t a help at all, although AHW676’s post in the thread is valuable:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...before-posting

The post above has answers to a few questions such as: ‘I’ve not got a confirmation e-mail!’, ‘My tracking number says my watch is stuck somewhere’ and ‘My watch has arrived damaged, what do I do?!’.

The Top 10 Lies about Replica Watches

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...eplica-watches

This is a great thread which cuts straight through the bullshit of the replica industry.

One example of such a lie which is debunked by AllergyDoc is that there are no grades of replica watches contrary to popular folklore.

There are merely models, factories and versions. Which watch is most like the genuine is a) a matter of opinion; and b) easily found out with abit of research in the individual sub-forums for each manufacturer.

How to purchase your first replica

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/replica-faq/233990-guide-how-to-purchase-your-first-rep

Pulp fiction’s handy guide provides a detailed breakdown upon the purchase process from choosing your watch to payment and arrival.
This is a must read before embarking upon the replica trail.

The purchasing process

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/compete-noobs-guide-to-buying-you-first-rep.66103/

A handy guide walking you through the replica purchasing process step-by-step, made by Frigpig.

Some points are a little outdated e.g. ‘do not buy direct from the website’ (this was mainly regarding stock not being updated on the sites back in 2009 but the websites are a lot more advanced at present (e.g. puretimewatch.io) but still the thread above is still a very good guide.

Time4Direct’s handy insight into the replica market

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/little-insight-as-to-how-it-all-works.68532/

I wouldn’t class this as a must read BUT if you want to have some background as to what goes on behind the scenes then this is the thread for you, not a must read before you buy but certainly interesting.

How do you survive the long wait after ordering your replica and delivery?

Mitchbaria’s must read thread warns those newbies who are waiting for their first rep not to be impatient because it will arrive and yes, in rare occasions it may be broken, don’t go complaining in the forum as your first action, read this thread first!

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/for-new-members-read-immediately-after-your-first-order.143928/

How to buy, how to sell and avoiding scams

N3tph4t has compiled a wonderful series of posts in the thread below which provide a how-to upon buying, selling and avoiding scams – a must read!

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...d-safe-dealing

Do not post QC pictures to ask for the forum’s approval

These are your pictures for you to find issues/approve.

In order to satisfy yourself research the particular model and find out about known issues then look for the typical issues within your QC pictures and satisfy yourself that everything is acceptable.

Compare the QC photographs to either a) the TD’s photographs or b) a review from a satisfied buyer of their own purchase to check for any differences.

KingKatona set it out perfectly via PM:

‘If you check the QC pictures against the pictures on [TD’s] website and you see no discernible difference then I'd say send [TD] an "OK to post" email, don't forget the pictures that TDs send are high resolution so if you happy with the QC pictures then you'll be more than happy when it's on your wrist...’

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...tle-on-qc-pics

Trailboss99 hits the nail on the head in the above thread. Do not post asking the forum to approve your QC pictures, only post QC pictures if you can see an issue/think you can see an issue and want a second opinion from the members.

As AHW676 says your QC pictures are to make sure that the TD has got the right watch and to make sure there is no major problems, glaring flaws or damage:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...of-qc-pictures

How to Read Timegrapher Results

Adeodatus has made a fantastic post over on RWG on how to read your timegrapher results once they have been received. Because i'm sure like me, you are clueless as to what to do when they arrive!

https://rwg.cc/topic/143934-how-to-r...rapher-results

What are the best replica models?

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/best-replica-models-of-the-particular-factories.241177/

Chronomate has compiled a frequently updated list as to what the ‘best’ replicas are in the market at the moment. This list is not exhaustive and should be used to supplement your own research but it’s a bloody good starting point for that stereotypical ‘what is the best sub?’ question! The answer is most probably the TC sub or the Noobmaster V6S for those wondering…

Mod Edit: This is the new NWBIG list https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...er-reps-nwbigs

In addition, another good place to start is the ‘Rep of the Year’ vote because that has a list of the forum’s favourite replicas of the calendar year and the best is voted upon – see here: https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/rep-of-the-year-2015.243552/

However, the answer to what the best replicas are can be found using a) the search tool (there are hundreds of threads asking this very same question) and also b) the individual brand sub-forums. If you know what watch you want it is quite easy to gauge what the best replica is of that model.

What happens when you need the watch serviced or repaired?

If you like a service or repair you have four options (correct me if I am wrong):

a) Strike up a relationship with a Local Watchsmith:
b) Send the watch back to the TD to repair (if broken upon arrival)
c) Find a forum member who can service/repair the watch and contact them via RWI
d) Buy a new watch if it is irreparable

King Kantona posted a thread which provided information as to whether a service is needed upon arrival of a new watch and linked us to a detailed post by a reputable watch smith regarding the different movements and their repairability and quality:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/to-service-or-not-to-service-read-this.251812/


Rolex

Utilise the main sub-forum:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forums/rolex-tudor-replicas.153/

Read around, read the stickies and the latest posts.

Typical Rolex Sub-C (Submariner Ceramic Bezel) QC Issues

Some of these may be wrong - I am a noob after all!

· Date alignment issues
· DWO (Date Window Overlay) issues (font smudging)
· Lume pip ‘uneven’ when viewed flat
· Not gen-like Cyclops (Date Window) (no ‘black-hole effect’)
· Mis-aligned ‘rehaut’ (The silver bit around the inside of the watch which says 'ROLEXROLEXROLEX'
· Rehaut polishing poor
· Mis-aligned SELs (Solid End Links)
· Date font issues (too bold)

Panerai

Again, utilise the main thread – read the stickies and the latest posts:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forums/panerai/

The best Panerai post is Ale’s guide, this is fantastic and full of excellent information – must read for Panerai addicts:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/threads/reference-pam-review-guide-replica-search-identification-evaluation-selection.106183/

Other Brands

I want to add to this guide so please point me in the direction of any other essential threads/posts and lets add to the subheadings regarding each brand.

Thanks for reading!

RWI is not a sales site it is an information site

(Note added by C Master)

https://forum.replica-watch.info/for...tch-sales-site