• Tired of adverts on RWI? - Subscribe by clicking HERE and PMing Trailboss for instructions and they will magically go away!

How bad is this $100 Rolex Submariner?

Zanethorne

Getting To Know The Place
1/4/16
46
2
8
I got bored so i went into a mall near my house which mostly sells electronics but also fake stuff ranging from shoes, clothing, games and of course watches. There is this one popular shop that sells a variety of watches such as Rolex, Omega, Panerai, AP, Patek and so on and so forth. They surprisingly sells the new RM011 with fixed date font and such. So, yea that's new. I own a $100 AP Diver, and i'm looking for another watch that is under $100, the store owner gave me pics through whatsapp of his Rolex, costs Rp 1.300.000, which is an exact $100. How bad is it?
 
  • Like
Reactions: thinwhiteduke

Rollie_UK

Do not accept unsolicited offers
12/2/18
13
1
3
London
You won’t know until you get it but imo it will just be a Canal St. if you are looking for a decent sub then just use one of the TD on this forum. For $100 the movement won’t be great, Renault misaligned, bezel movement not as tight as gen, dial font will no doubt be off, SEL and lugs will be terrible....I can go on but I think you get the picture! If you want a good one then stick to a TD and do your research in advance! It will cost more but definitely worth it!
 

Zanethorne

Getting To Know The Place
1/4/16
46
2
8
You won’t know until you get it but imo it will just be a Canal St. if you are looking for a decent sub then just use one of the TD on this forum. For $100 the movement won’t be great, Renault misaligned, bezel movement not as tight as gen, dial font will no doubt be off, SEL and lugs will be terrible....I can go on but I think you get the picture! If you want a good one then stick to a TD and do your research in advance! It will cost more but definitely worth it!

I wish i can do that man, i always browse InTime and Puretime every now and then, i have the money for a noob or the higher end $500+ replica but the thing is i can't get it to ship to my country which is Indonesia, they have a new regulation which makes every single bulk-importer unable to pass the customs without a full document of the items. And the more frustrating thing is that, this also affects the single items aswell. Basically right now it's on the so called "redline" situation. Always been since 2017. So all i can do is just find the most decent one. The store owner that i'm talking to hand carried the watch from China.
 

Rollie_UK

Do not accept unsolicited offers
12/2/18
13
1
3
London
Sorry, I wasn’t aware mate. that must be very frustrating. Well for $100 it’s definitely worth a shot. Looking closer at the pics, the bezel font colour looks better than the noob anyway.
 

Zanethorne

Getting To Know The Place
1/4/16
46
2
8
Sorry, I wasn’t aware mate. that must be very frustrating. Well for $100 it’s definitely worth a shot. Looking closer at the pics, the bezel font colour looks better than the noob anyway.

It's all good mate, btw i found a cheaper one, it also comes with all of the novelties and shenanigans like box, certificate, pen, and surprisingly a rubber strap too! How's this one? is it the same as the first one?
 

Zanethorne

Getting To Know The Place
1/4/16
46
2
8
go on m2m, there you will be able to get a diecent rep that will most likley pass coustoms

Will look on to that, i'm planning to rent a PO box at Singapore so i can send my stuff there. Hopefully it will work!
 

Rollie_UK

Do not accept unsolicited offers
12/2/18
13
1
3
London
Need closer pics of the watch, hard to really tell if it’s better than the first sub you posted. My advice would be focus on the watch and don’t let the box, pen etc sway you otherwise.
 

alligoat

I'm Pretty Popular
Certified
17/3/06
2,253
647
113
Date mag on the second watch looks smaller, but it could be the picture. I'd go with the $100 watch myself. I'm assuming either watch will have a21j movement.