barth
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Rolex Sea Dweller 4000 (116600) Noob V2 -- Pic Heavy, 60 high res pics inside ! ! !
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Thanks!
What are the obvious tells?
Font on "Sea Dweller" and the bezel is a little thinner than gen? What else?
What are the obvious tells?
Font on "Sea Dweller" and the bezel is a little thinner than gen? What else?
The dial is a bit glossy compared to the gen but I see yours is matte enough, you can see better when outside. These kind of details though only certain people now and pay attention, most probably will be only 1/10000 people you meet that they can tell it's a rep and not the gen itself, amazing piece wear in good health!
Nowadays the reps are so fantastically made that very few people can tell from a gen. I've a noob DSSD and all my colleagues at work and some friends outside all think it's a gen. I told them it's a rep but they think I'm lying.
Lololol, same thing when they ask about mine they don't believe me! Indeed we are very lucky and to be honest I have lost any gen appetite I used to have..
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No doubt the reps are a great alternative to gens, but a rep is still a rep. I still yearn to own a gen in future but for now, planning a baby soon so have to save a lot of money.
Well I had a PO Chrono for 6 years now and I am selling it since it feels too big on my wrist.. After changing all these Rollies I feel my best go would be a Sub so maybe sometime in the future will go for one. Just sometimes when I see them mostly used in some shop, I mean the gens, I don't get the wow gen feeling that I should expect.. Especially the older ones like the 16610, TC feels even better
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Reps are good in the 'try before buy' sector, but sometimes after wearing the reps for so long, it becomes a norm. Used Rollies also have become more affordable but I'm also pretty skeptical on the quality, especially if/how the previous owner has used them.
If I really go gen, will buy from an AD and might not be a DSSD. Perhaps, a SD would be fine.
I am with you, I would only buy a gen new from AD.. But I was checking some of the older models as I found this used dealer in town and it was interesting to see how the YM and Sub were looking and feel as used, all of them 5 digit. In any case there is no comparison between a gen and a rep but those reps are really good for someone to get a good idea of the corresponding gen model
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That's very true. I'm actually looking only at ceramic models (6 digits) instead of the stainless steel 5 digits. But again, just have to make do with my rep now as that's as far as it can go. Gen wise, maybe in years to come.
Marcorollie
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I would never buy brand new from an AD and pay 7.125% sales tax (my state's tax rate) on top of the already high retail price. If I want brand new with boxes and papers with fresh warranty cards there are outstanding dealers on TRF who can get the exact same watch at a discount, plus no sales tax. That is a no brainer. The exact brand new watch, but with 2 ways for me to save money.
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I have 24% tax return my dear from my AD in Europe as I am an expat living outside Senghen, I am lucky because of that as for today... I am getting my wife's a 116200 Pink dial DJ just now, best online price is for 4950euro and will get is for 4300euro, normal AD dealer is 5500.. Yes you are right there are always ways to get a good discount
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