$48 Submariner LV – Pictures (Serious Modem Burner)

[bama1965]

$48 Submariner LV – Pictures (Serious Modem Burner)

Well, my $48 Submariner LV arrived from China after a 12 day journey. I have listed the dealer at the end of the post. This watch will be my guinea pig for several mods I have planned. Here is the link to the mods performed on this watch: Sub LV mods

The wait was excruciatingly long because I was excited to compare this budget “noobmariner” with the other subs in my collection. I abhor waiting for anything but this hobby is teaching me how to be patient! The tracking system for EMS did not help alleviate my impatience as it was very slow to update.

But, eventually, my package arrived and I must admit I was not expecting much for $48, but I am truly (pleasantly) surprised.

It has been said that a picture is worth a 1,000 words, so here are some pictures of what $48 (+ $20 shipping) and a 12 day waiting period gets you:

Complete Watch Pictures

Details, Details, Details………

Dial:

Pearl:

Crown Guard and Crown:

Bezel and Bezel Insert:

Bracelet and Clasp:

SEL:

Wrist Shots:

Hope you enjoyed the Pictures!

Purchased from Here: Timesshops Sub $48

Ken

 

[eVojlib]

Nice pics, thanks for taking the time to post these up.

Enjoy the watch and happy modding..

 

[trksh-bzr]

48 bucks for this?? incredible! looks great on your wrist too

 

[Mr. Pap]

wow!!! shipping costs where half the watch... for that price it looks like a killer. If you want drop me a pm where did you got that one...

 

[rol_man]

Not bad at all for 48 bucks.

 

[jeanmimi]

Can you drop me a pm where did you got that one ?

 

[sub4me]

No kidding, nice watch and thats the price we should all be paying for these. I like it, looks good, wear it well.

 

[sharrkey]

Look's great for $48 mate, thanks for sharing the photo's....

 

[west-wot]

could you also pm me where you got that from, be an ideal first rolex before getting in deep

 

[User_Error]

looks well nice for $48, i'm keen on knowing where you picked that up from as well.

 

[coop]

Yup, pretty good for $48. I have had several like it for about the same price.

 

[bama1965]

looks well nice for $48, i'm keen on knowing where you picked that up from as well.

See end of original post.

Ken

 

[seriph]

looks like a great deal - NO idea how accurate this rep is but I like it.

How's the weight?

 

[bama1965]

Bracelet is light. I've heard the gen is less than weighty also.

Ken

 

[seriph]

thanks - still seems an excellent deal .... looked at the site (just bought 5 at once ... others, not this one) and it is the cheapest one there.

As someone said, at $48 it is great, but of course this represents a week's wages in China...it is always a challenge to place in context, "actual" value in different regions.

A Fascinating Phenomenon: I recall when I was in HK and ambled out of bed at around 11 o'clock one Sunday morning when we were staying above a high-dollar shopping mall right beside where the Star Ferry comes in to Kowloon (can't recall the place's name) we saw long queues of people happliy waiting to go into the shops! Granted they were Gucci, Burberry, Nike, Chloe, LV and so on but there were actually people in long queues patiently waiting to be allowed in by door-staff to these stores in two's and three's.

I asked our hosts about this and they explained that shopping was almost like that national the pastime of most HK'ers. My wife and I went into one of the stores (being clearly NOT locals, we were ushered in to the Chloe store immediately ... if only they knew we were poor Aussies!) We saw a bag that was literally identical to the knockoff my wife had just bought and had with her - it was exact - to the stitch - as far as I could tell ... and being the world's greatest tight-ar5e I looked hard. The bag was $16500HKD which I was informed is a LOT of money (depending on job of course, but I imagine this could represent more than a month's wages) to a HK local.

Anyway, our friends claimed that there are a very large number of locals who would NEVER buy a knockoff, even though the cost of the gens is brutal.

I found it funny that we "rich foreigners" seem to be the market for knockoffs made in a country that wouldn't have 'em. I am sure there's more to it and I am surely waffling, but the study of brand and people's addiction (real or fake) to it fascinates me.

 

[User_Error]

See end of original post.

Ken

thanks, i don't know how i missed that the first time lol

 

[MarkTS]

thanks Ken

 

[ViperGTS]

wow that looks pretty good!

 

[journeyman68]

Does Timeshop send you a QC picture before shipping?

 

[d4m.test]

THAT is a $48 Sub??? Egad, K., that's an excellent catch; AND, those are some MAJOR closeups! Good job & a lot better than what I can do. Timeshops? Not surprised, though; I have several of them myself. Have fun; and, of course, be sure to post pics of the mods once done.

dave