I have a Perfect Sub and want to get a Rolex bracelet. Anyone know where I can get a good deal?
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Where can I buy a genuine Rolex oyster bracelet?
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With the amazing quality of the newer Sub bracelets, why would you need a gen....???
But if you really must have one, the only safe place to get one is at an AD..for the same reason you shouldn't need one!!.... :lol:
But if you really must have one, the only safe place to get one is at an AD..for the same reason you shouldn't need one!!.... :lol:
Gen bracelets aren't going to fit as good as that rep bracelet will--especially on the perfect sub--not only will you have to jam it in between the SELs & the lugs (because the cases are different sizes and the gen bracelet is wider), but they won't line up properly as the rep has lugholes drilled higher on the case than the gen does.
Besides, with no electronics, mechanics, or precious stones or metals on the gen bracelet, why in God's name would you spend $1,500 on $1.50's worth of steel?
I'd say no one would even be able to tell the difference, but they will because your watch will be two completely different colors. The gen is 904L steel and the rep is 316 stainless. Very different. Save your money for a ton of reps or a nice Tag gen or something.
Besides, with no electronics, mechanics, or precious stones or metals on the gen bracelet, why in God's name would you spend $1,500 on $1.50's worth of steel?
I'd say no one would even be able to tell the difference, but they will because your watch will be two completely different colors. The gen is 904L steel and the rep is 316 stainless. Very different. Save your money for a ton of reps or a nice Tag gen or something.
good advice
So can you see any difference in the gen vs rep bracelet?
How about how they feel?
Thanks for the advice.
So can you see any difference in the gen vs rep bracelet?
How about how they feel?
Thanks for the advice.
I 'll second gioarmani7428 reply.
the rep bracelets are very good.... keep the money for something else..
the rep bracelets are very good.... keep the money for something else..
Re: good advice
Go to an AD and handle a gen Sub. The bracelet on the gen feels light and cheap, just like the rep does. :wink: The only real difference is that the gen bracelets are a bit more polished and therefore appear to be brighter/loghter colored.
Check out By-Tor's many posts/reviews on the oyster braceleted watches.
d12bn said:
Go to an AD and handle a gen Sub. The bracelet on the gen feels light and cheap, just like the rep does. :wink: The only real difference is that the gen bracelets are a bit more polished and therefore appear to be brighter/loghter colored.
Check out By-Tor's many posts/reviews on the oyster braceleted watches.
Re: good advice
There's a reason both Seiko and Rolex have lighter steel bracelets and it's no coincidence they are both reckoned to be the most comfortable of the SS diver's watches.
They feel the same: just as flimsy and light, and both just as comfortable.d12bn said:
There's a reason both Seiko and Rolex have lighter steel bracelets and it's no coincidence they are both reckoned to be the most comfortable of the SS diver's watches.
Even if you wanted to get a gen bracelet from an AD, most won't deal parts at all. They would request you bring it in, send it to one of their service centers and have the work done there. Rolex has gotten really stingy with their parts. I've been trying to source a gen bezel insert for my GMT and even the AD I bought it from won't order it. They have to send the whole damn watch to NYC for a swap - I'd lose my current one as Rolex won't give it back.
Damn them! :x
Damn them! :x
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Re: Try here...
Star,
I took a look at it, you found the right store..thanks . Anyhow, the stuff he is selling is about 10 years old or even more, so for that money I would buy some more nice looking reps.The fake bracelets are better then in that store. If you spend $800 on a 10 year old bracelet, buy a new Rolex .
Star,
I took a look at it, you found the right store..thanks . Anyhow, the stuff he is selling is about 10 years old or even more, so for that money I would buy some more nice looking reps.The fake bracelets are better then in that store. If you spend $800 on a 10 year old bracelet, buy a new Rolex .
Star said:
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Thanks guru for the info. I didn't know he carried 'vintage stuff'. I'm glad you told me as I've shared his site with a couple of other people, not knowing it was that old. Thanks again
Timm
Thanks guru for the info. I didn't know he carried 'vintage stuff'. I'm glad you told me as I've shared his site with a couple of other people, not knowing it was that old. Thanks again
Timm