Who has the tungsten Rainbow Daytona’s?

[Ac1013]

Had an interesting event last night. GF and I had a little party of 40-50 guests here in Ft. Lauderdale and I brought out the new Hillbilly and Trillonario’s Rainbow. I had the group study both watches and then I would put them behind me and pull them out and ask which one I had in my hand. It was exactly as expected. A Hillbilly rainbow is near perfection. Trillonario’s watch is argueably the finest rep on the planet and there is literally 1-2% difference between the two when compared side by side but cannot be distinguished when one is pulled out and had the group try to identify. The general consensus was that since the watches had identical colors of bands, the dials looked identical, the hands which were different looked identical and the only difference noted by the group was there was a 1-2% difference in the bezel which they attributed to the watches being handmade by Rolex and not all sapphires, even those used by Rolex, are identical. Literally the watches could not be identified when pulled out one by one. Overall the 2 Hillbilly watches and the three 225 gram Rainbow watches are among the finest money can buy. That, to me, is fucking ART. And at this moment, I’m a buyer of another 5 or 10 more of these if they are out there.

But after reading the above threads, I’m 100% convinced my critics above (Paul Newman, Reaps, AC, Prison, etc ) would identify these watches with ease. It’s just that you guys are 1 in 100,000 with the eye and knowledge of detail especially of the rep market. Hell, bet you guys are better than 95% of most jewelers who may have one real rainbow for sale but it’s just an inventory piece to them. Thank God I never have been called out on a watch and I have over 1000 of them.

Honestly speaking , most stock rep wouldnt be notified by regular people.

 

[galevin]

Totally agree except in this case when you wear a Rainbow there is not much out there that is flashier. As stated I wear a cheap $200 Rainbow daily to the gym and get noticed all the time. Maybe why I like the watch so much as you are right 95% of the public dont give a shit about the watch you wear. But never got more attention with any other watch as the Rainbow is about as flashy as they come. I’m speaking in particular the 116595 with the sapphire dial not the 116598 with the diamonds on the dial (dont care for that watch).

 

[Paul Newman]

Totally agree except in this case when you wear a Rainbow there is not much out there that is flashier. As stated I wear a cheap $200 Rainbow daily to the gym and get noticed all the time. Maybe why I like the watch so much as you are right 95% of the public dont give a shit about the watch you wear. But never got more attention with any other watch as the Rainbow is about as flashy as they come. I’m speaking in particular the 116595 with the sapphire dial not the 116598 with the diamonds on the dial (dont care for that watch).

It’s funny But My Tudor BB58 bronze gets more attention than my gen 116506 baguette dial.

99% Just don’t care about a timepiece.

 

[BlueLineFarmer]

My friend has a gen Rainbow Daytona. He and I compared it to a rep Rainbow Daytona. The rep Rainbow Daytona screams rep watch big time and there is a huge difference in the gen dial, gen bezel, and gen gold case, bracelet, clasp, crown, and pushers for the gen Rainbow compared to the rep Rainbow. Anybody who says differently does not know a hoot about a gen Rainbow Daytona compared to a rep Rainbow Daytona.

 

[nicolasry]

My friend has a gen Rainbow Daytona. He and I compared it to a rep Rainbow Daytona. The rep Rainbow Daytona screams rep watch big time and there is a huge difference in the gen dial, gen bezel, and gen gold case, bracelet, clasp, crown, and pushers for the gen Rainbow compared to the rep Rainbow. Anybody who says differently does not know a hoot about a gen Rainbow Daytona compared to a rep Rainbow Daytona.

I also compared side by side gen vs rep build and difference wasn’t that big.
Bezel color was significantly richer but that was to be expected.

I don’t know which rep you compared it with though.

 

[BlueLineFarmer]

There is also a huge weight difference when comparing the gen Rainbow Daytona to a rep and the the color of the rep gold Rainbow is way off compared to the gen.

 

[BlossomboofyBoofystewie2]

But the questions remain......
1. who has EVER seen the Gen "in the flesh"
2. then had the opportunity to compare it to a GOOD REP (I'm talking a GOOD rep, like with FULL gold bracelet - like mine by AMF)
3. SIDE BY SIDE
4. and in good light,
5, by an EXPERT who really cares!

I'm saying your talking LESSER ODDS than being struck by lightening!

 

[Paul Newman]

But the questions remain......
1. who has EVER seen the Gen "in the flesh"
2. then had the opportunity to compare it to a GOOD REP (I'm talking a GOOD rep, like with FULL gold bracelet - like mine by AMF)
3. SIDE BY SIDE
4. and in good light,
5, by an EXPERT who really cares!

I'm saying your talking LESSER ODDS than being struck by lightening!

Ok, you are right, I’ve seen the gen and probably can’t call out, but that is not the point I guess, no one is able to catch a BLRO neither and there is some different.

 

[CutePinkKitty]

Simple - they are a piece of art - have you ever seen ANYONE with a painting strapped to their back?

There are 2 types of watch people....

people who wear the watch and think people who keep them in the safe are stupid

and

people like you who treats them like art, don't wear them but enjoy looking at them as a hobby and think wearing an artwork is stupid.

Either way both types can enjoy watches the way they wanna enjoy them. Neither is stupid.


But You can't say strapping a painting to their back anology... that's very inaccurate.


any ho .... nice collection. So the 225g one is actually 18k rose gold case and bracelet? What about the sapphires? Real or not?

 

[galevin]

The weight of a real

There are 2 types of watch people....

people who wear the watch and think people who keep them in the safe are stupid

and

people like you who treats them like art, don't wear them but enjoy looking at them as a hobby and think wearing an artwork is stupid.

Either way both types can enjoy watches the way they wanna enjoy them. Neither is stupid.


But You can't say strapping a painting to their back anology... that's very inaccurate.


any ho .... nice collection. So the 225g one is actually 18k rose gold case and bracelet? What about the sapphires? Real or not?

So I have three 225 gram rainbows. All have real sapphires and one has real diamonds while the other 2 have moissantite diamonds. All 5 in the pic have rose gold which is literally identally the same on all 5. No visual difference in gold color. Xingpatrick, over on Telegram, who makes a tungsten set up and his US partner, David, have had discussions in the past on how they spend large quantities of time trying to match the actual color of rose gold. I’m telling you if you pay for it, you can get your rose gold to match very closely. I would even have the experts here try to show me any difffence in rose gold color on any 5 in my box. As a surgeon, my eyes are exceptional and there can’t be 1% difference in the color on any of my 5 rose gold rainbows.

 

[galevin]

There is also a huge weight difference when comparing the gen Rainbow Daytona to a rep and the the color of the rep gold Rainbow is way off compared to the gen.

Unless your rainbow has tungsten or real gold you are talking appx 135 gram for the watch vs a real rainbow I have seen at appx 230 grams. So big difference if you gave them to the examiner but hard to discern while on your wrist. Disagree about the difference in gold color between the real rainbow and the high quality reps. As mentioned above all 5 of my rose gold reps are literally identical in appearance. I’ve been in shops here in Ft Lauderdale 5 times where I was wearing the Hillbilly and every jeweler was impressed with the watch with literally no differences to our eyes within a 5 foot distance. Now side by side…..that was not done and would not be welcomed by me as discussion ends if I feel disrespected. Again I feel all 5 of theese jewelers were probably way less qualified to judge these than the experts here. You guys have me convinced that youi guys are students of the art and you have studied real AND the unreal and know what to look for vs the jeweler who only is a reseller of a real rainbow and not going to be as critical.

 

[galevin]

Check out this retailer here in Boca Raton, FL which is just a few miles away from where I live:

Rolex Daytona | Diamonds East Intl.

diamondseast.com

Expand the product line on his link to see all his Daytona’s. He doesn’’t list all his rainbows on his page as he’s got a shitload.
I’ve been in his shop 3 times, each time wearing the Hillbilly, and I have no problem having my wrist on his counter and see him checking out my watch, usually making the comment ”nice watch”. It’s possible he may know but I doubt it. He has one real rainbow selling for appx $435,000 and literally TEN 116505’s converted over to rainbows that he sells for $50-60k each. He’s a big seller of 116505 rainbows also on ebay. We all have our ”sweet spot” in life and mine is to spend $3000-$3700 for a tungsten Rainbow that WILL NEVER PEEL ON ME. Why won’t it ever peel? Because I have never worn one of my 225 gram rainbow’s and never will. Keeping two of them new and the Trillonario is in like new condition but never to be worn by me. As mentioned I have over 1000 reps and 20 gens and bet I havent worn more than 10 different reps in my life. If I buy it new I want to maintain it as new. But that is just me. No $20k rainbows, no $50k rainbows and no $435,000 in my future. Rather spend the excess on bitcoin.

 

[asusundevils1971]

As mentioned I have over 1000 reps and 20 gens and bet I havent worn more than 10 different reps in my life.

Pics or it's false news and my RWI BS detector is working overtime.

 

[BlueLineFarmer]

Doc, You claim you have over 1,000 reps and you only have worn 10 of them. I call BS. If you have over 1,000 reps at say $300 per rep, you have over in $300,000 in rep watches. Next time you wear your rep Rainbow to the AD in Florida, offer to sell it to him. I doubt the AD thinks and believes your Hillybilly rep Rainbow is gen despite your desire to believe the AD thinks your rep Rainbow is gen.

 

[Dr Fun Socks]

Doc, You claim you have over 1,000 reps and you only have worn 10 of them. I call BS. If you have over 1,000 reps at say $300 per rep, you have over in $300,000 in rep watches. Next time you wear your rep Rainbow to the AD in Florida, offer to sell it to him. I doubt the AD thinks and believes your Hillybilly rep Rainbow is gen despite your desire to believe the AD thinks your rep Rainbow is gen.

Subbed for the $300k worth of reps pic! Hes got more reps than puretime!

 

[BlueLineFarmer]

Subbed for the $300k worth of reps pic! Hes got more reps than puretime!

Let's not forget he says he has over 20 gen's. At $20,000 each his gen's are worth $400,000.

He also claims he has dozens and dozens of Bitcoins.

I call BS as we need to see pictures of his 1,000 plus rep watches and 20 gen's and proof he has over 100+ bit coins and pictures of his Hillbilly Rainbow watch being worn to the AD with a picture of a gen Rainbow at the AD.

 

[MaximillianGT]

Pics or it's false news and my RWI BS detector is working overtime.

Doc, You claim you have over 1,000 reps and you only have worn 10 of them. I call BS. If you have over 1,000 reps at say $300 per rep, you have over in $300,000 in rep watches. Next time you wear your rep Rainbow to the AD in Florida, offer to sell it to him. I doubt the AD thinks and believes your Hillybilly rep Rainbow is gen despite your desire to believe the AD thinks your rep Rainbow is gen.

You’ve nailed it — the more I read, the more it’s clear this guy is full of shit. A surgeon’s eyes might be great for spotting a tiny haemorrhage deep inside a body, but let’s not kid ourselves: that has absolutely nothing to do with distinguishing Pantone colour shades, 1% colour difference blah blah.

And let’s be honest, a real surgeon wouldn’t go around bragging about their job in such a pointless way. If they did, I’d start questioning whether they’re better suited to finger-painting than life-saving.

 

[BlueLineFarmer]

You’ve nailed it — the more I read, the more it’s clear this guy is full of shit. A surgeon’s eyes might be great for spotting a tiny haemorrhage deep inside a body, but let’s not kid ourselves: that has absolutely nothing to do with distinguishing Pantone colour shades, 1% colour difference blah blah.

And let’s be honest, a real surgeon wouldn’t go around bragging about their job in such a pointless way. If they did, I’d start questioning whether they’re better suited to finger-painting than life-saving.

Proof is in the pudding is when Doc posts pictures of his 1,000 plus rep collection, 20 plus gens, and proof he has over 200 Bitcoins, and pictures of his Hillbilly Rainbow watch at the AD comparing it to a gen Rainbow.

 

[MaximillianGT]

1,000 plus rep collection

This alone might attract a police raid. Counterfeit goods in a number like this won't be legal anywhere.

 

[galevin]

Pics or it's false news and my RWI BS detector is working overtime.

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