Alpha Watch "Rolex Look"

[zebra3]

What other ones have been edited?

[golfmobile]

paperwar,

I just checked and all the links in this thread still work. The only editing I see is regarding N1095A's posts, and he may have removed them himself. I think one should be entitled to edit one's own posts, so that's the only "editing" I see here. What am I missing?

golf

[steveadl]

Rolex recommends you have your watch "serviced" every 2-3 years. This means they take it apart, remove the old lubricant and add new lubricant - Essentially, it's like an oil change in your car - it keeps the moving parts from wearing. I usually take longer to get the service done because it can run anywhere from $300-$500 - depending on if you get Rolex to do it or some other jeweller. While they're servicing, they typically point out areas of wear or issues they they feel need to be addressed. This is usually things you can't see and wouldn't have noticed otherwise - we're talking big bucks here. I had the main spring in mine go and ended up with a hefty bill. Really, it's a lot like taking your car to the mechanic.

Wow, that's a bit of a turn off.

[Higgins (aka Bondtoys)]

I find it also unfortunate, that N1095A deleted all the comments.
Removing the according links would have been sufficient imo.

I feel sorry, if anyone is feeling like having been attacked, I just tried to make my points clear by asking some according questions and telling some facts here. That's nothing personal!

Regarding the servicing, there are 2 things to be known:

1. regularly servicing it necessary to EVERY mechanical watch. It has nothing to do with the brand. While checking the waterresistance every 2 year makes sense to me, servicing the movement in these intervals is way over the top! My recommendation goes to every 5-6 years and if you have an independant watchmaker with good know-how, the entire mission is done significantly cheaper. The oils in the watch do age and have to be cleaned out and getting replaced by new oil.

2. Servicing the watch is not as easy as an oil-change with a car, where you remove the bottom screw and the oil filter and get new oil inside afterwards. Servicing a mechanical watch means, that the movement is completely dragged down into all components. The parts are getting cleaned, and the entire movement is built up again. Then it's oiled and regulated over a period of 7-14 days. So, it means a lot of work and this has to be paid.

[Styles Bitchley]

Servicing the watch is not as easy as an oil-change with a car, where you remove the bottom screw and the oil filter and get new oil inside afterwards.

I just meant that conceptually. I wasn't suggesting it was the same process. And, of course, anything with moving metal parts has to be lubricated if you want it to last a loooooong time.

[Higgins (aka Bondtoys)]

Hi, Styles,

everybody gets my posts wrongly

I was not directly referring to your comments, it's just that many people have no idea, how complicated an oil-change on a mechanical watch can be.

Sorry, if that came across wrongly.

Cheers!

[N1095A]

I removed my own posts. NOT because I believed the links were inappropriate, and certainly not to appease any naysayers.

[steveadl]

Watch arrived today, looks bloody awesome! Very happy with the reproduction, looks just as shown on the website. My jeweller at this moment is taking a couple links off so it fits me, then it become my new watch.

[Dilemma]

Rolex recommends you have your watch "serviced" every 2-3 years

Provide some documentation please. I have two, a Sub and a GMTII. I believe a full service should be done every 5-7 years, not 2-3.

[zebra3]

Watch arrived today, looks bloody awesome! Very happy with the reproduction, looks just as shown on the website. My jeweller at this moment is taking a couple links off so it fits me, then it become my new watch.

If you have a good camera, I would be interested in seeing some photographs of the watch, for comparison.

[steveadl]

hmmmm might give it a try at the same time my ring is ready later this week. Don't know how well they'll turn out though. I can say the watch is absolutely exactly what was on the purchasing page I got it from - to the finest detail.

I also came across a page yesterday on my iPhone (can't find it now) that went through a long list of all the ways to spot replicas vs real. This watch passed every point on the list, so for those of you interested this site must offer more of the 'better' replicas available around the place.

There seem to be a fair few pages on the subject, but here's a similar one: http://www.qualitytyme.net/pages/rolex_or_replica.html

My watch was reproduced with all the correct points from the list on this page relevant to the GMT Master II. The only exception I found is that it doesn't have a minature micro etched crystal crown under the 'Swiss Made' writing near the 6 position at the bottom, however I believe this was left out on purpose as this is a replica of an '80's Rolex and that Crown wasn't introduced to Rolexes until 2002, so the replica is true to the original '80s watch. In fact if you think about it, it would have made it less exact to the original if they had put the crown on it.

Again, extremely happy with the accuracy of this reproduction Rolex. It appears that it may be a bit more expensive than the Rolex2U site at $180 vs $110, and I can't comment on the accuracy of their reproductions - but would definitely be happy to purchase from the site I used again.

[Hawaii84]

My Alpha is still kicking after several months of daily use. Can't complain.

[brunoffrance]

Hi there;

my two cents ...as you say, about about owning a replica or a real Rolex....
I prefer waiting to get the pure one pepsi as Magnum instead of showing a fake one ... and lie each time when friends or people 'll ask me if it's a real Rolex... or not...;

My conception is to buy something made of quality, only one time and to keep it, be happy and proud with this jewels I 've waiting for a long time....

So I try to sock money for that.... even I'm not a rich man and I search the best way to find one at the "best price"...

Seen some at NY, this winter but not really good shape and expensive ( $4000 ).
I've found second hand websites and , for the moment, the best one is there in UK

http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/default.aspx

There, the best price for a guaranted pepsi is £3100 ...

If you have better price or advices, tell me....

[N1095A]

Ahem....


don't want to sound like an envious bastard, but wanted to give my 2 cents about Replica watches:

Regardless if you are watching fake T-Shirts, counterfeit Louis Vuitton bags, Viagra or copy sunglasses over the net or fake watches, it's an illusion, that the clever chinese guy is building them up in his spare time in his own kitchen.

We are talking here about massive investments behind all this with breathtaking margins.

Now you guys ask yourselfs, who may have an interest in realizing huge margins by simply violating other's copyrights.

I'd hate seeing this fabulous webpage turning into an advertisement platform for this kind of shady business.

[Higgins (aka Bondtoys)]

N1095A,

is there any reason, that you are pulling up an 8 months-old post of mine with a silly comment with the purpose only to stir up some emotions against me?

That comment was the first one, which I have done, even before you chimed in, so what should be wrong with it or "again"?

Oh boy, here we go again.

Ahem....


don't want to sound like an envious bastard, but wanted to give my 2 cents about Replica watches:

Regardless if you are watching fake T-Shirts, counterfeit Louis Vuitton bags, Viagra or copy sunglasses over the net or fake watches, it's an illusion, that the clever chinese guy is building them up in his spare time in his own kitchen.

We are talking here about massive investments behind all this with breathtaking margins.

Now you guys ask yourselfs, who may have an interest in realizing huge margins by simply violating other's copyrights.

I'd hate seeing this fabulous webpage turning into an advertisement platform for this kind of shady business.