Cheap gold Sub lookalikes
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Frankly, like the "gold" Seikos, they look horrible and are so obviously fake. Get a Monster and you'll have a watch for life, not something that will fall apart the first time you forget to take it off in the shower. However, if you really are set on wasting your money look here:-
http://www.brand-dream-watch.com/Rolex_Watches.htm...
http://www.brand-dream-watch.com/Rolex_Watches.htm...
lowdrag said:
Frankly, like the "gold" Seikos, they look horrible and are so obviously fake. Get a Monster and you'll have a watch for life, not something that will fall apart the first time you forget to take it off in the shower. However, if you really are set on wasting your money look here:-
http://www.brand-dream-watch.com/Rolex_Watches.htm...
Haven't Invicta been around for ages? Hardly 'fakes' are they?http://www.brand-dream-watch.com/Rolex_Watches.htm...
GreaseNipple said:
I've taken a fancy to gold submariners with black faces recently and cant quite stretch to the Rolex real thing.
By can't "quite" do you mean you're close or a miles away? For what it's worth and I expect you'll disagree, IMO a gold watch should be gold, if you can't afford it don't get a "gold-effect" watch, they look cheap and tacky... 
A Singapore Sandoz Sub-a-like might do you. The Swiss let them through their borders and they say 'Swiss Mde' on the dial, which will mean a good deal to many members here. They use an ETA 2824-2 and have a sapphire cyrstal (unlike the HK Sandoz pieces, which use a similar ETA 2836-2 but only state 'Swiss ETA Calibre' on their dials).
US$320. A HK Sandoz will cost about $200
Certainly better than Invicta and possibly better than O&Ws too.....
US$320. A HK Sandoz will cost about $200
Certainly better than Invicta and possibly better than O&Ws too.....
.Aussies5-Poms 0 said:
Well, for circa £3k, you can get a two tone, gold/SS GMT with black face - looks absolutely beautiful , not as in your face as all gold, but that touch more 'special' than SS.
Also a better used buy; the fact that bi-metal is a less mainstream choice than stainless means that second-hand prices are a bit more favourable, all else being equal.This is likely to veer off into the usual 'fake' flamewar but IMO get the real thing, or get a bloody good fake that's a decent watch in its own right (i.e. decent ETA movement, identical bracelet to Rolex, etc.) until you can afford the real thing. I really don't see the point in the 'homages' as they use the same cases as the fakes, but have a different name on the dial which may as be written 'FAKE' and draws more attention than a Rolex would under any circumstances (even a fake one). A good 'replica' won't attract attention because nobody will spot the difference and everyone wears Subs anyway, so they're not really a 'show-off' watch. Then again, you're talking about a solid gold Sub, so I guess my argument may not quite work.... 
Better off, buy a watch you can afford that you still really like. I'm with the guy above who reckons that if you can't afford the solid gold, then don't bother with gold-effect or gold-plate because it's cheap and will wear off, making the watch worthless. Hold out until you can get the real thing. Due to the price of gold, there's no point in buying a solid gold 'homage' watch instead of a solid gold genuine Rolex because the cost of the gold is more than the cost of the watch. So get the Rolex. I don't think anyone makes solid gold 'homage' watches anyway, unless it's 9ct or some cheap alloy of 'gold'.
On the other hand, if it's not gold per se but a 'yellow metal' you like, there are some watch manufacturers making watches with bracelets using titanium nitride, which is a yellow-gold colour - not sure whether these are readily available, or whether they're just as expensive as real gold, but it was a method of hardening titanium used at one point by Seiko, IIRC... after a quick google, it was a legendary Seiko dive watch that had the titanium nitride finish (the 'golden tuna') - don't be confused by all the 'titanium carbon nitride' finish watches out there, these are a black / grey ceramic type finish, whereas pure TiN is gold coloured...
Better off, buy a watch you can afford that you still really like. I'm with the guy above who reckons that if you can't afford the solid gold, then don't bother with gold-effect or gold-plate because it's cheap and will wear off, making the watch worthless. Hold out until you can get the real thing. Due to the price of gold, there's no point in buying a solid gold 'homage' watch instead of a solid gold genuine Rolex because the cost of the gold is more than the cost of the watch. So get the Rolex. I don't think anyone makes solid gold 'homage' watches anyway, unless it's 9ct or some cheap alloy of 'gold'.
On the other hand, if it's not gold per se but a 'yellow metal' you like, there are some watch manufacturers making watches with bracelets using titanium nitride, which is a yellow-gold colour - not sure whether these are readily available, or whether they're just as expensive as real gold, but it was a method of hardening titanium used at one point by Seiko, IIRC... after a quick google, it was a legendary Seiko dive watch that had the titanium nitride finish (the 'golden tuna') - don't be confused by all the 'titanium carbon nitride' finish watches out there, these are a black / grey ceramic type finish, whereas pure TiN is gold coloured...
GreaseNipple said:
I've taken a fancy to gold submariners with black faces recently and cant quite stretch to the Rolex real thing. I've seen Invictas offering and its tempting:
But there's probably loads out there if you know where to look?
I know I'm a bit of a thicko but I think your post is a bit ambiguous. Are you just telling us that you fancy gold watches or simply that Invictas tempt you or are you asking where to find gold/gold looking watches that also look like gold submariners?
But there's probably loads out there if you know where to look?
GC8 said:
Hmmm. Wasnt the Submariner a homage?
What of? I was of the impression that the original Rolex Sub was an original design, Rolex took a patent out on it, and when the patent expired, so we see all the sub-a-likes.If Rolex's Sub was a blag of someone else's design (significantly) then surely they'd not be able to take a patent out on it (due to prior art)?
I could be wrong, old Rolexs aren't my thang and don't particularly spin my wheeel.
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