Homage vs. Replica vs. Counterfeit
If you are a frequenter of any of the popular watch forums you most certainly have seen the discussion pop up regarding fakes, homages and replicas and each persons opinion on each. This is a common topic and often a heated one as some people have very strong feelings regarding one term or another. But, sometimes the discussion is muddled by varying definitions of the terms and which is appropriate in which situation. Having been part of these conversations I have my own thoughts on these terms as they apply to our hobby; my opinion is not the final word, obviously, but my own take based on the definitions of the terms.Let’s start with what I feel is the most misused term when it comes to watches: replica. When this word is most often used it is in reference to a watch that makes its best efforts to look exactly like another watch only made by a different manufacture. The idea is to as closely replicate the real watch, hence the term replica. That does fit in with the definition

Omega in London
Hi, am hoping to buy a new Speedmaster Professional in November. Will make a weekend of it in London, and am planning on looking in Watches of Switzerland, Omega Boutique and Ernest Jones etc. My question is which of these are likely to give the best deal? I know WOS and EJ do their interest free credit, and I negotiated a discount on my Sub from EJ. Just wondered what experience others have had with these stores (or any others).Also, is the Speedy Pro a watch they are likely to hold in stock, or would I be better to ring through beforehand for them to get one in? Will probably stay in Mayfair, so hope to pick one up in the West End really.Thanks in advance...

New shoes for my old Speedy . . .
I love curved end straps and the OEM Omega fold-over deployant is the only clasp for me.After cutting the keepers off of Hirsch Leonardo straps to use the Omega deployant, I was pleased to see Hirsch introduce a Heavy Calf LE with removable keepers. I ordered one immediately but the first one was lost in the mail. Gary at WatchObsession sent me a replacement that arrived a couple of weeks ago,Admittedly, I wasn't too pleased with it upon arrival. The brown was not the gold-brown of the original Medici but after a couple of weeks of daily oiling, the color is getting deeper and richer. The curved ends seem to fit better than the Medici and Omega deployant works great:

Adding a sub to the collection
Firstly Hi - this is my first post For the past few years I've mainly been into Omegas (mainly due to not being able to afford a Rolex). However recently I was lucky enough to purchase a Coke GMT which I love . However, I've always fancied a Sub and I've been offered one that has peaked my interest. Which I think is a no-brainer decsion..... but I just wanted to check that my man-math adds up!I've been offered a 14060m 2003 no B&P, includes a watchfinder receipt, it was also was serviced a year ago by Rolex and comes with the warranty card with a year left. I can purcase it for GBP 4k. I figure at the price I can't really loose and if I dont get on with it and I can sell it for roughly what I purchased it for - this would pass my man math and wife test!What are your thoughts?Thanks, Mersh

36
Sometime in the future, I'm looking to buy a Day Date, but I am already torn between the new style Day Date II with the 41mm case and the original Day Date 36mm.I have a relatively slender wrist of 7 inches, but the new 41mm models fit me surprisingly well. I tried some on today at my AD. I thought that the 41mm DJ and DD would be too big for me, so I thought I would just automatically go with the classic 36mm models... but this was not the case.1. So now I ask, which of the two do YOU prefer?2. Also, please post pics of your Day Dates, as I am also trying to decide between Yellow and White gold and a bright or dark face combination