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watchu21
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Apr 25, 2018
It's a copy of the Omega speedmaster Ceramic Darkside of the moon.
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ZeroAPR
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Apr 28, 2018
watchu21If they had gotten the twisted lugs into the design I'd say yeah it's a straight up copy. The only thing that remotely pays homage to the Omega darkside of the moon is the black case. I think Bulova's a bigger offender in that respect.
Keth
760
Apr 29, 2018
watchu21They look nothing alike, nothing. Different hands, different sub dials, different hour and minute markers. Maybe the bezel? But even then the Omega has graduated markings, this does not.
watchu21
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Apr 30, 2018
KethChill my man.
Keth
760
May 1, 2018
watchu21I'm perfectly chill, but this is far from a copy or homage.
This s what a copy/homage looks like: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yrcJssdXviQ/maxresdefault.jpg
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ZeroAPR
47
May 2, 2018
KethNo. I don’t think the BB is a direct homage to that particular Rolex sub. BB is more of homage to its own past subs of the 70’s.
The term homage, as far as most watch guys use it, is mostly associated with a less storied brand that has no history of its own taking design cues of a long established well known watch brand in their own watch design (ie. Steinhart, Alpha, Gevril).
Rolex owns Tudor-and there’s collaboration and investment by Rolex in Tudor. Tudor is Rolex‘s “affordable” brand for the sub $5000 segment of the market — it keeps Rolex prices safe when they use Tudor to compete against Omega. Tudor is not ripping Rolex designs— both brands work closely together and share.
Keth
760
May 2, 2018
ZeroAPRI know Tudor is a sub brand, but the bezel, markings, and hands are so close, that the Tudor just feels like a knock off, especially to people who don't know of the connection between the brands. Perhaps Squale 20 Atmos would have been a better example.
At least Tudor have the Pelegos and North Flag, which look better than anything Rolex currently offers.
MswmSwmsW
125
May 3, 2018
ZeroAPRwell, neither of those pictures he posted are of the dark side.
here's a dark side
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and here's the sedna gold one
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MswmSwmsW
125
May 3, 2018
watchu21neither of those are dsotm speedmasters
ZeroAPR
47
May 3, 2018
MswmSwmsWExactly
MswmSwmsW
125
May 3, 2018
Kethtake a look at the actual dark side pics. almost identical.
it's a copy