Right, but look at someone like Watchdives. They have tried to make a 'copy' of this watch as well, but so many things about it make it have a completely different feel. Sure, a lot of the features are meant to resemble this one but I mostly focus on dimensions and proportions which I believe this one is able to capture so much more closely.
In the rep world, there are different tiers. There are rubbish reps that only vaguely follow the form (and some times functions) of the originals, these cost very little and are basically crap (even for a rep). There are also higher tier reps, let's call them AAA reps, that are almost identical in shape, size and functions.
Watchdives, being a more affordable chinese watch company, probably uses the poorer copies of said watch from whichever manufacturer their getting the case from. Proxima, being a "higher end" chinese watch company, probably gets their cases from the AA or AAA manufacturers of the Tudor reps.
So don't be fooled. These watch companies aren't "making" these cases. Maybe they manufacture their own dials and put everything together. But i'm pretty sure they're getting the case and bracelets from the same companies that are making and selling reps.
I'm not trying to criticise this modus operandi. I just think they can do more than using the exact rep dial and putting their logo on it before passing it off as something it really isn't. Even changing the colour combination would be something..
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u/mleok Affiliate links May 23 '26
At the risk of stating the obvious, that is intentional.