Marvellous Replica — good for vintage, slower on everything else

Dealer: Marvellous Replica
Period covered: September 2024 – June 2025
Orders: 3
Problems: 1 (wrong dial colour, resolved by discount)

Why I use him

If you want a 5513, a 1675 or an early Datejust, the big dealers mostly do not stock them. He does, or he can find them. That is the entire reason to put up with the rest.

The rest

Transit to the Netherlands: 25, 31, 34 days. Replies take two to four days, sometimes longer, and they are short. He is not rude, he is just not a correspondent.

The problem

Order two: I asked for a black dial, received a blue. He offered either a 30 euro discount or a return, and a return to China is not something I was going to do over a dial. I took the discount. In hindsight I should have confirmed the dial in writing on a photo before he shipped.

Verdict

Use him for the references nobody else has. Do not use him if you need reassurance or fast answers.

Vintage is exactly right. I have been looking for a decent 1675 for two years and the big three all say “not available”. He had two options.

Slow replies confirmed — four days for a simple question. The watch was right, though.

34 days is a long time to refresh a tracking page. Not for the impatient.