Two-tone watches are a perfect replica Rolex speciality, and while tastes seem to bring this combo of steel and gold in and out of fashion, there’s been enough time since the first two-tone Sub came out in 1984 for the luxury fake Rolex Submariner 16803 (or 16813, which is identical but with a movement upgrade) to have become timeless. And they’re not crazy expensive—yet.
I own one, and it took me forever to get past the weird associations I had with two-tone from my childhood, but once I did I fell in love with it. The tritium 1:1 replica Rolex watches are special to me, because the lume turns a warm yellow, and it just complements the gold nicely. You’ll need to get one before around 1997 to get the tritium lume. Mine is from 1984, the first year of the two-tone aaa quality fake Rolex Submariner, which is cool because I can just rattle that off and give the watch its place in history.
Prices for these range a bit based on condition and whether it has box and papers or not, but one can expect to get a clean example for a little over $10,000 as of this writing. Later models will have various bracelet upgrades, including solid end links and folding clasp with gold to match the center strip of the bracelet. If you prefer blue over black, look into a “Bluesy,” which is this Swiss movement fake Rolex UK with blue dial and bezel insert.