What do you think of the River MOP

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What do you think of the River MOP

Not to appealing IMO

The Silver looks white and the gold looks champaign.

Great price though the pearl it maybe why...

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Don't know till I get it in my hands. I got the Goldtone

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Not to appealing IMO

The Silver looks white and the gold looks champaign.

Great price though the pearl it maybe why...

You are right. It cost less than salt water mother of pear and from China even cheeper. good looking still

on the fence was not considering them but like the gold.

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I bought the silver tone.I like the white dial on the SAN III's myself. The fresh water mop is a nice change

with a little less orient coming out.not for everyone but it's fine for me.

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I bought it But I swear this looks like that Creamy White MOP that came on a Invicta Strap Set PD TTV

watch that aired a few months ago for $59. Everyone then made mention on how different it was

compared to the normal Invicta MOP. Less orient ( almost none) and looked like what people said was

"wavy cheap plastic"

It would be funny to find out that that was the same MOP without the hooplah and build up.

The more I think about it...It really looks just like it. Ut Oh..

Could this be the best example of how the way something gets marketed makes all the difference.

On one hand its in a low end $59 watch and people called it cheap looking. If this was the same I

wonder if those same folks would love the look now that its been hyped and put on a SAN.

I of course don't know...But Like i said. Man it looks really close.

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Never seen a MOP dial that I liked.

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Originally Posted by Jessiedart

I bought it But I swear this looks like that Creamy White MOP that came on a Invicta Strap Set PD TTV

watch that aired a few months ago for $59. Everyone then made mention on how different it was

compared to the normal Invicta MOP. Less orient ( almost none) and looked like what people said was

"wavy cheap plastic"

It would be funny to find out that that was the same MOP without the hooplah and build up.

The more I think about it...It really looks just like it. Ut Oh..

Could this be the best example of how the way something gets marketed makes all the difference.

On one hand its in a low end $59 watch and people called it cheap looking. If this was the same I

wonder if those same folks would love the look now that its been hyped and put on a SAN.

I of course don't know...But Like i said. Man it looks really close.

That's a good obsevation....now you got me thinking. Still haven't ordered, on the fence.

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Not a MOP guy but there doesnt look to be much orient on these.

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Doesn't look too good, but Tim wasn't really trying to make it pop like Jim does. Plus, I don't think those

studio lights tell the whole story about some aspects of the timepieces. I have a feeling it will be great

once we get them in our hands. Not sure it has as much Orient as the salt water MOP, but I did see

some greens and purples coming out of the white dial.

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Doesn't look too good, but Tim wasn't really trying to make it pop like Jim does. Plus, I don't think

those studio lights tell the whole story about some aspects of the timepieces. I have a feeling it will be

great once we get them in our hands. Not sure it has as much Orient as the salt water MOP, but I did

see some greens and purples coming out of the white dial.

Yeah.... I was thinking the same thing Rick. When Tim put it on his wrist.... the light did catch some

greens, pinks and purples. I kind of like the suttle Orient.... gives off a little color on a rich, satin looking

dial.... not too flashy.

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I bought it But I swear this looks like that Creamy White MOP that came on a Invicta Strap Set PD TTV

watch that aired a few months ago for $59. Everyone then made mention on how different it was

compared to the normal Invicta MOP. Less orient ( almost none) and looked like what people said was

"wavy cheap plastic"

It would be funny to find out that that was the same MOP without the hooplah and build up.

The more I think about it...It really looks just like it. Ut Oh..

Could this be the best example of how the way something gets marketed makes all the difference.

On one hand its in a low end $59 watch and people called it cheap looking. If this was the same I

wonder if those same folks would love the look now that its been hyped and put on a SAN.

I of course don't know...But Like i said. Man it looks really close.

Jessie, please read Michaels write up on this version MOP dial. He also told us on air where it comes

from, the 3rd largest lake in China. http://watchgeeks.net/showthread.php?t=141300

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bought the silvertone liked the look of the fresh water Mop (getting the JD)

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Wow the 3rd largest

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Jessie, please read Michaels write up on this version MOP dial. He also told us on air where it comes

from, the 3rd largest lake in China. http://watchgeeks.net/showthread.php?t=141300

I got to get some of my equipment there on that lake to clean it up

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I got to get some of my equipment there on that lake to clean it up

Can I come with ya?

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Do not like the look

no orient on the MOP

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I kinda like the subtle looks of that MOP... dial looks just white, but when you get closer it gives off that

pearlescence for some surprise pop.

I'm not a fan off those hour markers though... to formal/blingy... I sent back a platinum MOP SANIII

becasue they were just too much for me... liked everything else on that watch...

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I am not a big MOP guy, but recently I bought that platinum MOP SR1 and the sample I got has a

tremendous color range on it--almost too much--at least for me. I really like white dials--picked up this

SAN III and am hoping it is a bit more subtle.

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I kinda like the subtle looks of that MOP... dial looks just white, but when you get closer it gives off

that pearlescence for some surprise pop.

I'm not a fan off those hour markers though... to formal/blingy... I sent back a platinum MOP SANIII

becasue they were just too much for me... liked everything else on that watch...

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I am not a big MOP guy, but recently I bought that platinum MOP SR1 and the sample I got has a

tremendous color range on it--almost too much--at least for me. I really like white dials--picked up this

SAN III and am hoping it is a bit more subtle.

I agree with you guys, I hope its more on the subtle side and I love white dials. Haven't seen too many

myself without holes in the dial on the SAN 3's.

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Wasn't too thrill about another variation of the SAN III (If it was a SAN IV, maybe). But still ordered both

just not to regret later. Still probably have 48 hours for canceling the order. Will see what other DOD /

SR / WTWJ has to offer this weekend. Just playin' it safe......

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After the TTVs going down so quick it makes me wonder if it will be 99.00 on SR soon. It shows 5400 of

gold. That seems like alot. As far as the MOP. In Jims pics the gold dial looks good but if you watch the

video it doesnt look that way.

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To be honest, since this is the first time I've heard of River MOP I'll wait until I have the watch in my

hands to formulate an opinion. From what I've seen in Jim's pictures and on the show I like the marble

look of the material. At least we're not being charged a "premium" for the material like some other

substances.

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Little too girly for me.

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$4.99 shipping...Have till January to return it...If I don't like it I will send it back!.....Haven't gotten many

Invicta's I DIDN'T Like....Will be my 1st gold tone SAN...TIME WILL TELL

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I think the watch looks great. Congrats to all who picked one up.

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I like the silvertone with the white. I'm like the others. The price isn't bad and if I don't like it when I get

it, I will send it back.