Yep... just got sucked right into it. Very very fast too.
My story:
A couple of days ago I suddenly realised that I would like to own a nice wrist watch. I've never been into watches before but the thing is that I'm up for promotion at work and feel I ought to upgrade my wardrobe and style in general a bit. Might seem silly to some of you, but hey -that's the way the corporate game is played..
As I did not know much about what was out there I started browsing and soon found myself diving deeper and deeper into the universe of wrist watches. I quickly found that there are some incredibly beutiful objects out there. However, as with most desirables, I more or less immediately realised that the gap between my "beer budget" and my "champagne taste" is unrealistically wide. If I'm going to wear a wrist watch, I'm thinking to myself -it has to be a really nice one. It has to be something that underlines my personality and fits with the image of who I want to come across as in this world. In my case: clean, understated elegance. And I don't have to tell you, fellow watchoholics, that this sort of thing costs. If I can't afford to wear what I want, I might as well use my mobile phone for time keeping..
Not many clicks later, I have plunged deep into the world of rep's. Woooow! After reading on this forum (and a couple of others) non-stop for 3-4 days I am amazed. Also, I have found almost exactly what I'm looking for and am on my way to be in possession of my first replica soon -thank's to one of the providers (I don't like to call them "dealers"..) on this forum.
And yes, if I ever will be able to afford it I will buy the real thing. In the meantime a nice rep (or a couple -if the experience is positive) will be a lot of fun too.
The bug is on me. I am hoping it won't bite too hard but rather live peacefully in symbiosis with my other hobbies: collecting reggae music on vinyl, and fishing.
At the moment I'm reading up, but eventually I'm hoping to contribute to the forum!
Have a good day!
Snackers!
And... If you see some well made, clean and clutterless, JLC's out there -I'm interested.