Legend

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scepter

king

Precisely Mr Moneybags (pun fully intended)

I am cashing in on my gens now, keeping the cash in the bank, and playing with reps which cost me substantially less. I never regarded my gens as "money on the wrist" and I bought them because I liked them. My collection went beyond $600k in value at one point and it has been going down since. I am contented to play with reps, and trade them off on a much smaller scale compared with trading my gen watches. Somehow I find it a lot more fun here.

Having said that, I would agree that what you posted is logical and theoretically sound, if the worth of watches are measured in terms of pure monetary value.

I collect watches as a hobby, from very low cost ones to some costing beyond $100k.

I enjoy the rep game, imperfect as they are, and there are some gens in my collection I would not sell.

A watch is something I enjoy wearing and glancing at on the wrist. It's highly personal and never for flaunting to another person.

I guess there are just some experiences in life which cannot be justified by monetary value alone.

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This is exactly one of the reasons I love reps so much. The true value of these high end brands are closer to the rep price then the gen price. The price is artificially inflated ( just like the oil price was - controlled by cartels and monopolies) As nice as a gen is it's just not worth the price. Agree with beachcomber that it is supply and demand - this world is gone crazy. I hope reps get better and better. If you get e super rep with a good movement that can last years and years - that is very satisfying to me. The high prices of gens makes the brands seem somewhat pretentious which is a pity because they are good quality and have great design and history. In some respects wearing a good rep feels way better to me than wearing a gen ( I am probably in the minority here but it gives me a real kick) I also feels rocks to tell someone if they ask. Long live reps!

+1 on Panarai153 comments too!

+1

I find myself entrenched deeper and deeper in the rep game, and covertly selling off my gens one at a time.

ammunition

The crystal distortion is not the best. 

happenings

That's correct. Blue rubber strap with deployant

Looks like a happy combination, congrats!

Law

Schandal

Politicians (naturally)

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Elf

pot

Your absolutely right. The 4 tick subdial is accurate. Predominantly on the steel bezel model.

Some more examples...

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Thank you kindly. To be honest, I like the look of the subdial with 4 markers instead of 3. I have seen this subdial type on a genuine carbon fiber dial (ceramic casing) too.  

For a long time, the guys on the forums, including me, always used this as a tell that a Big Bang is rep. I was really glad when I learnt that it is not the case.

However, I still do not know which Big Bangs have the 3 or 4 subdial markers.. It could be from a batch, or specific to some models. The number of similar Big Bang models produced by Hublot makes it difficult to track this. I am no Hublot expert though. Perhaps someone with more knowledge from me would care to chime in.  

Beautiful watch, congrats!

One thing I learnt recently from my friend Martijn (@Martijn), is that some of the genuine Big Bang DO have 4 subdivision markers on the 6o'clock subdial instead of 3. 

I have always thought that the 4 markers on the rep subdial@6 is a tell, but I was wrong. I have since also seen 2-3 genuine big bangs with 4 subdivision markers on that subdial.

I guess we all learn something new everyday. 

the search button is your friend.

Much like the "LAUNCH" button is Kim Jong Un's.

nuggets

omelette

Hello newbie, welcome to RWG. 

And I am actually quite amused that "Toro" the bull must be the most commonly misspelled dealer names around.

But yes, to answer your question, Toro is a trusted dealer here. There are several dealers to choose from, so pick one which you are comfortable with.  

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jabberwocky

Callipygian

me

Nice 507! This is "the other bronzo" which is not as famous as the 382 of Expendables fame.. Does it have a working power reserve? Looks nice.