Ok well I'll start off by stating why I love this website.
Back when I lived in Germany, probably 10 years ago, I went to a DDoDs school. It was a fairly small school and everyone knew one another. My one friend showed me his dads Rolex, it was a date time one, yellow gold. I asked him if it was real and he said no, and let me wear it for a while. Let's just say that I still have it and stay at that haha.
Well a couple of years into me "borrowing" it, it began to wear and tear, the gold was coming off, so I ventured to read about reps, the costs they entailed, and looked at a couple of other Rolex watches. Rolex is such a cliche, I know, but it's all my ignorance knew at the time.
A while back I came across a Rolex submariner. The blue face one with the blue dial. Absolutely stunning, a must have, so I intensified my research. Just as I was going to pull the trigger on a watch, the website was either gone, or re reading the reviews made me think twice.
I came across this forum not too long ago, and dove into it a little, and then I signed up. I read a lot of reviews in regards to the dealers and I found trusty time, and decided to pull the trigger on one of his Asian automatic watches for $150 shipped.
I waited 3 weeks since the first set of QC pics since there was an issue, and it finally arrived.
I had some issues with the watch because I didn't know what to do with it and I asked for some help here. I got nothing but awesome answers from great people without being called an idiot. Everyone explained everything very good and I feel as though I learned a lot, in that thread alone.
I go to a lot of other forums and I can say that without a doubt, that this forum is the most mature, most helpful forum I am a part of and I definitely plan to contribute and learn with everyone on here.
This forum has helped me with my understanding on reps, as well as gens, and this forum has helped me achieve my goal of getting my hands on a fabulous watch. It also REALLY opened my eyes to other watches out there.
I have a feeling I'll be addicted, like a lot of people on here.