Omega_Bond

JKay- Thank you very much for the well written reply. I appreciate your input, and the experience it wells from. So, if a person buys a upper echelon rep, they are indeed purchasing a well made timepiece. That's reassuring, and good news. Am I correct then in assuming that the LMPO and the CrPO differ in the details in terms if replica value, and are both good watches? They both seem to have some pretty glaring faults: fading or smudging numbers on bezel, messed up logos and numbers. How does the Noob version fit in?

Hi all! Been reading and studying the forum for a bit, and I'm looking forward to my first purchase. Be gentle as I just trying to wrap my head around all of this. There is just so much info out there.... A few questions: (and yes, I've searched. I'm just so new, I'm not sure what questions to ask, and search for.) 1) in terms of just general watch quality, how do the Omega reps stand up? Are these good watches? A PO cost nearly 20 times the price of these reps. Are they 1/20th quality? 2) Dealers. If they all sell the same watches, how does one choose a dealer? Flip a coin? Reading reviews, it seems that they all have supporters. At the moment, I'm leaning toward trusty, solely because their site is easier to get around for me. Is that a reasonable reason? 3). Like so many first timers, I'm looking at a PO, black, 42mm. It appears that the two favorites at the moment are the LMPO and the CrPo. Am I right? Why? Many speak of the 'Noob' PO surely to come out, how do you feel these will be better? ( am I the only one that finds the irony in that a noob forum poster is asking about noob watches? Life is full of humor!). Are they worth the wait? 4) maintaining a rep. How does one go about this? How much should I expect? I know there are several folks on the forum they do this, but can I find someone to do this in NYC? Thanks, folks, in advance. I really appreciate any info you can help with.

Hello all! It's pleasure to say hello, and introduce myself. I'm looking forward to enjoying some quality 'time' with you fine folks. At the moment, I'm a complete and utter newbie, treading cautiously as i look to purchase my first rep. I've done a solid week's of searching, reading, and gleaning anything i can to try to bring me up to some level of knowledge. I'll be honest; in some ways i'm more confused that when I started. It seems that that for every fact or thing I learn, two more questions pop up. So please be patient.... One thing i have learned: I really like Omega's. For me, they have a brilliant balance of beauty, understatement, and class (at least my version of class ), with a good dose of real world functionality. My goal, at least for the moment, is to find 2 high quality watches. A 42mm planet ocean, and a mid size Aqua Terra. I am a bit worried, though. If things go well, i could see myself becoming pretty addicted. As my focus at the moment centers around Omega watches, I'll direct my questions there. Anyway, I look forward to seeing why this is called the 'friendliest watch forum on the internet.' I guess a good question here- Who's a good service person for reps here in NYC? the searches i've done on the subject are a bit confusing.