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pcardoza

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  1. Thinking about buying a rep ?

    in General Discussion

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    While there is certainly risk involved, it is not nearly as bad as you make it sound. I'm up to 10 reps from both Andrew and toro without a single issue to date.

    Also note that the senior members here all suggest NOT sending watched back to china for any reason. Yet you did.

    However, you certainly are right about the escalating prices.

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  8. Lady popped of to get me a catalogue leaving me with real datejust and my identical replica on my arm

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    Fracture hits the nail on the head here.   While rolexuk feels it's ok to "steal" from the rich (Rolex), he'd be stealing from anyone BUT Rolex!   The jeweler, who may or may not be rich, as well as the poor schmuck who ended up with the watch in the end.   Of course, once noticed, it would probably be not so difficult to track the thief down with serial numbers, security camera footage, etc...

     

    As to the question of whether or not we rep enthusiasts are "stealing", I am honestly on the fence.    In my case, I could afford a gen or two and have a Breitling Chrono Evo that was on my writs 9/10 days for 8 years.   But there's no way I could swing the 8 reps I have as gens, so I agree that the Rolex's and Breitlings of the world are not losing any money on me because of this hobby.   I'm guessing there are many who are in our hobby that could afford a large gen collection, but choose not to.   Is that stealing?   Technically, the argument could be made that it is.

     

    In any case, I would never consider making the switch as suggested by rolexuk.   Just not part of my makeup I guess.....

     

    Well rolexuk. Imagine this: you swap your rep Rolex with a gen at the jeweler. He doesn't notice anything. A buyer then comes in. The buyer is a poor schmuck who has been saving up for his dream watch for years. He finally enters the dealer and buys your rep unknowingly. Congratulations, you just ripped off the dealer AND the buyer.

     

    And here's the kicker: this happened to me in reality a few weeks ago with a Sinn U1. I purchased a Sinn U1 of which I though it was genuine. The seller was trustworthy and verified. It turned out to be a rep. I was extremely sad and frustrated. It was not the sellers fault, he did right by me and returned my money. But if I knew the turd that inserted the rep into the regular circuit I would have ripped his head off.

     

    We rep wearing people are NOT thieves. I'm convinced that in most cases if we could we would buy the gen. So the gen brands are not losing money on us as we were never potential buyers to begin with. Even more so, with buying reps our love for the gen is growing so strong that we might become potential customers.

  16. If you had the cash... is it really financially savy to buy reps as opposed to gens?

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    The REP world gives me so many more options than I would ever be able to afford in GENs.   I have a GEN Chronomat Evo, which has been sitting in my watch box since finding the rep world.   My current favorite rep, by a wide margin is the Pam Bronzo, which is out of my league in the GEN world.   I see them on the "bay" in the low $20's.    My Seawolf (yellow dial) rep is next on my favorite list, but the rep is so well done that I cannot imagine wanting the gen.   Same with my new LMPO from Toro.   A wonderful rep!    Once you get beyond 4 or 5 watches, adding others causes wrist time to suffer, making large cash outlays for gens even more unattractive!   I'm up to 8 reps with a 9th (Super Avenger Blacksteel) en route as I type.   

     

    BTW, my wife thinks I'm insane and addicted.    So far, I haven't argued the point!    :clap2:

  22. About to purchase a Rolex

    in The Rolex Area

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    I'm also relatively new, still.    I had the same concerns and my first few buys were all Swiss ETA's.   I have a Rolex Sub, DSSD and Breitling Seawolf, all from Andrew, which have performed PERFECTLY.    However, learning from the more experienced members here, I finally took the leap and bought an Omega LMPO with an Asian movement.   I received the watch Tuesday and it has been running perfectly since.   Runs as smooth as the ETA and has kept perfect time.   

     

    If this unit holds up well over time, I'll make it my go-to movement for future purchases.   It's save a lot of cash, for sure!

  25. Just wondering: has someone never geiger countered any rep?

    in General Discussion

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    Yeah, but the world has changed a lot in those 20+ years!    :)

     

     

    "radioactive...something that CUSTOMS would catch."

     

    Twenty+ years ago when I had a real job, I helped place a 100 ton load of scrap steel in a steel company to be used in various projects and the next day it was taped off and guys in hazmat suits were all over it. It was HOT. The load made it all the way from Russia without detection.

    From Russia with love...

     

    China is infamous for exporting poison pet food, leaded paint on kid toys etc.

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