How many reps did you buy before you bought a Rolex rep?

[Texas1999]

Nine.

Got my first Rolex rep today...#10......Sea Dweller Classic from Trusty...and wow. I'm hooked on the Rollies now. This thing is awesome! Never wanted to be "fake Rolex" guy but I don't think 99% of the population could ever tell the difference with today's rep quality, and the watch is just gorgeous.

[HartDoc]

my first rep was a polex and a very bad one might I add.

[Yellowbird]

To 95% of the population every Rolex is a fake, no matter how gen it may be. Automatic assumption.

[Justasgood]

They rep other watches?

[Jkay]

1 - Bell & Ross

2 - Cartier La Donna

3 - Sea Dweller Deep Sea

4 thru 18 - etc etc etc

[hackR]

40+...

picked up a paul newman, but didn't take to it...sold it...then picked up a jmb no-date...loved it...built a gilt dial 5513 and then a vintage milsub...my gilt 5513 and my no-date sub are high volume in my rotation...and i'm a breitling, panerai guy...

[marblegranite]

Rolex didn't make to my list yet.

1 - Cartier Santos XL Ultimate

2 - Hublot Diver V2

3 - Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono

4 - PAM 288

Wish list:

1 - AP RBII Blue Dial

2 - Graham Swordfish (or TechSeal)

3 - UPO

4 - Super Ocean Abyss

5 - IWC St. Exupery Chrono

6 - Dewitt Academia Chrono

7 - Avenger Seawolf

8 - IWC Costeau Divers

9 - AP Diver V3 (possibly, if good reviews)

Edited April 4, 2012 by marblegranite

[Utheman]

Zee-Row!

[duke1973]

Started with Rollies and now 30-something later.....Still ONLY Rolex! I haven't bought a single different brand. I'm up to 7 Sea Dwellers now (all 16600) and trying to decide which two will be the best to keep so I can sell the rest. It might take a while?

[acilper666]

3, I had 2 Pams and a Chanel J12 Marine before my first Rolex rep. Was disappointed with the ETA2836 Milgauss rep though. The 116610 came after and it was wonderful, rather suprise how comfortable this wears compared to my gen 14060.

[shirotenshi]

JLC Tourby

Cartier Santos 100

PAM111

ALS Datograph

5th Gen PO

Maybe a rollie next.

[archierocks]

1 i got my pam 318

then ordered my explorer ii to do my fist franky

[woof*]

To 95% of the population every Rolex is a fake, no matter how gen it may be. Automatic assumption.

No offense, but that myth only applies if your in high school.

[sgtguk]

Reckon I had bought about 15 reps before I took the plunge, had a hard time deciding which one to go for first so did my usual and bought a cheap sub to see if I liked it, needless to say it's been a slippery slope since

I love my cheap sub it's my daily beater probably not very accurate to gen but so what! Bought a Deep Sea next and since sold as it was too heavy, then bought a BK Sub Ceramic which is great, Exp II which is on the way to me slightly modded and a no date Sub has just been added too! Oh yeh picked up a SD too but that one is going up for sale tonight as I think I prefer the vintage look instead

[ttony0992]

1 111 no swan neck

2 250 with 7753

3 292k

4 icewatch because it looked so much like sub,

5 then noob sub for 45bucks

6 dssd, snowflake, millgauss...

but i'm not completely lost, might get back to pams with 390 out...

[Cats]

It was my 3rd rep hat i bought.

MBW DRSD bought from Reg and modded by the mystery modder.

Carpe DIem

Cats

[gran]

I have bought many many reps for myself but No ROLEX so far but it will happend one day...I have bought for friends only

[StormTooper4]

First rep was Steven McQueen explorer , regret letting it go

[rwgforumfan]

Don't most people buy Rolex reps first by default before branching out to other brands?

[Texas1999]

Don't most people buy Rolex reps first by default before branching out to other brands?

That was my assumption too, so I was curious if others (like myself) had first purchased other reps before finally getting a Rolex.

My reps in chronological order...

1. Breguet Messidor tourbillon

2. Breitling Bentley 6.75 (arrived DOA though, sent it back 3 weeks ago, its somewhere in China, I'll probably never see it again)

3. Pam 318

4. Ebel 1911 BTR

5. Pam 253i

6. Patek fantasy power reserve

7. Breitling Chronomat

8. Omega Seamaster James Bond

9. Omega PO 42mm

10. Rolex Sea Dweller

Edited April 4, 2012 by Texas1999

[dluddy]

First rep was 16600 TW BEst SD from Eddie Lee. It is what led me to the forums.

[cib0rgman]

No offense, but that myth only applies if your in high school.

That is not true, I always get asked what kind of watch is that, then I reply is a Rolex and then the guy replies is a Rolex? or a Rotex..... fake, and he does not know anything about watches. I knew nothing about watches I would assume that is the real deal

[blazed7]

My 1st rep is the 'newly released' Nomos. But I may be here for a different reason than others - buying reps as a final resort when I cannot find any sterile/homage versions of the gen. The VC Overseas is probably next on my want list.

[philwongnz]

I recently bought my first Rolex Rep, Paul Newman Exotic Dial from a member here. I always own gen since I was 14 - Sea Dweller which I still wear. I bought a Rep Hublot Ice Bang and an AP RRO Chronopassion before I got the PN. I am thinking in getting a ProHunter as the gen is a franken anyway...

[Philbob]

I just started buying reps last December, so I have zero. I don't see myself buying a Rolex anytime in the foreseeable future, either. Too many other watches on my wishlist.