Boss wears a bad rep, what to do?

[cyphion]

So my indirect boss was in today, and I noticed he was wearing a Breitling of some sorts. So my boss says to me, take a look at his watch. So I did, and said nice watch. But then he takes it off, and shows it to me. It was terrible on all sorts. Like really, really bad. They all know that I am a big watch guy, and build Frankens and source parts, ect. So I proceeded with nice watch. I played out the "friends don't let friends wear bad reps" card, but just didn't have the heart. Just thought I'd share. Any other stories from the group, where you just didn't have the heart to tell them, "Not so much" Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

[machete]

You can just offer to franken his and say: I can make it a even better watch!

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[cyphion]

Lol. There was no saving this one. It was a big date, 2 sub dial for day, see through dial, but had chrono pushers. I've never quite seen anything like this. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

[asf]

Best to not do anything

[Legend]

When I just started out working, my senior wore a quartz ROO and insisted it was gen bought for $18k.

I was just starting out learning about watches and it was a few weeks later than I realised that it was a rep, and not a very convincing one.

What's with high corporate folks and bad reps?  

[martijnp]

I don't understand, why people try to convince a watch lover by telling that it's a gen

[sgtguk]

I've not been asked about my stuff in depth apart from the 'Nice watch' comments but tbh in that situation I'd just keep my mouth shut about it unless he asks you for advice    hey you could refer him to RwG though mate, more the merrier ! 

[kramerica2]

When I went to my current job interview, my boss was wearing a horrible PO rep. I was wearing my gen PO, and he instantly noticed it, he didn't know that I noticed it as well. He then put on a jacket and hid the watch. 

Luckily, that didn't hurt my chances, but since then he doesn't wear a watch anymore. I never talked about it since then as well, but he keeps complimenting me on my watches...

[Lolex_panelai]

... sell him a good one.

[danielv2000]

Say nothing more. It could be he paid gen dollars and bought it off a friend/acquaintance. How many TCs have we seen on eBay in the thousands of dollars. If he's happy, don't do anything to get fired.

[Mike on a bike]

Smart play, wish I could meet someone just wearing a decent watch! Rep whatever I don't care , it is Timex and Fossil hell at the hospital. Shit I'd be happy spotting a decent Invicta!!!!!

[MADRED7]

As I do have 2 separate collections ... a gen & a rep one ... I only talk about the gen collection while in office.

 

I did arrange some gen-watch-deals in the last 2 years within my company as I am known as a watch-freak, but I do have good connection to some major watchdealers in my hometown, so thats easy for me.

 

Dr. Theo

[icoopernicus]

My workplace is a cornucopia of Walmart specials, $20 max, velcro strap, digital display, it is really aweful. On the bright side, some of the control room guys can be spotted wearing some decent pieces. Breitling Blackbird the other day, one guy rotates a no date sub, Doxa sub, and a hideous RADO, have also spotted a Speedmaster pro and a Heuer Autavia.