rrari1 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Just watched this video on Youtube. Wow, this guy knows nothing about watches. Other than knowing that the pearl can be off with a rep, his advice is useless. i like that he thinks Asian movements dont have hacking movements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrari1 Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 My favourite bit is that he suggests cracking it open to see the movement, and then shows the factory seal, which will tell you if it has ever been opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 The crazy part of it, he is not alone in his thinking, there are lots of people out there uneducated like us guys when it comes to reps, and gens. I am no longer surprised anymore reading threads over on TRF of guys who spend several thousand on a watch they know nothing about, and they post things that the likes of us know through and through, like stainless steel used, to crown positions etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icoopernicus Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Usually you see the crappiest fake compared with the gen, which is fare it's still a fake vs a real Rolex but this guy is just showing you his watch and explaining what he thinks the differences might be. I'm pretty confident that you could switch this guys SMP with a decent Rep and he would never notice the difference, not this guy and not in a million years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 i remember a while back a noob member here posted photos of his very nice franken Explorer on TRF. About 10 posts of "beautiful watch,great watch,",yada,yada, finally someone who probably really knew something questioned the watch, and then the wolves all closed in for the kill!!! Point is at least 10 members on that forum don't know their ass from first base, but that didn't stop them from proving their ignorance by posting.By and large, I find the folks on TRF to be lacking in knowledge. Most of them own a couple of gen Rolex watches, and the extent if their knowledge is what they read about modern watches on that forum.We have to be observant, because those of us that are really interested in making a watch as close to the original as possible, have to know the things to look for, gen owners don't. Their gen 16610 looks exactly like the other million plus that were produced within that particular serial run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush2112 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 I think it's a great idea to wave a knife around in front of your watch btw. Wouldn't do that with a gen or a rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrari1 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Even after reading this forum for a couple of years, and owning a few gens and two reps, I would have a really hard time spotting a good rep on someones wrist. And if I thought a watch was a rep, I would not really feel confident in my judgement unless it had a really obvious tell. In truth, I still just spot a rep based on the wearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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