B12b12 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 So I am very new to this hobby . only a couple of months in .... bought about 10 watches straight off - Faux Chrono jobbies / Quartz reps - all sub $110 watches .... Now I am selling them off and already ordering $250 - $300 watches !!! at first I thought, oh well there cheap enough its just a bit of fun .... and now its .... oooo I like that lume ...... ooo those hands look better ---- ooo that strap is much nicer ..... .. oh dear ........... time to start hiding things :-) Familiar story Im sure !! Brilliant Brilliant forum here ... Good work all !! Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Welcome to the ranks next comes frankens. (Oh yes the broke ranks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Welcome! We've all been there. At first the cheap ones look perfect. Then you read the forum reviews and the flaws become glaring. You keep upgrading to the ultimates, supers, 1:1 and still not good enough. Next you're buying gen inserts, gen dials, gen bracelets and you're in for thousands of dollars. Crazy but quite fun. Enjoy the ride, mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Yup, you have the same addiction we all suffer. Wait until you get into super reps, frankens, and even straps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Welcome to the addiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astonjenks Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 You'll learn fast, we all did Regards and welcome AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Welcome! Know that you are now doomed. But, you will be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsydney Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Unfortunately everything you said is true....*sigh* LOL Ive been at the high quality rep/franken level for a year or two now and it's just bloody painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 "Painful" doesn't begin to describe it. I've been talking to a friend who is in negotiations for a vintage Rolex part ... one part ... that costs nearly as much as my Land Rover did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsydney Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 "Painful" doesn't begin to describe it. I've been talking to a friend who is in negotiations for a vintage Rolex part ... one part ... that costs nearly as much as my Land Rover did. Lol the franken pieces I'm referring to are generally capped around the $1k mark. I've seen your level of reps and projects around the forums over the years mate, and I am light years from it and hope it stays that way lol. Luckily I haven't been bitten by the vintage Rollie bug as yet either. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 oh dear its a slippery slope, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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