richard_uk Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I guess it's just my mind set, I've been around here too long and have gotten too fussy, I just couldn't buy an inferior copy of anything when there exists a better one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsen1 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I guess it's just my mind set, I've been around here too long and have gotten too fussy, I just couldn't buy an inferior copy of anything when there exists a better one. on canal street for $40 though? I went there wanting a PAM (nothing in particular picked out ahead of time, but nothing too busy) and I wanted to spend $40 or less.... Not a whole lot of better options there for $40. (or anywhere else for $40 delivered) Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_uk Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 no thats true, but believe me a few weeks/months down the line you'll wonder how you could have ever worn that watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethsm Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) My first rep was a horribly bad quartz Cartier Santos, picked up for $50 on iOffer (which, by the way, is certainly the Internet's closest approximation of Canal Street!) But it did give me a taste of the replica world and created a habit which has led to a full watch box not more than a year or so on. I didn't wear the Cartier for long once I started getting some truly good watches, and I will never show it in public again - but as the one that started me off, I'll always be fond of it! Remember, Jacobsen, most of the world has no idea what a Panerai looks like; and the majority those who do won't know much about them beyond the crown guard and size. Just enjoy it! Edited March 28, 2007 by garethsm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I guess it's just my mind set, I've been around here too long and have gotten too fussy, I just couldn't buy an inferior copy of anything when there exists a better one. You could take that statement one step further and ask yourself why you would buy an inferior replica when there are perfectly fine gens out there....to each his/her own. -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_uk Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 If I was a rich guy I would buy the gens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new & improved osteopath Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 If I was a rich guy I would buy the gens. Amen to that brother!! -O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Wow, so you guys wouldn't even spend $40 on it? I know it's not a good rep, but for $40 I'm happy... For the experience you described, I certainly would. Most of the people I associate with wouldn't even know what a Panerai was (I hadn't even heard of them till I started browsing the forums) so they'd certainly never spot the tells. I am also something of a new 'convert' to Panerai, although I think my favorites are still Omega (won't know for sure till I actually get my hands on a Panerai) I'm planning on getting my father in law one for his birthday, so I'll be giving that a very careful examination when I get it, possibly even draping it over the wrist to see how it looks before wrapping it up That will decide if I actually then buy one for myself or not... That's the important thing. Sure it's crappy, but it'll give you a feel for Panerais. You'll get better ones and stop wearing this one, but it'll perversely always be appreciated, I bet. I agree completely, as that is how I feel about my 2531.80 project watch. I know it's inaccurate, but there's something perversely loveable about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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