richard_uk Posted March 27, 2007 Report 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.
jacobsen1 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report 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
richard_uk Posted March 28, 2007 Report 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.
garethsm Posted March 28, 2007 Report 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
new & improved osteopath Posted March 30, 2007 Report 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
richard_uk Posted March 30, 2007 Report Posted March 30, 2007 If I was a rich guy I would buy the gens.
new & improved osteopath Posted March 30, 2007 Report Posted March 30, 2007 If I was a rich guy I would buy the gens. Amen to that brother!! -O
TeeJay Posted March 30, 2007 Report 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
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