Thanks, but your post is a very good reason why "exploring by ourselves" leads to nowhere to be honest. Basically reading your post made me feel bad about opening this topic. Made me feel only worse and motivated because I began to read the "guide you on the right part" only to read a huge text with "criticism" towards people like me instead of real links. Like, how can I compare a replica to another? What factories? Where? How? Links? There's millions of posts in this forum and there's never specific detailed information. I've spent days trying to progress 1% and I didn't so I decided to finally post. Sometimes reading big famous sticky posts only confuse newcomers even more.
I think we all get that you’re not getting the answers you want. RWI does seem to intimidate some folk, but I can assure you not only is this forum an absolute bible of information about a huge range of reps (and gens), but the folk here are absolute gold.
Back to your question...you’ve already asked about the speedmaster in the omega section; you wanted a 1:1 rep of the watch/ fully functioning/ water resistant, and wanted this watch to be indistinguishable from the gen. you were advised (correctly) that you would be disappointed with the speedy reps available (based on your desirables), and should save the money for a gen.
i presume you also like yacht masters, as you then asked in the omega thread about the ‘best rep’ of those. You were directed here. You started a new thread (not a lot wrong with that if there isn’t one already) and asked for others to advise you on a “flawless” rep of the yacht master. I’m gonna also (as others have) try and be clear and to the point;
1. No reps are flawless. Starting with this expectation will only lead to disappointment. If you want flawless buy gen.
2. We don’t want to ‘save you time’. This is a hobby, and most here enjoy hobbies. They take pleasure and interest in reading and learning. We (maybe mistakenly) expect people to find RWI due to a similar desire to educate themselves beyond Reddit.
3. You’ve presumably undertaken a search or two. When I purchased my first rep I had lurked this forum for months before joining. When I decided on the model I wanted, I spent at least a month (outside of a full time job) reading every thread on that model. I learned what flaws were on each factory’s model. I decided what I could live with, and read up on what could be modified/ by whom/ roughly how much this might cost etc. I then looked at the TDs that could get me that model. I’m sure many here have similar stories. I’ve also made rash decisions/ bought watches and then found out that a dial won’t fit/ it doesn’t function like this or that etc., but that’s a learning curve for me (I didn’t do my homework).
4. Only you can decide (as others have said) what you can/ can’t live with. Don’t rely on others to tell you which model to buy.
5. 99% of people won’t notice your watch. 0.5% will notice and think you’re a rich twat. 0.01% will think it’s gen, but that it doesn’t fit your car/ life etc. 0.01% might be able to tell whether or not it’s gen. (unless the gold is rubbing off)
6. I can’t even see some of the flaws that people on here comment on. To me, some watches are ‘flawless’, but I also know that they might be hugely inaccurate to the above 0.01% of people. As others have said, take the time, and-if there isn’t a thread already-become the expert! If that all seems like too much hassle, then just buy what you like.
ps. Those watches are gold ‘wrapped’ or gold plated (not solid gold). If you want a gold watch that you don’t have to worry about (in terms of the gold rubbing off), then you might be better off buying a gen.
as it happens, another user just bumper the YM thread. If it were me, I’d read from page 1 of this thread to educate myself on the various factories/ mods req. and modes capable of doing the work;
https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/rolex-tudor-replicas/228806-the-official-rwi-yachtmaster-club
