I don't see what the OP has to apologize for. He can do whatever he wishes with his watches. I wear my reps at the AD and I don't get anything but good service from them. Matter of fact once I walked into an AD wearing no watch and since I'm young and all they gave me "the look". A few days later I walked in with my IWC Top Gun and I got coffee and some free catalogs and got to try at least 10 watches.
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anyone ever fooled an authorized dealer with a rep?
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I don't see what the OP has to apologize for. He can do whatever he wishes with his watches. I wear my reps at the AD and I don't get anything but good service from them. Matter of fact once I walked into an AD wearing no watch and since I'm young and all they gave me "the look". A few days later I walked in with my IWC Top Gun and I got coffee and some free catalogs and got to try at least 10 watches.
My personal opinion is bugger it, wear your reps so long as they don't actually sell them in the store, and even then if the rep is indistinguishable from the naked eye (eg you've got a BK DSSD) then **** em, wear that in too. They won't check the movement.
I've ordered a Milgauss Black, I know the seconds hand isn't quite right so I wouldn't wear it into my local Rolex AD. You never know. If I had a gen seconds hand I'd be tempted to as with the aligned rehaut I'm not aware of any other tells on that model. I realise this is not the preferred view here on this forum but that's just my two cents
My personal opinion is bugger it, wear your reps so long as they don't actually sell them in the store, and even then if the rep is indistinguishable from the naked eye (eg you've got a BK DSSD) then **** em, wear that in too. They won't check the movement.
I've ordered a Milgauss Black, I know the seconds hand isn't quite right so I wouldn't wear it into my local Rolex AD. You never know. If I had a gen seconds hand I'd be tempted to as with the aligned rehaut I'm not aware of any other tells on that model. I realise this is not the preferred view here on this forum but that's just my two cents
Damn right! Rep points added!
So I walk into the AD and flash my gen Omega quite obviously as I said I would earlier.
I was looking at some other brands that the AD carried (they didn't carry the Omega line) and they didn't even bat an eye, even when I took it off and placed it on that little felt mat while trying on their watch. It was sitting right there , in front of them in plain view and nary a word about my watch.
I tried it at another dealer and still not even a peep from the staff.
It goes to show you that they don't even care what you wear. they just care about their own line, and to try to make the sale.
I was looking at some other brands that the AD carried (they didn't carry the Omega line) and they didn't even bat an eye, even when I took it off and placed it on that little felt mat while trying on their watch. It was sitting right there , in front of them in plain view and nary a word about my watch.
I tried it at another dealer and still not even a peep from the staff.
It goes to show you that they don't even care what you wear. they just care about their own line, and to try to make the sale.
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Because the AVERAGE AD knows next to nothing about the watches they sell when compared to a true WIS. (and there are MANY on here) Their "staff " knows less than the AD. HOWEVER, if, unfortunately, you stumble into one of the FEW who DO know something you MIGHT have a problem. Contrary to the "opinions," and I use that word very loosely, you won't be arrested by the watch gestapo, but, you MIGHT well end up in a pretty uncomfortable situation for a wee bit. SOME of them might actually keep their mouth shut in hopes that you'd actually buy one of their geniuines. "Life" is truly full of surprises and from time to time we get the honor of experiencing them.
Because the AVERAGE AD knows next to nothing about the watches they sell when compared to a true WIS. (and there are MANY on here) Their "staff " knows less than the AD. HOWEVER, if, unfortunately, you stumble into one of the FEW who DO know something you MIGHT have a problem. Contrary to the "opinions," and I use that word very loosely, you won't be arrested by the watch gestapo, but, you MIGHT well end up in a pretty uncomfortable situation for a wee bit. SOME of them might actually keep their mouth shut in hopes that you'd actually buy one of their geniuines. "Life" is truly full of surprises and from time to time we get the honor of experiencing them.
i had my gen watch with me at the time, not a rep.
This is my first post, so excuse my ignorance... but why is it a bad idea to wear a rep into an AD? Aside from losing face... which I'm not really concerned about.
lol you guys, An AD obviously wouldn't care about a gen. especially if he doesn't sell that brand. The AD in the first post might of been interested in the rep because he saw something off and wanted to see for himself or he just really really liked the watch. (I doubt it)
I am friendly with the Tissot AD by my home and asked him if he would of cared if someone walked in with a Rep. and started trying on watches. He told me if they were Tissot heck yea (he sells citizen, Seiko and some other brands i don't really pay attention to), he said I would love to see it especially if it's a close copy. Told me he wouldn't have told the customer unless he tried to sell it to us, or thought it was gen. but would have asked to see it and might even tell the guy some Tissot History, to ease his mind if he knows its a rep. Said he has encountered rep.s that could fool some Authorized Dealers until you open the back.
A lot of people know about replica watches but a minuscule percent care enough about it to even pay attention. I first got into learning about watches and rep.s when i bought one off ebay and this dealers told me it was a replica when I asked him to size it. Until then I had little knowledge and for a while after i didn't care until i decided to buy another watch. People don't care about movements or precision, now it's all about the brand and most never pay attention to another after they have already purchased one they like, leaves limited room for technical details. I mean when have you went to macys and actually thought about who made these pair of jeans and what kind of factory did they come out of. It's stylish it's cool end of story. Some people like the members of this forum have chose to learn more but we are small minority if you include most people buying a watch. Oh and can someone explain why not to wear your rep. to an AD, so what if he see it and even says something what can he do politely ask you to leave lol he sure as hell can't call the cops if they would even bother to listen to such stupidity. And as far as attracting attention if an AD doesn't know where to get a rep from or how the rep business works to some point he had no right being an AD. It's easy enough to find this forum or others like it and plenty of Rep watch sellers you can find through google, the secret is out of the bag.
I am friendly with the Tissot AD by my home and asked him if he would of cared if someone walked in with a Rep. and started trying on watches. He told me if they were Tissot heck yea (he sells citizen, Seiko and some other brands i don't really pay attention to), he said I would love to see it especially if it's a close copy. Told me he wouldn't have told the customer unless he tried to sell it to us, or thought it was gen. but would have asked to see it and might even tell the guy some Tissot History, to ease his mind if he knows its a rep. Said he has encountered rep.s that could fool some Authorized Dealers until you open the back.
A lot of people know about replica watches but a minuscule percent care enough about it to even pay attention. I first got into learning about watches and rep.s when i bought one off ebay and this dealers told me it was a replica when I asked him to size it. Until then I had little knowledge and for a while after i didn't care until i decided to buy another watch. People don't care about movements or precision, now it's all about the brand and most never pay attention to another after they have already purchased one they like, leaves limited room for technical details. I mean when have you went to macys and actually thought about who made these pair of jeans and what kind of factory did they come out of. It's stylish it's cool end of story. Some people like the members of this forum have chose to learn more but we are small minority if you include most people buying a watch. Oh and can someone explain why not to wear your rep. to an AD, so what if he see it and even says something what can he do politely ask you to leave lol he sure as hell can't call the cops if they would even bother to listen to such stupidity. And as far as attracting attention if an AD doesn't know where to get a rep from or how the rep business works to some point he had no right being an AD. It's easy enough to find this forum or others like it and plenty of Rep watch sellers you can find through google, the secret is out of the bag.
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- It's down right rude to do so, would you drive up to a Ferrari dealer in a fiberglass kit car F40?
- It will get you flamed and maybe banned here
- It brings to the attention of the very people we don't want worrying about how good reps are getting just how very good reps are indeed getting.
The more they see near perfect reps the more the ADs push the makers to "do something" and that is bad for us. Also as in point one it would be the height of rudeness and downright insulting to the AD to tarnish his store with a fake.
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What about frankens? We all know how far some people can go with those watches...
But making the sale means knowing who to sell to, if they recognise what they think is a genuine Omega, they will be smart enough to target you believing you are a more likely sale than the guy on the other side of the watch with a Citizen.
A few years ago i was in a dealer called Ahmed Saddiqi in Dubai with a friend who was buying a Rolex Sub.
He went in wearing a rep sub, i didnt know much about reps at that time so i couldn't tell you if it was decent and to this day he claims it was real! but at the end of the transaction the sales man who we had joked with throughout the sale asked if he wanted to throw his fake in the bin now that he had the real deal LOL
The guy was purely comfortable with use and wasn't meaning to be rude, i found it hilarious! At the time i had my gen rubberclad on
He went in wearing a rep sub, i didnt know much about reps at that time so i couldn't tell you if it was decent and to this day he claims it was real! but at the end of the transaction the sales man who we had joked with throughout the sale asked if he wanted to throw his fake in the bin now that he had the real deal LOL
The guy was purely comfortable with use and wasn't meaning to be rude, i found it hilarious! At the time i had my gen rubberclad on
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It must have been a pretty bad rep if the sales guy could spot it while on the wrist. Of course, if he took it off and laid it on the counter for inspection that's another story.
Yes, he was removing it and the salesman was picking it up, i was really cringing inside at first but the salesman was easy to get on with and didnt seem to bothered at all and was just concentrated on getting the sale.
Must have thought my friend was new new money.
Must have thought my friend was new new money.
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I think thats what will happen most times...they won't say anything and just try to make the sale. That's what they're after here, and a customer wearing a rep tells the salesperson that there is obviously interest in there. Bottom line, I think that most ADs wouldn't ask you to take off your piece (rep or gen) and if they spotted an obvious rep they wouldn't draw attention to it anyways. Embarrassing or insulting the customer is bad for business.
for one who ONLY likes F40's i would indeed drive upto a ferrari dealer in a FG F40 and stand there and say its engineered better and doesn't randomly set on fire! :biglaugh:
sometimes reps are better than gens.