Has someone ever noticed that your watch was a Rep?

[Kalev007]

so which reps can you afford, well I mean afford if you don’t buy food, at least you can sell more spare bracelet links m2m

Don't understand anything what you're saying. Sell spare links m2m?

I can afford reps but not gens and that is not a valid logic to flatter ourselves with a thought that everybody could afford a gen if they don't take their kids to a vacation, sell their car or etc. That is not exactly affording.

If asked I wouldn't tell anyone they're gens.

 

[Picksk]

I think it’s the overall package that leads to assuming if it’s a fake or a gen and I guess that goes with any rep, not only watches. Unfortunately sometimes gens get called out as reps as well, for eg, if a person working a minimum wage job is wearing 300$ shoes for daily wear, even if they are gens, the first assumption is that they might be reps, which I agree isn’t the right, but then again perceptions do matter. Another example to add perspective, if a person drives a Mercedes S Class and is wearing a Daytona or any other rep of a high end watch, the assumption is that it is a gen. I think 95% of people can’t really tell a rep from a gen, with the quality of reps these days, its the whole package that leads people to make assumptions.

 

[Adam_Smith]

I think it’s the overall package that leads to assuming if it’s a fake or a gen and I guess that goes with any rep, not only watches. Unfortunately sometimes gens get called out as reps as well, for eg, if a person working a minimum wage job is wearing 300$ shoes for daily wear, even if they are gens, the first assumption is that they might be reps, which I agree isn’t the right, but then again perceptions do matter. Another example to add perspective, if a person drives a Mercedes S Class and is wearing a Daytona or any other rep of a high end watch, the assumption is that it is a gen. I think 95% of people can’t really tell a rep from a gen, with the quality of reps these days, its the whole package that leads people to make assumptions.

That is obvious and has been discussed earlier in this thread. I completely agree. But my question is, if someone asked you directly if your watch is Gen, would you admit that it's a Rep?

I don't understand why most of you say that your watches are Rep. I mean, if you buy replica watches that you can afford Gen, why do you choose to admit to your circles and others that the watch is Rep? Is it a matter of honesty or fear of being caught?

 

[stufuse]

No you cant this has already been covered here. I’ll only wear reps that I can afford in gen but I prefer to buy food and to live in a home is not affording. Lets not start that discussion again.

He didn’t say food. He said putting it in investment funds and on his house.


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[Picksk]

That is obvious and has been discussed earlier in this thread. I completely agree. But my question is, if someone asked you directly if your watch is Gen, would you admit that it's a Rep?

Depends, if the person is asking just to belittle me or out of wanting to be d****, no I wouldn’t, but, if it was a genuine question, yes I will readily admit. I have had people ask me in the past, who were genuinely interested in getting a rep for themselves or a gen owner, saying that they were amazed at the quality of the rep I was wearing, in cases like that, I would definitely admit. But then again, one can, in most cases tell the other persons intentions on the question, based on the circumstances, for eg. If it was genuine question, they would never ask in front of others or in a gathering of other people, or atleast I wouldn’t. Also, based on the quality of the reps these days, I don’t think most people can really tell the difference.

 

[thegolfman]

Who even wears a watch when playing golf? All the players I know are serious players and wearing a watch on a course is a big no.

Maybe in US where some people play golf wearing sandals but not in Europe.

Well, I’d consider myself very serious and I’ve been wearing a watch for forever and have had no issues. Maybe there’s some downside that others have run into, but I’ve been fortunate in that it hasn’t impacted me. I think that the tour guys have a different way of thinking because they are wearing $50k and up gens in some cases and are sponsored in a few cases...Bubba Watson is the exception and he’s been known to play in his Mille.

naturally, they always will put on their gen prior to holding up their trophies!

plenty of detail here as to which winners are wearing which watches, it’s a regular feature story:

http://www.golfwrx.com/category/wotw/

 

[GingerBubba]

That is obvious and has been discussed earlier in this thread. I completely agree. But my question is, if someone asked you directly if your watch is Gen, would you admit that it's a Rep?

I don't understand why most of you say that your watches are Rep. I mean, if you buy replica watches that you can afford Gen, why do you choose to admit to your circles and others that the watch is Rep? Is it a matter of honesty or fear of being caught?

I guess it's ultimately honesty, but why would I lie? I don't wear reps to pretend to be something I'm not, I just love the watches, but don't want to pay (what I consider to be) silly money for a lump of stainless steel.

 

[Str1xt]

I show my friends my watches and I tell them that they are reps.I m enthusiastic in telling them about the rep world. They ask if they can get one and what price. I tell them the price of say, my pam187 which is $650.
Their jaws hit the ground followed by,
“ your f@&king mad, I Wouldn’t pay that kind of money for a fake watch”. “its not fake it’s...... never mind” It pretty much pans out like that 90% of the time.

 

[prataz]

I bought a really cheap PAM 337 before for like 100 USD. The watch looked great but the lume and movment was totally off.
Many people in my work circle assumed that it was a real pam till I visited a client and she look at my watch, shook my hand and gave me the eye and said "This is a bad rep"

When I asked how she found out, she explained that her family did high end watch repairs and there's no way a Pam would be so light in weight.

Time to go look for a better pam.

 

[p0pperini]

I bought a really cheap PAM 337 before for like 100 USD. The watch looked great but the lume and movment was totally off.
Many people in my work circle assumed that it was a real pam till I visited a client and she look at my watch, shook my hand and gave me the eye and said "This is a bad rep"

When I asked how she found out, she explained that her family did high end watch repairs and there's no way a Pam would be so light in weight.

Time to go look for a better pam.

Being able to judge the weight of something accurately, by shaking the hand of the wrist it’s attached to, is a pretty impressive skill - did she explain how she came to learn it? Even if your whole family do high end watch repairs, it still seems like a highly specialised area of expertise...

Unfortunate for you that you’re one of the few people who wear their watch on their right wrist. Just swap the watch onto your left wrist - hey presto... you’ll be like most other watch wearers, and no need to go look for a better PAM!

Unless you were planning a sequel post, which ends, “reader, I married that woman who could tell the weight of a watch by shaking your hand.”

 

[mrsullivan]

When I asked how she found out, she explained that her family did high end watch repairs and there's no way a Pam would be so light in weight.

Maybe they were specialists in high end REP watch repairs, who knows ;-)


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[stufuse]

but don't want to pay (what I consider to be) silly money for a lump of stainless steel.

This is it.


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[Kalev007]

Originally posted by GingerBubba View Post
but don't want to pay (what I consider to be) silly money for a lump of stainless steel.

This is it.


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Back to my point that's called not affording it if something for you costs a silly amount of money.

It's even more silly to pay 500 USD for a fake Chinese watch but people do that because they really wan't the gen but can't afford it.

If buying the gen would equal to the same financial impact as buying the rep for you everyone would buy the gen straight away.

It just sounds funny people saying they're smart people and they're being smart with their money and that's why the buy a fake Chinese watch for 500 USD.

 

[p0pperini]

It's even more silly to pay 500 USD for a fake Chinese watch but people do that because they really wan't the gen but can't afford it.

It would be silly and a waste of money if they were shit watches. But they're not - they'e very good quality watches, equal to the quality of plenty of branded watches at higher prices, and which can last for years and years.

 

[Kalev007]

It would be silly and a waste of money if they were shit watches. But they're not - they'e very good quality watches, equal to the quality of plenty of branded watches at higher prices, and which can last for years and years.

I agree with you on that one they indeed are.

In most cases a lot better value than same priced gens - 904L, ceramic insert, details, finishing and so on. The gens in 500 USD range you pay for the marketing for most part of the cost not for the watch ie Tissot.

Minus the QC issues with reps but this goes with the hobby.

 

[stufuse]

Back to my point that's called not affording it if something for you costs a silly amount of money.

It's even more silly to pay 500 USD for a fake Chinese watch but people do that because they really wan't the gen but can't afford it.

If buying the gen would equal to the same financial impact as buying the rep for you everyone would buy the gen straight away.

It just sounds funny people saying they're smart people and they're being smart with their money and that's why the buy a fake Chinese watch for 500 USD.

What ever you say chap. Somehow You seem to know the ins and outs of everyone’s circumstances. You’re Entitled to your opinion but I disagree with it.


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[stufuse]

If buying the gen would equal to the same financial impact as buying the rep for you everyone would buy the gen straight away.

The argument is flawed as many people have a whole collection of replicas inflicting the same financial impact to them as one, two or 3 genuine watches.


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[Kalev007]

What ever you say chap. Somehow You seem to know the ins and outs of everyone’s circumstances. You’re Entitled to your opinion but I disagree with it.


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I don't know nothing about others circumstances its just that the topic went a bit silly saying everybody could afford a gen based on the logic if you drive a VW Golf than that costs same amount as a gen sub meaning you can easily afford it but that's not true I think you understand that. Im not trying to offend anybody just being realistic what affording actually is.

 

[GingerBubba]

If buying the gen would equal to the same financial impact as buying the rep for you everyone would buy the gen straight away.

Not for me. It's not financial impact, it's what value I ascribe to an object. Let's say I buy one $500 rep per month at negligible financial impact. That means I could alternatively buy a $5k Omega say every 10 months or a $10 Rolex every 20 months for an identical financial impact. But I absolutely would not, because $10k for a lump of steel for me is ridiculously overpriced.

For me to buy Gens like I buy reps, I'd have to be many, many, MANY multiples more wealthy, tens of millions lying around wealthy, where money no longer has value because to me, because otherwise, whilst money still has value, $5k plus for a lump of steel still seems silly to me.

 

[mpx]

As I have about the Gen Value of my Reps in my stock portfolio, I "could" afford the Gens without any impact on my lifestyle (I currently don't need that money anyway), but I much prefer wearing the Reps and not having to worry about them too much. And I think overall stocks are a much better investment in the long term. Sure, some Gens go up like crazy, but that's the exception and those watches are only hard to get. And nobody knows how long this trend continues.