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[46and2]

Hello, I've been lurking for awhile, but this is my first post. I like divers, especially ones that have military history. My daily wear is a quartz Peter Blake and was my first "nice" watch. I've always loved the look and history of the Submariner, but refuse to play the AD's games or pay the obscene markup. I think the current sub is, at most a $6k watch, which even then is steep for me.

I went down a rabbit hole learning about reps, which brought me here. After doing my homework and a lot of back and forth, I pulled the trigger on a clean factory Cermit. The watch arrived a few days ago and honestly, its scary. I've owned "real" watches that cost significantly more and were not finished as well. The accuracy is also nuts. It's currently settled to around +5 spd which is way better than I expected.

All this being said, I've only worn the watch around the house. I find myself going back and forth between the notion "fake watches are for fake people" and "people who spend $13k on a Rolex are idiots when something like this exists." I apologize for the long winded introductory post, but I feel like I can't be alone in this sentiment.

 

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[Michaelh]

Hello, I've been lurking for awhile, but this is my first post. I like divers, especially ones that have military history. My daily wear is a quartz Peter Blake and was my first "nice" watch. I've always loved the look and history of the Submariner, but refuse to play the AD's games or pay the obscene markup. I think the current sub is, at most a $6k watch, which even then is steep for me.

I went down a rabbit hole learning about reps, which brought me here. After doing my homework and a lot of back and forth, I pulled the trigger on a clean factory Cermit. The watch arrived a few days ago and honestly, its scary. I've owned "real" watches that cost significantly more and were not finished as well. The accuracy is also nuts. It's currently settled to around +5 spd which is way better than I expected.

All this being said, I've only worn the watch around the house. I find myself going back and forth between the notion "fake watches are for fake people" and "people who spend $13k on a Rolex are idiots when something like this exists." I apologize for the long winded introductory post, but I feel like I can't be alone in this sentiment.

Welcome! The more you read, the more successful you'll be here. As per fake watches for fake people, I love fake watches and I’m a fake person, but it’s not as much overlap as you might think here- we’ve definitely got some real ones on the forum. Some members have a lot of luxury watches in gen along with their rep collections (not me) and some members are legitimately rich (not me). Fwiw I have known some pretty fake people with some really expensive gen watches…

 

[46and2]

Welcome! The more you read, the more successful you'll be here. As per fake watches for fake people, I love fake watches and I’m a fake person, but it’s not as much overlap as you might think here- we’ve definitely got some real ones on the forum. Some members have a lot of luxury watches in gen along with their rep collections (not me) and some members are legitimately rich (not me). Fwiw I have known some pretty fake people with some really expensive gen watches…

That's a good point. A person's character shouldn't be determined by what is on their wrist.

 

[Bearmarketrader]

Welcome

 

[Michaelh]

That's a good point. A person's character shouldn't be determined by what is on their wrist.

What?? Then what the hell is this fake Rolex for?!?! Welcome!

 

[RepsAllDay]

Welcome!

 

[46and2]

Because every thread needs pictures...one of my qc shots from clean.

 

[Michaelh]

Because every thread needs pictures...one of my qc shots from clean.

I know you weren’t asking for help with this pic, but I’m leaving this just in case it’s helpful for you

How to Read Timegrapher Results!

I have had a few member reaching out in regards to the timegraph and how to read it. Repost from RWG. Beat Number Frequency, the vibration of a movement. The number of balance wheel swings per hour or how many times the watch ticks per hour. This is a preset, depends on the watch you order...

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