I'm new to the rep scene and I guess I'm just having a hard time adjusting to the peculiarities of rep watches and the rep collector mindset.
*** You'll get used to it.
If Timex can make a waterproof watch for $50 why can't the $100-$500 reps be too?
*** Different standards and quality control and customer. No watch is water proof, just water resistant, with some much more resistant than others. These watches are made for the mass market, so short cuts are taken to get them out the door. Things like greasing rings and making sure that casebacks are on tight are just the beginning of what you can expect. To a rep factory, it doesn't matter what the dial says (though preferably what it does say is at least spelled correctly).
Also why all the excuses for poor quality of some reps and trusted dealers?
*** See above.
Additionally if we don't expect them to be accurate or reliable then why pay extra for the better movements?
*** Why pay extra for better tires? Gen movements tend to be more reliable and high quality than a rep factory version. This doesn't mean that an Asian version can't be reliable, but the fact that parts generally are not available for them is just one indication about what you'll get.
Am I asking for too much to buy a Ploprof V-2 for $350 and expect that it could be made to be waterproof to 50', be reasonably accurate and not have the deployment clasp slip?
*** Look at it this way, the rep factories give us a good start, the rest is up to us. I've gotten over this (as have many of us) and have reached a point where I actually enjoy finding fixes for these small issues. Some watches have more issues than others. As time goes on, the factories realize that these issues cause lower sales and sometime offer another version. Chances are though that the next version has another problem that the previous did not. Often, these things are done on purpose to keep them out of hot water with the gen mfrs.
Don't get me wrong I love rep watches and admire their beauty, I just wish for better watch functionality and QC.
*** So say we all.
PS: Yeah, I know it's not a $5K gen. I'm sure I'll get over it in time or with medication, lol.
*** Medication good, and even better when you share.
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