So, is buying a great rep like a bald man wearing a wig? See post.

[deepdish29]

A long time ago, I worked with an older co-worker. He who wore a wig. He owned it, but he was also open about it. And honestly, it made dealing with him so much easier, or normal. Have you ever dealt with someone wearing a wig who was also trying to pull it off as if it was his own hair? It's socially awkward AF ....

Working with this co-worker, who owned the fact he was wearing a hair piece (it honestly didn't look bad), said something along the lines of, "If you try and pull it off like it's your own hair, everyone will act weird around you. Because eventually someone will notice something. And you'll always wonder whenever you hear snickering that if people are laughing about you. So I just own it. And the thing is, nobody cares."

He was right. I didn't really care and either did anyone else I worked with. We were actually happy for him.

Any who. I'm new. I posted in new members. I'm reading, learning, etc. My question: Is buying something like a great* rep like wearing a wig? Like, if you took it off your rep Datejust and gave it to someone who owns a gen Datejust, would they actually know? I'm not talking about some YouTube expert, just a casual owner of said Rolex. Like, I own a gen PAM 359 and some of the PAM reps I've seen .... no way I'd be able to tell. I'm not a PAM expert, but I own one and did a lot of research before buying mine. And the only way I think I'd be able to tell one was fake from the reps I've seen online is the weight of the watch. If the weight was heavy, like a real PAM, I wouldn't be able to tell.

So, is great* rep like someone who wears a wig and owns it? Or is buying a great* rep so good, that the majority of people cannot tell. Thanks!

*My definition of "great" is anything marked green in this "Who Makes the Best Guide." It is a Google Doc shared either here or on the Reddit sub that is unaffiliated with this site. Thanks!

 

[Raddave]

oh no , you are asking for "the story "

 

[Raddave]

dont call me out ! ............

........ I know Muai Tai, Brazillian Ju Jitzu, and a little thing I like to call "i nailed your mom". I'm so bad ass, there isn't one little kid in any of my karate classes that even wants to spar with me cause i UNLEASH THE FURY! Yeah I've got a small penis and nobody likes me, but I drive a porsche worth more than your LIFE so **** you! Like the other day, I was walking down the street and this little old lady told me she liked my watch, so I said, "What **** you! It's not fake!" So I went into karate mode and SCISSOR KICKED HER IN THE FACE! *WHAM BAM* Then I pulled her up by her hair but her wig came off, turns out she was bald! *GROSS* ******* old people. Then I picked her up by the ears and kneed her in the face muai tai style! *BLADOW* And I was like "That's what you get for walking so slow bitch! AND THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD KNOW MY WATCH IS FAKE, CAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S A MODDED MBW SUPER DUPER ULTIMATE SUB, AND IT'S REAL! REAL I SAY! IT USES THE SAME MOVEMENT MOST REAL WATCHES DO ANYWAY, IT'S SWISS ETA, IT'S A DIVISION OF SWATCH, PLUS I BOUGHT IT FOR A GOOD VALUE, NOT CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A REAL ONE CAUSE I SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON KARATE CLASSES, SO **** YOU! OH, AND I DRIVE A PORSCHE WORTH MORE THAN YOUR GRANDCHILDREN!" *KAZAAM* Yeah, I showed her what's what. That's the last time she'll be calling me out on my watch. But I gtg, I'm late for yoga class WHERE I PICK UP CHICKS LIKE YOUR MOM! AMERICA!!! **** YEAH!!!




(repost from classic thread )

 

[deepdish29]

idk if I'm getting flamed or not, but that copy pasta gave me a chuckle.

 

[Raddave]

lol no flaming , welcome to RWI

 

[Rx4Time]

So, I own (or used to own and sold) a genuine and replica of a couple of watches. trust me, the weight is the same on the replicas.

Tell me, which is genuine I'm these pictures?

Each has their tells, but you have to know what to look for. Short of opening up and looking at the movement, no way you'd tell for sure. the replicas may have slightly less refined finishing, but you'd really have to be looking for it to notice.

 

[Fiddo]

Another story-----

So, I'm at the local mall around here wearing my Rolex Submariner, the Noob Edition paid something around a 100 dollars for it.
So, I'm browsing and this guy with a really s***** attitude comes up to me, asks me if he can help me. I tell him yes, he said may I ask what you're wearing right now? So I show him my Rolex, then he says maybe you can bring your mom or dad and they can buy you a real one. I'm in my 20's...wearing Ed Hardy, Armani shirt, true religons, so obviously, I didn't look poor you know? Heres the dialogue. ( remember I have a temper )

Me: What makes you think you think my s**** fake?
Him: I'm just doing my job.
Me: Your job, is to s**** behind that counter and make the minimum wage that you do, and ask me, the customer, what the f*** I want.
Him: Right sir I'm just doing my job, I know that watch is fake.
Me: Right, can I ask what you do for a living besides sit here? Better yet, what kind of car do you drive.
Him: I don't see were your going with this, I drive a Honda Element.
Me: I drive a porsche worth more than your f****** house is, learn to treat your customers with respect. Me and my boys put people like you behind bars just for the f****** fun of it.
Him: Is that a racial comment?

Then I proceeded to walk out...laughing my ass watching his manager yell at his ass.

My question is, how did he tell? He didn't even touch the Rolex or even look at it closely. Obviously it says rolex on it, so everyone thinks it fake, but...not like that. I had all that stuff on with porsche keys hanging you know? So I'm thinking he spotted something.......It was REALLY embarrasing...

So now i need to know, how much do I needa drop for the Perfect Rolex Sub, were a jewler can get tricked with it. Someone link it also

 

[Fiddo]

OP---- Most don't care. Also, wigs are pretty big....watches are small.

Welcome!

 

[MaximillianGT]

A long time ago, I worked with an older co-worker. He who wore a wig. He owned it, but he was also open about it. And honestly, it made dealing with him so much easier, or normal. Have you ever dealt with someone wearing a wig who was also trying to pull it off as if it was his own hair? It's socially awkward AF ....

Working with this co-worker, who owned the fact he was wearing a hair piece (it honestly didn't look bad), said something along the lines of, "If you try and pull it off like it's your own hair, everyone will act weird around you. Because eventually someone will notice something. And you'll always wonder whenever you hear snickering that if people are laughing about you. So I just own it. And the thing is, nobody cares."

He was right. I didn't really care and either did anyone else I worked with. We were actually happy for him.

Any who. I'm new. I posted in new members. I'm reading, learning, etc. My question: Is buying something like a great* rep like wearing a wig? Like, if you took it off your rep Datejust and gave it to someone who owns a gen Datejust, would they actually know? I'm not talking about some YouTube expert, just a casual owner of said Rolex. Like, I own a gen PAM 359 and some of the PAM reps I've seen .... no way I'd be able to tell. I'm not a PAM expert, but I own one and did a lot of research before buying mine. And the only way I think I'd be able to tell one was fake from the reps I've seen online is the weight of the watch. If the weight was heavy, like a real PAM, I wouldn't be able to tell.

So, is great* rep like someone who wears a wig and owns it? Or is buying a great* rep so good, that the majority of people cannot tell. Thanks!

*My definition of "great" is anything marked green in this "Who Makes the Best Guide." It is a Google Doc shared either here or on the Reddit sub that is unaffiliated with this site. Thanks!

Call me out, which is real hair which is a wig.

 

[mclarendude]

Your simile would make sense if the watch was as big as a wig, where details could be seen from far away.

Replicas are not what they used to be. You gotta know your shit now.

 

[mclarendude]

Call me out, which is real hair which is a wig.

The IWC is missing some wig hair.

 

[mattmcgarnsy]

You can't tell. Been a gen Rolex owner my whole life and only kind of found my way here because of finding out a business associate having a 'super clone' of a Daytona and many times had looked at it and studied it over meals.

Personally, my advice would be, if you want to pull it off properly, get a rep of something you could afford if you wanted to buy it anyway, on finance or what not. My friend could easily afford the Daytona he wore. The guy who told everyone he has a wig is a bit nuts imo - that'll be the first thing anyone thinks of when bumping into him. Nobody will refer to him as 'the guy with a full set of hair'. I can bet money when people forget his name and ask about him they'll be like, 'how the guy, what's his name, the guy who has a wig, doing?' lol. Likewise, unless you want to be known as a guy who wears a fake, then best just stay quiet about it. Better yet, get a rep of a gen you could afford.

 

[MaximillianGT]

The IWC is missing some wig hair.

As it's not the rectal area, so it comes first.

 

[deepdish29]

Call me out, which is real hair which is a wig.

Lower left corner is a fake.

 

[deepdish29]

You can't tell. Been a gen Rolex owner my whole life and only kind of found my way here because of finding out a business associate having a 'super clone' of a Daytona and many times had looked at it and studied it over meals.

Personally, my advice would be, if you want to pull it off properly, get a rep of something you could afford if you wanted to buy it anyway, on finance or what not. My friend could easily afford the Daytona he wore. The guy who told everyone he has a wig is a bit nuts imo - that'll be the first thing anyone thinks of when bumping into him. Nobody will refer to him as 'the guy with a full set of hair'. I can bet money when people forget his name and ask about him they'll be like, 'how the guy, what's his name, the guy who has a wig, doing?' lol. Likewise, unless you want to be known as a guy who wears a fake, then best just stay quiet about it. Better yet, get a rep of a gen you could afford.

First, lmao on "dude who wears a wig" lol.

I can afford a new Rolex. Daytona or DJ...just not at grey market prices. And this song and dance of getting an AD to sell me a basic 41 DJ is very annoying. That's how I found my way here.

Good to know that the "greats" really look great judging by the comments here. Looking at Daytona's and DJ's, but leaning toward the Daytona's because of how well some are made.

 

[MaximillianGT]

Lower left corner is a fake.

Just so I bought one here, doesn't mean I don't have a gen and never wear it to take a photo.

 

[deepdish29]

You can't tell. Been a gen Rolex owner my whole life and only kind of found my way here because of finding out a business associate having a 'super clone' of a Daytona and many times had looked at it and studied it over meals.

Personally, my advice would be, if you want to pull it off properly, get a rep of something you could afford if you wanted to buy it anyway, on finance or what not. My friend could easily afford the Daytona he wore. The guy who told everyone he has a wig is a bit nuts imo - that'll be the first thing anyone thinks of when bumping into him. Nobody will refer to him as 'the guy with a full set of hair'. I can bet money when people forget his name and ask about him they'll be like, 'how the guy, what's his name, the guy who has a wig, doing?' lol. Likewise, unless you want to be known as a guy who wears a fake, then best just stay quiet about it. Better yet, get a rep of a gen you could afford.

First, lmao on "dude who wears a wig" lol.

I can afford a new Rolex. Daytona or DJ...just not at grey market prices. And this song and dance of getting an AD to sell me a basic 41 DJ is very annoying. That's how I found my way here.

Good to know that the "greats" really look great judging by the comments here. Looking at Daytona's and DJ's, but leaning toward the Daytona's because of how well some are made.

Just so I bought one here, doesn't mean I don't have a gen and never wear it to take a photo.

I picked lower left corner because my PAM 359 also has a sandwich, "dirty dial." The "6" is throwing me off. But if I saw you IRL, I'd probably be like, "Hey, Panerai! Can we be best friends?!" lol

 

[kavorca1]

Wearing a rep is like….

 

[g00n]

Wearing a rep is like….

 

[Storm.]

Everytime somebody tried to tell me o wear fake watches was a person who would not be able to afford them. I would then have a talk with them about watches ending in "wow I didn't know you knew so much about this"