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Why buy gens?

raspan1123

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it’s still always the new members that need the “not get robbed” excuse to wear reps

…heck, just enjoy the hobby, don’t look for excuses why you do so

getting robbed is equally sucky, no matter what…
if you wear an expensive gen you probably have insurance anyway

so if somebody of the “not get mugged”-people would explain to me the exact difference of getting robbed with a rep vs getting robbed with a gen would be, i’d be curious to hear…
 

Coconuts

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I think it's personal satisfaction. Honestly, Rolex watches are very beautiful, for example, but would they be successful if they weren't a legend? If they weren't expensive? When you wear a fake, somewhere it's "lying" and the quality is never incredible (visually but not to the touch). In my opinion, the luxury watch for men marks a certain social success, it is important to have at least one Gen...
 

Cande

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Everything everyone said before is valid. Gen vs rep is now a mostly personal choice and depends heavily on the personal satisfaction you have when wearing a Gen. I personally do not feel there is enough reasons to buy Gens of SS watches that have good reps available. I would only buy a gen of precious metal watch.
 

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Buy gen - flip - buy more reps. <----- My usual cycle. Any not being flipped are investment pieces or heirloom. Pandemic prices we're great for resale.
 
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Mr.ticktock

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I own 11 Watches with 9 of them High end reps with mods and 2 Genuine Rolex’s that costs around 20k each and the only reason i have gens is:

1- I love Gold and you will only find real Gold on Gens only

2- its an investment knowing that if any bad day comes where i’m in need of money i can just sell my gen watch ANYWHERE and cover my expenses
 

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Gens are much more of a flex than reps, and buying gens you actully have the papers and certificate to prove it is indeed flex-able:cool:
Not only that they are also good investments, most watches only rise in price over time.
 

konrad11

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We bought gens because unlike the rep Breitling which Chazing Time, domain registered in Colombia, has yet to even send QC photos of, I can go into a bricks amd mortar store. ask to see the item (with see-through case-back if I choose), think, buy or not.. and enjoy my life.

At present, IWe amreout of pocket to the tune of 400 USD.
ChazingTime and his Singapore bank front /"associate", Jim Tiopan, are silent.
This ---------- knows our address and it is causing us a "nuisance".

We have extracted a product which a con man sold me on. We had the savoir-faire.

If we wanted to buy a piece of s.... , we could got to "Chinatown "in New York or a place nearer or the electronic equivalent in the "virtual" realm.

We do not gamble.

This is not a game.

WeI had to earn the 400 USD which this ChazingTime .... will not refund us as "it" has already informed me.

The "Wild West" existed a very long time back.



Perhaps, the only reason to buy reps is to get ...... but we can go to a brothel and have that done, if we were like that, if You know what we mean.
 

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Gens are much more of a flex than reps, and buying gens you actully have the papers and certificate to prove it is indeed flex-able:cool:
Not only that they are also good investments, most watches only rise in price over time.
not really imo. No one cares enough to ask you about the papers/certificate.... do you carry those in your wallet?

They are not good investments, unless you bought them at the AD. The watch market has crashed.
 
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Kartoffel

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not really imo. No one cares enough to ask you about the papers/certificate.... do you carry those in your wallet?

They are not good investments, unless you bought them at the AD. The watch market has crashed.
yea offcourse not random people you would meet but i mean close friends or family members.
If i saw a closefriend with any sort of rolex i would immedietly question its genuinity, maybe because im into reps but still-
 

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not really imo. No one cares enough to ask you about the papers/certificate.... do you carry those in your wallet?

They are not good investments, unless you bought them at the AD. The watch market has crashed.
crashed, disagree to a certain extent, depends on the watch, just sold my 114060 for a £4k profit and bought a gen deepsea at the right price which is already in profit if i sold it
 

Kcnminus

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not really imo. No one cares enough to ask you about the papers/certificate.... do you carry those in your wallet?

They are not good investments, unless you bought them at the AD. The watch market has crashed.
Yeah, I think this perspective started seeping into watches in the last 2-5 years or so as some brands started to see a significant increase in their resale prices. Watches typically do not appreciate over time. But who knows? Social media isn’t going anywhere, and that’s what led to the meteoric rise in resale in the first place.

Also :lol: at anyone who thinks that you should be carrying papers around to present them to people to “validate” the watch you have on your wrist.
 

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yea offcourse not random people you would meet but i mean close friends or family members.
If i saw a closefriend with any sort of rolex i would immedietly question its genuinity, maybe because im into reps but still-
If you need box and papers to help facilitate a lie with close friends and family, you really need to re-evaluate who you are. "Flexing" and lying to your close friends and family is about as low as it gets.
 

hbk25

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I went through my list of gens that I’ve owned & parted with, some not even lasting a month. Subs alone took up like a dozen spots. Ridiculous hobby if you’re of the “grass is greener” ilk. At least with replicas, the damage is minimized.

Admittedly, I’m new to this side of the hobby, but I’m honestly enjoying it as much as I did when I was plugged into the AD / grey dealer “matrix.” Actually even more so.
 

injector

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becaue i am a super nitpicker and locking for details, also the movementa feel so different.
my circle is:
buying 3-5 reps, wear them daily for longer peroid and than i decide which wafch i will buys as GEN
 
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