Hi and a few questions about rep quality

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So why someone could want to buy a rep with a mechanical movement?

Think of a rep with a quartz inside..it will look the same with genuine watch and it will last "forever" without services.. Sorry for the stupid question, i don't know much about watches, i care about durability and design and not so much if it looses some minutes every week etc. because i can simply re-set the time...

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So why someone could want to buy a rep with a mechanical movement?

Think of a rep with a quartz inside..it will look the same with genuine watch and it will last "forever" without services.. Sorry for the stupid question, i don't know much about watches, i care about durability and design and not so much if it looses some minutes every week etc. because i can simply re-set the time...

because it has a soul.

and quartz on the inside doesnt 'look' like the genuine watch.. quartz ticks once per second.. most of the reps we buy tick around 8 times per second, giving a smoother sweep just like the gens.. so it will be an instant give away that you are wearing a fake...

a quartz wont lose minutes per week... its a *lot* more accurate than a mechanical movement... but theres nothing amazing about them.. no soul.. no life... no mystique..

theres something to be said for mechanical goodness telling time on your wrist..

its a little of the romantic in us (or at least some of us)

or a fascination with gears..



does that not impress you?

or... you prefer



????

[john61]

Hi Superwatch and welcome to RG. I don't know if this will help you to understand the world of Reps but in my experience price and reliability seldom go hand in hand. Buying Reps is a crapshoot.

I have a Rolex Sub that I paid all of $78 for that I have literally tried to kill over the last six months!! I'm not a suit, I get my hands dirty for a living. This watch has been bashed, soaked, dropped, been on my wrist when I've had mud up to my elbows and it just keeps on truckin' And keeps time to within 3 seconds a day...

But, I've got watches that I've paid over $300 for that have been treated with kid gloves but still crap out and/or keep bad time.

Go figure!!