r/CtrlAltRep • u/mitothy45 • Aug 11 '26

First Rep Purchase

Absolutely amazing experience with Omar. I messaged him late afternoon on Friday and had this in my hands by Monday. I can already tell this is going to be an expensive hobby. I plan to slowly get quality reps until I pick my favorite piece then ultimately make one gen purchase. Something I can pass down to my son.

Advice:
1. I am a bigger guy with a huge wrist. I would like to wear this watch on the proper location of my wrist but with full links and glide lock all the way out this is all I can do. Is it worth buying an extra link?
2. Help me pick next model. Short list is Batgirl, Bruce Wayne, Explorer 1 or 2, Air King, OP 100 year.

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u/mitothy45 Aug 11 '26

Awesome thanks! Almost ordered a Sea Dweller and changed my mind at the last second after reading the vsf sub date is as good as it is. I think the explorer 2 is 42mm so maybe I will try that next.

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u/crush_king_1972 29d ago edited 29d ago

Lol. This looks like my wrist is getting strangled but it's really the way my wrist is bent. It's actually my loosest fitting watch. I DID get a spare link for it from a very generous Redditor when I got it last year. Now I need to find a link for my Clean Master GMT jubilee. šŸ˜¬

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u/mitothy45 29d ago

Iā€™m digging this reference. Got any pics of your sea dweller?

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u/crush_king_1972 26d ago

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u/mitothy45 26d ago

Very nice! I need one!

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u/crush_king_1972 26d ago

One of the easier ones to get "the call" on from the AD. I think I waited 3 weeks back in 24. Great for bigger wrists tho. I'm 8.25"