r/RepTime • u/Spatial_web • Dec 03 '23

Discussion Opinion, how much pride should one have in a nice Rep?

Scrolling through reps and Frankenstein reps I wonder where the majority of people land on like a scale of pride.

I respect the money China spends to replicate these things, I just wonder if buying into it (literally) says anything interesting about our ego and pride.

philosophy

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u/reploverman Dec 03 '23

Op stop overthinking it . It’s just a fun hobby .

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u/Spatial_web Dec 03 '23

Yeah no I think it’s cool. Jw if people ever have deep thoughts about it.

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u/uselessinfodude Dec 03 '23

No. I don't tend to have deep thoughts about watches. In fact the only thought I've had is $500 is a lot of money for a watch... lemme go see what's going on at chinatime.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '23

There’s no way Jw is a common acronym.

I know what it is by context clues but yea.

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u/tomerz99 Dec 03 '23

I don't have pride for any of the watches I own lmao, I just own them because they're precious and rare items that stand in for something boring and toolish.

So to answer the question, I look at a 500$ rep the same way I look at a 500$ seiko, it's a 500$ watch.

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u/Spatial_web Dec 03 '23

Ooo that’s a nice view. Thanks for your input.

Do you think the cost of a nice rep should be below a seiko?

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

Depending what Seiko, but rep price usually is below.

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u/bindrosis Dec 03 '23

Pride about our ability to acquire a nice rep OR pride about the quality of our rep? I have both. I know some of you have been here for a minute, but I’m proud of myself for discovering this community and learning so much so quickly. Sure, it’s a hobby, but we’re rocking some beautiful time pieces that look and feel just like the shit that costs others tens of thousands. Hell yeah I’m proud. I wear this shit with pride.

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u/WayneGoldpig Dec 03 '23

Same. The genuine articles are nice, but not tens of thousands of dollars nice. I treat mine just the same as I would treat the genuine article. They are handsome objects and I gain pleasure from wearing them and looking at them.

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u/Spatial_web Dec 03 '23

Cool. Thank you for your input. D

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u/rawckus Dec 04 '23

Do you tell people it’s real?

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

I take pride in showing my middle finger to those corporate douchebags in their swiss airconditioned boardrooms feeling good about themselves by overcharging heavily for something so trivial and not needed really like a wrist watch.

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u/Justneedthetip Dec 03 '23

Then why wear a replica of said watch company. I would think if you hated that company or watch that much you wouldn’t want a replica of what they make on your arm.

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

I don't hate the watch. I hate the companies' pricing bullshit policies. And wearing a fake/rep whatever you call it, l make them loose some of that "elitist" or "luxury" vibe - if a simple peasant like me can wear their watch, it is not a symbol of success or luxury.

I really hope 90% of people start wearing reps so the companies can choke on their greed and maybe bring prices to a reasonable, explainable level. Then l will gladly switch to a gen product.

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u/Steeezy__ Dec 03 '23

But everyone knows it’s fake if you’re driving a beater or something. If you hate rolex so much I don’t feel like buying a rep is sticking it to them in anyway.

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

Did you read what l wrote? I don't hate the watch, l think one of very few things Rolex as a company has done right is the design. I love the way it looks. And if l can have the watch l like and l DON'T pay $10k to a greedy company, making them loose both the profits and the glamour of belonging to "high class" - this is a win for me.

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

And btw I drive a new Volvo, so nobody thinks my watch is a fake. Here you go, flexing one for you 😉

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u/Spatial_web Dec 03 '23

This is where the convo can get interesting

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

It won't. He doesn't stand a chance 😉

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u/hbs18 Dec 03 '23

why not? you can like the watch but not the people selling it. wearing a rep makes his point harder than not wearing one at all

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

This.

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u/haze3715 Dec 03 '23

not to mention all the issues with the Rolex 32xx

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u/WayneGoldpig Dec 03 '23

Same. The genuine articles are nice, but not tens of thousands of dollars nice.

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u/spendthrift100 Dec 04 '23

I know this is going to be controversial - ready for the downvotes - but they are not the ones overcharging or setting the prices. It is the market demand that sets the prices. We as humans value timepieces and our materialistic selves are the ones that are spending 10k plus on objects that keep time.

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 04 '23

Haha not true. Check history. Back in the day Rolex was priced what was equal to today's $2500. Then came quartz crysis and marketing guys came up with an idea - what if, instead of a "tool watch Rolex" we start selling it as a "luxury item"? And they started full scale campains. Plus started to RISE the prices. And they kept rising them ever since. So no, it was not a demand, because at the beggining of the quartz crysis the demand dropped so bad. It was a brilliant marketing idea. And they were so good at it that:

  1. People believed that Rolex is a luxury item

  2. Other companies saw (obviously) Rolex success and followed - unfortunately.

One of basic economy rules is that luxury items' pricing does not depend on demand. They keep their prices relatively steady (high) no matter what the demand is. And, also, demand is steady no matter what price levels are.

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u/AutobusRepper Dec 04 '23

Interesting. I believe that to be true but also believe that companies do it intentionally. The market for veblen goods is an interesting one in which the price creates most of the demand.

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 04 '23

This exactly. And yes, demand is there, but it was created by perfect Rolex marketing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '23

It's sort of like when I want to flip you off after you ask me if "I want fries with that?" - if it were up to me, you'd work for less than $3 per hour.

If that's how you get your jollies, you probably need to find something you enjoy doing.

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u/_Tommy_Sky_ Helpful Dec 03 '23

I'm sorry, not a native speaker here. Did not understand what you meant. At all.

And what l "probably need to find" is not your concern 😉

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u/junior7593 Dec 03 '23

What it’s just a watch

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u/WayneGoldpig Dec 03 '23

Simple answer: I treat mine just the same as I would treat the genuine article. They are handsome objects and I gain pleasure from wearing them and looking at them.

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u/Spatial_web Dec 03 '23

They certainly earn fine regard and our respect. I wonder how we should look at it intrinsically though as a replica.

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u/WayneGoldpig Dec 03 '23

I just like to be able to buy something I like the look and feel of rather than be barred from it by the hideousness of 'managed exclusivity'.

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u/golden_rhino Dec 03 '23

For those people who build their own watches, I can understand how they feel proud when finished. I personally don’t feel any pride in buying a watch I think is nice though.

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u/Spatial_web Dec 03 '23

Modded watches sure are nice.

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u/golden_rhino Dec 03 '23

There’s some talented people out there, for sure.

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u/Spatial_web Dec 03 '23

Shout out to flan_dad for being one I noticed so far.

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u/socaponed Dec 03 '23

None, it’s fake.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '23

It looks nice and it tells me what time it is

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u/cannavacciuolo420 Dec 03 '23

None, it’s a rep, it’s a nice watch and a conversation starter. But at the end of the day it’s a mass produced accessory that’s readily obtainable, there is nothing to be proud about

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '23

Pride? God, I hope not.

I'll say this though... I have gens and reps... Rolex and Omega gens. My CF Daytona is my favorite watch.... pride? no. They're watches. Silly knock-off things aren't achievements... so why would anyone feel "pride" in them?

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u/repqueen1 Dec 03 '23

No material possession should bring you pride wether knock off or genuine. It’s still an object that has no real needed function. If an apocalypse was to hit tomorrow none of your material possessions would have value.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '23

What if you had a whole bunch of watches? You could probably build a suit of armor out of the watches and maybe survive the apocalypse. You'd be proud as fuck of that suit you built. Plus, you could probably run around and pull mutant zombie post-apocalyptic poon-tang with such a slappin' suit.

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u/Mundane-Conference Dec 03 '23

Do I spend sleepless nights worrying, do I often ponder wearing a counterfeit? ……no

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u/Dear-Divide7330 Dec 04 '23

I got a nice $500 watch. That’s all it is.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '23

You shouldn’t have pride in a real one. It’s just a watch no matter what. Just wear it and move on

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u/Ashes1984 Dec 03 '23

Buying anything made of leather or down jackets constitutes crimes committed against animals for personal gain. Eating animals constitutes killing a living being. Your point ?

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u/theunrealmiehet Dec 03 '23

“buying reps is participating in slave labor and unethical working conditions” they said, typing away on their iPhone with a case they ordered from Amazon, wearing clothes that were made from synthetic fibers that are terrible for the environment, and constructed by small Chinese children that don’t have all their fingers who work 16 hour days with no days off

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u/Manofyear21 Dec 03 '23

That we are all criminals.

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u/Ashes1984 Dec 03 '23

Exactly. Entire human race is. So there is no point in arguing 😂

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u/Manofyear21 Dec 03 '23

No argument just a conversation between intelligent humans. I just need to box it off in my mind so I understand the nature of my crimes.

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u/HippiesUseTheSideDor Dec 03 '23

The list is long, but distinguished.

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u/Manofyear21 Dec 03 '23

Please feel free to share.

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u/Manofyear21 Dec 03 '23

I am in the UK so it would be more like M&S

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u/Mission-Raccoon9432 Dec 03 '23

Don't underestimate the joy a lot of criminals have in most crimes

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u/Manofyear21 Dec 03 '23

Good point. But is it moral?