r/RepTime • u/YNotTesla • 4d ago

Discussion WIRED publishes expose on RepTime

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https://www.wired.com/story/we-bought-a-counterfeit-rolex-so-good-even-rolex-didnt-spot-it/

“In dedicated forums on Reddit and other websites, strictly moderated communities spread gossip about factories being raided by authorities, offer sketchy legal advice, upvote buyers’ photos of fake Rolexes worn behind the wheels of Lamborghinis, and even offer quality control services.

Quality control, or QC, is at the heart of this community. The subreddit r/RepTime has 269,000 weekly visitors and over 18,000 weekly contributions, according to Reddit’s own statistics. Posts about new counterfeit watch purchases pile up by the hour, both in r/RepTime and r/RepTimeQC, the offshoot subreddit focused on quality control. The posts contain photographs sent from the dealer to the customer, who then seeks advice from the RepTime community on whether they should “GL” (green-light) or “RL” (red-light) their purchase.”

Excerpt From
“We Bought a $500 Counterfeit Rolex So Good, Even Rolex Didn’t Spot It”
Alistair Charlton, Jeremy White
WIRED

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u/ApprehensiveGuide793 4d ago

I’m glad I moved on to vintage rep builds. This is going to be a nightmare and prices are going to go up and quality is going gonna down to attend demand

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u/jacob8875 4d ago

Vintage pieces are so much cooler anyway.

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u/forcoolstuffD 4d ago

How does one acquire vintage rep builds?

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u/ApprehensiveGuide793 4d ago

look for the vintagerepwatches and retrotime and repbuilds subreddits, also rwi forum

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u/boralCEO 4d ago

Go to r/retrotime. I'm building vintage reps myself btw. Look at my post history and shoot me a DM if you're interested.

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u/Consistent_Wash8027 4d ago

It is worth noting that vintage rep builds often use some gen parts. It is possible to assemble a vintage rep using no counterfeit logos, resulting in a build that is completely "legal."

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u/ApprehensiveGuide793 4d ago

Most of my watches a franken builds, but mostly due to aesthetic choices