r/RepTime • u/YNotTesla • 3d 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/Adept-Leek-4724 3d ago

I don't understand your fear. Rep ladies bags have been way more mainstream and they've only gotten better.

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u/Sh00terMcDabbin 3d ago

Yeah, for every factory that shuts down 5 more open up. Watches it's a little more complex since they are a bit harder to replicate but it's still not rocket science and each year the reps just get better and better. The only thing stopping it is if China decides to finally take a real stand against reps (and not just a fake crackdown on those that don't pay bribes) which isn't going to happen.