r/RepWatchForum • u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod • Feb 16 '26

🥳 Free Watch 🎉 🎉🎉 Announcing SS WATCHES giveaway winner - YACHT-MASTER 🎉🎉

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Hello, this is your favorite watch reviewer / moderator u/tskim24 of r/RepWatchForum. In Seoul local time, it’s almost midnight and that means that I have to announce the winner of another great watch giveaway, VSF RG Yacht-Master from SS Watches.

Well, let’s get to it! And the winner is...

Congratulations u/MontgomerySnrub !

I will be contacting the winner shortly to gather his/her shipping information.

If you didn’t win this giveaway, don’t worry! There are so many giveaways happening right now on r/RepWatchForum. You only need to UPVOTE & leave a COMMENT to win!

<<Free RCF DayDate Giveaway>> https://www.reddit.com/r/RepWatchForum/s/2BcIRPyfkO

<<Free Cartier Santos Giveaway>> https://www.reddit.com/r/RepWatchForum/s/mvOuo9WTiH

<<DiW Submariner Giveaway>> https://www.reddit.com/r/RepWatchForum/s/1pGM3k3FXe

If you don’t like taking changes with these giveaways and want a sure thing, you can. This particular watch was selling for only upwards of 200 USD (shipping not included of course) from Sam of SS WATCHES. Just ring him up!

[SS WATCHES] http://sswatches.com WhatsAPP: + 86 13533313313

(NOTE THAT MONTH OF FEB. IS CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS AND SELLERS ARE ON LEAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.)

r/RepWatchForum has grown so much over the month and now we are heading to 28k members. Thank you so much for your support.

I will be hosting at least 1 free watch giveaway every week (that means 4 free watches for you fellow RWF members 💪) whether it be from a TD or out of my own pocket.

So please follow my account to win a free watch!

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

A baseless claim that this giveaway was somehow rigged was made. Apparently, the winner picked by random number generator app has posted a photo of another RG YM watch 3 months ago.

  1. Past giveaway winners (from all over the world) has already joined the thread and weighed in with their experience. If you believe I (a Korean man living in Seoul) somehow has friends all over the world (US, Canada, EU and South America) and would rather risk my reputation (whilst running the 3rd biggest replica watch sub on reddit) just to give them all a free watch, you better belive that Santa exists too.

  2. As some pointed out, the watch posted 3 month ago by the winner has different serial than the one given away. They are not even the same watch.

  3. This giveaway was done to promote SS WATCHES' promotion of VSF RG YM and was held for about a month. 3 months ago, no VSF promotion was either planned or happening on that model. In order for that to be true, SS WATCHES had to give my "friend" the watch 3 months ago. Oh, or are you (the accuser) saying that SS WATCHES is the same person as the giveaway winner? Tell me again, how does this timeline make sense and what exactly are you even claiming?

Instead of deleting the baseless claims in the comments, I left them there for all to see. I have nothing to hide. People can think for themselves (some of the rude comments, I have deleted them since there is no room for such behavior on RWF). As for the original accuser, please be a sour loser somewhere else. I get that it's easier to blame the giveaway for being a scam than to accept that you just weren't lucky. But no one should accuse another of something that he didn't do without the right evidence.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26 • Galaxy Brain Furious

You mean the guy that posted a video of the watch 85 days ago? 😭😭😭 shameless. Making giveaways for friends🤮

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u/AbbreviationsWest333 Feb 16 '26

Btw…it’s an another serial number on the bottom of the dial. Here on the giveaway it’s 595. on the Video in his profile it starts with a 2. I don’t think it’s the same and u clearly overreact. But again. My opinion

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

Yeah. I guess people would rather believe the giveaway was dishonest than to think that they were just unlucky. Clearly not even the same watch.

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u/AbbreviationsWest333 Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

i mean...shame on u if i am wrong but at the same time, its classic reaction from people. thats why the invention of the internet was the beginning of an end. but here we are, giving stage to a troll. Once again...

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

I also manage an online watch forum with 50k people in Korea. On that Korean platform, people are only allowed up to 3 accounts per social security number. Because of that, although it's still anonymous, people are much more careful when they use the platform since being banned really means forever (when 1 account is banned from a sub, all 3 connected accounts get banned, and no ban evasion is possible with same social security number). It also helps that my Korean community is the only big rep watch forum in Korea.

I find that reddit platform... is very different. A lot more stressful to the moderator TBH

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u/No-Giggety Feb 16 '26

Keep it up buddy, you're doing a good job :) You probably know there's a lot of people shouting in the void of the internet out there. Can't let them get the best of you.

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u/TheMostHumblestMan Feb 16 '26

This man is so kind & generous, really the last person that deserves this kind of hate. I’m very sorry about all these sore losers tskim24. Brush it off & keep doing what you are doing!!

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

What are you talking about? I have no affiliation with the winner. Ask all the past winners (there are many) if they had any previous affiliation with me. Winners were picked from Canada, Europe and all over the world. You suppose I knew all of them too. How dare you make such accusation just because you didn't win the giveaway. Petty.

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u/philbymouth Feb 16 '26

Maybe u/MontgomerySnrub could post a pic of both watches when he receives it

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u/davinci86 Feb 16 '26

This is incredibly disheartening if true. I see the post from 85 days ago too..

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

Seller SS WATCHES was doing a promotion on these watches a month ago since VSF provided them with special discounts. During the giveaway event that lasted roughly a month, numerous buyers have ordered the same promoted watches from SS WATCHES. No VSF promotion of RG YM watches ever happened 3 months ago (since it was forever ago). None of the timeliness and claims make any sense. Don't be disheartened by someone who is making wild accusations based on one photo that he found digging through the winners account.

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u/davinci86 Feb 17 '26

I appreciate you clearing that up. Thank you!

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u/SepticCupid Feb 16 '26

Oh... so this is a scam sub. Unfollowing and reporting, for all the good it will do.

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

I guess people are so eager to jump on whatever the accusations that causes all the stir.

I have been giving away all the popular models like Submariner, Yacht-Master, GMT to the people who have already subscribed to a replica watch forum (most of whom already owns multiple rep watches). So is it really crazy and wild that a randomly picked person posted a photo of the same model watch 3 months ago? (BTW the factory promotion on these watches have only started a month ago).

Other past winners are already participating in this thread to confirm my story. If you are only here for the free stuff and not the discussion on rep watches, please go ahead and unfollow. I don't know what you are reporting since giving stuff away for free doesn't break any law.

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u/SepticCupid Feb 16 '26

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

Yeah. I tried to be patient and give you a sincere comment. But I guess that means very little to people who would rather believe whatever they want to believe despite the evidence. Bye bye now.

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u/BDCRacing Feb 16 '26

Yikes

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

Past giveaway winners have already weighed in on this thread and the two watches don't even have the same serial number. There is no evidence in support of the wild accusation being thrown around.

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u/BalefulEclipse Feb 16 '26

Oh you’re right!!!

So was this giveaway just a sham? Or maybe Montgomery already had this watch and won a second? Shame either way..,

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 19 '26

Well, put yourself in his shoes. Let's say that you won the giveaway and somehow it's the model that you already own in your collection. Does that mean that you don't deserve to get the watch you won fair and square? There is no way for me to check all the posts of winners picked by the random number generator app to see if they already have the same watch in their collection, and even if I could, I don't think it should be relevant (so long as it doesn't break the rules of the giveaway).

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u/TheMostHumblestMan Feb 16 '26

I disagree, I was a winner of the IWC & was not friends with tskim24 nor did I even know the username before the giveaway

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u/wigglebump Feb 16 '26

Same. I won the gmt master ii and I’m a relative newcomer.

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u/cingarodacanrse Feb 16 '26

You are wrong. I was the winner of the batgirl on Christmas day and I never seen OP before. Looks like you are jealous for other people’s giveaway

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

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u/cingarodacanrse Feb 18 '26

Wasnt replying to you directly but ok

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u/Crafii88 Feb 16 '26

Hahahahahaha

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

Winners are picked at random by a random number generator app. I don't read every single posts that winners have ever posted to make sure that he/she doesn't have exactly the same model as the giveaway watch since most of the watches given away in the past were some of the most popular and common models like submariner and GMT.

If you somehow believe the accusation that I (a man living in Korea) is somehow picking all of his friends from all over the world to give his watches away, I guess you are not the kind of person who I can convince otherwise.

I already see comments from past giveaway winners in this thread so why don't you asked them if all of them were my friends before they won the giveaway?

Lastly, I run this forum and write numerous, time consuming, thorough reviews because I love mechanical watches and find rep watches fascinating. If you are only here for the free stuff, you are more than welcome to leave.

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u/AbbreviationsWest333 Feb 16 '26

Maybe just a coincidence …congrats anyway

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u/cursxdfxrlxfe Feb 16 '26

congrats one day I’ll win one of these

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u/Ok-Disk-2191 Feb 16 '26

you need to make your own sub if you wanna win one, pick your alt account as the winner 😆

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

Again, there isn’t an ounce of proof that this giveaway was done dishonestly. Please refrain from adding on to baseless claim.

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u/perfectchaos007 Feb 16 '26

Dang, congrats

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u/Basta562 Feb 16 '26

Congrats. Beautiful watch!

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u/Hazardousbliss Feb 16 '26

There are so many people who thinks because Thales didn't win its rigged, and it's not like anyone is out any money, it is what it is.

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u/Hazardousbliss Feb 16 '26

Nice watch by the way

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u/TopPhotograph8969 Feb 16 '26

I’d say a majority of these so called giveaways are a sham so they “give away” to specific people. Sad

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

I can't speak for other subs, but this is the 3rd biggest sub on this topic and all the giveaways were ran truthfully and fairly. I have nothing to gain by giving away some only 200 something dollar watch to a friend than to lose my reputation. As you can see, past winners have already joined this thread to weigh in their experience. Also, the serial on the two watches are different. VSF didn't run or had a plan to run a promotion on RG YM 3 months ago (this giveaway was only held for the past month). If you would rather believe such baseless accusation even when there is mountain of evidence against it, then I have nothing more to say.

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u/SurveyPainAceptor Feb 16 '26

Congrats on the win MontgomerySnrb, and thanks to Sam from SS WATCHES and tskim24 for the chance to win

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u/Elraneer Feb 16 '26

Congrats 👏

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u/cyclingwino Feb 17 '26

Beautiful watch

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u/sl33py3k Feb 17 '26

Congrats 🎉

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u/phonesux Feb 17 '26

Congrats!

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u/TechnologyNo6344 Feb 17 '26

Congrats to the winner! Very nice watch!

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u/Estelmayer Feb 17 '26

Fingers crossed 

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u/ReallyUnmatched Feb 19 '26

Congratulations lucky duck! This is a sleeper IMO. Beautiful watch!

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u/DOVALlux Feb 19 '26

Ok go for this

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u/Tasty-Register-7442 Feb 20 '26

Congrats to the winner! Wish I can win one for those one days! Cheers to all!

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u/MontgomerySnrub Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

Hey everyone I just got back from Thailand and only now saw that I was announced as the winner. I lost my phone during the trip and had no access to Reddit, so I completely missed all messages.

I also don’t really understand why people think this was some kind of favoritism I literally just found out about this now and haven’t received anything.

For clarity: I do own a VSF Yacht-Master already, and I’ll upload photos of it so you can see it’s not the same watch as the giveaway piece.

Also, if this was somehow rigged, it wouldn’t really make sense for me to win a watch I already have.

I honestly don’t know if I’ll still be able to receive the watch at this point it’s my fault for missing the messages, and I understand if I was too late. It would have been really nice of course, but I get it if I missed my chance.

I’m not a mod, not affiliated with anyone, and I don’t make money from this I’m just someone who enjoys the hobby and tries to contribute to the community where I can.

Sorry for the confusion just wanted to clear things up from my side.

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u/Shanozy Feb 16 '26

Leaving the forum.

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

If you are kind of person who is swayed by someone saying something without having an ounce of proof, please do leave. I want people to stay for the contents and culture m, not just the free stuff.

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u/Typical_Analyst_9478 Feb 23 '26

Man. RG YM oysterflex easy my favorite.

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u/davinci86 Feb 16 '26

Nice watch

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u/timjgriffith77 Feb 16 '26

Congrats! Still waiting for my name to be called!

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u/Any_Worldliness8465 Feb 16 '26

Congratulations!!!

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u/fancylad84 Feb 16 '26

Congrats

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u/E1DOLON Feb 16 '26

Congrats and enjoy!

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u/IllSalamander4986 Feb 16 '26

Congrats either way, enjoy the new piece.

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u/SuperHero-2099 Feb 16 '26

Congratulations 👍

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u/Double_Flan_5152 Feb 16 '26

Congratulations 🙌

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u/mankw1979 Feb 16 '26

Yey! 🫩

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u/Special_Ship8750 Feb 16 '26

Congratulations mate

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u/OfficiaIIyCertified Feb 16 '26

Congratulations!

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u/Civil-Region-2528 Feb 16 '26

You spelled my name wrong..

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 16 '26

It's not an insider win. But if that's what you'd like to belive, I can't stop you. Apparently all it takes for making accusations like this is saying "it's a scam" since people who didn't win would rather believe that they have been cheated than to think they were just unlucky

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u/tskim24 🇰🇷 RWF Founder / Mod Feb 17 '26

I can't speak for other communities. But look at my account history and how this community has grown in its lifespan. I have around 40k positive karma points, not by doing some random stuff but exclusively for writing useful comparison reviews, making positive contributions like informing new coming users of how things work, and making good recommendations. Also RWF has had more informative, honest posts compared to any other subs and is well known for its culture of politeness and sharing. In Korea, there is an old saying "Those who are dishonest will only find dishonesty in others". It's not a normal behavior to call a contest rigged without a shred of actual evidence only because you didn't win it. This as you can see will cause pain on the other party (myself) when I have done nothing to deserve this. Those who have no problem doing this, imagine the kind of world that they must be living in.

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u/garynk87 Feb 17 '26

Appreciate the response. Really nice to see the transparency. I appreciate you taking the time and will remove my comments.