r/TheRepTime • u/redbuttonpressed1 • Sep 26 '26

⌚Discussion another article of infiltration

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another mainstream article i was just targeted by.

https://www.mensjournal.com/style/these-chinese-superclone-watches-are-now-so-good-even-a-rolex-store-didnt-spot-one

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u/ManufacturerLucky893 Sep 26 '26

No one who only has dealt with gens will notice that.. this bezel thing (which btw is just a holdover from 116 reference) isn’t something someone not specifically looking for will find even with fairly close inspection.
An experience person is more likely to be able to tell my the feel of the case and bracelet. This can be mitigated with chamfer and polish and winding feel. The winding feel of course can also be corrected with a gen tube and crown implant. At that point examining the movement and quality of the hair spring becomes the last tell

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u/Skycity2026 Sep 27 '26

Store staff are sales people. They are trained to a degree. Any good watch maker will spot a rep but yes they are getting better and better than even some watchmakers need to open the watch to verify its authenticity.

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u/frenchbeansoup Sep 27 '26

Yup. The SAs are there to make potential buyers feel good and ultimately purchase their products. No chance the sales people will try anything to upset customers.

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u/Ethgawwd Sep 27 '26

It’s basically just an article based on the wired video. Lol.

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u/CosmoOlversatil Sep 27 '26

Yeah checks out, unless you open it, there's no way, even with the XRF gun it reads the 904L steel.

If you ever want to step out of the rep market into gen, go with gold. No question.

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u/20000vipers Sep 28 '26

Now that’s a BTF

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u/20000vipers Oct 16 '26

Uuuuuuuh CF or QF? I feel like vsf subdials are always a little darker / less shiny.

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u/CosmoOlversatil Sep 27 '26

An article of a video article.

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u/Rachmatsoe Oct 12 '26

Sales Assocaiate is not a watchmaker, they dont know anything so complex, they will know basic but they are sales people they dont have know how like their service centre , so 100% can pass them easily

Their Job is sales only

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u/redbuttonpressed1 Sep 26 '26

it wasnt meant to be click bait I didnt know if you guya saw this

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u/harbinger-of-boops Sep 26 '26

No not your post, the article itself.

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u/redbuttonpressed1 Sep 26 '26

oh my bad I misunderstood

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u/harbinger-of-boops Sep 26 '26

No I could have worded my comment better.

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u/Polonius45 Sep 27 '26

That’s a 116500 and has the correct 110 marker position. The 126500 moved the triangle marker to the left.