What won't you buy ?

[Timnic54]

Reps are never perfect. Kind the first rule of repdom.

They all have flaws. The flaws we will and won't accept are the deciding factors in which itteretion of a particular watch we choose to buy.

Take for example a Sub. Some ( like me ) must have the keyless running the right way.
Some ( not like me ) are obsessed with a perfect SEL
Others get off on perfect CG . Some people lament that the watch would be perfect, if only it was brushed as gen .
Some won't buy anything with a cyclops, till they get the AR right.

There are however for most of us certain thing we just will not have in any rep.

Mine are

Any visible movement with glued on added wheels which don't function, and usually aren't even straight

Subdials which are present but do not function

Moonphase dials which just tell night or day

Gold plate , or so called Wrapped. Always light as a feather and usually completely the wrong colour

Gold hall marks on a clearly SS watch

That's my no no list

Whats yours ?

 

[Rx4Time]

Custom, one off movements like the recent Panerai superclone movements. Zero parts available should it need to be repaired. I appreciate them, but personally will not take the risk.

Incorrect thickness and the concurrent sunken date wheel common with modified 7750 based watches like the B01 Breitling.

No gold plated or gold wrapped.

No fake paved dials and bezels.

At this point I pretty much know what I like and will wear, so the list could continue, but these are a few highlights.

 

[Scott]

No yellow gold, no jewels, verrrry suspicious of chronos.

If it's something with a distinctive strap, I usually want to make sure I can get a good replacement.

 

[Timnic54]

No yellow gold, no jewels, verrrry suspicious of chronos.

If it's something with a distinctive strap, I usually want to make sure I can get a good replacement.

Yes! No jewels I agree. They are at best Cubic Zirconia, which look as much like a Diamond as I look like George Clooney !

 

[Rx4Time]

Yes! No jewels I agree. They are at best Cubic Zirconia, which look as much like a Diamond as I look like George Clooney !

I remember the pictures you posted of yourself and Archie Luxury...you could have been George Clooney's twin.

 

[Timnic54]

I remember the pictures you posted of yourself and Archie Luxury...you could have been George Clooney's twin.

Sir, you are a very nice man. If you are short of money for new specs call me I will donate

Here's Archie and George

 

[Rush]

No quartz, when it's supposed to be automatic.

Rep brands I won't buy: Any RM. Who's going to believe it's real when I obviously don't have the life style to support it lol.

 

[Timnic54]

No quartz, when it's supposed to be automatic.

Rep brands I won't buy: Any RM. Who's going to believe it's real when I obviously don't have the life style to support it lol.

I agree I won't even buy quartz if it is supposed to be quartz!

 

[Scott]

I agree I won't even buy quartz if it is supposed to be quartz!

How about gens like a spaceview?

 

[Timnic54]

How about gens like a spaceview?

Cant bring myself to wear anything without springs and wheels . The micro mechanicals are the whole basis of my love for watches and horology. I watched the devastation of the quartz crisis, i feel like a traitor if I wear a non mechanical watch.

 

[ChefZorba]

RM and Tag. Never been a fan of tags and can’t try to become one now lol


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[SuperLory]

Hublot, roger dubois and ceramic bezel rollies the first that cross my mind

 

[Omegex]

FM crazy hour watches. reminds me of a watch a 1970's hippy would wear

 

[amptor]

I don't buy:

black submariners (ok they are okay, I kinda almost think about buying one but not quite yet)
full yellow gold sports watches
replicas with subdials (mainly because I don't like how they look)
yachtmasters & daytonas (daytonas are gaudy imho and scream out fake)

 

[amptor]

Hublot, roger dubois and ceramic bezel rollies the first that cross my mind

I was like this at first and sprung for a smurf. it is a fantastic watch amazingly.

 

[WatchGuy]

I'm a hard no to any rep with gold, quartz, or display caseback with terrible movement deco.

Also a soft no to gens with the same.

Only exception is with a slight touch of gold, but not a lot.

 

[Scott]

Only exception is with a slight touch of gold, but not a lot.

Agreed, like a SS case and gold indices.

 

[SuperLory]

And Ginault.

 

[tommy_boy]

Rolex. Tag. Hublot. AP. RM. Franck Muller. Seven Friday.

Anything larger than 44mm across.

Anything with an A7750 motor.

Anything paved. I am a boring guy. Just like divers, fliegers and field watches.

 

[JackJ1980]

Almost exactly my list Timnic. I hate fake deco gears, fake subdials, plated or “wrapped” (copper) gold, and also Tudor as a rep (@GMTG0D ).

I would add: dislike any rep Skeleton or “carbon” as it never looks even close to gen. Most open case back watches I shy away from as they are obviously rep and have fake parts/gears/screws. Prefer closed case back.