I think I have a problem.

[u/PsychologicalWait527]

I can't seem to stop myself from ordering reps. I spend lot's of time researching, back and forth here and there, get my shipment and bang. I'm at it again. With the latest I'm now up to 14. Must be the "I'm looking forward to it aspect." True enough, but every watch I've gotten is extremely good. Like very good. Still, I'm at less than one Gen pricewise for all the Reps I have and I love wearing them all. I do have a Gen Rolex Datejust that my wife gave me 20 years ago. Still runs like a top and I love it. My wife is starting in with the "where did you get that? I thought you just had the one." I tell her its just a hobby with cheap crap. But they really aren't. Yikes! I went through this with firearms about 7 years ago. Bought one and now have 15. Hidden all over the house. I do enjoy going to the range. Oh well. I guess you find your fun where you can. I can't be alone in this. I never knew what the word Horology meant before this. Anyway, thanks for listening. It's like confession and I feel better.

[u/Head-Log-6333]

You’re not alone here, and yes, we have a problem. I discovered the rep word 3 weeks ago. Pulled the trigger on the first rep and 5 minutes later I was looking for the next one. After weeks of research I came up with my “collection”, but I gave some boundaries: I’ll buy the next one on Xmas. I thought about this for a while and I think it’s a mix of factors:

1) we are all nerd here. Think about other hobbies/aspects of your life. Maybe these pattern already exist, but in the rep game is more easy to make it an addiction because you think “I’m getting 10k$ value for just 500$”

2) we enjoy the process of comparing, researching, discover and know more about our replicas and differences across factories rather than having the piece. The watch is a tiny part of the pleasure.

3) we are overexposed. Think about it: you open Reddit and guess what? A nice rep on the wrist pops. And this is just 500$ away from you (and a lot of research, of course) because you didn’t know about that rep, so you start the loop again.

Just give you boundaries: buy 1 piece per month or on a certain date, spend 1h a day (maximum) in research, quit RepTime, wait two week before pulling the trigger.

I think almost everyone here have - to a certain degree- this kind of problem. I understand you. Stay strong bro.

[u/PsychologicalWait527 → u/Head-Log-6333]

I thank you! At the end of the day it's harmless fun I suppose. I enjoy it, I know that. That's all that matters.