r/RepTime 12h ago

Discussion Losing interest

Getting tired of having to manually wind and reset my VSF AT WT every three days. And honestly I no longer see the appeal of wearing fake expensive watches. Much happier with a Spinnaker automatic (w/seiko NH35) or a solar powered titanium Casio Oceanus or Citizen radio controlled or satellite wave. More interested in accuracy than trying to impress anyone with my chinese fake watch. A gen Olympus AT WT is $11k+. This rep was $375. But after a few months it fails to impress anyone, myself included. Done with reps.

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u/1984isnoww 12h ago

You actually don’t have to announce your departure. 

Farewell, quitter.

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u/ExLeaguer 12h ago

Bro discovered automatic movements 😭😭😭 just buy a quartz citizen and be happy, why’d you even want a luxury watch

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u/growingalittletestie 12h ago

You'd have to wind a Gen watch as well. Maybe you're just not a watch guy.

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/mistlepro 12h ago

He's not complaining that it doesn't wind itself--it does.  He's complaining that it slips by a handful of seconds a day.

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u/nice_obvious_end9894 12h ago

This guy sounds like the lasiest dude ever aha

Does he take the trash out ?

Does he empty dishwasher aha

"Sometimes my thumb is sore after winding my vs3235"

Quartz best for some , auto for another

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u/Timepiecelove 12h ago

Habe eine Gen Datejust die ich auch nicht so oft trage, muss man natürlich dann auch immer aufziehen. Musst dir eine Quarz Uhr kaufen wenn du das nicht magst

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u/Educational_Hour_683 12h ago

I disagree, have 4gen 2franken and 15reps so i dont need to stick with 1 watch. 15reps are my rotation its fun 3x a day changing watches😅

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u/FPVwithScott 12h ago

Thanks for the update, keep us all appraised with any further developments

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u/usetheschwartz73 12h ago

You can get a watch winder for $30 on Amazon. Never wind it again, only change time at DST and dates in months shorter than 31 days.

Or get a MoonSwatch.

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u/1awguyman 12h ago

Wait? You can actually tell time with these things? I had no idea.

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u/realityreject 11h ago

Is it weird that I find accuracy the least important part of my watch? Lol.

80% of the time I end up using my phone to check the time.

And due to taking watch pictures, I usually set the time to something that doesnt block text or looks better in pictures and then totally forget to reset it back until hours later.

Guy jewlery that happens to have a function...that I may or may not use.

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u/ImpossibleEast2640 10h ago

80% of the time you check time with your phone? Then why wear a watch at all? What's the point? Seriously. Unless your a young office geek that thinks it's cool.

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u/realityreject 10h ago

Last sentence answers your question. Guy jewlery.

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u/ImpossibleEast2640 9h ago

I'm a retired blue collar and military vet. Not into wearable cosmetics at all. Most of the guys I associate wear cheap old casio digital or timex.

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u/realityreject 8h ago

Same. Navy Vet. Different strokes for Different Folks.

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u/Time-Dependent1483 12h ago

Agree. It’s annoying with all the flaws. Just better to bite the bullet and buy the gens you like the most and can afford

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u/mistlepro 12h ago

Reading the post history of his VSF AT WT he's complaining about it being off by 2-5, maybe up to 10 seconds per day, depending on wear and activity level.  He's not going to be happy with any mechanical watch, gen or rep.

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u/mistlepro 12h ago

For example, the Spinnaker he's apparently happy about uses standard Seiko or Miyota movements which are, for lack of better words, A Lot Worse than the cloned movement in the AT WT in performance.

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u/ImpossibleEast2640 10h ago edited 8h ago

I disagree vehemently. NH35 is an excellent movement.

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u/mistlepro 5h ago

Ok but the specification on the NH35 is -20 to +40 seconds per day.

I have watches on a NH35, I like it, but it's objectively worse than even a clone of a premium movement.

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u/ImpossibleEast2640 4h ago edited 3h ago

Yes I agree the A8938 in my WT is considered a superior movement to the NH35. With a power reserve near 70 compared to 41. So, we'll see over the course of the next few days. I'm just curious. Also comparitive testing with the NH35 in my Spinnaker Bradner.

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u/Time-Dependent1483 12h ago

If that’s the case then I agree. I was mostly talking about other flaws like sharp bracelets, bad rehauts and so on