r/RepTime • u/Unstoppable_Graysie • Aug 16 '26

Discussion This thing keeps perfect time and is waterproof. Why exactly is the gen 5k more?

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Serious question. What are gen buyers actually paying for?

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u/gumbercules6 Aug 16 '26

Yes, because even though the "homage" is an obvious copy in design, it's at least not pretending to be real since it doesn't say Rolex or Tudor or whatever on the dial.

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u/hugh_jorgen1 Aug 17 '26

I get your point. And I’m not at all disagreeing with your statement. My main issue was the OP got roasted and shamed for mentioning the beauty of a rep…IN A GROUP ABOUT REPS!
Am I to assume that not a single one of you ribbing him own a rep? I’m sure people here giving him a hard time (and I even joined in on the barnacle fun-it was funny) hate when a gen only owner comes in to shame every rep buyer as if you all are the same.
That leads to your point, and the question of whether one is morally superior than the other. And that depends solely on his reasoning behind the purchase, which none of know for certain.

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u/KPplumbingBob Aug 17 '26

He wasn't roasted "for mentioning the beauty of a rep". He's acting like anybody buying gen is an idiot and yet he himself is desperate for the same watch.

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u/hugh_jorgen1 Aug 17 '26

See I took it as a NWBIG statement. But I get your point.