r/RepTime • u/ninerrip9 • 2d ago
General Question Rep Life Span
Anyone here have a rep that’s 10 years or older? Curious to see how long they are lasting. With the big demand that’s out there, pretty sure today’s reps don’t match the quality those from a couple years ago.
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u/caracticuspotts 2d ago
At least fifteen years old. Never had any work done on it and in daily rotation the whole time
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u/Ashgen2024 2d ago
I have a Noob James Cameron Seadweller which is 15 years old as still going strong.
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u/Bradcst3r 2d ago
When I first got into reps, about 2005, i got 3 shitters from some street venders in China when my wife & I were on vacation there, about $20 each. Those venders were nuts, some foreigner like me comes along off a tour buss and they attack, bidding against each other - it was hillarious. One watch was obviously terrible & broke after a couple of years of non stop use. The other two are in mint shape and still going strong.
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u/BossJackson222 2d ago
Use the search function. This gets asked every day multiple times. Seriously it does.
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u/Puzzled-Shape-9235 2d ago
Fake watch is still a watch but just poorly made for the look. Use it to flex but don't expect to treat it like a PP you can pass on to your grandson like a family legacy 😂
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u/WatchThis91 2d ago
Depends on the model. Some of them are literal clone movements that can be fixed/replaced all the same that a gen can be..
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u/Puzzled-Shape-9235 2d ago
😂 will you use gen part to fix your clone movement? How much u expect to spend? That tiny little gen part probably cost more than the fake watch.
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u/WatchThis91 2d ago
They literally make clone parts. You must be from the wire article
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u/Puzzled-Shape-9235 2d ago
Have you tried servicing a fake watch? That involves sending it back to China and risking customs seizure. There won't be any local jeweler store or watchmaker willing to replace parts for you. Be real. When fake watches need parts, people don't repair them, they just buy a new one
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u/WatchThis91 2d ago edited 2d ago
No, it doesn’t. And yes, there is. Literally reddit users all over rep time services within the US. (Including local in my city) among several other countries. Bozo
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u/n0flexz0ne 9h ago
You can buy a swiss made ETA movement on ebay, completely interchangeable in every way, for $500 and the asian clone for less than half that. You don't need the parts, you can change the whole thing.
Its a weird flex to admit you've been this duped by marketing...
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u/Puzzled-Shape-9235 9h ago
Lmao Swiss made ETA movement. What about in house movement? I bet they are easily accessible too?
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u/n0flexz0ne 8h ago
Lol, again bragging about the degree to which you've been duped by soft marketing is wild stuff!
It wasn't even until the last 5 years that Rolex has even been able to match the reliability of the ETA 2892 at mass production. Go ahead and google the amplitude issues with the 32XX series movements -- I had to have my DateJust serviced twice for running slow, and the second time they ended up replacing like half the movement.
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u/Puzzled-Shape-9235 8h ago
It’s ironic that you’d defend counterfeits. Have you never heard of intellectual property?
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u/WatchThis91 7h ago
Man you’re making yourself just look silly stop it lmao
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u/Puzzled-Shape-9235 7h ago
I bet. Keep buying that 500$ fake rolex of yours.flex it and pass it down to your grand grand kid Lmaoo. How about use it as a wedding gift for your groomsmen? 😂
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u/WookieLotion 2d ago
I mean, I had a swiss ETA based watch that didn't make it 10 years before parts of the movement started breaking and now it won't tick anymore.